This week the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) adopted a Decision to require broadband service providers to offer open access (e.g. nondiscriminatory access to independent service providers or other entities on equal terms) to middle-mile infrastructure funded by the California Advanced Services Fund (CASF). The next phase of this proceeding is expected to focus on refinements to Rural and Urban Regional Broadband Consortia Grant Account program modifications, such as consortia geographic boundaries, as well as California Interactive Broadband Map data improvements.
CASF provides financial grants to qualified service providers to construct broadband infrastructure needed to deploy high speed internet service in unserved and underserved areas. Comments submitted by RCRC on the CASF proceeding can be found here.