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Graduate student presents findings on California’s digital divide; commission hears technology-neutral, outcome-driven recommendations
Summary
A UC Berkeley graduate student told the Little Hoover Commission about persistent broadband gaps in inland and rural California, recommended an outcome-driven, technology-neutral funding model, and highlighted Tarana fixed wireless, municipal fiber and open-access middle-mile as successful approaches.
Fenny Desriani, a graduate student at UC Berkeley, presented research July 1 showing that despite large state commitments to broadband, significant gaps remain — especially in inland and rural counties — and that program definitions, mapping and permitting delays prevent targeted investment.
"California has nearly universal broadband coverage. However, the reality says otherwise," Desriani…
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