[RTC List] SB1191

[Tina Nerat]

State of California - Office of the Governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger


PRESS RELEASE


07/08/2008   GAAS:509:08    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Governor Schwarzenegger Signs Legislation Expanding Broadband Services in
Rural Communities

Helping to expand broadband access in many rural communities throughout
California, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today announced he has signed SB
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/postquery?bill_number=sb_1191&sess=CUR&ho
use=B&author=alquist>  1191 by Senator Elaine Alquist (D-San Jose)
authorizing community service districts to provide broadband services to
their residents.

 

"We live in an age where technology drives everything we do and to remain
competitive and connected in the future we must expand broadband access
today," said Governor Schwarzenegger. "This legislation will help connect
California's cities to each other and to the world by growing our digital
highway."

 

Nearly one and a half million mostly rural Californians do not currently
have access to broadband service. SB 1191 will help close this digital
divide in rural communities by allowing community service districts to
provide this additional service on top of many vital local services they
already provide for including water, sewer and police protection.

 

The bill implements a recommendation put forth by the California Broadband
Task Force in its final report <http://www.calink.ca.gov/taskforcereport/>
in January. The task force was created by Governor Schwarzenegger to
evaluate California's broadband access and make recommendations to increase
services statewide. Specifically, the task force's final report includes
maps of current broadband availability and speed, recommendations on how to
achieve universal access and increased use and a timeframe to meet those
goals.

 

Governor Schwarzenegger signed Executive Order
<http://gov.ca.gov/index.php?/press-release/4575/>  S-21-06 in October 2006
creating the Broadband Task Force to bring experts from government and
business together to identify and eliminate obstacles to making broadband
access universal in the state.

 

 

 

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