Newsletters

Dear Friends, It’s going to take movement of Digital Champions to close the Digital Divide in the Quest for Digital Equity.  That is why we are supportive of the California Department of Technology (CDT) and wanted to share information with the CETF network so that […]

Happy Earth Day!  We are pleased to bring you the latest headlines from California Emerging Technology Fund.  We have several exciting developments to share, which underscore the progress we are making to close the Digital Divide in California.  In the past month, we have released […]

CETF Announces Opportunity to Sign the Digital Equity Bill of Rights. Read the 10 CETF Digital Equity Bill of Rights.  CETF Board of Directors in November adopted these principles to advance the Quest for Digital Equity and foster consensus among Digital Champions.  To sign on, […]

The most digitally-disadvantaged populations cannot wait any longer for ubiquitous broadband in California. CETF Board Member and former State Senator Martha M. Escutia, who serves as Vice President of Government Relations at USC, wrote an opinion piece in CalMatters laying out urgent policy prescriptions:  Bridge […]

In light of recent emergencies and crises—devastating wildfires, public safety power shut-offs, and a health pandemic that closed schools and workplaces sending everyone home—there is a deeper sense of urgency among policymakers and regulators to get everyone online—especially rural communities and tribal lands, low-income households, [...]

We are pleased to bring you the latest edition of Let’s Talk Broadband. In 2017 the California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF) launched a 5-Year Strategic Plan to build on the successful first decade working across California to close the Digital Divide. We set Overall Goals [...]

Happy New Year and welcome to the Winter 2019 newsletter. In this issue, we’ve got information about Internet For All Now Act of 2017 grants and how you can help ensure a fair 2020 Census. We also have news of a timely discussion on how [...]

Welcome to the Fall 2018 edition of Let’s Talk Broadband! Did you know that an estimated 13 million Californians are unconnected or underconnected to the Internet at home? As school gets into full swing, please read our story of Oakland High School sophomore Jesus Toscano.  [...]

In this Summer 2018 edition, we are thrilled to feature former Federal Communications Commission member Mignon Clyburn, a passionate and effective advocate for Digital Inclusion who cares deeply about the issues California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF) supports.  Commissioner Clyburn joined CETF at a recent DigitalInclusion [...]

Welcome to the Spring 2018 issue of Let's Talk Broadband.  In this edition, you will find the latest news since the enactment of the Internet For All Now Act (AB 1665) , a Q&A with Shireen Santosham, Chief Innovation Officer for San Jose Mayor Sam [...]

Welcome to the spring issue of Let's Talk Broadband, featuring an update on the Internet For All Now Act (AB 1665) and news on two CETF Policy Forums and the 2017 School2Home Leadership Academy.  This issue also includes interviews with Assemblymember Kevin McCarty and California [...]

Welcome to the winter issue of Let’s Talk Broadband, featuring interviews with Senator Ben Hueso and Assemblyman Eduardo Garcia and a new broadband survey.  Let’s Talk Broadband is published by the California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF) a statewide non-profit established at the direction of the […]

Welcome to Let's Talk Broadband, a newsletter published by the California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF), a statewide non-profit established at the direction of the California Public Utilities Commission. CETF's mission is to close the Digital Divide in California by promoting and accelerating broadband deployment and [...]

Welcome to Let's Talk Broadband, a newsletter published by the California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF), a statewide non-profit established at the direction of the California Public Utilities Commission. The mission of CETF is to close the Digital Divide in California by promoting and accelerating broadband [...]

The spring of 2016 was a time of high momentum for public and community representatives working to close the Digital Divide.  The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted on March 31 to extend the Lifeline program to broadband (generic term for high-speed Internet access). The decision [...]