At an E-rate reform workshop in Washington, D.C., Commissioner Ajit Pai recounted his visit to the San Fernando Institute for Applied Media (SFIAM), a participant in the CETF-sponsored School2Home program. "It’s a middle school that is using technology to transform the way students learn. Each [...]
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CETF Board Members Barbara O'Connor and Lloyd Levine call on federal regulators to hold Comcast accountable for improving its performance in signing up low-income Americans for affordable broadband. They argue that in reviewing its proposal to acquire Time Warner Cable, regulators must set measurable goals [...]
The Education Technology Task Force's report, Empowering Learning: California's Education Technology Blueprint, 2014-17, notes that a report from the California Emerging Technology Fund found that "more than 9 million Californians who live in remote rural communities, on tribal lands, in low-income neighborhoods, or who have [...]
The California Emerging Technology Fund is pleased to announce the 2014 Broadband Champions. Fifteen individuals are being recognized for their groundbreaking work and strong commitment to close the Digital Divide. "We congratulate the Broadband Champions. From El Centro to Humboldt, from Hollywood to San Francisco, [...]
National Telecommunications and Information Administration chief Larry Stickling met with CETF and grantees to highlight the work they are doing to close the Digital Divide in Silicon Valley and California, including home broadband adoption and digital literacy and workforce skills training. Read More>>>
The Building Blocks for Kids Collaborative (BBK) is unveiling plans to provide free broadband wireless internet access to residents in Richmond's Iron Triangle neighborhood. This unprecedented free service is possible thanks to financial support from the California Emerging Technology Fund that provided $500,000 over three years to increase digital [...]
CETF President and CEO Sunne Wright McPeak says broadband connectivity alone is not enough to increase academic achievement in California's poorest neighborhoods: "We need continued bold leadership at the federal and state level to secure an affordable broadband lifeline rate program, coupled with robust digital [...]
With support from the California Emerging Technology Fund, the East Bay Broadband Consortium is also bridging the digital divide so everyone in the East Bay can access the Internet and be fully engaged in the digital economy. Read More>>>
In an effort to collect more accurate information about broadband access to identify funding priorities, the California Public Utilities Commission is encouraging Californians to visit http://www.broadbandmap.ca.gov Clicking “Send Feedback” gives the user access to a survey, which asks for their street address and what speeds the broadband [...]
CETF Senior VP Susan Walters and CETF partners spoke at a Town Hall with newly appointed FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler during which they advocated for the FCC to get more aggressive in identifying metrics and accountability to implement the National Broadband Plan and persuading Internet [...]