Minnesota SF2224 exempts telephone companies from serving areas with available Internet protocol services.

Minnesota SF2224 exempts telephone companies and telecommunications carriers from offering services in areas identified by the Federal Communications Commission as having telecommunications infrastructure for voice over Internet protocol services. If a customer disputes this identification, the Office of Broadband Development must resolve the dispute within 15 business days. The state broadband director determines if the area has the necessary infrastructure, relieving the carrier of service obligations if it does, and not relieving it if it does not.

Minnesota SF2224 exempts telephone companies from serving areas with available Internet protocol services.

Minnesota SF2224 exempts telephone companies and telecommunications carriers from offering services in areas identified by the Federal Communications Commission as having telecommunications infrastructure for voice over Internet protocol services. If a customer disputes this identification, the Office of Broadband Development must resolve the dispute within 15 business days. The state broadband director determines if the area has the necessary infrastructure, relieving the carrier of service obligations if it does, and not relieving it if it does not.