Are you passionate about bridging the digital divide? Then this is the position for you! Join the team that will connect unserved Californians with high-speed Internet. The Commission develops and implements policies for the communications industry in California, including ensuring fair, affordable universal access to necessary services, developing clear rules to allow flexibility without compromising due process, and removing barriers to competition. The Communications Division plays a central role in implementing Senate Bill 156 (Chapter 112, Statutes of 2021), which authorizes $6 billion to be spent on closing California's Digital Divide. The SB 156 Broadband Infrastructure Package includes $2 billion to build last-mile infrastructure to provide Californians with access to high-speed broadband service.
The Federal Funding Account, administered by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), is a $2 billion grant program for last-mile broadband infrastructure projects to connect unserved Californians. in accordance with 2021’s Senate Bill 156. Under the direction of the Program & Project Supervisor, the Public Utilities Regulatory Analyst V will:
Lead a team of analysts to implement and administer the Federal Funding Account grant program to fund last-mile infrastructure projects.
Evaluate and analyze grant applications to fund last-mile infrastructure projects, prepare resolutions and ministerial award letters, and propose funding Federal Funding Account projects.
Monitor progress of Federal Funding Account-funded projects and awardees.
Review, analyze, and process payment requests to ensure the expenditures meet state and federal requirements.
Conduct the most complex economic, policy, and/or technical analyses and research to bridge the digital divide and provide reliable and affordable Internet access to all Californians.
Present complex research, analysis, findings, and recommendations orally, in writing, and visually.
Write and defend reports and staff proposals in formal proceedings.
Provide briefings and presentations to Commissioners and/or their advisors, Commission management, and other stakeholders outside the Commission regarding the Federal Funding Account program.
Respond to complicated inquiries from the public and other governmental agencies.
