New Economic Institute Report Highlights Importance of Improving Connectivity in California

While California companies have pioneered the communications innovations that are now an everyday part of life for billions across the globe, California’s cities must continue to promote communications infrastructure development as these technologies advance.

This issue is explored in a new report by the Bay Area Council Economic Institute, Communications Infrastructure in California: Options for Enhancing Deployment Across the State. The report highlights the economic importance of broadband infrastructure and explores the unseen benefits of wireless broadband. The report comes as the Legislature prepares to hold a hearing on April 19 on AB 965 (Carrillo), which would streamline local permitting and accelerate the expansion on broadband infrastructure.