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From:Paulsen, Shaina
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Subject:Board Correspondence - FW: Governor Newsom Announces Initial Broadband Projects to Help Bridge Digital
Divide
Date:Friday, November 19, 2021 9:37:40 AM
Please see Board Correspondence below.
Shaina Paulsen
Associate Clerk of The Board
Butte County Administration
25 County Center Drive, Suite 200, Oroville, CA 95965
T: 530.552.3304 | F: 530.538.7120
From: Alice M Patterson <ampatterson@csuchico.edu>
Sent: Friday, November 19, 2021 9:18 AM
To: Alice M Patterson <ampatterson@csuchico.edu>
Subject: Governor Newsom Announces Initial Broadband Projects to Help Bridge Digital Divide
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Dear North State Leaders—
Advancing California’s commitment to bridge the digital divide, Governor Gavin Newsom
announced this week that the state has identified 18 projects to begin work on an open-
access middle-mile network that will provide missing infrastructure paths to bring broadband
to our communities. As part of the historic $6 billion broadband investment advanced in
partnership with legislative leaders earlier this year, the initial project locations are based on
known unserved and underserved areas across the state. The projects will connect to the core
of the global internet and interconnect to last-mile infrastructure, which is the final leg that
provides internet service to a customer.
The initial 18 projects represent a range of geographic locations and technical approaches.
Projects are being initiated in the following tribal communities, counties and cities: Alpine
County; Amador County; Calaveras County; Central Coast; Coachella Valley; Colusa Area; Inyo
County; Kern County; Kern/San Luis Obispo Area; Lake County Area; Los Angeles and South Los
Angeles; Oakland; Orange County; Plumas Area; Riverside/San Diego Area; San Bernardino
County; Siskiyou Area; and West Fresno.
The Northeastern California Connect Consortia (NECC) and Upstate California Connect
Broadband Consortia (UCCC), under the leadership of Consortia Manager Jason Schwenkler,
have been part of the discussion at the state level throughout the process and remain
dedicated to improving broadband availability and performance within the region through
information sharing, assessment of current broadband performance, incorporation of
broadband into local government planning and procedures, developing partnerships and
collaboration The NECCC represents the counties of Butte, Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta,
Siskiyou, and Tehama; The UCCC represents Colusa, Lake and Glenn Counties.
For the full press release, and link to a map of the initial 18 projects, click here.
Sincerely,
Alice
Alice Patterson
Project Analyst/Outreach Coordinator
North State Planning & Development Collective
California State University, Chico
530-518-3527
www.nspdc.csuchico.edu