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State reports progress on Golden State middle‑mile broadband; LAO urges scrutiny of operations and sustainability
Summary
California’s middle‑mile broadband initiative has activated an initial segment and signed an operator; the state says 70% of the network is permitted and roughly 423 miles are complete and ready to connect, while the LAO flagged accountability and long‑term sustainability questions about the new three‑party operating model.
California Department of Technology officials told the Assembly Budget Subcommittee 5 that construction and permitting for the Golden State middle‑mile broadband network continue to advance and that the state recently activated an initial segment and began delivering last‑mile service in one community.
Mark Monroe, deputy director for the Middle Mile Broadband Initiative at CDT, said the state activated the first approximately 423 miles of the network along Highway 395 and that the Bishop Paiute tribe became the first…
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