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  • California broadband report may be model for other states - California report offers a deep look into who has broadband there and who does not and may serve as a model for other states, said an official with Cisco Systems.  California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's Broadband Task Force, which released the report Thursday, found that 96 percent of Californians have access to broadband, but speeds vary significantly region to region.
    Grant Gross in PC World– (1/18/08)
  • Wide Broadband Access in California - The task force appointed by Governor Schwarzenegger found 96 percent of Californians have access to broadband. But there are still close to one and a half million people – mostly in rural areas - that don’t. Task force co-chair Charlie Giancarlo says just over 50 percent of Californians subscribe to broadband service – but he says the state should look for ways to increase that.
    Marianne Russ on Capitol Public Radio (Aired 1/17/08 on All Things Considered and 1/1808 on Morning Edition):

  • State report calls for efforts to expand broadband access - Slow Internet speeds and spotty adoption of broadband threaten California's ability to compete in the global economy, a state task force warned today.  The California Broadband Task Force found that barely half of Californians had high-speed access at home, despite its wide availability around the state.
    Elise Ackerman in the San Jose Mercury News – (1/17/08)

  • Broadband in state OK but must improve – California leads the country in broadband availability, but the state needs to do a lot more to ensure high-speed access makes it throughout the state, a task force has reported.  The California Broadband Task Force said the state must continue to push for broadband across the state to ensure residents and businesses realize the full economic, educational and social benefits of widespread high-speed access.
    Ryan Kim in the San Francisco Chronicle – (1/19/08)

  • Task Force wants broadband available in rural areas - Likening high-speed Internet to basic infrastructure needs such as power and roads, a state task force on Thursday urged a new push to make affordable broadband available to all Californians. Saying such a system is crucial to the state's economic health, the California Broadband Task Force said government and private industry must team up to expand Internet access and increase speed.
    Clint Swett in the Sacramento Bee -- (1/18/08)

  • California Task Force urges broadband bonds - California should consider issuing debt to augment private investment in enhancing and expanding high-speed communications services, a state task force said on Thursday.  It said that better, faster and more available broadband capabilities would propel economic growth for the most populous U.S. state, where 96 percent of households already have access to basic high-speed communications.
     Reuters --  (1/17/08)

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