CA Broadband Middle-Mile Network
"...the most ambitious state digital equity effort in the history of the public internet." -Louis Fox, CENIC CEO
Part One (9/17) focuses on critical fiber infrastructure
Part Two (9/24) explores various library wireless strategies
Registration
Open
Friday 9/17 at 8am ET
Guiding principles as a framework for middle-mile implementation:
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Provide affordable, open-access, middle-mile broadband infrastructure to enable last-mile network connectivity throughout the state.
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Build the network expeditiously, leveraging existing infrastructure, networks, and construction projects, where feasible.
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Prioritize connectivity to unserved and underserved communities, including community institutions.
Completes Fiber to the Library goal
and a provides a template for the nation!
Crosby Kemper, IMLS Director and former Board Chair of Schools, Health and Libraries BB Coalition
"COVID-19 has not only created a public health emergency, but it has also created a deep need for trusted community information, education, and connection that our libraries
and museums are designed to provide.”
"There's a lot of love for libraries and for museums inside the Beltway,"
Join these two national leaders on broadband and digital inclusion for an illuminating hour of updates and vision!
Image: GCN "California funds broadband infrastructure expansion"
https://gcn.com/articles/2021/07/22/california-broadband.aspx
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