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Legislators, Providers Concerned about California Broadband Grant Timelines

The state is 'poised to begin' awarding stalled grants.

Jake Neenan

Jun 6, 2024 — 3 min read

Photo from left: Rob Osborne, California Public Utilities Commission director of communications; Assemblymember Tasha Boehner, chair of California Assembly Communications and Conveyance Committee; Patrick Blacklock, CEO of Rural County Representatives of California; Marc Blakeman, president of AT&T California and Pacific States; Carl Guardino, Tarana Wireless vice president of government affairs and policy; and Janus Norman, president of CalBroadband

SACRAMENTO, June 6, 2024 – The head of a key committee in the California State Assembly is concerned delayed broadband grants could complicate future builds.

“Through the process of delays, and delays, and delays, we’re going to be ripping up the streets of California all at one time,” said Assemblymember Tasha Boerner, Chair of the Communications and Conveyance Committee. “The longer we do it, the more truncated that timeline is if we don’t want to give back federal dollars.”

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