Press release from the office of California Assemblymember Jim Wood:

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Today Governor Brown signed AB 1262 into law. The bill provides $5 million to support groups and initiatives working to increase access to broadband in rural communities.

Assemblyman Wood said, “This is a big win for our district. We have unique and serious problems around broadband access and we have great organizations working to solve those problems.  This money will provide a resource to allow key stakeholders to continue working with telecommunication providers to find real, long-term solutions.”

AB 1262 immediately brings $5million into the Rural and Urban Regional Broadband Consortia Account.  These funds will be used to support community-based groups who are working to increase broadband access, adoption and, deployment in rural areas.