California's state legislature unanimously approves a plan to build a statewide, open access, “middle-mile” fiber network, and provide $2B in last-mile grants
CA to build middle-mile network open to all ISPs and give $2B in last-mile grants.
2/ This plan to build a public open access middle-mile fiber network in California is an interesting experiment. How fast even $1 billion is consumed in building fiber capacity will surprise many people. Backhoes unfortunately don't follow Moore's law. https://arstechnica.com/...
California unanimously passes SB 156 and invests $6 billion to: - fund a pioneering middle-mile fiber network, - recharge CASF for unconnected areas to receive fiber, - support California cities to finance their own networks. This is the beginning of a new era in public fiber! ht…