California leaders often speak about equity, affordability, and expanding economic opportunity for underserved communities. Gov. Gavin Newsom has made “California for All” a defining message of his administration. But slogans are easy. The harder question is whether California is willing to hand working families the keys to the modern economy or leave them locked outside looking through the window.
That is why Charter and Cox’s recently announced settlements with the California Emerging Technology Fund and the California Public Advocates Office matter. The agreements would create a $20-per-month, 100/20 megabits-per-second broadband option for qualifying low- income households with no contracts, no early termination fees, and pricing locked in for five years.