The California Broadband Council will hold its next meeting on August 14 in Sacramento at the State Capitol. Below are details and agenda information posted on broadband.ca.gov.
California Broadband Council Meeting
August 14, 2012
10:00-12:00
State Capitol, Room 2040
Sacramento
Agenda items posted online include:
1 Welcome and Introduction (Peevey, Padilla)
2 Broadband in California Schools
- Mr. Ted Lempert, President, Children Now
- Dr. Barbara Nemko, Napa County Superintendent of Schools
3 Broadband Measurement and Mapping Update (CPUC) Results of 1st Round mobile field testing (all California), and new features added toCalifornia Interactive Broadband Map
- Individual provider coverage maps
- CASF application assistant
4 Role of Wireless Internet Service Providers (WISPs) in Closing the Digital Divide
- Brian Horn, Winters Broadband LLC
- Kristian Hoffmann, President, Fire2Wire
5 Working Group Progress Report (CBC staff)
- Surplus State Computers
- Overcoming Local Barriers to Deployment
- State buildings and structures for potential collocation by broadband providers
6 Public Comment
Broadband Council Members include:
- Michael R. Peevey, President of the CPUC, who serves as Chair of the Council;
- Senator Alex Padilla (D-20th S.D.), who serves as Vice Chair of the Council;
- Assembly Member Steven C. Bradford (D-51st A.D.);
- Carlos Ramos, Secretary, California Technology Agency
- Mark Ghilarducci, Secretary, California Emergency Management Agency
- Tom Torlakson, Superintendent of Public Instruction
- Fred Klass, Director, Department of General Services
- Brian P. Kelly, Acting Secretary of Business, Transportation and Housing Agency
- Sunne Wright McPeak, President and CEO, California Emerging Technology Fund
Questions about the agenda can be sent to Robert Osborn at the California Public Utilities Commission at (916) 327-7788, or ro1@cpuc.ca.gov
