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Tag: internet

digital divide
Posted inCommentary

Narrowing the digital divide with pandemic benefits

by Guest Commentary January 4, 2022January 4, 2022

The Emergency Broadband Benefit program offers a subsidy each month toward broadband service for eligible households.

broadband
Posted inCommentary

State should have info about broadband access, quality of service

by Guest Commentary September 27, 2021September 24, 2021
broadband
Posted inCommentary

Legislature must enforce $6 billion broadband plan to reach unserved households

by Guest Commentary September 3, 2021September 7, 2021
Assemblymembers applaud after passing a raft of budget “trailer bills” on the final day before summer break on July 15, 2021. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters
Posted inWhatMatters

Legislature goes out with a budget bang

by Ben Christopher July 16, 2021September 9, 2021
Gov. Gavin Newsom, center, flanked by Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, left, and Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins, right, applauds during his first State of the State address at the Capitol on Feb. 12, 2019. The three leaders announced a budget deal. Photo by Rich Pedroncelli, AP Photo
Posted inPolitics

Five things to know about Newsom’s budget deal with Legislature

by Laurel Rosenhall, Sameea Kamal and Manuela Tobias June 28, 2021June 28, 2021
Posted inMy Turn

Broadband for all can revive post-pandemic economy

by Guest Commentary June 1, 2021June 29, 2021
A man dumping a wheelbarrow full of bills. On suspense file day, California legislators killed dozens of bills.
Posted inPolitics

Suspense file day: Which controversial bills did California legislators kill?

by Laurel Rosenhall May 20, 2021August 20, 2021
Posted inCalifornia Divide

Newsom proposes $7 billion expansion in broadband internet

by Jackie Botts May 17, 2021May 17, 2021
Posted inPolitics

Is this the year the California Legislature closes the digital divide?

by Ben Christopher April 29, 2021April 30, 2021
Kiki Hall, que vive en el sureste de Fresno, comparte una conexión a Internet con hasta ocho personas más en su casa durante el día, lo que provoca conexiones lentas y cortes frecuentes. Foto cortesía de Samantha Phillips
Posted inCalMatters en Español

Cómo analizamos por qué millones de estudiantes de California carecen de acceso a banda ancha

by Jackie Botts and Jeremia Kimelman April 28, 2021April 30, 2021

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