Those with Internet-connected computers can connect to the world's knowledge, those without are in an information blackout. And how you connect to the Internet dictates what information you seek. Surveys from the CETF show people connected to the Internet at home through computers, rather than [...]
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CETF wrote in its filing to the FCC that "if the corporate consolidations proposed by Comcast are approved, 87% of all California students on the free-and-reduced-lunch program will reside in Comcast service territory. This is why it is essential that the FCC hold Comcast accountable [...]
LA Mayor Eric Garcetti wrote to the FCC that the "potential significance" of Comcast's affordable home Internet program "in Los Angeles is undeniable." But, he added, "unfortunately, that program has not worked well, as the July 11, 2014 filing in this proceeding by the California [...]
The LA Times Editorial Board says: The Federal Communications Commission is considering whether the consolidation is in the public interest. That expansive mandate gives the commission a rare opportunity to bring broadband, which is largely unregulated, to more underserved and disadvantaged communities. Everyone has a [...]
As part of its takeover of NBC-Universal in 2010, Comcast promised Federal Communications regulators that it would help give low-income residents better access to broadband, offering a bridge across the digital divide. But a coalition of California activists said Tuesday that the cable giant has [...]
Non-Profits Propose Affordable Broadband for All Low-Income Residents The California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF) and 20 leading broadband advocates today submitted formal comments to the Federal Communications Commission calling on regulators to hold Comcast accountable to improve its affordable home Internet program and expand the [...]
It's 3:30p.m. at the Pickleweed Library in San Rafael's Canalneighborhood,and every one of the 16 computers is in use as residents ofthis working-class community avail themselves oftheir only form of Internet access. Read More>>>
"We applaud the vote by the FCC to support E-rate reform to drive increases in broadband adoption in low-income communities. Without this focus, too many American students face being left behind in low-performing schools. Reforms to the Universal Service Fund (USF) more generally, and E-rate [...]
CETF President and CEO Sunne Wright McPeak says if policymakers act "they can help close the Digital Divide and the Achievement Divide in schools." Read More>>>
1 in 4 Californians doesn't have access to broadband at home - a disparity that analysts say will only widen the gap between the wealthy and poor. Read More>>>