CETF and partners are speaking at an Oakland Town Hall with FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler. They are calling for national broadband goals, expansion of E-rate and integration of broadband into housing, education and workforce training programs with a focus on low-income and Latino households, seniors [...]
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The Latino Community Foundation and the Chicana Latina Foundation have used a grant from the California Emerging Technology Fund to launch a campaign called "Unleash Great Minds: Give the Gift of Technology - Holiday Campaign" as part of their "Get Latinos Connected!" project. Read More>>>
CETF is awarding a $600,000 grant to Get Connected! San Joaquin Valley, a one-of-a-kind collaboration among Valley education institutions and nonprofit groups focused on youth and job training. Together, the partners will work to connect nearly 5,000 low-income Valley residents in seven counties to broadband at home. [...]
CETF President and CEO Sunne Wright McPeak comments on the latest report linking economic development to the availability of high-speed Internet service: "Communities in rural areas and poor urban centers without access to reliable, affordable broadband are economically disadvantaged when it comes to creating jobs [...]
California has reached 97 percent broadband deployment and could hit its statutory target of 98 percent by the end of 2015. Although broadband service is available, not all residents are able to afford it. For residents of small communities and older neighborhoods with clunky broadband [...]
CETF's President and CEO Sunne Wright McPeak asked the senators to "connect the dots" and optimize broadband technology in all their programs, including housing, education, and health care. McPeak recommended Congress set specific goals with hard metrics to guarantee results, a suggestion that seemed to [...]
CETF's President and CEO Sunne Wright McPeak asked the senators to "connect the dots" and optimize broadband technology in all their programs, including housing, education, and health care. McPeak recommended Congress set specific goals with hard metrics to guarantee results, a suggestion that seemed to [...]
CETF partners the Latino Community Foundation and Chicana Latina Foundation staged an open house to introduce Napa families to affordable broadband offers and low-cost computers. Read More>>>
Promoting the relevance of broadband service to those who have not yet chosen to subscribe was one of the key steps cited at a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation subcommittee hearing on broadband adoption. Sunne Wright McPeak, president and chief executive officer of the California [...]
CETF President and CEO Sunne Wright McPeak urged Congress to pursue goals and metrics on broadband adoption and promote an integrated broadband strategy across government departments, saying it is especially important in our "era of limited resources." Read More>>>