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California State Broadband Action Plan is Published

September 24, 2021
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California Executive Order N-73-20 requires the development of a California State Broadband Action Plan.

The California Broadband Council Meeting logistics can be found on the Council’s web site.

The final report was published on December 30, 2020 and is here.

Action Plan Summary: Broadband is essential to modern life. It is an engine of economic possibility, educational opportunity, civic engagement, and access to health care. People and communities that lack broadband and the means to use it are falling behind. Residents in less populated areas have much less access to broadband services. But lack of broadband is not just a matter of geography or density; income, education, disability status, age, race, and ethnicity all correlate with lower broadband adoption. In other words, the poor, the less-educated, the differently abled, seniors, and people of color also feel the costs of the digital divide. The COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced our reliance on broadband—and the importance of closing the divide.

With school, work, and health care increasingly—or completely—available online as a public health imperative, Californians’ ability to access and use broadband became the difference between being able to fully engage in life, and being cut off. In light of these challenges, this California State Broadband Action Plan—prepared in response to Governor Gavin Newsom’s executive order1—reflects the state’s belief that broadband is essential to economic and workforce development, public safety, education, and an engaged public. The California Broadband Council developed this “Broadband for All” plan in fall 2020 understanding that digital equity warrants broadband access, adoption, and training.

The Council solicited extensive engagement and input from state and local agencies, state legislative leaders, tribal nations, broadband industry leaders, nonprofits, and members of the public. Besides our own research on national best practices, we reviewed 70 written comments and listened to ideas and concerns raised by many of the 150 organizations and more than 600 attendees that participated in listening sessions, online events, and meetings.

This Plan focuses on achieving three long-term goals:

Goal 1: All Californians have high-performance broadband available at home, schools, libraries, and businesses.
Goal 2: All Californians have access to affordable broadband and necessary devices.
Goal 3: All Californians can access training and support to enable digital inclusion.

You can read more here.

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