Race is on for five CASF proposals
broadband, casf, community networks, cpuc, escrbc, ftth, public policy, race telecommunications, regional consortia
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Race’s High Desert project area, in the Tehachapi Pass area, west of the town of Tehachapi.
Last October, Race Telecommunications asked for $13 million from the California Advanced Services Fund (CASF) to build fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) systems in the desert towns of Mojave and Boron. The areas proposed were not completely unserved by CASF definitions – as required in the October round – so they’re back with expanded plans.
Race has five projects on the table now, totaling $38 million in grant requests.… More