Assistance

The cost of technical support, training and upgrading technology over time. These services are difficult and can be costly for even those with means. The technology for the online participation still has a way to go before it is "plug and play." Because this is considered a critical element in closing the Digital Divide in underserved communities the Board responded to practitioners by adding it to the 5As originally approved. Many believe one reason cell phones, games and big screen TV are so popular is that they are "Plug and Play". Do you have any ideas to more broadly deploy broadband?

Telehealth Network to Virtually Link Remote, Metro Caregivers Statewide

Published Date:

Feb 22 2010

Source: www.sdbj.com

"It is a huge opportunity to transform the delivery of health care," said Sunne Wright McPeak, president and CEO of the California Emerging Technology Fund, created in 2006 as a condition of AT&T Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc.'s merger to expand
broadband into underserved areas.

Figuring Out Internet Needs in California's North

Published Date:

Oct 17 2009

Soure: www.chicoer.com

That's how Cathy Emerson is thinking about her Northeastern California Connect research project on broadband. Emerson's assignment is feeling out consumers' opinions in a 12-county region about broadband. It's her job to determine access and availability, and maybe suggest what might come next. Basically, Emerson's project is trying to figure out current service and future demand for high-speed Internet or wireless in some of Northern California's most rural reaches, as well as communities.

South Los Angeles Can Show Leadership

Published Date:

Oct 15 2009

Source: www.lasentinel.net

The bad news is that African Americans lost some traction during the past year, dropping from 66% of the population having broadband connectivity at home to 62%. The encouraging news is that the PPIC survey found that despite the drop in connectivity, 79% of African Americans believe it is very important to have access to the Internet--higher than any other ethnic group in the state.

Latino Community Given Opportunity

Published Date:

Oct 6 2009

SOURCE: www.examiner.com

Deadline Comes for Broadband Stimulus

Published Date:

Aug 19 2009

Souce: www.govtech.com

No Consensus as Deadline Comes for Broadband Stimulus Applications

As the first funding deadline for broadband stimulus arrives Thursday, Aug. 20, observers say it's hard to predict what types of grant applications will be submitted, and who will emerge as the players behind the projects.

Project to Conduct Telephone Survey

Published Date:

May 7 2009

Source: http://www.redbluffdailynews.com

Starting in late May, the Center for Economic Development, California State University, Chico Research Foundation, will conduct a telephone survey to households and businesses in Butte, Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Siskiyou, and Tehama counties.

加州爭取10億撥款實現全州高速上網

Published Date:

May 6 2009

Source: http://dailynews.sina.com

加州已準備就緒爭取多達10億元聯邦振興經濟撥款，來將接駁互聯網與否這「數碼鴻溝」距離拉近。監管推動寬頻上網非牟利機構「加州新興技術基金」（CETF）總裁兼首席執行長Sunne Wright McPeak表示，不論是醫療保健、教育、或生活上其他環節，寬頻高速上網都是不可或缺。

California Seeks $1 Billion for Broadband

Published Date:

May 5 2009

Source: http://www.upi.com/

The Sacramento Bee reported Tuesday that 45 percent of California residents lack broadband connections in their homes because of geography, disabilities, poor English language skills or poverty. Proponents of the plan say the money will help close the digital divide in the nation's most populous state.

State Seeks $1 Billion in Stimulus Funds to Bring Broadband Link to Every Household

Published Date:

May 5 2009

Source: sacbee.com

Federal Stimulus Dollars Could Speed Internet Access for the Underserved

Published Date:

Apr 17 2009

Source: www.contracostatimes.com

Decisions made long before the current recession could help California collect up to $1 billion in federal stimulus dollars earmarked to close the digital divide.