City of San Diego’s Broadband Master Plan Aims to Address Internet Access and Digital Equity

The City of San Diego has taken the first steps to create a new Broadband Master Plan, an initiative that aims to provide an analysis of current broadband access and make recommendations to increase access, adoption and affordability in identified locations. In historically under resourced areas such as San Ysidro, data show that over 40 percent of households do not have a wireline broadband subscription. The primary goal of the Broadband Master Plan is to increase the availability and affordability of broadband in the City with a focus on underserved communities, low-income housing residents, and public-serving City facilities. The plan will also ensure that San Diego meets state of California standards for broadband speeds. Additionally, it will position the City to coordinate, leverage and implement state and federal broadband infrastructure investments and policy, and identify how City and public resources can be used to increase broadband access and affordability.