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CDT reports construction underway on California open‑access middle‑mile network; business plan pending
Summary
The California Department of Technology told the Assembly subcommittee that more than a dozen partners are under contract to build an open‑access middle‑mile broadband network and that more than 3,000 miles are under construction; the department said its business plan and annual report are in final review and will be submitted soon.
The California Department of Technology (CDT) updated the Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 5 on progress implementing SB 156’s open‑access Middle Mile Broadband Initiative, which aims to build roughly an 8,000‑mile network to expand high‑speed broadband access.
Jared Johnson, Deputy State Chief Information Officer and chief deputy director at CDT, said the state has contracted with more than a dozen partners to construct, lease and purchase more than 7,300 miles and that over 3,000 miles are…
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