T-Mobile announced the expansion of its 5G service across 11 rural California county fairgrounds, along with the introduction of open Wi-Fi access in the fairgrounds’ administration buildings. This initiative is designed to support public safety agencies, as well as federal, state, and local officials, by […]
The California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF) announced today the award of $20,000 Digital Equity Leadership Grants to 36 jurisdictions in California to participate in the Local Government Best Practices Check List Project to accelerate the adoption of policies and practices to accelerate progress in closing […]
It is Women’s History Month and CETF is honored to celebrate women Legislators who are leading California into a 21st Century Digital world. It is essential to highlight the remarkable contributions of women in shaping policies and legislation that aim to close the Digital Divide […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Leticia Alejandrez, Director of Communications California Emerging Technology Fund (916) 825-6104 Leticia.Alejandrez@cetFund.org Internet Access Enables Full Economic Participation Los Angeles and Sacramento, California – February 13, 2024. California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF) applauds the visionary report by Rise Economy (formerly […]
Dear Digital Equity Champion: The California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF) is pleased to announce that AB1588 (Wilson) – the Affordable Internet and Net Equality Act – passed out of the Assembly Committee on Communications and Conveyance this week. Now, the bill moves to the Assembly […]
California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF) applauds the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) investments to “increase broadband access and digital inclusion in low-income, disadvantaged communities, and other communities facing socioeconomic barriers to broadband adoption,” as stated in its announcement last week. These investments reinforce the CPUC […]
A statewide survey shows the digital divide narrowing in California, but many low-income residents remain under-connected. The latest statewide survey by USC researchers and the California Emerging Technology Fund indicates that 91% of households in California have broadband, yet challenges persist for low-income K-12 families, […]
Dear Digital Equity Champion: Today, we celebrate Giving Tuesday and invite you to join the spirit of generosity by “Giving the Gift of Connectivity” and donating to the California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF) Digital Equity Fund. Your contribution to the Digital Equity Fund will have […]
As families across California gather to celebrate Thanksgiving, a time of gratitude and connection, it is timely to reflect on a significant achievement in our state’s history with the passage of AB 414, the Digital Equity Bill of Rights. To our lawmakers and Governor Newsom […]