Robin Urevich
California’s Plan to Close the Digital Divide Hits Industry Roadblocks
California has $6 billion in federal COVID relief funds with which to close the digital divide, but advocates argue that telecom industry proposals could sabotage the state’s high-stakes experiment in online democracy. In Sacramento (CA), companies are jockeying to be first in line for multimillion-dollar state grants to connect the unconnected, advocates say, and pressuring lawmakers to weaken provisions that would make broadband more affordable to low-income Californians.
LA County Seeks Bids to Bring High-Speed Internet to Poor Black and Latino Areas
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act's $65 billion in broadband funding is fueling a nationwide rush by state and local