Fla. House Passes Dollar Pole Attachments Extension; Senate Votes Next

The Florida House unanimously supported extending a $1 promotion for broadband attachments through 2028. Members voted 119-0 Thursday to approve HB-1147, which would let ISPs continue to pay $1 a year per wireline attachment per pole to bring broadband to unserved or underserved areas in municipal electric utility service territories (see 2402080006). Florida began offering the rate in 2021; it will expire July 1 unless extended. The Florida Senate plans to vote on the similar SB-1218 on Thursday.