In a commentary written before the FCC's announcement, California Emerging Technology Fund President and CEO Sunne Wright McPeak called on the FCC to act. She wrote that 20 percent of households don't have access and that this is a singular moment in time to meet [...]
Author: Brent Stromberg
Broadband infrastructure improvement projects are at risk of being cut if a state assemblyman's legislation doesn't move forward. Assembly Bill 1758, named the "Internet for All Now Act" by Assemblyman Mark Stone, D-Monterey Bay, would amend legislation governing the California Advanced Services Fund for telecommunications. [...]
Rarely is there a moment in time when just five people hold in their hands the destiny of millions, but such is the case for the Federal Communications Commission. In the next few weeks, the five commissioners will decide on a Broadband Lifeline Program and [...]
Rarely is there a moment in time when just five people hold in their hands the destiny of millions, but such is the case for the Federal Communications Commission. In the next few weeks, the five commissioners will decide on a Broadband Lifeline Program and [...]
California has reached 97 percent broadband deployment and could hit its statutory target of 98 percent by the end of 2015. Although broadband service is available, not all residents are able to afford it. For residents of small communities and older neighborhoods with clunky broadband [...]
Charter Communications and its merger partners heard plenty of praise — mostly for its diversity goals — but also pointed critiques over its plans to operate in California during a crowded public hearing Tuesday night before an administrative law judge with the California Public Utilities [...]
La campaña para que las comunidades en desventaja puedan tener acceso veloz al internet está cobrando fuerza, y ahora cuenta con el apoyo de la Junta de Supervisores de Los Ángeles. Los cinco supervisores votaron unánimemente para apoyar la campaña del Fondo de Tecnologías Emergentes [...]
In a unanimous decision, the five-member board joined the California Emerging Technology Fund's campaign to urge the Federal Communications Commission to establish a comprehensive Lifeline program that lowers the cost of broadband and enhances overall digital literacy among disadvantaged communities. Read More>>>
California has reached 97 percent broadband deployment and could hit its statutory target of 98 percent by the end of 2015. Although broadband service is available, not all residents are able to afford it. For residents of small communities and older neighborhoods with clunky broadband [...]
The move to extend low-cost broadband services to Lifeline recipients continues to draw controversy, with a lawsuit over net neutrality rules delaying the FCC from making a decision on whether to require Universal Service Fund fees of Internet service providers. Proponents of a proposed low-cost [...]