Gov. Newsom, Please Veto AB-965 . . . for the same reasons you vetoed SB-556 in 2021. AB-965 would force unnecessary and unreasonable Wireless Telecommunications Facilities (WTFs) application batching requirements and deemed granted provisions on all California counties and localities’ AB-965 would effectively eliminate meaningful local review over last mile broadband and wireless telecommunications infrastructure …
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Wire California Sausalito, CA | wirecalifornia.org June 30, 2023 Honorable Senator Anna Caballero, Chair Mr. Colin Grinnell, Staff Director Senate Governance and Finance Committee State Capitol, Room 407 Sacramento, CA 95814 916-651-4119 Dear Senator Caballero, Wire California respectfully recognizes that as the Chair of the Senate Governance and Finance (SGF) Committee, every day you play …
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Adapted from telecom analyst Bruce Kushnick’s latest book from 2022 is which is entitled The Book of Violations & Egregious Acts: Trillion Dollar Broadband Scandal.: Over the Past 30 Years, Instead of Competition, Telecom Monopolies Formed Again The telecom infrastructure in California, and across the U.S. is that of a second-tier nation. Americans pay more …
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Unfortunately, Doug W. is doing more of this in 2023 . . . >>> Wire California wrote on June 8, 2023: Hi, [redacted]. The announcement came from you. (see Appendix A), which is why I made my request to you. Ben L is involved in the Zoom event so I know Julian G is not …
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Adapted from an article by Bruce Kushnick, Spet 22, 2021 | Original Medium article here. Follow the Money . . . And Then Do Not Sign the Industry-Based Wireless Bills The following table could be worth over $1–2 billion dollars annually to the state of California from a State Public Telecommunications Utility (SPTU) named AT&T-California …
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By Bruce Kushnick, Sept 21, 2021 | Original Medium article here. Senator Hueso, Chairman of the Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications, should be well aware of these facts. A. Pacific Bell’s “landmark” agreement with the city of San Diego to be upgraded to fiber optics, here called ‘VDT” — Video Dialtone — by …
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Adapted from an article by Bruce Kushnick, Sept 20, 2021 | Original Medium article here. California needs investigations into the $Billions of cross-subsidies carried out by AT&T Holding Co. to avoid paying California State taxes and boost its corporate profits. For decades, Big AT&T has transferred $Billions from its REGULATED wired State PUblic telecommunications Utility …
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Wire California Sausalito, CA | wirecalifornia.org June 14, 2023 Sen. Steven Bradford, Chair Ms. Sarah E. Smith, Committee Consultant Senate Energy Utilities and Communications Committee 1021 O Street, Room 3350 Sacramento, CA 95814 Re: Opposition to AB-965; See Needed Amendments in Appendix A Dear Honorable Senator Bradford, Please work with Assemblymember Carrillo to further …
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Adapted from an article by Bruce Kushnick June 17, 2021 | Original Medium article here. The 2020 Verizon-NY Annual Report details billions that can be used to close the Digital Divide in the state of New York — offering lessons that can be applied to every other state. Solutions without any government subsidies. . . …
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. . . re: Streamlining Deployment of 4G/5G so-called “small” Wireless Telecommunications Facilities (sWTFs) Adapted from an article by Bruce Kushnick. Sept 25, 2018, updated in June 4, 2021 | Original Medium article here Legend WT Docket 15-180: Revising the Historic Preservation Review Process for Wireless Facility Deployments WT Docket 17-79: Accelerating Wireless Broadband Deployment …
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