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HELENA — Montana lawmakers are again considering a previously vetoed measure intended to spur broadband development by offering telecom companies property tax breaks for constructing internet lines. The measure, proposed by Sen. Jason Ellsworth, R-Hamilton, in this year’s Legislature as Senate Bill 51, aims to address what lawmakers and lobbyists testifying before the Senate Taxation Committee Tuesday called an obvious gap in 21st-century Montana infrastructure: places where residents still don’t have access to reliable broadband. Participants in last week’s hearing, however, disagreed about whether the measure would be a step forward in the state’s efforts to encourage the universal connectivity that can support remote work, schooling and health appointments.

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