Gov. Newsom Seeks $7B for Calif. Broadband
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) tagged $7 billion for broadband middle mile in an economic recovery package proposed to the legislature Friday. “Broadband for all -- let’s do this,” he exclaimed in a streamed news conference. This would use mostly…
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federal and some state dollars and let localties and tribes provide service, he said. The proposal got kudos from Sen. Lena Gonzalez and Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, Democratic sponsors of broadband legislation to revamp the California Advanced Services Fund (See 2104130032). “This level of investment will significantly jumpstart efforts to deploy broadband infrastructure throughout the state and will provide much needed broadband funds for rural areas, tribes and local governments,” said Gonzalez in a statement. Aguiar-Curry deemed it “a bold proposal to address the gap in access to reliable and affordable internet.” The plan "would give California one of the largest public broadband fiber networks in the country," blogged Electronic Frontier Foundation Senior Legislative Counsel Ernesto Falcon.