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UC Berkeley capstone details digital-divide gaps in California; recommends outcome-driven, technology-neutral approach
Summary
A UC Berkeley graduate student presented research showing persistent broadband gaps in inland and rural California, citing market limitations, complex grant processes and mapping errors; the student recommended an outcome-driven, technology-neutral funding approach and streamlined permitting.
Fenny Desriani, a graduate student at UC Berkeley, presented research July 1 for the Little Hoover Commission identifying persistent broadband gaps in California and recommending an "outcome-driven, technology-neutral" approach to close them.
Desriani told commissioners that despite large state commitments to broadband infrastructure, inland and northern counties still show higher percentages of unserved households. Her research identified three…
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