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[EFF] California’s Middle Mile Network Must Bridge the Digital Divide, Not Reinforce It (www.eff.org)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Summary

  • California passed a law in 2021 to build a middle-mile fiber network to connect unserved and underserved communities.

  • The California Department of Technology (CDT) is responsible for implementing the law.

  • CDT recently released a new map of the middle-mile network, which omits much of the network that was previously promised to be built in low-income communities.

  • The CDT has said that it cut back the middle mile network because inflation has increased building costs.

  • However, critics say that the cuts disproportionately impact low-income communities and communities of color.

  • They also say that the cuts waste government money and community time and energy.

  • They are urging the CDT to work with those on the ground to create equitable middle-mile maps that close the digital divide.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

Wish they'd fix this all over....I'm in one of those rural areas that doesn't have access to good reliable internet. Instead it's the bare minimum the fcc agreed was adequate but was already outdated at the time(25/2 or something like that, and it's abysmal got much out here). I know there were talks to increase the standard but it seems so far fetched that anyone left behind like me will get upgrades without moving(and that's impossible on what I make and have made)