Mobilize leadership statewide to close the Digital Divide by accelerating the deployment and adoption of broadband to unserved and underserved communities

CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

Progress Report – October 14, 2010Sunne Wright McPeak

CONNECT COMMUNICATE COMPETE

Mobilize leadership statewide to close the

Digital Divide by accelerating the deployment and adoption of broadband to unserved and underserved communities.

Ensure that California is a global leader in the availability and use of

broadband technology.

CALIFORNIA EMERGING TECHNOLOGY FUND

Mission

CALIFORNIA EMERGING TECHNOLOGY FUNDBackground

Established at direction of CPUC in 2005 in approving mergers of SBC-AT&T, Verizon-MCI.

AT&T and Verizon agreed to contribute $60M.

Organized in 2006; began operations in 2007.

Conducted research and fact finding of “what works” and adopted a Strategic Action Plan.

All $60M in seed capital has been received.

Goal is to leverage impact 4-fold (1:3 match).

Progress is being made.

CALIFORNIA EMERGING TECHNOLOGY FUNDSTRATEGIC ACTION PLAN

VALUES AND COMMITMENTS

Dedicated to Closing the Digital Divide

Focused on Outcomes and High ROI

Driven by Research on Best Practices

Inclusive and Open to Input Transparent About Process and

Decisions Disciplined About Analysis and

Evaluation Accountable to Public and

Partners


Overall Goals and Metrics for Success by 2017 Supply – Deployment

Access for >98% (>250,000 HH of 500,000 Unserved HH)

Robust California Telehealth Network (>2,000 Sites)

All Tribal Lands Connected and Part of CTN Demand – Adoption

80% Statewide Adoption by 2015; 90% by 2020 All Regions and Groups within 10 Percentage

Points Increased Overall Accessibility and Universal

Design California a Global Leader

Sufficient Speeds for Innovative Emerging Consumer Uses

Increased Economic Productivity and Job Generation

Reduced Environmental Impacts – Green Benefits

CALIFORNIA IS KEY TO CLOSING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE IN AMERICA

Illinois 12.9 M Urban Residents Not Connected

New Mexico 1.9 M People with Disabilities

Maine 1.4 M Rural Residents without Access

Kentucky 44,000 Square Miles Unserved The Digital Divide in

California is the equivalent of having an Illinois, New Mexico, Maine, Kentucky and Alaska all inside the state.

Alaska.68 M Native Americans

5 CATEGORIES OF STRATEGIC ACTION

■ Civic Leadership Engagement Rural Regional Consortia and Urban

Regional Collaboratives Community Leader Engagement as

Broadband Champions■ Venture Philanthropy Grantmaking

Partner with Trusted Messengers, Honest Brokers

Build Capacity, Promote Collaboration■ Public Policy Initiatives

Digital Literacy -- School2Home Telehealth – Telemedicine – Health IT Smart Housing -- Smart Infrastructure and

Communities■ Public Awareness and Education

Program■ Strategic Partnerships










Civic Leadership EngagementRegional Consortia

Grant Partners

Urban Regional Roundtable and Consortia

CIVIC LEADERSHIP ENGAGEMENT

■ 7 Rural Regional Consortia Demand Aggregation Projects Support for CASF and ARRA Deployment

Projects Encouragement of Adoption

■ 6 Urban Regional Roundtables and Collaboratives Integration of Broadband with Priority

Strategies Promotion of Adoption Platforms for Public Policy Initiatives

■ Mobilization for Key Policy Issues and Opportunities Public Policy Initiatives Policy Issues










VENTURE PHILANTHROPY GRANTMAKING■ 3 Priority Consumer Communities

■ Rural and Remote Areas■ Urban Disadvantaged Neighborhoods■ People with Disabilities

■ $23M Granted to > 60 Organizations■ $74M in Match Funds – Achieving 1:3

Leverage Goal■ Specific Deliverables and Measurable

Outcomes■ Quarterly Reports , Annual Reviews,

Collaboration■ Received 2 ARRA NTIA Grants for 19

Partner CBOs ■ $14.3M NTIA, $2.6M CETF, $3.4 Partner

Match■ Builds on CETF Investments

■ $10M Uncommitted Seed Capital Remaining










PUBLIC POLICY INITIATIVES■ Digital Literacy

■ State Policy – Governor’s Executive Order on Digital Literacy

■ School2Home – Close the Achievement Gap and Digital Divide

■ Telehealth and Telemedicine■ California Teleheallth Network (CTN) – New Non-

Profit Entity■ Teledentistry and Veterans Administration

■ Smart Housing■ Policy to Connect Publicly-Supported Housing■ 21st Century Communities – Promise

Neighborhoods

■ Smart Infrastructure and Communities ■ Wireless Comparative Analysis and Education

Project■ Model Policies: Resource Guide for Government

Officials■ Green Benefits of Broadband










PUBLIC AWARENESS AND EDUCATION GET CONNECTED!

■ Research with Focus Groups of Non-Users

■ Website for Non-Users in 4 Languages■ Public Awareness Announcements

Rural Regional Consortia and Urban Regional Collaboratives

Community Leader Engagement as Broadband Champions

■ Community Connect Fairs 10 Community Connect Fairs To Date Tool Kit Available for Communities

■ Get Connected! Resolutions■ Foundation for NTIA Grants

PUBLIC AWARENESS AND EDUCATION Get Connected!

PUBLIC EDUCATION: WEB PORTAL

4 Languages

Over 14,000 Visits

PUBLIC AWARENESS AND EDUCATION Get Connected! Award-Winning Logo

Strategic Elements:• Graphic representations of people• Map/Shape of California• Design elements and symbols that

convey technology• Attention-grabbing colors and schemes Adapted for various locations & languagesAward-Winning Design

PUBLIC AWARENESS AND EDUCATION Get Connected! Champions

Resolutions

In-Kind Contributions

Discounted Purchases

Giveaway Items

Supplies

Vendors

PUBLIC AWARENESS AND EDUCATION Get Connected! Community Connect Fair

Raise awareness and provide hands-on experience

Grantee Collaboration Vendors Classroom Instruction Giveaways Seven Community Connect Fairs

• Southeast Cities• Chinatown – Los

Angeles• Long Beach

• Boyle Heights• MacArthur

Park• Van Nuys• South Los

Angeles

Progress on Get Connected! Resolutions Pending

Alpine Butte Calaveras Glenn Imperial Inyo Kings Lassen Madera Monterey Napa Orange Placer Plumas Riverside Sacramento San

Bernardino San Diego San Francisco San Joaquin San Mateo Santa Barbara Santa Cruz Sierra Siskiyou Sutter Yuba Ventura

Approved_Get Connected!

Alameda Amador Colusa Contra Costa Del Norte El Dorado Fresno Humboldt Kern Lake

Los Angeles Marin Mariposa Merced Mendocino Modoc Mono Nevada San Benito San Luis

Obispo Santa Clara Shasta Solano Sonoma Stanislaus Tehama Tuolumne Trinity Tulare Yolo

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STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS

■ Leverage $10M Remaining Seed Capital ■ Attract Major Partners in $1M Increments■ Secure At Least Additional $30M

■ Focus on Priority Targets of Opportunity■ Get Connected! Public Awareness ■ School2Home: 539 Low-Performing Middle

Schools■ Comprehensive Neighborhood

Transformation■ Enlightened Strategic Investments

Option■ Affordable Broadband for Low-Income

Participants■ National Broadband Plan

CALIFORNIA EMERGING TECHNOLOGY FUNDWHAT ARE THE RESULTS?

■Deployment

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■Major Accomplishments

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Impact of ARRA in California

California Faired Better in Round 2 (6%/10%) than Round 1 (6%/2%: <1%D, 21%A), but Overall Results Fell Short of Need and Fair Share $516.1 M : $417.3M Deployment;

$98.7M Adoption CPUC Received $7.9M for Mapping Multi-State Awards Have Unknown

Benefit for CA CASF was Pivotal for ARRA and Key

for Future CASF and ARRA Processes Generated

Marketplace Proposals for Future Consideration

Deployment Opportunities to Leverage CASF : RUS, CTN, Tribal Lands, Homeland Security

Global Broadband SpeedsAverage Download Speed

(megabits per second) The Average Upload Speed in California is

1.3 mbps.Source: CWA Speedmatters.org - 2009

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CALIFORNIA’S DIGITAL DIVIDEPPIC-CETF-ZeroDivide Statewide Survey

2008 2010 2008 2010

All Californians 70% 81% 55% 70%

Under $40,000 AHI 49% 66% 33% 49%

Latinos 48% 65% 34% 50%

With Disability 57% 68% 36% 55%

Los Angeles 61% 78% 48% 67%

Rural 63% 81% 51% 69%

Internet Use Broadband at Home

Progress on Broadband Adoption


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2008 2010 2015 Goal



CETF MAJOR RESULTS TO DATE

Developed Strategic Action Plan that Framed California’s Game Plan with Focus on Results

Established Outcomes and Metrics for Success

Engaged Civic Leaders and Community Partners Throughout California – Platform for Action

Achieving 4-Fold Leverage of Seed Capital

Managing Funds Efficiently with Discipline: Audits– 7% Support, 93% Program

Making Progress on Deployment and Adoption Goals to Close the Digital Divide


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Mobilize leadership statewide to close the Digital Divide by accelerating the deployment and adoption of broadband to unserved and underserved communities