California Forward

California In Good Position To Secure Federal Infrastructure Funds For Broadband

California is well positioned to benefit from broadband access funds included in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. That’s the message state leaders and experts conveyed “Federal Infrastructure Funds for California: Broadband and Beyond,” hosted by California Foward and the California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF), and co-sponsored by more than 40 organizations. “California is a little bit ahead of the game because of how long we’ve been at this,” said Sen Alex Padilla (D-CA).

Call For New Federal Partnership On Broadband Access In California

Access to high-performance broadband is a civil rights issue according to Broadband for America Now, a report from the Benton Institute for Broadband & Society.