Steve Blum’s Blog: Ag tech grows in an ecosystem of wireless connectivity
By Steve BlumTellus Venture Associates December 31, 2020 — Monterey, CA How to get connectivity in the field? If wireline connectivity is available,..
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Steve Blum: AT&T kills wired broadband service for half a million Californians
By Steve Blum AT&T kills wired broadband service for half a million Californians By Steve BlumTellus Venture AssociatesSpecial to Santa Cruz Tech Beat..
Steve Blum: AT&T, cable company money buys obedience from California assembly, and slow broadband for everyone else
By Steve Blum Tellus Venture Associates Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat (Photo: Contributed) September 2, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA A last minute push to..
Steve Blum: Showdown time for California’s broadband future
By Steve Blum Tellus Venture Associates Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat (Photo: Contributed) April 26, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA Like a gut shot gunfighter with..
Steve Blum: California legislators lean toward faster broadband standard, as committees wrap up work
By Steve Blum Tellus Venture Associates Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat April 14, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA Two competing broadband infrastructure bills faced..
In a first, Gonzales, California provides free, city-funded Internet service to every home, with unique two year T-Mobile deal
By Steve Blum Tellus Venture Associates Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat April 22, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA Every household in Gonzales, California can get..
Steve Blum: Quick changes coming for California broadband subsidy fund to plug covid-19 gaps
By Steve Blum Tellus Venture Associates April 14, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA More money might soon be flowing from the California Advanced Services Fund (CASF) to..
CCBC compiles broadband resource list to assist Central Coast residents during pandemic
Sarah Vickers-Webb Production & Editorial Assistant Santa Cruz Tech Beat April 1, 2020 — Santa Cruz Consortium addresses increased broadband needs, and..
Federal covid-19 stimulus package doesn’t seem to stimulate broadband, much
By Steve Blum Tellus Venture Associates March 26, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo source: Tellus Venture Associates) Even by Washington, D.C. standards, $2..
Steve Blum: SB 917 is a plausible PG&E public buyout plan, if the public wants to pay the price
By Steve Blum Tellus Venture Associates February 11, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA A credible PG&E public takeover plan is on the table in the California..