In July 2021, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 156 into law to bring equitable high-speed broadband service to more Californians. The law leveraged over $3B in federal American Rescue Plan funding, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, to bring internet connectivity to millions of homes, businesses, and community organizations across California who don’t have access to high-speed, reliable internet. In 2020, two million California households (15%) – many in low-income, rural, and tribal communities – did not have broadband access. The State’s Department of Technology, which has an annual budget of $500 million was tasked with creating a team, workflows, and oversight to effectively manage this enormous influx of funding to ultimately lay over 1,500 miles of fiber optic cable underground.
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How the State of California is Leveraging City Innovate to Increase Access to Broadband
