Introduction
The California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF) sponsored AB1665, The Internet For All Now Act of 2017 which established in statute the goal to achieve 98% broadband deployment in each region of California.
AB1665 also assigned the responsibility to achieve the 98% deployment goal to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) as the administrator of the California Advanced Services Fund (CASF).
During the rulemaking process to implement AB1665, CETF strongly recommended that the CPUC work with the Regional Consortia to engage all stakeholders in each region, including Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and local governments, to develop “preferred scenarios” for achieving the 98% goal.
