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COVID-19 impacts highlight challenges of broadband coverage in rural county
–The Economic Vitality Corporation, in partnership with the Pacific Coast Broadband Consortium (PCBC), is hosting a SLO County Broadband Summit, free to all registrants on Thursday, Feb. 18, and Thursday, Feb. 25, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. both mornings. Featured speakers include Karen Ross, Secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture, and Sunne McPeak, President and CEO of the California Emerging Technology Fund.
As COVID highlighted the digital divide in San Luis Obispo County it is also presenting the opportunity to elevate the discussion that will help identify the path towards a sustainable solution. Representatives from government, education, and telecom providers worked together to develop the summit agenda and topics covered. The summit’s end goal is to determine how to move forward and who wants to be involved.