The Broadband Dictionary

Comcast NBCUniversal Donates $10 Million To Support Los Angeles Wildfire Relief Efforts

Comcast NBCUniversal today announced it will donate $10 million in cash to support Los Angeles area wildfire disaster relief and recovery efforts.

PPIC Report - Achieving Universal Broadband in California

While most Californians have access to broadband, at least two million households (15%) still do not—a gap known as the digital divide. In 2021, California invested $6 billion through Senate Bill (SB) 156 to expand broadband infrastructure, address affordability, and promote digital literacy. Local entities across the state are in the midst of planning efforts. In this report, we present findings from the first year of implementation, drawing on statewide broadband data and interviews with 41 community partners, spread across 54 of California’s 58 counties.

White Paper on Broadband Affordability

In a new economic analysis, Professor Gregory Rosston of Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research and Ofer Cohen of Cornerstone Research examine a range of approaches to measuring the affordability of communications services, including the “Affordability Ratio Calculator” (ARC) developed by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). They also discuss the policy solutions likely to be most effective in achieving broadband affordability goals. As the authors explain, rather than developing and relying on new, complex, and problematic metrics, such as the CPUC’s ARC, a better solution to address affordability concerns for low-income households would be to (i) allow market forces to continue to drive more competition and lower prices in the highly dynamic broadband marketplace, and (ii) focus on ISPs’ low-cost offerings and subsidies that are directly targeted to those in need.

Broadband Stats: Cable’s Network Investment

Cable’s decades-long infrastructure investment has resulted in fast and resilient networks that are far ahead of demand and built to power the next transformational technology.

Capitol Weekly - The then and now of California Broadband

CalBroadband and its membership stand ready to ensure that dedicated state and federal resources are focused on connecting underserved communities and help to close the digital divide.