Section 12 Broadband and Wireless Availability 3
Section 1 of chapter 25C of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding after the words "chapter 166A" the following words:- and for the development of statewide policy regarding advanced telecommunications capability within the commonwealth.
For purposes of this chapter, advanced telecommunications capability is defined, without regard to any transmission media or technology, as high-speed, switched, broadband telecommunications capability that enables users to originate and receive high-quality voice, data, graphics and video telecommunications using any technology.
Summary
This section, along with three others, eliminates the Wireless and Broadband Development Division within the Massachusetts Office of Business Development, and moves some of the Division's duties to the Department of Telecommunications and Cable.