CONNECTED CITIES AND INCLUSIVE GROWTH (CCIG) Policy Brief # 8 October 2021 Broadband Affordability and the Emergency Broadband Benefit in California On December 27, 2020, Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, leading to the establishment of the FCC’s Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) program. […]
SCAG Caltrans Broadband Grant Task 3:1: Review Broadband and Environmental Benefit Data and Literature Prepared by Inland Empire Regional Broadband Consortium November 12, 2020 (Final Version March 16, 2021)
The public response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the subsequent national, state, county, and local mandatory stay-at-home orders has significantly impacted transportation demand globally, nationally, regionally, and locally.
The coronavirus pandemic has shined a spotlight on equity issues in communications policy. As policymakers turn their attention to digital equity, they can build upon community-driven digital equity initiatives that have been developed in the past decade. These initiatives offer the cornerstone of a Digital […]
Ten years ago, the National Broadband Plan observed that as “more aspects of daily life move online and offline alternatives disappear, the range of choices available to people without broadband narrows. Digital exclusion compounds inequities for historically marginalized groups.” In light of these trends, that […]
Abstract—This chapter analyzes the link between the digital divide, infrastructure regulation, and disaster planning and relief through a case study of the flood in San Jose, California triggered by the Anderson dam’s overtopping in February 2017 and examination of communications failures during the 2018 wildfire […]
As part of the Connected Communities and Inclusive Growth (CCIG), a new study examines how far is CA from the goal of making 100Mbps broadband available to all as laid out by Governor Gavin Newsom in August 2020. The study also discusses the broadband proposals (AB-14 and […]
This Plan focuses on achieving three long-term goals: All Californians have high-performance broadband available at home, schools, libraries, and businesses; All Californians have access to affordable broadband and the devices necessary to access the internet; and All Californians can access training and support to enable […]
Foreword Broadband has quickly emerged as the most transformative technology of our generation—delivering opportunities and strengthening communities. As broadband’s capability to change lives and society has grown, so too has it become the driving mission of the Benton Institute for Broadband & Society. To further […]
CONNECTED CITIES AND INCLUSIVE GROWTH (CCIG) Policy Brief # 6 April 2020 The Distance Learning Gap in California This policy brief examines the availability of distance learning resources for K-12 households in California. The report expands on a previous report that was limited to Los […]
CETF provides leadership statewide to close the “Digital Divide” by accelerating the deployment and adoption of broadband to unserved and underserved communities and populations.
