Broadband subsidies collide in the California desert
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Up, down, who cares? This is as fast as I go.
The 3,800 homes in the Anza area of Riverside County are a big step closer to getting fiber to the home broadband service from the local electric cooperative. The California Public Utilities Commission published a draft decision on Friday giving the Anza Electric Cooperative a $2.7 million grant from the California Advanced Services Fund (CASF) to pay for 60% of the project.
The project is remarkable for two reasons.… More