Calif. Lawmaker Tells Middle-Mile Committee to Speed Up
A California legislator urged a state broadband group to accelerate middle-mile work under the governor’s $6 billion broadband law. The California Middle Mile Advisory Committee revealed 18 pilot projects in November (see 2111170072). Remaining projects will be announced this spring,…
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said Mark Monroe, deputy director, California Technology Department Broadband Middle-Mile Initiative, at a virtual committee meeting Friday. Assemblymember Jim Wood (D) sought a more specific time frame. If projects aren’t announced until June, it will be nearly a year since funding was announced, said Wood, saying he wouldn’t want to see uncommitted funding returned: "I don't want to see this golden opportunity turned to bronze.” Expect a more concrete plan by April, said Monroe.