On January 29, 2020, Representatives Anna Eshoo (D-Palo Alto), Jerry McNerney (D-Stockton), Doris Matsui (D-Sacramento), and Tony Cárdenas (D-San Fernando), wrote to Federal Communications Commission Chairman (FCC) Ajit Pai expressing concern that the FCC was moving forward on its Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) in a “haphazard manner without consulting states that share the goal of effectively serving residents with broadband.” Last week, Chairman Pai responded in a letter, stating that the RDOF would, “help more than an estimated 900,000 Californians.” Chairman Pai also expressed how the FCC had met with California Public Utilities Commission staff to discuss their views on multiple occasions.
