25 Dec
2023
25 Dec
'23
5:43 p.m.
“...The $14 million initially set aside for Oakland — a large chunk of
the $24.5 million slated for Alameda County at large — is intended to
build out the “last mile” of broadband connectivity, or tether parts of
the city to the larger internet backbone built along major interstate
highways.
“...The issue hits close to home for high-school students in East
Oakland, who said in interviews that everything from their
post-pandemic education to FaceTimes calls with relatives to simple
entertainment options were a nightmare of frozen screens, lagging videos
and endless troubleshooting…”
Article in the Mercury News about broadband deployment in East Oakland:
https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/12/24/why-are-comcast-and-att-trying-to-bl…
Do any suders / sudomeshers know Patrick Messac and/or the
digital-equity advocacy group #OaklandUndivided?
Seasons Greetings, -Peter