GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE OR GOOD
AFTERNOON, EVERYONE AND WELCOME
TO ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON
COMMUNICATIONS AND CONVEYANCE.
MY NAME IS TASHA BOERNER HORVATH
AND I STARTED THE CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE. JOINING ME AT THE
DIOCESE TODAY OR VICE CHAIR
PATERSON AND SOME OF MY
COLLEAGUES ON THE COMMITTEE. UM,
WE'RE ALSO BEING JOINED BY
EMILIO PEREZ, THE CHIEF
CONSULTANT OF THE COMMUNICATIONS
COMMITTEE, AND ELIZABETH
DELGADO, THE COMMITTEE
SECRETARY. AND JOINING US FOR
THIS HEARING IS DANIEL BALLON,
CONSULTANT WITH THE REPUBLICAN
CAUCUS POLICY UNIT. OVERVIEW OF
THE SCHEDULE. TODAY WE HAVE
THREE AGENDA ITEMS, INCLUDING
THE ADOPTION OF THE COMMITTEE
RULES. THERE ARE FIVE ITEMS ON
THE PROPOSED CONSENT CALENDAR,
INCLUDING 89 88 MASSES A B 662
BOERNER HORVATH A B 10 61
BOERNER HORVATH A B 11 OH, TWO
JIM PATTERSON A B 14 61 JIM
PATTERSON. UM BEFORE WE BEGIN
OUR BILL PRESENTATION, I'D LIKE
TO TAKE SERVICE CARE OF SOME
HOUSEKEEPING IF ANY MEMBER OF
THE PUBLIC IN THE ROOM WOULD
LIKE TO TESTIFY ON A BILL, I
WILL INVITE YOU TO APPROACH THE
MICROPHONE AT THE APPROPRIATE
TIME, BUT ALSO ASK THE PUBLIC
NOT TOUCH THE MICROPHONE. YOU
CAN EXIT THE HEARING ROOM ONCE
YOU'RE DONE TESTIFYING OR RETURN
TO YOUR SEAT. NOW LET'S COVER
THE GROUND RULES FOR APPROPRIATE
CONDUCT. ASSEMBLY HAS
EXPERIENCED A NUMBER OF
DISRUPTIONS TO COMMITTEE AND
FLOOR PROCEEDINGS IN THE LAST
FEW YEARS, CONDUCT THAT
DISRUPTS, DISTURBS OR OTHERWISE
IMPEDES THE ORDERLY CONDUCT OF
THE HEARING IS PROHIBITED. SUCH
CONDUCT MAY INCLUDE TALKING OR
MAKING LOUD NOISES FROM THE
AUDIENCE, UTTERING LOUD
THREATENING OR ABUSIVE LANGUAGE
SPEAKING LONGER THAN THE TIME
ALLOTTED, EXTENDED DISCUSSION OF
MATTERS NOT RELATED TO THE
SUBJECT OF THE HEARING OR BILL
AND ANY OTHER DISRUPTIVE ACTS TO
ADDRESS THE DISRUPTIVE CONDUCT.
I WILL TAKE THE FOLLOWING STEPS.
IF AN INDIVIDUAL DISRUPTS OUR
HEARING PROCESS, I WILL DIRECT
THEM TO STOP AND MORE THAN
WARNED THEM TO CONTINUE THAT
CONTINUED DISRUPTIONS MADE AS A
RESULT IN REMOVAL FROM THE
CAPITOL BUILDING. ALSO DOCUMENT
ON THE RECORD, THE INDIVIDUAL
INVOLVED AND THE NATURE OF THE
DISRUPTIVE CONDUCT AND I MADE
TEMPORARILY RECESS THE HEARING.
IF THE CONDUCT DOES NOT STOP, I
WILL REQUEST THE ASSISTANCE OF
THE SERGEANTS AND ESCORTING THE
INDIVIDUAL FROM THE CAPITOL
BUILDING. SO UM THE COMMITTEE.
NO HOLD ON. THIS MORNING. WE
HAVE THREE ITEMS TO BE HEARD IN
COMMITTEE NOTICING THE ABSENCE
OF A QUORUM. WE WILL OPERATE AS
A SUBCOMMITTEE, AND WE WILL
PROCEED TO ITEM ONE.
TODAY WE'RE HEARING A B 2 86 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WOULD RELATED
TO BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE
MAPPING AS SOMEBODY MEMBER WOULD
YOU MAY OPEN. OKAY? THANK YOU.
THERE'S NO BUTTONS DOWN HERE.
I'M USED TO BUTTONS. SO ANYWAY,
THANK YOU, MADAM. CHAIR AND
MEMBERS, UM, FIRST OF ALL, LIKE
TO ACKNOWLEDGE BEGIN BY
ACKNOWLEDGING THAT I ACCEPT THE
COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS. I WANT TO
THANK YOU AND CHIEF CONSULTANT
EMILIO PEREZ FOR WORKING WITH US
ON THIS BILL. THE COMMITTEE'S
AMENDMENTS FURTHER THE GOAL OF A
B 2 86 BY ENSURING THAT DATA
COLLECTED BY THE CPC CAPTURES
ACCURATE AND RELIABLE
INFORMATION. TWO YEARS AGO I
OFFERED TO BUILD IT WAS THE
FIRST MAJOR STEP IN UPDATING
CALIFORNIA'S INTERACTIVE
BROADBAND MAP. LAST YEAR. I
AUTHORED A BILL THAT
STRENGTHENED THE DATA THAT
INFORMS THE STATE'S BROADBAND
MAP. I'M BACK BEFORE THIS
COMMITTEE WITH A THIRD BILL IN
THE SAME VEIN. PUT SIMPLY A B 2
86 WILL ENSURE PUBLIC FEEDBACK
IS AN AVAILABLE DATE DATA SET ON
OUR STATE'S BROADBAND MAP.
EARLIER IN THE YEAR, THIS
COMMITTEE HEARD FROM GROUPS
ACROSS THE STATE THAT OUR MAPS
NEED TO BE BETTER. IT WOULD BE
TO 86 PROMOTES GREATER
TRANSPARENCY AND STRENGTHENS THE
VOICES OF THOSE STRUGGLING WITH
THE DIGITAL DIVIDE. I SEE A
FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEM IN THE WAY
WE SHAPE BROADBAND POLICY. IF
WE'RE GOING TO DEVOTE ALL OF
THESE RESOURCES TO FEED BACK
THROUGH STAKEHOLDER OUTREACH AND
PUBLIC COMMENT YET WE DON'T
INCORPORATE THAT DATA IN OUR
BASELINE MAPS. WHO HAS A BETTER
UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT BROADBAND
LOOKS LIKE AT AN ADDRESS, THEN
THE PERSON WHO LIVES THERE.
OPPOSITION WILL CITE CONCERNS
ABOUT VERIFICATION. BUT THE
COMMITTEE'S AMENDMENTS
SPECIFICALLY REQUIRE A QUALIFIED
BROADBAND SPEED TEST FROM A
REPUTABLE OR VERIFIABLE
APPLICATION, AND I BELIEVE
ABSOLUTELY STRENGTHEN THE BILL.
WELL THAT WAS THE PRICE WHETHER
IT'S WHETHER IT IS PRICE OR
SPEED OFFER OFFERINGS. I SPS
OPPOSING THIS BILL DO NOT WANT
HAAS HOUSEHOLDS TO HAVE THE
MEANS TO CHALLENGE THE BROADBAND
SPEEDS, PROVIDER CLAIMS AND AN
ADDRESS. CROWD SOURCED DATA IS
QUITE LITERALLY A MEANS OF
VERIFYING THE DATA THAT ISPS
PROVIDE. I DON'T OFTEN QUOTE
RONALD REAGAN. BUT HERE WE GO
TRUST BUT VERIFY. WELL WE HAVE
TRUSTED THE DATA FROM SPS FOR
FAR TOO LONG AND IT'S ABOUT TIME
WE GIVE HOUSEHOLDS THE TOOLS TO
VERIFY IT. THIS BILL ENSURES
THAT THE SPEEDS CLAIMED BY ISPS
, IS IT CONSISTENT WITH THE
HOUSEHOLD'S EXPERIENCE? I'D ALSO
LIKE TO NOTE THAT THE CPUC
ALREADY HOST CROWDSOURCE SPEED
DESK CALLED THE BF, CAL SPEED. I
WILL READ DIRECTLY FROM THE
ANALYSIS. UNDER THIS BILL, THE
CPUC COULD COMPILE ALL THE USER
GENERATED DATA TO CREATE A CROWD
SOURCED DATA SET THAT COULD BE
USED TO VERIFY OR SUPPLEMENT THE
DATA SETS THAT ARE SUBMITTED TO
THE C P U C BY THE I S P S. AND
THAT MATTER, CROWD CROWD SOURCED
DATA MAY SERVE TO STRENGTHEN THE
ACCURACY OF THE STATE'S
BROADBAND DATA OVERALL. THAT
SEEMS LIKE A PRETTY
STRAIGHTFORWARD REASON TO GATHER
THIS DATA AND MAKE IT AVAILABLE.
HERE TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OF
OUR BILL IS CAMI PEER WITH
COMMON SENSE, MEET MEDIA AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK YOUR DRIVE UP.
THANK YOU REAL QUICK. I THINK WE
HAVE A QUORUM. SO I'D LIKE TO
ASK THE COMMITTEE SECRETARY TO
TAKE ATTENDANCE. BOERNER HORVATH
. PRESENT BOERNER HORVATH
PRESENT PATERSON PATERSON
PRESENT. MANTA MANTA PRESENT.
DAVIES DAVIES PRESIDENT GARCIA
GARCIA PRESENT. HOLDEN. HOOVER.
LOW LOW PRESENT MAIENSCHEIN.
POPPIN POPPIN PRESENT.
THREE OF US. RODRIGUEZ DR
WEBBER. OKAY SO WE HAVE A QUORUM
CAN CONTINUE. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON CHAIR AND
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S. MY NAME IS KIM
E. PIERCE STATE POLICY ASSOCIATE
WITH COMMON SENSE MEDIA. I'D
LIKE TO THANK THE COMMITTEE FOR
PROVIDING THE OPPORTUNITY TO
ADDRESS YOU. AND IN SUPPORT OF
80 TO 86. THIS IS ON BEHALF OF
THE CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE FOR
DIGITAL EQUITY OR CADE AS WELL.
ACCESS TO THE INTERNET IS A
FUNDAMENTAL REQUIREMENT TO
ENGAGE IN TODAY'S WORLD, HOWEVER
, PUBLICLY AVAILABLE, BROADBAND
MAPS FAILED TO FULLY ILLUSTRATE
THE DIGITAL DIVIDE, PREVENTING
MILLIONS OF CALIFORNIANS FROM
RECEIVING BROADBAND. THIS IS
BECAUSE EXISTING PROVIDERS HAVE
AN INCENTIVE TO OVER REPRESENT
THE DEPTH. AND BREADTH OF THEIR
SERVICE TERRITORY. WE KNOW
CALIFORNIANS ARE NOT FULLY
REPRESENTED IN OUR BROADBAND
MAPS TODAY FROM HOUSEHOLDS IN
RURAL FARMLANDS TO MOUNTAINOUS
FOREST TO OUR URBAN HUBS. AT THE
FCC, THE CPUC AND OTHER STATES.
THERE ARE IMPORTANT EFFORTS
UNDERWAY TO MAP THE DIGITAL
DIVIDE. IDENTIFYING THE AREAS
WHERE PUBLIC DOLLARS WILL GO OUT
TO ENSURE ACCESS TO FAST,
RELIABLE AND AFFORDABLE SERVICE
. ALL OF THE MAPS RELY ALMOST
ENTIRELY ON INFORMATION PROVIDED
FROM INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS
OR I S P S IT IS IN THEIR
INTEREST TO OVER REPORT. THEIR
SERVICE TO MEAN CAN MAINTAIN
CONTROL OVER THOSE TERRITORIES.
BECAUSE ADMITTING SERVICE GAPS
WILL MEAN ANOTHER COMPANY OR THE
LOCAL GOVERNMENT MAY GET FUNDING
TO FILL THEM. SO 80 TO 86
CHANGES THE STATUS QUO. BAD DATA
PRODUCES BAD MAPS, AND THAT'S
WHAT THE CPUC AND FCC HAVE BEEN
CONSISTENTLY GETTING FROM SPS.
SO NO LONGER WILL OUR BROADBAND
DATA AND MAPPING EFFORTS RELY
SOLELY ON SP DATA, BUT
INFORMATION CAN BE COLLECTED
STRAIGHT FROM CONSUMERS.
CALIFORNIA HOUSEHOLDS WILL HAVE
THE ABILITY TO SUBMIT SPEED
TESTS DISCLOSE HOW MUCH THEY PAY
RATE THEIR SATISFACTION WITH
THEIR PROVIDER SHARE MAXIMUM
SEEDS SPEEDS. AND THESE ARE ALL
PIECES OF INFORMATION THAT AT
SUCH A GRANULAR LEVEL CAN
ADDRESS MAJOR MAPPING
DIFFICULTIES AT BOTH STATE AND
FEDERAL LEVELS. SO THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
THANK YOU, MR PIERRE. UM I DO.
YOU DON'T HAVE ANY WITNESSES
REGISTERED IN OPPOSITION, SO
WE'LL MOVE TO ADDITIONAL
WITNESSES AND SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION HERE IN THE HEARING
ROOM. PLEASE COME UP AND NAME
ORGANIZATION AND POSITION ONLY
PLEASE. GONZALEZ ON BEHALF OF
NEXT GEN. CALIFORNIA AND THE
CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE FOR DIGITAL
EQUITY AND STRONG SUPPORT OF
THIS MEASURE. THANK YOU. LATIFA
ALEXANDER, WITH THE ASSOCIATION
OF CALIFORNIA HEALTHCARE
DISTRICTS IN SUPPORT. CAITLYN
DEAN, CALIFORNIA STATE
ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES AND
STRONG SUPPORT. HELLO AMANDA
WALDRON WITH KYLE BROADBAND AND
OUR POSITION IS OPPOSED, UNLESS
A MINUTE LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUING WORKING WITH THE
AUTHOR AND STUFF. CHARGING YOU
WITH THE EAGLE TRANSFRONTIER
FOUNDATION IN SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. UH THANK YOU NOVEL, RETURN
TO THE COMMITTEE WITH ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. MOTION BY
SOMEBODY MEMBER LOW. SECOND BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BONTA. UM SO I
WOULD LIKE TO THINK, UH,
SOMEBODY MEMBER WOULD FOR
WORKING ON THIS. YOU KNOW, I
THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT
WE DO HAVE YOU USED THE EXISTING
FCC PROCESS FOR CROWDSOURCED
DATA AND CROWDSOURCING THAT DATA
HAS REALLY HOPEFUL FOR
VALIDATING THE PROVIDER DATA AND
POTENTIALLY GETTING MORE
ACCURATE PICTURE OF SERVICE
AVAILABILITY. NONETHELESS, THE
INTEGRITY OF CROWD SOURCED DATA
SHOULD BE INSURED, AND I REALLY
THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE
AMENDMENTS. I THINK THAT'S WHAT
THEIR MOMENTS Dð. WE HAVE A
MOTION BY AND SO WITH THAT I DO
HAVE AN I WRECK. OH UM, SEMINAR
WOULD WOULD YOU LIKE TO POSE? OH
YES. SORRY YOU HAVE A QUESTION?
YEAH REMEMBER PRONTO APPRECIATE
IT. AND THANK THE AUTHOR FOR
THIS LEGISLATION AS WELL AS THE
PRIOR ONE. UM AND THE ONE BEFORE
THAT. YOU'RE FOCUSED, WHICH I
LOVE. UM CAN YOU JUST PERHAPS
FOR THE COMMITTEE TO DEFINE A
LITTLE BIT MORE CLEARLY
REPUTABLE OR VERIFIABLE IN UH,
IN THE AMENDS RELATED TO THE
SERVICE, THE SERVICE PROVIDER
CHECK. THE APP THAT WILL BE USED
TO CHECK THE BROADBAND SPEED. I
WILL ADMIT I'M NOT AN EXPERT ON
THOSE ACTUALLY DIDN'T EVEN KNOW
UNTIL A FEW MONTHS AGO, YOU
COULD ACTUALLY TEST YOUR OWN
SPEED. YOU KNOW EACH A LOT OF
SPS ACTUALLY HAVE THAT BUILT
INTO THEIR SYSTEMS SO YOU CAN
ACTUALLY CHECK IT THROUGH THEM.
UM UH, SO IF THERE'S A PROBLEM
WITH THAT THROUGH THEIR OWN
THEIR OWN TEST SPEED TEST
PROGRAMS. I MIGHT HAVE A PROBLEM
WITH YOUR EQUIPMENT AS WELL, BUT
ALSO, UM, LEAVE. YOU CAN DO THAT
THROUGH CAL SPEED THROUGH THE
WITH THE PUC. YEAH I JUST FROM
WORKING FOR UH, A TECH COMPANY
OR HAVING ONE. WE WERE ALWAYS
CONCERNED ABOUT OUR BASICALLY
OUR DOWNLOAD AND UPLOAD SPEEDS
AND, UM AND THERE ARE LIKE
DOZENS OF APPS THAT ACTUALLY
MEASURE THAT AND I DON'T KNOW
THAT THEY ARE ALL YOU HAVE THE
KIND OF INTEGRITY THAT THEY NEED
TO, SO I THINK IT WOULD BE
HELPFUL TO LOOK AT THAT. OR
MAYBE FURTHER THAN THAT, AND
WE'RE HAPPY TO CONTINUE WITH
THAT UP. I KNOW THAT. I KNOW
THAT. CERTAINLY UM, THROUGH THE
THROUGH THE CHAIR. THAT'S THAT
IS THE PURPOSE OF THE AMENDMENT
. SO IF WE NEED SOME MORE
SPECIFICITY, AND WE'RE HAPPY
WE'RE ABSOLUTELY HAPPY TO HAPPY
TO DO THAT. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. AND I WANT TO KNOW THE SCC
ALSO HAS A SPEED CHECK APP TOO.
SO WE HAVE THAT AS WELL. ANY
OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. UM OKAY, SO
WE HAVE A MOTION BY LOW SECOND
BY BONTA AROUND THE MOTION ON A
B 2 86 BY MEMORY,
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WOULD IS DO
PASS AS AMENDED AND RE REFERRED
TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. WILL THE
SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE BALL?
BOERNER HORVATH BY
BOERNER HORVATH. AYE. PATERSON.
THAT PATTERSON NOT VOTING. BANTA
BONTA? AYE DAVIES DAVIES, NOT
VOTING. GARCIA GARCIA, I HOLDEN
HOOVER. HOOVER NOT VOTING LOW.
LOW I MAIENSCHEIN HAPPEN.
HAPPENED. I THREE OF US
RODRIGUEZ, DR WEBBER. REMEMBER
THAT BOW NEEDS A FEW MORE VOTES
. THE BILL IS ON CALL. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. THANK YOU MEMBERS.
OKAY COMMITTEE MEMBERS WERE
GOING TO ADOPT THE RULES. DO I
HAVE A MOTION? MOTION BY BONTA
SECOND BY DAVIES. SECRETARY.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. THIS IS
FOR ADOPTION OF THE COMMITTEE
RULES. BOERNER HORVATH HERVE
BOERNER HORVATH, AYE. PATERSON
PATERSON. I'M MIA BANTA MIA
BANTA. AYE DAVIES DAVIES I
GARCIA GARCIA, I HOLD THEM.
HOOVER HOOVER. I LO LO. I
MAIENSCHEIN POPPING POPPING,
AYE. THREE OF US RODRIGUEZ. DR
WEBBER. DR WEBBER. AYE. THE
RULES HAVE BEEN ADOPTED. THANK
YOU. UM SO NEXT ITEM IS ITEM TO
A B 414 REYES. SO TODAY WE'RE
HEARING A B 414 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S REYES RELATED
TO COMMUNICATIONS DIGITAL EQUITY
BILL OF RIGHTS. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
REYES, YOU MAY OPEN. THANK YOU,
MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS. FIRST I'D
LIKE TO THANK THE COMMITTEE AND
THE CHAIR FOR THEIR WORK WITH US
ON THIS BILL, AND WE DO ACCEPT
THE COMMITTEE'S AMENDMENTS. SO I
PRESENT TO YOU A B FOR 14, WHICH
WOULD MAKE IT THE PRINCIPLE OF
THE STATE. HAVE BROADBAND BE
SUFFICIENT, RELIABLE, AFFORDABLE
AND UBIQUITOUS. IT WOULD ALSO
STATE THAT BROADBAND PROVIDES
FOR EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES,
IMPROVES QUALITY OF LIFE AND
SUPPORT ECONOMIC PROSPERITY.
COVID 19 HIGHLIGHTED HOW WIDE
THE DIGITAL DIVIDE IS IN
CALIFORNIA HOW CRUCIAL BROADBAND
INFRASTRUCTURE HAS BECOME TO
MODERN LIFE. PUBLIC AGENCIES AND
SERVICES REQUIRED A STRONG
INTERNET CONNECTION. TO ACCESS
THEM. WE SAW WORKING FOR WORKING
CLASS FAMILIES IN BOTH URBAN AND
RURAL COMMUNITIES STRUGGLE WHEN
THEIR CHILDREN HAD TO LEARN OVER
ZOOM BECAUSE OF A LACK OF
AFFORDABLE AND RELIABLE INTERNET
SERVICES. IT'S CLEAR THAT ACCESS
TO RELIABLE AND AFFORDABLE HIGH
SPEED INTERNET IS BECOMING AN
ASSESS ITTY IN TODAY'S DAY AND
AGE. 84 14 WOULD MAKE WOULD MAKE
BROADBAND MORE AFFORDABLE AND
RELIABLE BY ESTABLISHING THE
PRINCIPLE OF THE STATE TO ENSURE
DIGITAL EQUITY FOR ALL RESIDENTS
OF THE STATE. AND ALSO
RECOGNIZES THAT ALL RESIDENTS OF
THE STATE SHALL HAVE ACCESS TO
BROADBAND THAT IS SUFFICIENT
RELIABLE, AFFORDABLE AND
UBIQUITOUS. IT'S CLEAR THAT
BROADBAND TECHNOLOGIES AND
SERVICES ARE THE DEFINING TREAT
OF THE DIGITAL AGE. WHILE THE
LEGISLATURE HAS SUPPORTED
PROJECTS THAT ARE CRITICAL TO
BRIDGING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE, THE
STATE NEEDS TO ENSURE THAT
BEYOND THESE INVESTMENTS,
CALIFORNIA'S DO HAVE INTERNET
ACCESS. DIGITAL ACCESS IS A 21ST
CENTURY AND ASSESS IT AND SHOULD
BE TWEETED AS SUCH. HERE TO
TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OF THIS BILL
TODAY, SENATOR RICHARD BLANCO
WITH THE CALIFORNIA ENERGY
CALIFORNIA EMERGING TECHNOLOGY
FUND, AND CHEN GALLIN OTTO,
FORMER STUDENT TRUSTEE FOR THE
LOS RIOS COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DISTRICT. YES YOU HAVE TWO
MINUTES EACH. THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR AND MR VICE CHAIR AND
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. MY
NAME IS RICHARD POLANCO. I'M
HERE IN SUPPORT OF THIS BILL AS
AMENDED FOR THE PAST 15 YEARS,
THE CALIFORNIA EMERGING
TECHNOLOGY FUND HAS BEEN
FIGHTING FOR DIGITAL EQUITY AND
COMMUNITY JUSTICE. WE ARE A
STATEWIDE NONPROFIT. OUR GOAL IS
TO CLOSE DIGITAL DIVIDE. IN 2005
THE PUBLIC, THE CALIFORNIA
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
CREATED, UH, THIS ENTITY WE HAVE
BEEN IN EXISTENCE SINCE THEN,
UH, CTF LAUNCHED THE DIGITAL
EQUITY BILL OF RIGHTS AND 2020,
AND IT GATHERED MORE THAN 5000
SIGNATURES. WE ARE HONORED THAT
MAJORITY LEADER ELOISE RAISES
AUTHORING THIS MEASURE AS A AS
AMENDED. SO THAT THE LEGISLATURE
CAN BE THE FIRST IN THE STATE IN
THE NATION TO ESTABLISH SUCH
GROUNDBREAKING LEGISLATION. UM,
A B FOR 14 WILL ENSURE DIGITAL
EQUITY FOR ALL CALIFORNIA'S AS
PROPOSED AN AMENDED IT IS THE
PRINCIPLE OF THE STATE TO ENSURE
DIGITAL EQUITY FOR ALL RESIDENTS
. BROADBAND SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT
AND RELIABLE, AFFORDABLE, IT
SHOULD BE ABLE TO PROVIDE
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. AND
SKILL PROFICIENCY EASE. THIS
MEASURE BEFORE YOU WILL ENSURE
ALL CALIFORNIANS THAT YOUR
VISION AS THE LEGISLATURE WILL
BE FULFILLED TO GET EVERYONE
ACCESS TO HIGH SPEED INTERNET
INFRASTRUCTURE AND CONNECTED
WITH AFFORDABLE SERVICES ON
BEHALF OF CINDY MCPEAK, THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF C C E T F
AND THE MORE THAN 25
ORGANIZATIONS URGE YOUR SUPPORT
OF THIS MEASURE. MEMBERS OF THE
COMMUNICATION CONVEYANCE
COMMITTEE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME AND CONSIDERATION ON THIS
IMPORTANT ISSUE. MY NAME IS JOHN
GALINDO. I HAD THE HONOR OF
SERVING AS THE STUDENT TRUSTEE
FOR THE LOW SERIES COMMUNITY
COLLEGE DISTRICT, AND I'M A
CURRENT STUDENT AT SACRAMENTO
STATE UNIVERSITY STINGERS UP
TODAY. I DO URGE THAT YOU
SUPPORT ASSEMBLY BILL FOR 4 14
THE DIGITAL EQUITY BILL OF
RIGHTS AS A STUDENT. I'VE BEEN
PERSONALLY DO INDIRECTLY
IMPACTED BY THE DIGITAL DIVIDE.
I TOO, HAVE FULLY STRUGGLED AND
HAD APPLE ACCESS OR I'M SORRY. I
TOO STRUGGLED TO FULLY ACCESS
THE INTERNET DURING MY TIME IN
COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND ALSO NOW
AS A TRANSFER STUDENT AT
SACRAMENTO STATE UNIVERSITY. THE
COVER. 19 PANDEMIC HAS REALLY
HIGHLIGHTED THE IMPORTANCE OF
RELIABLE INTERNET ACCESS AND THE
STRUGGLES THAT NOT NOT JUST
STUDENTS LIKE MYSELF, BUT
FAMILIES HAVE FACED WHILE
LACKING IN THIS ACCESS. WE'VE
HEARD OF THESE STORIES OF
STUDENTS SITTING IN FAST FOOD
RESTAURANTS, PARKING LOTS TRYING
TO ACCESS INTERNET TO COMPLETE
COURSEWORK WHEN THE WHOLE WORLD
SHUT DOWN. WHAT LESSONS SCENE
AND IS NOW MORE FULLY UNDERSTOOD
NOW THESE DAYS IS THAT MANY OF
MY FELLOW STUDENTS, FAMILY
MEMBERS AND FRIENDS HAD SLOWLY
BEGUN TO DROP OUT OF COLLEGE
DURING THE PANDEMIC. ONE OF THE
MAIN REASONS FOR THEM DROPPING
OUT WAS THAT THEY COULD NOT KEEP
UP WITH THE CLASSES AND THE
ONLINE ENVIRONMENT BECAUSE THIS
WAS ALL DIGITALLY DONE, THIS
DELAYED AND EVEN DEFER THEIR
EDUCATIONAL DREAMS AND FUTURE
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES. AS A
PERSON WHO WAS FORMALLY ELECTED
AND ON THE BEHALF OF STUDENTS
FROM MY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DISTRICT AND HOPES TO ALSO DOING
THE SAME AT THE CSU LEVEL. I'VE
BEEN DEEPLY INVOLVED IN THESE
EFFORTS TO ENSURING THAT
DIGITALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS
AND COMMUNITIES HAVE THE SUPPORT
FOR DIGITAL EQUITY AS THAT BEING
DONE THROUGH ASSEMBLY BILL 4 14.
STUDENTS AND FAMILIES KNOW THE
INTERNET ACCESS IS AN ESSENTIAL
SERVICE AND THAT EVERYONE NEEDS
IT FOR DAILY LIVING, EDUCATIONAL
ACHIEVEMENT AND PUBLIC SAFETY.
TODAY, YOU CAN'T EVEN ENROLL IN
A CLASS WITHOUT THESE PUBLIC
SERVICES WITHOUT INTERNET ACCESS
. SO THEREFORE I ASK AGAIN THAT
YOU SUPPORT THIS BILL AND THAT
YOU VOTE YES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME CONSIDERATION AGAIN. THANK
YOU. WE DON'T HAVE ANY WITNESSES
REGISTERED IN OPPOSITION, SO WE
MOVED TO ADDITIONAL WITNESSES.
IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION HERE IN
THE HEARING ROOM NAME
ORGANIZATION AND POSITION ONLY.
THANK YOU. MORE EMPANEL ON
BEHALF OF COOPERATIVA CAMPESINA
, THE FARM WORKS INSTITUTE OF
EDUCATION AND LEADERSHIP
DEVELOPMENT AND BECAUSE THERE'S
NO CALLING NUMBER HAVE BEEN
GIVEN PERMISSION TO PROVIDE. I
MEAN TWIN SUPPORT OF THE
CALIFORNIA HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
PROTEUS CENTER FOR EMPLOYMENT
TRAINING, FIRST DAY FOUNDATION
AND LOS AMIGOS. THANK YOU. HELLO
AMANDA. WELL DRAMA WITH CAL
BROADBAND. WE HAD AN OPPOSED
POSITION ON THIS BILL. BUT WITH
THE AMENDMENTS WE UNDERSTAND
MIGHT ALLEVIATE OUR CONCERNS AND
LOOK FORWARD TO REVIEWING THOSE
AMENDMENTS AND CONNECTING WITH
THE AUTHOR. GOOD AFTERNOON. KIM
LEWIS, REPRESENTING SCENIC AND
SUPPORTED THE BILL. THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON, YOLANDA BENSON
WITH US TELECOM, THE BROADBAND
ASSOCIATION VERY MUCH IN LINE
WITH CAL BROADBAND. WE'RE
LOOKING AT THE AMENDMENTS AND WE
THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE
AMENDMENTS AND WILL BE REVIEWING
THEM AND COULD BE GOING NEUTRAL.
THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON,
IGNACIO HERNANDEZ ON BEHALF OF
TURN AND WE HAVE A SUPPORTIVE
AMENDED POSITION. WE'VE MADE
SOME SUGGESTIONS TO MAKE THEM
BELIEVE IN, I THINK EVEN MORE
EFFECTIVE AND LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUING TO WORK WITH UM, THE
OFFICE AND THANK THE AUTHOR AND
HER STAFF FOR THE TIME THAT
WE'VE TAKEN THANK YOU. UM NOW
WE'LL RETURN TO THE COMMITTEE
FOR QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S RODRIGUEZ.
THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO THANK
SOMEBODY MEMBER RAISED FOR
BRINGING THIS BILL FORWARD. VERY
IMPORTANT. I KNOW. WE TALKED
ABOUT EQUITY. DID YOUR EQUITY
ACROSS THE BOARD, BUT I'M GOING
TO REALLY HIT REGARDING THE
EMERGENCY PORTION OF IT THAT NO
MATTER WHERE YOU ARE IN THE
STATE THAT WE HAVE THAT INTERNET
ACCESS ACROSS THE BOARD,
ESPECIALLY FOR FIRST RESPONDERS
ALWAYS ADVOCATE THAT CALIFORNIA
IS A DISASTER PRONE STATE.
THINGS ARE HAPPENING MORE THAN
EVER. ACROSS THE STATE TO MAKE
SURE WE HAVE THOSE INTERNET
CONNECTION AND SERVICES ACROSS
THE STATE, BECAUSE NOT ONLY WE
TALK ABOUT ARE ON AREAS WERE.
IT'S BEEN AN ISSUE IN OUR BLACK
AND BROWN COMPANIES, BUT I GUESS
WE ALSO NEED TO TALK ABOUT ONCE
AGAIN THE EMERGENCY COMPONENT OF
IT TO MAKE SURE IT'S ACROSS THE
BOARD FOR ALL OUR POLICE
OFFICERS, FIREFIGHTERS AND FIRST
RESPONDERS HAVE THAT CONNECTION
, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE TIME IS
NEEDED IT DURING THE DISASTER,
ESPECIALLY DISASTER. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING BILL.
THANK YOU ANOTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
WITH THAT DO HAVE EMOTION ON THE
BILL. SECOND NO, I NEED A MOTION
, EMOTION MOTION MOVED BY
THREE OF US SECONDED BY BY
FREDDY RODRIGUEZ. YEAH SO, UH,
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S REYES, WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? THANK YOU.
I'D ALSO LIKE TO ADD THAT CAL
CHAMBER HAS ALSO, UM UH,
WITHDRAWN THEIR OPPOSITION.
WE'RE VERY PLEASED FOR THAT. IN
THE END, EVERY CALIFORNIAN DOES
DOES. SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO
AFFORDABLE, RELIABLE AND
SUFFICIENT INTERNET SERVICES, SO
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
THANK YOU, MR REYES. UM AND
THANK YOU FOR AGREEING TO THE
AMENDMENTS WERE OBVIOUSLY
CHALLENGING SPOT WITH BROADBAND
BEING AN ESSENTIAL SERVICE THAT
FAR TOO MANY HOUSEHOLDS IN
CALIFORNIA DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO
A FULL AGREEMENT THAT WE MUST
RETAIN, REMAIN COMMITTED TO THE
PRINCIPLE OF UNIVERSAL BROADBAND
ACCESS. AND I APPRECIATE YOU
WORKING WITH ME ON THE
AMENDMENTS. I WILL BE SUPPORTING
THIS BILL, AND I BELIEVE THE
RIGHT TO EQUAL ACCESS. WILL MAKE
A BIG IMPACT TO PROTECT
CONSUMERS AGAINST DIGITAL
DISCRIMINATION. UM WE HAVE A
MOTION BY THREE OF US SECONDED
BY RODRIGUEZ. UM THE MOTION OF A
B 414 BY SOMEBODY MEMBER RAISES
DO PASS AS AMENDED AND RE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS SECRETARY. PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. BOERNER HORVATH.
AYE BOERNER HORVATH. I PATERSON
PATERSON, NOT VOTING. BANTA
BANTA. AYE DAVIES. DAVIES NOT
VOTING. GARCIA GARCIA, I HOLDEN
UBER. ALRIGHT HOOVER. I LO LO. I
MAIENSCHEIN. HAPPEN HAPPENED. I
LOSE THREE OF US. AYE RODRIGUEZ
RODRIGUEZ, I DR WEBBER. DR
WEBBER? AYE. MEMBERS A B 41
FOREST PAST AND WE'LL LEAVE THE
ROLE OPEN SO THAT MEMBERS CAN
ADD ON THE VOTES.
EXT.
RIGHT?
OKAY TODAY WE'RE HEARING A B 10
65 BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S JIM
PATTERSON RELATED TO
COMMUNICATIONS, CALIFORNIA
ADVANCED SERVICES FUND,
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S PATTERSON, YOU
MAY OPEN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
MADAM. CHAIR MEMBERS, UH, IT IS
BECOMING QUITE APPARENT AS WE
HAVE JOINED TOGETHER ON THIS
COMMITTEE THAT WE AND THE STATE
HAVE SHARED GOALS OF CONNECTING
AS MANY HOUSEHOLDS AS POSSIBLE
WITH BROADBAND INTERNET. AND TO
ACHIEVE THIS GOAL, THE STATE HAS
SECURED BILLIONS OF DOLLARS FROM
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO
PROVIDE GRANTS FOR BROADBAND
DEPLOYMENT. UNFORTUNATELY
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF
HOUSEHOLDS REMAIN UNSERVED OR
UNDERSERVED BY BROADBAND SERVICE
BECAUSE THE CPUC CONTINUES TO
FAIL AT MEETING BOTH STATE AND
FEDERAL TIMELINE REQUIREMENTS.
SO A B 10 65 WILL ALLOW THE CPUC
TO MEET DEADLINES BY ALLOWING
WIRELESS BROADBAND SERVICE
PROVIDERS TO APPLY FOR THE GRANT
FUNDING. UNDER THE RIGHT
CONDITIONS. FIXED WIRELESS CAN
PROVIDE HIGH SPEED BROADBAND
CONNECTIONS FASTER, CHEAPER AND
MORE EFFICIENTLY THAN FIBER. TO
BE CLEAR WIRELESS WOULD BE
REQUIRED TO MEET THE SAME
SERVICE STANDARDS AS FIBER OPTIC
TECHNOLOGY AND HERE TO TESTIFY
IN SUPPORT OF A B 16 BROTHER. 10
65 IS LINDA THOMAS WITH CAL NET
INTERNET AND PHONE. THANK YOU,
MR VICE CHAIR, MADAM CHAIR AND
DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS. MY NAME
IS LINDA THOMAS AND I'M, THE
VICE PRESIDENT OF COMMUNITY
OUTREACH AND GOVERNOR.
GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS FOR CAL CAL
NET, WHICH IS A CALIFORNIA
INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER
COVERING MUCH OF THE CENTRAL
VALLEY AND THE WESTERN SIERRA
AND I'M HERE TODAY IN SUPPORT OF
A B 10 65. AS WE'VE ALL AGREED
ACCESS TO RELIABLE BROADBAND
SERVICE HAS BECOME AN ASSESS
ITTY IN TODAY'S WORLD, AND IT'S
VITALLY IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY
FOR UNSERVED, UNDERSERVED AND
RURAL RESIDENTS IN CALIFORNIA.
2021 SENATE BILL 1 56 ENVISIONED
A SOLUTION TO CLOSING THE
DIGITAL ADVICE WITH FEDERAL
AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDS
DIRECTING THE CPUC TO ESTABLISH
A PROGRAM TO UTILIZE THOSE
FUNDS. TO EXPEDITIOUSLY CONNECT
AS MANY HOUSEHOLDS AS POSSIBLE
WITH HIGH SPEED BROADBAND WHILE
ADHERING TO THE FEDERAL
GUIDELINES FOR SUCH PROJECTS,
UNFORTUNATELY, THE COMMISSION'S
FINAL RULES FOR THEIR FEDERAL
FUNDING ACCOUNT WILL FAIL TO
MEET THOSE GOALS. WITHOUT
ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA ROOTED IN
PRAG PRAGMATISM. THE $2 BILLION
FF FE ACCOUNT CANNOT CONCEIVABLY
MEET THE GOAL OF CONNECTING AS
MANY UNSERVED AND UNDERSERVED
HOUSEHOLDS AS POSSIBLE. FIBER
OPTIC TECHNOLOGY IS EXORBITANTLY
EXPENSIVE, WITH HIGHLY VARIABLE
COSTS, DEPENDING ON LOCAL
TERRAIN CONDITIONS, ACCORDING TO
ESTIMATES BY THE NT I A THE COST
TO CONNECT ALL UNSERVED
HOUSEHOLDS IN CALIFORNIA WITH
FIBER COULD EXCEED $8.5 BILLION.
MOREOVER FIBER PROJECTS
TYPICALLY TAKE MUCH LONGER TO
DEPLOY AS THEY SUFFER FROM
LENGTHY ENVIRONMENTAL APPROVAL
PERMITTING AND CONSTRUCTION
DELAYS FIXED WIRELESS CAN SOLVE
ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS. IT'S MUCH
LESS COSTLY TO DEPLOY ON A PER
HOUSEHOLD BASIS, ESPECIALLY IN
REMOTE AREAS. IT IS
SIGNIFICANTLY QUICKER TO DEPLOY
BOTH ON PRE CONSTRUCTION AND
CONSTRUCTION PERSPECTIVES, AND
TODAY'S TECHNOLOGY IS CAPABLE OF
FAR EXCEEDING THE MINIMUM
PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS OF THE
F F A. AND THE U. S. TREASURY
DEPARTMENT. IN FACT, EQUIPMENT
AVAILABLE OFF THE SHELF TODAY.
CAN EASILY ACHIEVE THE 100
MEGABYTE PER SECOND SYMMETRIC
SPEED REQUIREMENTS, EVEN SEVERAL
MILES FROM A TOWER AND GIGABYTES
SPEEDS WITHIN A HALF A MILE OF A
TOWER. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE
THAT A B 10 65 RECOGNIZES THESE
TECHNICAL TECHNOLOGICAL
CAPABILITIES AND WILL HOLD FIXED
WIRELESS TO THE EXACT SAME
SERVICE STANDARDS AS FIBER FOR
APPROVABLE GRANT PROJECTS.
FURTHERMORE IT DOES NOT IN ANY
WAY SUGGEST. THAT THE CPUC
SHOULD GIVE FIXED WIRELESS
PROJECTS ANY PREFERENTIAL
TREATMENT. RATHER THE INTENT IS
TO INSTILL A RATIONAL STANCE FOR
THE FEDERAL FUNDING ACCOUNT
GRANT PROJECT EVALUATIONS,
ALLOWING THE MOST SUITABLE
SOLUTION TO BE UTILIZED IN ANY
GIVEN AREA FIBER, WHERE IT MAKES
SENSE AND FIXED WIRELESS WHERE
IT IS MORE IMPRACTICAL. NEXT I
WANT TO ADDRESS THE UNFOUNDED
ASSERTION THAT THE CPUC CANNOT
ALLOW FIXED WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY
AND FEDERAL FUNDING PROJECTS DUE
TO FEDERAL TREASURY DEPARTMENT
RULES THAT SPECIFY HOW STATES
ARE TO ADMINISTER THESE FUNDS.
NOWHERE IN THESE FEDERAL RULES.
IS THAT SENTIMENT STATED OR EVEN
IMPLIED. QUOTING THE FEDERAL
FUNDING TREASURY ENCOURAGED
RECIPIENTS TO PRIORITIZE
INVESTMENTS IN FIBER OPTIC
INFRASTRUCTURE WHEREVER
FEASIBLE. NOTE THE PRECISE
WORDING IN THE FEDERAL LANGUAGE
ENCOURAGED IS NOT THE SAME AS
MANDATED PRIORITIZED DOES NOT
MEAN EXCLUSIVELY SELECT AND
WHEREVER FEASIBLE IMPLIES A DUTY
TO REASONABLE NOUS IN CHOOSING
ACCEPTABLE TECHNOLOGIES.
MOREOVER SB 1 56 SPECIFICALLY
STATES THAT THE COMMISSION
SHOULD FUND PROJECTS THAT ARE
IMPLEMENTED CONSISTENT WITH THE
CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS IN
ANY CONDITIONS OR GUIDELINES
APPLICABLE TO THESE ONE TIME
FEDERAL INFRASTRUCTURE MONIES BY
NOT ALLOWING FIXED WIRELESS THE
COMMISSION IS IN VIOLATION OF SB
1 56. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MISS
THOMAS. I THINK YOUR FOUR
MINUTES ARE UP. OKAY THANK YOU.
UM WE DON'T HAVE ANY WITNESSES
REGISTERED IN OPPOSITION,
SOMEONE MOVED DIRECTLY TO
ADDITIONAL WITNESSES AND SUPPORT
OPPOSITION HERE IN THE HEARING
ROOM. NAME ORGANIZATION AND
POSITION ONLY PLEASE. YEAH
HERNANDEZ ON BEHALF OF TURN, I
BELIEVE WE'RE OPPOSED. WE ARE ON
THE ANALYSIS, BUT NO, THAT'S
TAKE A LOOK AT THAT, BUT WE ARE
OPPOSED TO THIS BILL. WITH THAT
WE'LL GO BACK TO THE COMMITTEE
AND THE QUESTIONS FROM THE
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. COMMENTS.
OKAY? YEAH. REMEMBER, HOOVER.
THANK YOU JUST WANT TO SAY THANK
YOU FOR BRINGING THIS BILL. I
THINK IT MOVES US IN THE RIGHT
DIRECTION. I THINK OUR GOAL
SHOULD NOT JUST BE IMPLEMENTING
A PARTICULAR TECHNOLOGY BUT
ACTUALLY CONNECTING PEOPLE WITH
MINIMUM SPEED REQUIREMENTS AND
GETTING AS MANY PEOPLE CONNECTED
AS POSSIBLE SO THAT I'LL BE
SUPPORTING TODAY. THANK YOU.
SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION BY
DAVIES, A SECOND BY RODRIGUEZ.
SO REMEMBER PATERSON. WOULD YOU
LIKE TO CLOSE? SURE JUST TO
REITERATE THAT, UH IN OUR
PREVIOUS HEARINGS, WE HAVE HEARD
THAT UNDER. THE RIGHT CONDITIONS
FIXED WIRELESS PROVIDES AN
OPTION WHERE, UH, THE FIBER IS
EITHER TOO EXPENSIVE OR OR CAN'T
GET DONE. SO THIS AND ALSO
WIRELESS WOULD BE REQUIRED TO
MEET THE SAME SERVICE STANDARDS
AS THE FIBER OPTIC TECHNOLOGY. I
THINK THAT'S THE HEART OF THE
BILL. IT PROVIDES ANOTHER ARROW
IN THE QUIVER TO, UH GET
CONNECTED IN AREAS, PARTICULARLY
IF YOU MIGHT SAY IN CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA. WITH THE WITH THE
FOOTHILLS WITH AGRICULTURE
STRETCHED ACROSS LONG AREAS.
THINGS OF THAT NATURE SO FIXED
WIRELESS REALLY DOES WORK IN
AREAS WHERE IT'S IT. IT IS
NEEDED AND WE HAVE SET THE
STANDARDS AND THE CONDITIONS AND
I APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT AND ASK
FOR YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU, MR
PATTERSON. FOR BRINGING THIS
BEFORE WORD. I WILL GLADLY BE
SUPPORTING THE BILL. TODAY I
FRIENDLY BELIEVE THAT WIRELESS
PROJECTS WILL BE A PART OF
ACHIEVING OUR VISION FOR
BROADBAND FOR ALL ITS.
UNFORTUNATELY, THE CPUC HASN'T
LEFT ANY ROOM FOR NUANCE ON THIS
ISSUE OF WIRELESS OVER WIRED
LINE. BUT THERE CERTAINLY IS
NUANCED. THE LEGISLATURE WILL
CONTINUE TO SPEAK OUT ON THIS
AND WE MUST DEMAND THAT PROGRESS
BE MADE ON GETTING HOUSEHOLDS
CONNECTED. WE HAVE A MOTION BY
DAVIES SECOND BY RODRIGUEZ. UM
THE MOTION IS A B 10 65 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S JIM PASSION IS
DO PASS AND WE REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
BOERNER HORVATH. AYE
BOERNER HORVATH. I PATERSON
PATERSON. I BONTA VOTING BONTA,
NOT VOTING. DAVIES DAVIES, I,
GARCIA GARCIA, I HOLD THEM.
HOOVER HOOVER. I LO LO. I
MAIENSCHEIN MAIENSCHEIN. AYE
PAPIN HAPPENED. I THREE OF US
THREE OF US. AYE RODRIGUEZ
RODRIGUEZ, I DR WEBBER. DR
WEBBER? AYE. THANK YOU. THAT
BILL HAS PASSED A BS 10 65 PAST
AND WE'LL LEAVE THE ROLE OPEN SO
THAT MEMBERS CAN ADD ON THEIR
VOTES REMEMBERS. THANK YOU, MR
PRESIDENT. MEMBERS. WE HAVE A
PROPOSED CONSENT CALENDAR. WE
HAVE EMOTION. OKAY, UH, I'M
GONNA GIVE IT TO HAPPEN AS THE
MOTION AND A SECOND BY WHOEVER.
VEGAS SECOND BY RODRIGUEZ,
ANOTHER PERMANENT SECOND. YEAH
AND WITH THAT, COMMITTEE
SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
. THIS IS FOR THE PROPOSED
CONSENT CALENDAR. WE HAVE A B 66
TO DO PASS REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS A B
988. IT'S A DO PASS AS AMENDED.
A B 10 61 DO PASS AND REFERRED
TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS A B 11. 02 Dð
PASSER FOR TO THE COMMITTEE ON
PRIVACY AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
AND A B 14 61 DO PASS AND REFER
TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. BOERNER HORVATH
BOERNER HORVATH I. PATERSON
PATERSON. I BONTA BONTA DAVIES
DAVIES I, GARCIA GARCIA, I HOLD
THEM. HOOVER HOOVER. I LO LO. I
MAIENSCHEIN MAIENSCHEIN. AYE
PAPIN, PAP AND I LOSE RIVERS,
RIVERS, RODRIGUEZ RODRIGUEZ, I
DR WEBBER. DR WEBBER? AYE.
THEY CAN SEND THE CALENDARS OUT
. WE'RE JUST GOING TO LEAVE IT
OPEN FOR ADD ONS. WE'RE GONNA
LIFT THE CALL. ON A B 2 86. THIS
IS FOR A B 2 86 WOOD IS A DUE
PASSI AS AMENDED AND REFERRED TO
THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS.
HOLD THEM. MAIENSCHEIN
MAIENSCHEIN, I LOSE RIVERS
THREE OF US, AYE, RODRIGUEZ
RODRIGUEZ I DR WEBBER. DR
WEBBER? AYE. THAT BUILDS OUT
WILL LEAVE IT OPEN FOR ADD ONS.
MAJOR.
THANK YOU.
PLEASE CLARIFY, CLARIFY THE
AMENDMENTS ON A B 414. I'M GOING
TO READ THEM OUT. THE. YEAH,
THEY. READING OUT THE AMENDMENTS
ON 414, JUST FOR CLARIFICATION
TO PROTECT THE STATE FROM
POTENTIAL LIABILITY ARISING FROM
CREATING A CIVIL RIGHT TO
BROADBAND. THE CHAIR RECOMMENDS
CHANGING THE OBJECTIVE OF THE
BILL TO ESTABLISH THE PRINCIPLE
, NOT POLICY OF THE STATE THAT
RESIDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO
BROADBAND, NOT A RIGHT TO
BROADBAND. AND THE CHAIR
RECOMMENDS ADDING A DEFINITION
OF BROADBAND AS DEFINED
SUBDIVISION B OF SECTION 3100 OF
THE CIVIL CODE. EXCITING. YEAH.
SO YOU, SECRETARY. THE SECRETARY
OPENED THE ROLE FOR ADD ONS,
PLEASE. WE WILL START WITH THE
CONSENT. A B 662 A B 988? MAYBE
10 61 A B 11. 02 AND A B 14 61
HOLDEN HOLDEN. AYE. CAN SINK
SOCK COUNTERS UP 13 0. FOR A B
286 WOULD HOLDEN HOLDEN? AYE.
MAYBE 286 WOOD IS OUT 10 0. FOR
A B FOR 14 REYES. HOLD THEM HOLD
THEM. I, UM.
A B 414 IS OUT 11 0. FOR 10, 65
PATERSON, HOLDEN. HI. HOLD,
THEN. I. MAYBE 10 65 IS OUT. 12
0. THANK YOU.
MEMBERS THIS CONCLUDES THE WORK
OF ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE AND
COMMUNICATIONS AND CONVINCED
TODAY WE ARE ADJOURNED.