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Category: Newsletters

Letter From California Emerging Technology Fund

May 21, 2020

In light of recent emergencies and crises—devastating wildfires, public safety power shut-offs, and a health pandemic that closed schools and workplaces sending everyone home—there is a deeper sense of urgency among policymakers and regulators to get everyone online—especially rural communities and tribal lands, low-income households, [...]
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September 2019

September 24, 2019

We are pleased to bring you the latest edition of Let’s Talk Broadband. In 2017 the California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF) launched a 5-Year Strategic Plan to build on the successful first decade working across California to close the Digital Divide. We set Overall Goals [...]

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January 2019

January 12, 2019

Happy New Year and welcome to the Winter 2019 newsletter. In this issue, we’ve got information about Internet For All Now Act of 2017 grants and how you can help ensure a fair 2020 Census. We also have news of a timely discussion on how [...]

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October 2018

October 12, 2018

Welcome to the Fall 2018 edition of Let’s Talk Broadband! Did you know that an estimated 13 million Californians are unconnected or underconnected to the Internet at home? As school gets into full swing, please read our story of Oakland High School sophomore Jesus Toscano.  [...]

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June 2018

June 6, 2018

In this Summer 2018 edition, we are thrilled to feature former Federal Communications Commission member Mignon Clyburn, a passionate and effective advocate for Digital Inclusion who cares deeply about the issues California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF) supports.  Commissioner Clyburn joined CETF at a recent DigitalInclusion [...]

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April 2018

April 4, 2018

Welcome to the Spring 2018 issue of Let's Talk Broadband.  In this edition, you will find the latest news since the enactment of the Internet For All Now Act (AB 1665) , a Q&A with Shireen Santosham, Chief Innovation Officer for San Jose Mayor Sam [...]

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April 2017

April 20, 2017

Welcome to the spring issue of Let's Talk Broadband, featuring an update on the Internet For All Now Act (AB 1665) and news on two CETF Policy Forums and the 2017 School2Home Leadership Academy.  This issue also includes interviews with Assemblymember Kevin McCarty and California [...]

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December 2016

December 13, 2016

Welcome to the winter issue of Let’s Talk Broadband, featuring interviews with Senator Ben Hueso and Assemblyman Eduardo Garcia and a new broadband survey.  Let’s Talk Broadband is published by the California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF) a statewide non-profit established at the direction of the […]

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October 2016

October 31, 2016

Welcome to Let's Talk Broadband, a newsletter published by the California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF), a statewide non-profit established at the direction of the California Public Utilities Commission. CETF's mission is to close the Digital Divide in California by promoting and accelerating broadband deployment and [...]

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September 2016

September 13, 2016

Welcome to Let's Talk Broadband, a newsletter published by the California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF), a statewide non-profit established at the direction of the California Public Utilities Commission. The mission of CETF is to close the Digital Divide in California by promoting and accelerating broadband [...]

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