Third Meeting of the Senate Advanced Communications Technologies and Use of State and Local Government Right of Way Policy Modernization Study Committee

ATLANTA (October 31, 2018) | The third meeting of the Senate Advanced Communications Technologies and Use of State and Local Government Right of Way Policy Modernization Study Committee will be held on Friday, November 9, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. at Jackson EMC located in Gainesville, Georgia.

Senate Resolution 1019, sponsored by Sen. Frank Ginn (R – Danielsville), created the Senate Advanced Communications Technologies and Use of State and Local Government Right of Way Policy Modernization Study Committee. Sen. Ginn serves as chair of the ten- member committee which will meet with stakeholders to determine modernization, fairness and technology neutrality for the deployment of communication networks and new technologies throughout the state using rights of way. Additionally, the committee will review the proper policies for taxing these services. The committee must report its findings on or before December 1, 2018.

Committee Members: Chair Sen. Frank Ginn (R – Danielsville), Sen. Steve Gooch (R – Dahlonega), Sen. Brandon Beach (R – Alpharetta), Sen. P.K. Martin (R – Lawrenceville), Sen. Butch Miller (R – Gainesville), City of Dublin Mayor Phil Best, Gwinnett County Commission Chairman Charlotte Nash, Mr. Chris White with the City of Thomasville, Ms. Suzanne Powell with the Utility Technology Association and Mr. Patrick Turner with AT&T.

WHO:              Sen. Ginn and Members of the Senate Advanced Communications Technologies and Use of State and Local Government Right of Way Policy Modernization Study Committee

WHAT:            Third Study Committee Meeting

WHEN:            Friday, November 9, 2018
10:00 a.m.

WHERE:          Jackson EMC

1000 Dawsonville Hwy

Gainesville, Georgia 30501

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For Immediate Release:
October 31, 2018

Ines Owens, Director
ines.owens@senate.ga.gov
404.656.0028