The more connected communities become, the more opportunities they will have to grow economically and integrate into the rest of society. That's why Los Angeles County officials and the California Emerging Technology Fund, a nonprofit that promotes broadband in low-income areas, have urged the FCC [...]
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In 3.5 years, Comcast has reached just 14 percent of the eligible households (46,273 out of more than 313,000 eligible households in California). In what classroom is 14 percent a passing grade? TWC, the largest Internet service provider in Coachella Valley, launched a similar pilot [...]
The digital divide remains as wide as the Central Valley for the poorest California children, but not because of a lack of interest among our low-income families. After a short news item aired on Spanish-language TV recently about an affordable home Internet offer, 2,700 calls [...]
Former CA Superintendent of Public Instruction Delaine Eastin is joining with California leaders, including Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and Los Angeles County officials, to ask the FCC to closely review Comcast's performance in implementing Internet Essentials. If regulators are inclined to approve the merger, [...]
Those with Internet-connected computers can connect to the world's knowledge, those without are in an information blackout. And how you connect to the Internet dictates what information you seek. Surveys from the CETF show people connected to the Internet at home through computers, rather than [...]
CETF wrote in its filing to the FCC that "if the corporate consolidations proposed by Comcast are approved, 87% of all California students on the free-and-reduced-lunch program will reside in Comcast service territory. This is why it is essential that the FCC hold Comcast accountable [...]
LA Mayor Eric Garcetti wrote to the FCC that the "potential significance" of Comcast's affordable home Internet program "in Los Angeles is undeniable." But, he added, "unfortunately, that program has not worked well, as the July 11, 2014 filing in this proceeding by the California [...]
The LA Times Editorial Board says: The Federal Communications Commission is considering whether the consolidation is in the public interest. That expansive mandate gives the commission a rare opportunity to bring broadband, which is largely unregulated, to more underserved and disadvantaged communities. Everyone has a [...]
As part of its takeover of NBC-Universal in 2010, Comcast promised Federal Communications regulators that it would help give low-income residents better access to broadband, offering a bridge across the digital divide. But a coalition of California activists said Tuesday that the cable giant has [...]
Non-Profits Propose Affordable Broadband for All Low-Income Residents The California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF) and 20 leading broadband advocates today submitted formal comments to the Federal Communications Commission calling on regulators to hold Comcast accountable to improve its affordable home Internet program and expand the [...]