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I wanted to let you know that the initial meeting of the California
Broadband Council will be held on February 28, 2011 from 9:30 am - 12:00
pm in Senate Hearing Room 112 at the State Capitol, Sacramento CA, with
registration from 9:30 - 10:00.The purpose of the Council, established
last year by SB 1462 (Padilla), is to ensure that California continues
its nationwide leadership on broadband, to maximize California's
opportunities for private and federal funds for broadband, building on
the $420 million in federal Recovery Act broadband grants and the $57
million in California Advanced Services Fund grants already awarded in
the state, and to increase coordination of state resources for broadband
networks that will give all Californians the high-speed Internet access
that is essential for virtually every aspect of daily life in the 21st
century.
Council members include the president of the California Public Utilities
Commission, State Chief Information Officer, Secretary of the California
Emergency Management Agency, Superintendent of Public Instruction,
Director of General Services, Secretary of Business, Transportation and
Housing, the Chair of the Senate Committee on Energy, Utilities and
Communications, the Chair of the Assembly Committee on Utilities and
Commerce, and the president of the California Emerging Technologies
Fund.
This is primarily an organizational meeting. You may access the agenda
at
http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/NR/rdonlyres/453758F4-18D2-4F70-B79F-0CB616DA99FF
/0/StateBroadbandCouncilAgenda22311v3.pdf . The Council and its member
entities will be seeking your input on additional ways the state can
support broadband deployment and usage in the months ahead.
We believe the Council's initial meeting will be televised by the
California Channel, available on most cable systems in California. The
feed should also be available to stream at www.calchannel.com .
Carriage of the meeting is subject to change, however.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Michael Morris
Video Franchising/Broadband Deployment
Communications Division
California Public Utilities Commission
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