“ATCAA completes five-county technology planning grant $250,000 aggregation of demand study maps out future for high speed Internet in rural Sierras Final community forums set for January & February. ATCAA Central Sierra Connect, a regional project including Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Mariposa and Tuolumne Counties, has completed work on an 18-month, $250,000 project funded by a grant from the California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF). CETF, created as part of private telecommunication company mergers, is charged with “minimizing the Digital Divide by accelerating the deployment and adoption of broadband and other advanced communication services to unserved and underserved communities”. This project was part of a statewide effort to help rural counties gain 100 percent coverage for high speed internet and encourage wider use of technology by all residents.” (The Pine Tree, January 11, 2010)
