All Low-Income Households Should Be Included in Broadband Lifeline Program, CETF Says
All low-income households should be involved in any broadband Lifeline program, especially seniors, people with disabilities and veterans, said an ex parte filing by the California Emerging Technology Fund posted Wednesday in FCC docket 10-90. CETF and representatives from EveryoneOn,…
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the Chicana/Latina Foundation, the Los Angeles Unified School District and the County of Los Angeles met with Commissioner Mignon Clyburn Jan. 21 about Lifeline modernization. CETF also proposed a wireless router be included in any modem provided as part of the program, for school-issued electronic devices to be compatible with the broadband service being provided. The Chicana/Latina Foundation emphasized the importance of in-language, in-culture outreach for broadband adoption efforts, citing its experience working with CETF on successful California broadband adoption programs, the filing said. EveryoneOn encouraged the commission to set performance goals to reach the national broadband plan goal of 90 percent by 2020, with disadvantaged populations no less than 80 percent, it said. The school district emphasized the importance of affordable home Internet connectivity for its students.