Tired? Take a Map.
This interactive tool allows Californians to look up broadband speeds and providers in their area
What is the California Interactive Broadband Map?
This federal initiative provides funding for broadband infrastructure projects across the U.S. and in CA
What is the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment program (BEAD)?
This California fund provides grants to expand broadband infrastructure in underserved areas.
What is the California Advanced Services Fund (CASF)?
The CPUC collaborates with this state council to advance broadband deployment and digital equity.
What is the California Broadband Council?
The amount disbursed to support the 15 active consortia grants across California in 2024.
What is $1.66 million?
The CPUC collects broadband availability data annually to inform public policy and funding programs aimed at bridging this gap
What is the digital divide?
This program allows individuals to apply for infrastructure grants offsetting the cost of connecting their household or property to existing broadband facilities
What is Line Extension Program (LEP)
The CPUC uses this federal program to help fund broadband projects in rural and low-income communities
What is FFA (Federal Funding Account)?
This CPUC process allows local governments and organizations to challenge broadband service claims.
What is the BEAD Challenge Process
This Consortium published 9 newsletters in 2024, reaching over 1,400 stakeholders with critical broadband updates.
What is LA DEAL?
This CPUC program measures the reliability, quality, and availability, of mobile networks
What is CalSPEED?
This act mandates the collection of detailed data twice a year on the availability of broadband Internet access services
What is the Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technological Availability Act (Broadband DATA Act)?
This federal agency oversees broadband funding and mapping efforts across the United States.
What is the FCC?
The CPUC ensures broadband providers meet service quality standards through this regulatory mechanism
What are the CPUC Service Quality Standards?
In 2024, Connected Capital Area identified 19 potential infrastructure projects, while this consortium identified 14 more.
What is Gold Country Broadband Consortium?
This federal map displays broadband service availability across the United States.
What is the FCC National Broadband Map?
This program funds technical assistance grants to local agencies and Tribal governments for reimbursing pre-construction expenses in advance of broadband deployment.
What is Local Agency Technical Assistance (LATA)?
The CPUC’s broadband funding decisions are guided by this overarching state plan
What is the Broadband For All Action Plan?
This Section of the Public Utilities Code give the CPUC authority to collect funds and adminster grants to support broadband infrastructure projects
What is 281(b)(4)?
This 'hot' 2024 innovation from Gold Country Consortium analyzes speed test data to create visual representations of service gaps.
What is web-based mapping tools and heat maps?
Current count of consortia regions that have already exceeded the 98% household access goal for 25/3 Mbps broadband service.
What is five regions?