{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-25c-9","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 25C, § 9","heading":"Authority to request and obtain information and data from providers of advanced telecommunications capability; identification of areas that lack adequate capability; facilitation of access","body":"Section 9. Consistent with the policies of the Federal Communications Commission, the department shall have authority to request and obtain information and data from providers of advanced telecommunications capability as necessary to identify areas that lack adequate advanced telecommunications capability. Such information and data shall be used to inform work undertaken by the Massachusetts Broadband Institute, established pursuant to section 6B of chapter 40J, to facilitate access to and adoption of advanced telecommunications capability in the commonwealth.","path":["Part I","Title II","Chapter 25C"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleII/Chapter25C/Section9","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:10Z","sha256":"653dc6f8f9856621f7b6ba4a3e6b016d6726360b672bc48805af51a705fc2524","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-25c-8","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-26-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}