The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) awarded grant funding to LA Digital Equity Action League (LA DEAL) as the Regional Broadband Consortium for Los Angeles County for the purpose of advancing equitable broadband internet service deployment to unserved and underserved communities in the L.A. County region. As the byline of the press release states, “Funding will support LAEDC and UNITE-LA in facilitating a collaborative regional initiative to eliminate the digital divide in L.A. County.” LAEDC, UNITE-LA, and a diverse and unprecedented coalition of more than 100 partners from education, government, business, health care and nonprofit sectors are working together as community-driven stakeholders committed to eliminating the digital divide in L.A. County. For more information, please visit LADEAL.org.