California Government Code

§ 53167

GOV § 53167 Effective Jan 1, 2024Div. 2 · Title 5 · Part 1 · Ch. 1 · Art. 12

Statute text

For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:

(a)“Broadband internet access service” means a mass-market retail service provided by a local agency in California by wire or radio that provides the capability to transmit data to and receive data from all or substantially all internet endpoints, including any capabilities that are incidental to and enable the operation of the communications service, but excluding dial-up internet access service. “Broadband internet access service” also encompasses any service provided by a local agency in California that provides a functional equivalent of that service or that is used to evade the protections set forth in this article.

(b)“Edge provider” means any individual or entity that provides any content, application, or service over the internet, and any individual or entity that provides a device used for accessing any content, application, or service over the internet to an end user.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 186, Sec. 1. (SB 825) Effective January 1, 2024.