broadband enrollment/subscription information to the Commission as a result of the CASF funded project in their payment request reports. CD will develop a non-disclosure agreement for grant recipients to obtain such enrollment/subscription information from ISPs. Such enrollment information could include: • The welcome letter or welcome email from the ISP after installation with a date on it; or • A copy of the first ISP bill showing the new service activation; or • Verification or data from ISPs. While adoption program recipients are required to provide a summary of the broadband enrollment/subscription information to the Commission as a result of the CASF funded project, recipients are required to keep copies of all enrollment information and are subject to audits. In addition, recipients must certify that each summary is true and correct under penalty of perjury. Collaboration and Sustainable Funding Parties such as the Gold Country Broadband Consortium (GCBC) state that ISPs should be required to increase media advertising and marketing of affordable offers to reach eligible households and increase adoption. The Commission does not have authority to compel an ISP to do so, but we agree that marketing may help with increasing adoption. We direct staff to conduct at least one workshop on ways to maximize participation in existing lowincome broadband subscription offerings including coordination with grantees. We encourage applicants to consider coordination with incumbent carrier affordable offerings, and other public purpose programs and funding sources. Such collaboration could include considering the availability of other funding sources for the project, any financial contribution from the broadband service
housing should be eligible for the Public Housing Account. CCTA proposed that nonfacilities based applicants be required to attest that they have the requisite right from the underlying facilitiesbased provider to provide broadband service to the project. However, these recommendations were not supported by statue enacted by AB 1665. Therefore, no changes are made to this section. Expedited Review CCTA recommended that Public Housing infrastructure projects for wireline technology be prioritized over wireless projects. CCBC recommended that the Commission establish a minimum of 10 megabits per second (Mbps) down and 1 Mbps up for such projects. We disagree with both recommendations because CASF is a technology neutral program, as stated in the statute. Further, Public Housing infrastructure projects in themselves are not intended to replicate the robust level of connectivity of a commercial provider. Loan Account In this decision, we address the change in treatment of the three existing loans as a result of the program changes implemented by AB 1665 to the Broadband Infrastructure Revolving Loan Account. Treatment of Existing Loans In the draft Staff Proposal, staff would perform due diligence in establishing a loan process for grantees with the chosen financing authority to facilitate the servicing of the CASF loan fund disbursement and repayment processes. The GCBC agrees with staff's recommendation of selecting the financial services that would be provided by The California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank (iBank) to facilitate loan processing. CETF and Bright Fiber also agree that existing loans be honored. When necessary, the