Calif. Budget Deal Includes Broadband
California’s proposed budget would set aside $3.25 billion for a state-owned open-access middle-mile project and $2 billion in federal funding for last-mile projects, split equally between urban and rural counties, said a budget trailer bill expected to be up for…
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floor votes Thursday. The Assembly Budget Committee planned to have weighed the budget package late Tuesday, and the legislature is expected to finalize the budget by Friday before a monthlong recess (see 2107090049). Like bills by Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D) and Sen. Lena Gonzalez (D), the budget plan would update California Advanced Services Fund rules to define unserved area as without at least 25 Mbps download and 3 Mbps upload and low latency. Democrats Gov. Gavin Newsom, Senate President Toni Atkins and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon committed Monday to passing comprehensive measures by the end of this year’s session to extend CASF surcharge funding. The budget deal "invests in an essential backbone infrastructure" and "takes critical steps toward equity by prioritizing unserved and underserved areas in both rural and urban communities,” said Gonzalez. "Now, we must pass legislation to provide long-term, continuous funding for high-speed broadband infrastructure."