State seeks $1 billion in stimulus funds to bring broadband link to every household - Sacramento Politics - California Politics | Sacramento Bee

May. 5, 2009

The good news is that 96 percent of California's households have access to a high-speed Internet connection.

The bad news is that despite the good news, 45 percent of California residents – a number greater than the populations of all but five states – still don't have broadband connections in their homes because of geography, disabilities, a lack of English language skills or poverty...