CPUC Approves $32 Million for California Broadband Expansion and Digital Skills
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Updated · Sierra Sun Times · Aug 16
CPUC Approves $32 Million for California Broadband Expansion and Digital Skills
2 articles · Updated · Sierra Sun Times · Aug 16
Summary
$32 million in California grants will fund rural broadband buildouts, free internet in affordable housing, and digital-literacy programs under the CPUC’s Broadband for All push.
$24 million goes to three Frontier California fiber projects in Fresno, Merced, Plumas and Tulare counties, targeting 590 unserved homes with high-speed service and affordable-plan access.
$595,911 will equip four affordable housing developments totaling 315 units with broadband infrastructure delivering at least 100 Mbps download and 20 Mbps upload, with residents receiving free service.
$7.26 million will back 10 adoption projects, including eight digital-skills programs for more than 2,600 people and two statewide call centers aimed at connecting over 29,000 households.
The package targets low-income households, seniors, students, farmworkers and rural communities, with Plumas County’s project also framed as strengthening communications resilience after the Dixie Fire.