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Committee advances bill to consolidate state broadband programs into a single Department of Broadband and Digital Equity
Summary
The Assembly Committee on Communications and Conveyance voted to give AB 693 a due-pass recommendation to create a Department of Broadband and Digital Equity and an 11-member commission to consolidate and oversee state broadband programs.
The Assembly Committee on Communications and Conveyance voted to give AB 693 a due-pass recommendation to establish a Department of Broadband and Digital Equity and to create an 11-member Broadband and Digital Equity Commission to oversee broadband and digital equity programs.
The bill’s sponsor (identified in the hearing record as the bill author) told the committee the measure would consolidate existing broadband programs now split between the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and the California Department of Technology (CDT) into a single state department beginning July 1, 2027. The author said the new department would centralize broadband and digital equity activities,…
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