If approved, the California broadband funds totaling $174.4M would go to 10 entities for 15 fiber broadband projects.

The recommended California broadband grants would benefit local providers Surfnet and Hankin Information Technology.

This brings the total awarded and recommended broadband funding by the CPUC to $434 million in 22 counties across California.

The recommended California broadband grants would all go toward fiber broadband deployments. Matching funds range between 7% and 100%.

California’s broadband director is no stranger to buildout funding programs. The state embarked on a $6B program in 2021.

One of the projects receiving California broadband funding is the $5.65M Equal Access Summits to the Sea Project.
