The California Broadband Council is scheduled to meet for the first time in 2016 in Sacramento next week and will discuss funding, the digital divide and other issues.
The council, chaired by Department of Technology Director Carlos Ramos, was established in 2010 via legislation to increase broadband deployment and adoption statewide.
The meeting is on Thursday, Feb. 4, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the State Capitol Building, Room 2040.
The meeting agenda includes discussion on California First Responders’ Network (CalFRN) and the FirstNet request for proposal, as well as updates from the California State Transportation Agency and the California State Library.
CPUC Commissioner Catherine Sandoval also is scheduled to present a water/energy nexus workshop and other programs.
