Calif. Gov. Newsom Signs $6B Broadband Bill
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) cleared $6 billion for broadband Tuesday. During a livestreamed visit to an elementary school in Tulare County, California, Newsom signed the budget bill that passed the legislature last week on a bipartisan basis (see 2107150059).…
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“It's a utility ... that connects to the future," said Newsom. Lack of progress on broadband over many years has been frustrating, he said. “We had a system that incentivized bad behavior.” State and local officials joined Newsom to celebrate the funding, including Democratic Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry and state Sens. Anna Caballero and Lena Gonzalez. Aguiar-Curry lauded the “generational investment in closing the digital divide.” The funding for last mile and an open-access middle mile network will reduce high prices caused by too little competition today, said Caballero.