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Category: Latest News

Southern California Association of Governments, Los Angeles Digital Equity Action League and California Emerging Technology Fund Announce Roadmap to Address Climate Change and Reduce GHG Emissions

Groundbreaking research identifies significant opportunities to reduce vehicle trips and GHG if work-from-home policies are both flexible and low-income communities have access to affordable, reliable home Internet Pursuing long-term solutions to address climate change, the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG), California Emerging Technology Fund […]

Narrowing the Digital Divide by Building a Bridge to Broadband

In Cities-Today.com, Sarah Wray describes an interesting public-private partnership. “The Household Internet Access Initiative (HIAI), in partnership with Helium and the California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF), is based on residents hosting hotspot nodes on a decentralized Internet of Things (IoT) network. These mine cryptocurrency that will be used to […]

How To Assess And Mitigate Risks Associated With The 3G Shutdown

CETF Publishes a Resource Guide to Assist in Understanding and Navigating the Technology Transition to Avoid Disruption Cellular companies are beginning the technology transition from third generation (3G) to fifth generation (5G) in early 2022.   To make room for the powerful bandwidth and infrastructure required […]

How Los Angeles County Is Boosting Broadband Subsidy Enrollment

We’re excited to share with you the results of an advertising campaign that the California Emerging Technology Fund developed and Los Angeles County joined as co-branded partner, resulting in outstanding growth in enrollments. We launched advertising in the first 3 weeks in December 2021, and […]

Closing Broadband Gaps Remains Critical, With or Without A Pandemic

With the COVID pandemic surging into 2022 and complicating recovery and a return to normalcy, the conversation about closing the digital divide remains a critical component of closing equity gaps in California. Luckily, the conversation is resulting in more than just words thanks to efforts […]