RES 2015-06 KPUD BROADBAND SERVICERESOLUTION NO. 2015-06
A RESOLUTION of the City Council of the City of Bainbridge
Island requesting that Public Utility District No.l of Kitsap County
file a petition with the Federal Communications Commission to
preempt the restriction prohibiting Kitsap Public Utility District
(PUD) from providing telecommunication services to end users.
WHEREAS, the City of Bainbridge Island and its citizens are in need of fast and reliable
broadband services at a reasonable cost and,
WHEREAS, the city is dependent upon robust broadband infrastructure services to
conduct its business and communicate with its citizens and,
WHEREAS, Public Utility District No.l of Kitsap County has broadband infrastructure
throughout Kitsap County and currently provides wholesale broadband services to the city and,
WHEREAS, the city currently is required to contract with a retail internet service
provider to procure broadband services using Kitsap PUD infrastructure and,
WHEREAS, the city's inability to contract directly with Kitsap PUD for municipal
broadband infrastructure creates inefficiencies in service and causes the city to incur additional
costs and,
WHEREAS, fast and reliable internet access is now necessary for every facet of daily
life and,
WHEREAS, the citizens of the city would benefit from having more broadband service
options which would promote overall competition for providers of high quality broadband
internet access and,
WHEREAS, the benefits of competition among broadband service providers have been
shown to result in better service and more competitive pricing and,
WHEREAS, Kitsap PUD is owned by the citizens of Kitsap County and has a mission of
providing competitive robust telecommunication services to citizens of Kitsap County, now
therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF BAINBRIDGE ISLAND that the City
Council supports and encourages Kitsap PUD to file a petition for preemption with the Federal
Communications Commission to eliminate the wholesale restriction imposed by the Washington
State Legislature so that Kitsap PUD can provide retail telecommunication services to the
citizens of Kitsap County and this City.
PASSED by the City Council this 28th day of April 2015.
APPROVED by the Mayor this 28`hday of April 2015.
Anne S. Blair, Mayor
ATTEST /AUTHENTICATE
Rosalind D. Lassoff, City Clerk
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: April 22, 2015
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: April 28, 2015
RESOLUTION NUMBER: 2015 -06
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