CPUC to Host Annual CASF Public Workshop
SAN FRANCISCO – The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) will host its annual California Advanced Services Fund (CASF) Public Workshop to provide an opportunity for regional consortia, local governments, broadband providers, stakeholders, and consumers to collaborate and discuss cost-effective strategies to expand broadband infrastructure and promote broadband adoption in unserved communities across California.
What: CPUC Annual CASF Public Workshop
When: April 22, 2026, 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
Location: CPUC Auditorium, 505 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco, CA 94102
Remote Access:
-Webcast (live and archived thereafter): www.adminmonitor.com/ca/cpuc
-Phone: 1-800-857-1917, passcode: 1673482#
-If participating remotely, public comment will only be accepted via phone. After entering the passcode, when prompted press *1, unmute your phone, and record your name. The operator will call on you when it is your turn to speak. Public officials wishing to speak at the workshop should provide the telephone operator with their name, title, and governmental entity.
While a quorum of Commissioners and/or their staff may attend the workshop, no official action will be taken.
If special accommodations are needed to attend, such as non-English or sign language interpreters, please contact the CPUC’s Public Advisor’s Office at public.advisor@cpuc.ca.gov or toll free at 866- 849-8390 at least five days in advance of the workshop.
Background
Since 2008, the CASF has helped close the digital divide in California by providing subsidies to build and expand broadband facilities to unserved areas of the state. The program has funded fiber-optic, fixed wireless, hybrid fiber-coaxial, and copper facility-based projects with a goal of making broadband available to 98 percent of households in each consortia region by 2032. The CASF is one of the six telecommunications Public Purpose Programs (PPP) funded by the PPP surcharge.
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