Just ask anyone in the foothills if they have trouble getting a phone signal or finding an internet provider. There's a good chance you'll have to do it in person ... they won't be able to take your call or get your email or text. [...]
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Some 87 percent of California households say they have high-speed internet connectivity at home, up from 84 percent last year. Yet, the number of those who can only connect to broadband at home via their smartphones has grown from 8 percent two years ago to [...]
"Our efforts are to get everybody online to minimize the inequalities in our society and economy," said Sunne Wright McPeak, president of California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF) which sponsored the study. "Internet for all now is a 21st century civil right." Thirty-four percent of those [...]
Estos no son días bipartidistas. Nunca antes los demócratas y los republicanos habían estado tan en desacuerdo, tan en conflicto. Pero California está viendo una excepción. El proyecto de ley de Internet para Todos Ahora,un proyecto bipartidista que cerrará la brecha digital en California, está [...]
April 26 was an unusual day in California. The Internet For All Now Act, a bipartisan bill that will close the Digital Divide in California, sailed through its first committee hearing with a 12-0 vote — thanks to Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia of the Imperial Valley. [...]
Citing the fact that Adelanto is an underserved area and in need of improved internet speeds and affordability to close the Digital Divide, the Great Harvest Community Center (GHCC) from San Bernardino has partnered with the City of Adelanto to raise community awareness about low-cost [...]
Despite being home to Silicon Valley, California has many people who are underserved when it comes to broadband, according to the authors of a bill (AB 1665) that would use California Advanced Services Fund money to deliver broadband to the large swaths of the state [...]
"It's still difficult for a student to do their homework on a smartphone. It's difficult to get workforce skills if you're an adult, using a smartphone only," McPeak said. Without connectivity, people cannot access government services and town economies cannot compete. Low-performing schools, which are [...]
These facts are a sobering reminder that the quest to close the digital divide has to be an integral part of a deeper commitment by policymakers and regulators to tackle poverty and empower all Californians. That is why the California Emerging Technology Fund and a [...]
Disillusionment with government stems from the reality that government does not work well enough for most people. There's too small a "return on investment" for taxpayers and too little improvement for those dependent on government assistance to get ahead and become more self-sufficient. Government reform [...]