The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) conditionally approved California Advanced Services Fund (CASF) grants for
two broadband projects as part of its ongoing to commitment to increasing broadband access in the state.
The CPUC conditionally approved $2,247,308 in CASF funding for Inyo Networks, Inc.'s Last Mile Project in Mono, Inyo, Kern, and San Bernardino Counties. The CPUC also conditionally approved $225,918 in CASF funding for Citizens Telecommunications Co. of California's Alturas Middle Mile Project extending fiber for 74 miles along State Highway 299.
These construction grants, which represent 10 percent of the total costs of the projects, are contingent upon approval for 80 percent matching grants from the federal broadband stimulus portion ($7.2 billion) of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).