Telecom: Broadband Adoption

State & Local Broadband Best Practices Survey

1. ID (System Generated): 32863

2. Project Name (System Generated): California Broadband Initiative

3. State: CA

4. Title of project or program: California Broadband Initiative

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

   1. Government Agency

   2. Other: Task Force Commissioned by Governor Schwarzenegger

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

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

   1. Unserved Areas

   2. Underserved Areas

   3. Community Anchor Institutions

   4. Improve Public Safety Services

   5. Improve Health Care Delivery

   6. Improve Education

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

   1. Low-Income Consumers

   2. Unemployed Consumers

   3. Aged Consumers

   4. Otherwise Vulnerable Populations

9. What technologies are used by the project?

   1. Fiber Optic

   2. Copper Cable

   3. Wireless-Wi-Fi

   4. WiMAX

   5. Other Wireless Technology

   6. 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?

    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?

    3. Are these speeds “symmetrical?” (users can simultaneously upload and download at this speed):

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. Education & Training

    2. Application Development

    3. Other method: Community Based Organizations

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

    1. Equipment Subsidies

    2. Other method:

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. Distance Learning

    2. Telehealth & Telemedicine

    3. Other:

16. Please provide detailed project description including time sequence for the project's implementation: (see Project ID 30613 for CA Advanced Services Fund Project details)

17. Identify the project funding sources:

    1. Other: CASF is funded by a 2-yr. surcharge on intrastate telecommunications services

18. What is the project cost?

    1. Total capital expenditures to date:

       $ millions as of [fiscal/calendar] year 20

    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?

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.calink.ca.gov/taskforcereport/ (link to the CA Broadband Initiative website)

23. For further information contact:

    1. Name: Norman Low

    2. Title: Program and Project Supervisor

    3. Organization: California Public Utilities Commission

    4. Telephone Number: (415) 703-1607

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