Telecom: Broadband Adoption

State & Local Broadband Best Practices Survey

1. ID (System Generated): 30613

2. Project Name (System Generated): CA California Advanced Services Fund

3. State: CA

4. Title of project or program: California Advanced Services Fund

5. Identify the type of organization that administers this project:

   1. Government Agency

   2. Other: California Public Utilities Commission

6. What is the project’s geographic coverage area? Statewide

7. Is the purpose of the project to construct broadband infrastructure in/to:

8. Is the purpose of the project to promote broadband use by:

9. What technologies are used by the project?

   1. Other technology:

10. If the project involves utilizing noteworthy hardware or software products, please identify the major vendors and/or partners for the project:

11. Did the project involve building infrastructure that produced a new or faster broadband service? Yes

    1. What is the rated or marketed speed of the fastest new or updated broadband service offered to:

       Business consumers? mbps

       Residential consumers? mbps

    2. Are these “peak” speeds or “average” speeds? Peak

    3. Are these speeds “symmetrical?” (users can simultaneously upload and download at this speed): No

12. What consumers are served by the infrastructure project:

    1. Other:

13. If the purpose of the project is to stimulate demand for broadband services, please indicate how it achieved this goal:

    1. Other method: Broadband Access

14. If the purpose of the project is to improve affordability of broadband services, please indicate how it achieves this goal:

    1. Other method: Application criteria included retail price and minimum price guarantee

15. If the purpose of the project is to promote the availability of broadband services in rural areas, please indicate how it achieves this goal:

    1. Other: Provides 40% infrastructure grant for projects to bring broadband to unserved and underserved communities in California

16. Please provide detailed project description including time sequence for the project's implementation: Required to complete project in 2 years

17. Identify the project funding sources:

    1. Other: 2 year surcharge on intrastate telephone service providers

18. What is the project cost?

    1. Total capital expenditures to date:

       $ 12,309,116 millions as of [fiscal/calendar] year 2009

    2. Annual program operating budget (estimated if not yet fully operational):

       $ millions as of [fiscal/calendar] year 20

19. What impediments or problems were encountered in completing the project or program? CPUC requires project completion in two years; local permitting and siting can be challenging in California.

20. What actions were taken to resolve or minimize project or program impediments and problems?

21. What other lessons were learned during the process of undertaking and completing this project or program?

22. Project or program website link: http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/PUC/hottopics/2Telco/D0712054.htm

23. For further information contact:

    1. Name: Michael Amato

    2. Title: Carrier Oversight & Programs Branch

    3. Organization: California PUC

    4. Telephone Number: (415) 703-1863

    5. E-Mail Address: mca@cpuc.ca.gov