CPUC Delays Adoption of Federal Funding Account Rules

On Thursday, April 7th, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) held the Proposed Decision that outlines the Federal Funding Account (FFA) rules to deploy last-mile broadband services. This grant program, established by Senate Bill 156 in 2021, provides $2 billion in federal funding for last mile infrastructure, allocating a total of $1 billion for projects in urban counties and $1 billion for projects in rural counties. The revised decision was released on Tuesday, and addresses some of the comments submitted by RCRC in late March. It is expected that further revisions will be made to the Proposed Decision prior to being considered for adoption at the April 21st CPUC meeting.  For more information, contact RCRC Senior Legislative Advocate, Tracy Rhine.