Gateway Cities Council of Governments Awarded $479,424 Local Agency Technical Assistance Grant
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
The Gateway Cities Council of Governments was awarded a Local Agency Technical Assistance (LATA) Grant by the California Public Utilities Commission on January 12, 2023, totaling $479,424 in funding. Member cities historically have been financially challenged to expand their digital infrastructure capacity, and this grant will lead to the design engineering of a broadband network that will achieve 100 Megabits per second upload and download speeds once constructed. The expansion of digital infrastructure which addresses the “digital divide” will give member cities the much-needed tools to improve social services, healthcare, education, business, and government resources.
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