CPUC Approves $32 Million for Broadband and Digital Skills Across California
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Updated · Action News Now · Aug 13
CPUC Approves $32 Million for Broadband and Digital Skills Across California
1 articles · Updated · Action News Now · Aug 13
Summary
$32 million in CPUC grants will fund rural broadband builds, free internet in affordable housing and digital-skills programs under California’s Broadband for All initiative.
$24 million goes to three Frontier California fiber projects serving 590 unserved homes in Fresno, Merced, Plumas and Tulare counties, with the largest—Merced Dos Palos—receiving $14.8 million.
$595,911 will install broadband and Wi-Fi in four affordable housing developments covering 315 units, where residents will receive free service at speeds of at least 100 Mbps down and 20 Mbps up.
$7.26 million will back 10 adoption projects, including eight digital-literacy efforts for more than 2,600 participants and two statewide call centers aimed at connecting over 29,000 households to affordable service.
State officials said the package targets low-income households, seniors, students, farmworkers and rural and tribal communities, reflecting a strategy that pairs network construction with affordability and training.