THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2009

 

COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE AND CONSUMER PROTECTION

Senator Rosalyn H. Baker, Chair

Senator David Y. Ige, Vice Chair

 

 

MEASURES DEFERRED TO MONDAY, MARCH 23, 2009

 

DATE:

Monday, March 23, 2009

TIME:

10:00 a.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 229

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

(Deferred from Wednesday, March 18, 2009)

 

HB 984, HD4

Testimony

RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY.

Implements key recommendations of the Hawaii Broadband Task Force by establishing the Hawaii Communications Commission (HCC) and the Hawaii Communications Commissioner in the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA).  Transfers functions relating to telecommunications from the Public Utilities Commission to HCC and to cable services from DCCA to HCC.  Establishes a work group to develop procedures to streamline state and county broadband regulation, franchising, and permitting and report to the Legislature.  (HB984 HD4)

 

EDT/CPN, WAM

(The committee on EDT will be holding its decision making on Friday, March 20, 2009.)

 

 

No testimony will be accepted.

 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 808-586-6070.