State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson today announced a second round of Broadband Infrastructure and Improvement Grants (BIIG 2.0) is available for California schools and districts to enhance their network connectivity.
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- Monday, August 24, 2015
- Friday, August 21, 2015The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), administrator of the California Teleconnect Fund (CTF) program, has recently adopted changes to the CTF program.
- Thursday, August 13, 2015
We are excited to announce a new funding opportunity for schools and districts throughout California!
- Thursday, June 4, 2015Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) has issued two waves of funding for the 2015–16 funding year as of June 1, 2015.
- Friday, May 15, 2015
As you may already know, California’s governor set aside funding to assist schools with inadequate connectivity as they prepare to administer online assessments. The process began last summer with the identification of poorly connected school sites. Bids were received to serve these sites in accordance with E-rate requirements and contracts have been awarded.
- Thursday, May 14, 2015
Cost Analysis for Last Mile Upgrades. In order to estimate the cost of upgrading the last mile infrastructure of all K-12 public schools in California to a specified level, a cost estimator tool was created. This tool can be used to estimate the costs of external transport circuits and associated core equipment. The tool consists of an array of formulas that allow for calculations to be carried out in spreadsheet format to generate cost values based on input numerical values of key assumptions as described below.
- Friday, April 17, 2015
The supplement to our report released February 27, 2015, Connecting California’s Children 2015: Findings and Observations is being released today. The report can be found at this link.
- Tuesday, February 17, 2015K12HSN released its Connecting California's Children Report. The report was designed to help stakeholders in California better understand the issues related to network connectivity for our schools, especially as we move toward statewide computer-based assessment.
- Friday, August 29, 2014
In response to Governor Brown’s direction and funding to address critical infrastructure needs, the California Department of Education has released information on the Broadband Infrastructure Improvement Grant program (BIIG). Click here for a link to the announcement.
- Friday, May 16, 2014
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