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Category: Media Coverage

San Jose Fund Set to Pay Out First Round of Broadband Grants

The San Jose Digital Inclusion Fund in California was established about a year ago as a mechanism for closing the digital divide in this largely affluent Bay Area city, part of Silicon Valley. The program is expected to generate about $24 million over 10 years by collecting [...]

Why Internet Stops Once School Ends for Many Rural California Students

ALPAUGH, Calif. — Walk into any classroom in Alpaugh Unified and you will see teaching and learning using the latest technology. Students collaborate on digital documents, give presentations on interactive whiteboards, conduct research and even apply to colleges on ChromebooksBut for many students in Alpaugh, […]

Home Internet a Key to Student Success

Broadband service can be more expensive in rural areas, according to Sunne Wright McPeak, president and CEO of the California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF), a statewide nonprofit that works to accelerate the deployment and adoption of broadband.

Commentary: CPUC Should Back T-Mobile/Sprint Merger

“California is one of the few states that hasn’t yet completed its review of the transaction. In the wake of the U.S. Department of Justice approval, it’s time for the CPUC to complete its review process and approve the merger so Californians can benefit from […]

Pai Backs T-Mobile Sprint Merger

"Today's commitments to bring 5G to rural America are verifiable and enforceable. The proposed transaction's investment in rural 5G will help close the digital divide-this FCC's top priority. American leadership in 5G depends on giving all communities a fair shot at next-gen access. I am [...]

T-Mobile 5G will Cover 99% of California Homes after Sprint Merger

"The combined spectrums and infrastructure assets of the two companies will bring 5G service faster to Californians with significantly better service to much of rural California," said Fund CEO Sunne Wright McPeak. "New T-Mobile will increase Internet access choices for all consumers and will provide [...]

CETF Supports T-Mobile, Sprint Merger Public Benefits

"We think that the best way we close the digital divide is by true partnership between and among all of the stakeholders, public-private partners, nonprofits working with the for-profit companies in sincere partnership," McPeak said. Read More>>>

Broadband Adoption High, but Local Agencies Aim to Improve Access

"Internet Connectivity and the ‘Digital Divide' in California - 2019," is a statewide survey done by the Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies (IGS) Poll through IGS and the University of California, Berkeley for the California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF). The new study, released Tuesday, found [...]