NYC Council · Int 0198-2024 · Filed (End of Session)

Reporting on discounted internet service program utilization rates and improving outreach to eligible households.

Introduced

Moved

Reached a final decision

Introduced Feb 28, 2024

Official status: Filed (End of Session)

Derived from the official record below.

Officially: “A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to reporting on discounted internet service program utilization rates and improving outreach to eligible households” Read the full text

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What it does

This bill would require the Commissioner of Information Technology and Telecommunications to report to the Mayor and the Council on the number and the general geographical distribution of households that are eligible for the City’s discounted internet service program. Based on the report, the Commissioner would be required to formulate and execute a plan to increase awareness of the program and its utilization.

Summary written by City Council staff, from the official record. Plain-language AI rewrite with cited sections coming. Not legal advice.