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Community Partners, the California Community Technology Policy Group, the BroadBand Institute of California and the California Emerging Technology Fund cordially invite you to take part of a videoconference to provide feedback on the project findings of the Wireless Comparative Analysis and Best Practices Education Project.

The videoconference will be held from 10:00am to 4:00pm at 5 locations throughout California on May 21, 2008 (Los Angeles, Oakland, Sacramento, San Diego, and San Francisco). Representatives from community-based organizations*, industry, and government agencies involved or interested in government-led wireless projects are invited to attend this event. Attached you will find an overview of the project.

The California Teleconnect Fund (CTF) is a program of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) created in 1997 to provide discounts on telecommunications services to schools, libraries, health care institutions, and certain community-based organizations (CBOs) in California. CBOs with programmatic activity in the areas of technology, health care, job training, job placement, and educational instruction qualify for the discounts and are required to submit an application for approval to the CPUC. These discounts create new opportunities for qualified CBOs to offer affordable access to technology, training, and other resources to individuals in low income and underserved communities.

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Dear CCTPG Member,

The California Community Technology Policy Group (CCTPG ) cordially invites you to attend the 2008 Sacramento Day to be held on May 6, 2008 in Sacramento, California.

This project, the Wireless Comparative Analysis and Best Practices Education Project, is an aggressive 2-year program to identify and promote best practices and models for wireless networks, with a special emphasis on digital inclusion. These best practices and models will be available to community leaders, industry representatives and government officials for their use as they consider, develop and implement the most effective, inclusive, and sustainable wireless networks.

Critical regulatory issues must be addressed before the Digital Infrastructure and Video Competition Act can serve the needs of underserved communities.