functionality or other innovation. In that case, data caps, prices, indoor access, and backhaul adequacy for 5G services would be issues that would warrant further examination. With the rapid convergence of voice communications, Internet access, and video streaming into applications that are all accessible from a single device, the economic and social importance of the telecommunications network has multiplied, making the network an infrastructure for [the] 21st “essential century.” To examine telecommunications competition in California, we must also examine the services available in different parts of the State, and the service subscriptions in different parts of the State. are segments of the California populace that have not fully benefitted from competition and advances in technology. The so-called divide” “digital between geographic and economic sub-groups of the State’s population has widened. Those Californians who lack reliable and affordable access to that network are unable to participate fully in the economy and society of the 21st century. For rural and tribal Californians, the divide” stems largely from “digital the lack of sufficient deployment of telecommunications facilities and services. For low-income Californians, the divide” stems largely from the “digital unaffordability of telecommunications services. In addition to the Market Share Analyses, the Commission’s Communication Division also prepares reports in conjunction with the Digital Infrastructure and Video Competition Act (DIVCA) (Pub. Utils. Code §§ 914.3, 5800-5970), and with the Communication Division’s administration of the California Advanced Services Fund (CASF). In particular the most recent
functionality or other innovation. In that case, data caps, prices, indoor access, and backhaul adequacy for 5G services would be issues that would warrant further examination. With the rapid convergence of voice communications, Internet access, and video streaming into applications that are all accessible from a single device, the economic and social importance of the telecommunications network has multiplied, making the network an “essential infrastructure for [the] 21st century.” To examine telecommunications competition in California, we must also examine the services available in different parts of the State, and the service subscriptions in different parts of the State. are segments of the California populace that have not fully benefitted from competition and advances in technology. The so-called “digital divide” between geographic and economic sub-groups of the State’s population has widened. Those Californians who lack reliable and affordable access to that network are unable to participate fully in the economy and society of the 21st century. For rural and tribal Californians, the “digital divide” stems largely from the lack of sufficient deployment of telecommunications facilities and services. For low-income Californians, the “digital divide” stems largely from the unaffordability of telecommunications services. In addition to the Market Share Analyses, the Commission’s Communication Division also prepares reports in conjunction with the Digital Infrastructure and Video Competition Act (DIVCA) (Pub. Utils. Code §§ 914.3, 5800-5970), and with the Communication Division’s administration of the California Advanced Services Fund (CASF). In particular the most recent
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