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title: Title 50, Chapter 40. Promotion and Deployment of Broadband Services
collection: code
id: code:chapter:50-40
canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/code/title/50/chapter/40
md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/code/50-40.md
date: 2025
status: active
corpus_version: 2025-supplement-89aa39ab3c68
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publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. Not legal advice.
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index: https://georgiacommons.org/code/index.md
heading: PROMOTION AND DEPLOYMENT OF BROADBAND SERVICES
title_heading: STATE GOVERNMENT
section_count: 21
full_url: https://georgiacommons.org/code/50-40.md?full=1
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# Title 50, Chapter 40. Promotion and Deployment of Broadband Services

Title 50. State Government

21 sections. Each line is `citation, catchline, status, URL`; the text of every section, in order, is at https://georgiacommons.org/code/50-40.md?full=1 (capped, with a pointer to continue).

- 50-40-1, Definitions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/50-40-1.md
- 50-40-2, Coordination of state-wide efforts; development of policies and programs; annual reporting and required information; cooperation between state agencies, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/50-40-2.md
- 50-40-3, Confidential and proprietary nature of information provided by broadband service providers, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/50-40-3.md
- 50-40-20, Determination of served and unserved areas, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/50-40-20.md
- 50-40-21, Development, publication and utilization of map identifying underserved areas, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/50-40-21.md
- 50-40-22, Petition contesting maps, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/50-40-22.md
- 50-40-40, Certification as broadband ready community; requirements for certification, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/50-40-40.md
- 50-40-41, Requirements for local ordinances for reviewing applications and issuing permits; development of model ordinances; monitoring compliance, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/50-40-41.md
- 50-40-42, Decertification by department, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/50-40-42.md
- 50-40-43, Request for decertification from broadband service provider; determination on reasonableness of fee, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/50-40-43.md
- 50-40-44, Priority of certain projects, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/50-40-44.md
- 50-40-45, Regulatory authority, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/50-40-45.md
- 50-40-60, ‘‘Broadband services’’ defined, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/50-40-60.md
- 50-40-61, Creation of Georgia Broadband Ready Community Site Designation Program, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/50-40-61.md
- 50-40-62, Evaluation of applicant information; promotion, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/50-40-62.md
- 50-40-63, Regulatory authority of Department of Community Affairs, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/50-40-63.md
- 50-40-80, Legislative findings, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/50-40-80.md
- 50-40-81, Development of Georgia Broadband Deployment Initiative; funding awards; considerations; priorities; compliance with federal provisions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/50-40-81.md
- 50-40-82, Oversight and coordination of state efforts for broadband services, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/50-40-82.md
- 50-40-83, Regulatory authority and administration of program, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/50-40-83.md
- 50-40-84, Progress report; publication, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/50-40-84.md