California Public Utilities Code

§ 281

PUC § 281 Effective Jul 10, 2023Div. 1 · Part 1 · Ch. 1.5

Statute text

(a)The commission shall develop, implement, and administer the California Advanced Services Fund to encourage deployment of high-quality advanced communications services to all Californians that will promote economic growth, job creation, and the substantial social benefits of advanced information and communications technologies, consistent with this section and with the statements of intent in Section 2 of the Internet for All Now Act (Chapter 851 of the Statutes of 2017).

(b)(1) (A) The goal of the Broadband Infrastructure Grant Account is, no later than December 31, 2032, to approve funding for infrastructure projects that will provide broadband access to no less than 98 percent of California households in each consortia region, as identified by the commission. The commission shall be responsible for achieving the goals of the program.

(B)For purposes of the Broadband Infrastructure Grant Account, both of the following definitions apply:

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 45, Sec. 47. (AB 127) Effective July 10, 2023.