Telecommunications

The CPUC maintains and administers the California LifeLine program, a telephone subsidy that makes basic telecommunications more affordable, which is being expanded to include wireless service. It oversees the DDTP program for people with disabilities who need adaptive equipment for telecommunications. And the CPUC is addressing options for closing the “digital divide.” Studies have shown that certain communities have less access to high-speed Internet service than others, and that people with disabilities are often left out of advanced telecommunications because of inaccessible products and/or services.