On Monday, the White House revealed that 20 broadband providers across the country, including five of the largest cable TV and telephone companies, had agreed to provide “sufficiently high-speed” connections at no more than $30 a month to qualifying homes. Eight of those serve communities […]
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The California Department of Technology, in partnership with other entities, opened a new online portal and is holding a series of Broadband for All Roundtable gatherings to provide information and updates on the state’s efforts to expand broadband access. Two roundtable gatherings will be held […]
Los Angeles school officials on Tuesday announced a $50-million effort to provide adequate internet to all families in the nation’s second-largest school system — the latest try at closing a persistent digital divide that has limited learning for students whose families can’t afford to pay […]
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 […]
Senator Thomas J. Umberg (D – Orange County) was on hand at the Anaheim Union High School District Office to help distribute 400 Chromebook laptops to students from Frontier Communications. “The pandemic has highlighted some of California’s infrastructure deficiencies with startling clarity. Some of those […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The recent infusion of state and federal dollars aimed at expanding broadband networks and services has been massive and unprecedented. Taking full advantage of these funding streams now requires similarly unprecedented engagement and partnering across all sectors, according to stakeholders convened last week by California […]
USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism is issuing a new policy brief assessing the impact of the Emergency Broadband Benefit program put into place during COVID-19. The Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) program began in May 2021 to help close the digital divide and boost […]