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The 193rd General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  1. General Laws
  2. Part I ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
  3. Title II EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS OF THE COMMONWEALTH
  4. Chapter 25C DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND CABLE
  5. Section 9 Authority to request and obtain information and data from providers of advanced telecommunications capability; identification of areas that lack adequate capability; facilitation of access

Section 9

Section 9: Authority to request and obtain information and data from providers of advanced telecommunications capability; identification of areas that lack adequate capability; facilitation of access

Section 9. Consistent with the policies of the Federal Communications Commission, the department shall have authority to request and obtain information and data from providers of advanced telecommunications capability as necessary to identify areas that lack adequate advanced telecommunications capability. Such information and data shall be used to inform work undertaken by the Massachusetts Broadband Institute, established pursuant to section 6B of chapter 40J, to facilitate access to and adoption of advanced telecommunications capability in the commonwealth.