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Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 24-2-116

Department of transportation state-funded communications facilities

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Current — September 1, 2021
As of May 1, 2021
Upon application by a telecommunications company, if the public service commission determines that it is necessary to provide telecommunications service to underserved areas of the state, the Wyoming department of transportation shall lease excess capacity on any communication infrastructure or facility owned by the department of transportation to the telecommunications company. For purposes of this section an area is underserved if private communication providers are unwilling or unable to provide the telecommunication service to a substantial number of households or persons in the geographic area. The rate of the lease shall be a reasonable market-based rate as determined by the public service commission. No telecommunications company may lease excess capacity on a communication infrastructure or facility owned by the department pursuant to this section unless the telecommunications company establishes that excess capacity in that area is unavailable from private commercial communication facility owners. The public service commission may adopt rules and regulations necessary to implement this section. All monies received from any lease executed pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the state general fund.
(1) Upon application by a telecommunications company, the Wyoming department of transportation may lease excess capacity on any state-funded communication infrastructure operated by the department of transportation to the telecommunications company. All monies received from any lease executed pursuant to this section shall be deposited into and separately accounted for in the department’s internal service fund specified by W.S. 9-4-204(t)(ii)(B) and governed by W.S. 9-4-205(e). Monies received and deposited under this section are continuously appropriated to the department and shall only be used to maintain, reinforce and repair the WyoLink network and towers.
(2) As used in this section: “Broadband provider” means a telecommunications company as defined by W.S. 37-15-103(a)(xi), a communications company under W.S. 1-26-813(b) or a cable operator as defined by 47 U.S.C. § 522(5);
(3) “Telecommunications company” shall include a broadband provider.

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