REGIONAL BROADBAND PROJECT

The "Connected Capital Area" Broadband Consortium (CCABC) is a newly-formed regional broadband coalition which seeks to identify and coordinate strategic broadband investments in the Sacramento Region aimed at improving broadband infrastructure, access and adoption. The CCABC is preparing an application for the CASF SB 1040 consortia funds, due August 23, 2011. We currently seek your support in two key areas:

1. Become a member of the Consortium. Simply complete and return the membership form by July 22, 2011.
2. Provide a written statement of endorsement for Valley Vision being named the regional host organization. We hope you will consider lending your organization's logo as a demonstration of your endorsement to the letter found here, or supply a customized endorsement letter on your company letterhead.

Broadband is the essential 21st Century infrastructure for economic competitiveness and a high quality of life.  It is the critical enabling technology for improved access to information for education, health care, e-government, public safety and emergency services, economic development, business attraction and retention, workforce development, mobility, entertainment, news and many other uses. 

Broadband is the necessary digital foundation for the Sacramento region’s opportunity to gain economic leadership in areas of e-Health and Telemedicine and Smart Energy, including both the infrastructure and the development and application of information technologies and relevant content.

For these reasons and others, Valley Vision partnered with our funders, the California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF), and the Sacramento Region Community Foundation, and many other key organizations, including the Sacramento Area Council of Governments, to take the pulse of the region with regards to broadband access and adoption in our 2009 Scoping Study. Click here to learn more about the results of the Scoping Study.

In 2010 Valley Vision, in partnership with CETF, the Sierra Health Foundation and the Sacramento Region Community Foundation, led the next phase of a Sacramento Regional Broadband effort by organizing the first-ever California-wide broadband leader’s “summit” and facilitated a Sacramento Regional broadband business plan to organize stakeholders to prioritize strategic broadband investments. Click here to learn more about the Leadership Summit and the Broadband Business Plan.

On behalf of CETF, Valley Vision conducted outreach with other regions in California to facilitate the formation of additional broadband consortia.  This work included creation of template materials and governance models to be available for groups seeking to develop their own regional broadband consortia. Click here to view templates and examples of regional broadband planning projects.

Minutes:

November 10, 2010

March 21, 2011

Contact:
For more information, please contact Tara Thronson.