Telecom: Broadband Adoption

State & Local Broadband Best Practices Survey

1. ID (System Generated): 45563

2. Project Name (System Generated): CA Computers for Youth Funded by CETF

3. State: CA

4. Title of project or program: Computers for Youth Funded by CETF

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

   1. Not-For-Profit Non-Governmental Organization

   2. Other:

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

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

   1. Improve Education

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

   1. Low-Income Consumers

9. What technologies are used by the project?

   1. Copper Cable

   2. 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? No

    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. Other method:

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

    1. Service Subsidies

    2. Equipment Distribution

    3. 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. Other:

16. Please provide detailed project description including time sequence for the project's implementation: participating schools are identified. teachers, parents and students receive training and partiicipants receive refurbished equipment

17. Identify the project funding sources:

    1. Other: Funds from The California Emerging Technology Fund and other foundations.

18. What is the project cost?

    1. Total capital expenditures to date:

       $ .3 millions as of [fiscal/calendar] year 2009

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

       $ .5 millions as of [fiscal/calendar] year 2010

19. What impediments or problems were encountered in completing the project or program? raising matching funds, access to low cost refurbished computers and low cost high speed Internet options for participants

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

21. What other lessons were learned during the process of undertaking and completing this project or program? in order to help students successfully adopt broadband in a meaningful way, parents and teachers must also be included in the process

22. Project or program website link: www.cfy.org

23. For further information contact:

    1. Name: Emily Simas

    2. Title: California Project Director

    3. Organization: Computers for Youth

    4. Telephone Number: 415-683-3123

    5. E-Mail Address: esimas@cfy.org