Mark Guillen's guest appearances

Mark Guillen

SacTown Talks

Capitol Weekly Podcast

John Kabateck

Carmela Coyle

Scott Lay

Dan Morain

Mike Madrid

Jim Cooper

David Quintana

Mike Gipson

Dan Walters

Jim Wunderman

John Howard

Kevin McCarty

Tom Umberg

Holly Mitchell

Susan Eggman

OwlTail

The COVID-19 pandemic has created havoc for California’s economy and closed thousands of schools across the state. Families, students and business owners are relying more heavily than ever on high-speed internet connectivity - but for many Californians, access to this essential technology is limited.  Many do not have access to high speed broadband or lack the essential computers/cell phones to utilize these services.  It is estimated that 765,000 computers and 416,000 wifi hotspots would be needed to bridge this digital divide. Mark Guillen, the West Region public affairs manager for Crown Castle, a large telecommunications infrastructure provider, joins us to talk about the challenge of providing more robust and widespread internet access  - and how long it might take.

The COVID-19 pandemic has created havoc for California’s economy and closed thousands of schools across the state. Families, students and business owners are relying more heavily than ever on high-speed internet connectivity - but for many Californians, access to this essential technology is limited. Many do not have access to high speed broadband or lack the essential computers/cell phones to utilize these services. It is estimated that 765,000 computers and 416,000 wifi hotspots would be needed to bridge this digital divide. Mark Guillen, the West Region public affairs manager for Crown Castle, a large telecommunications infrastructure provider, joins us to talk about the challenge of providing more robust and widespread internet access - and how long it might take.

Bridging the Digital Divide, with Mark Guillen

SacTown Talks welcomes Mark Guillen of Crown Castle to the program. Crown Castle is a nation large infrastructure provider in the telecommunications space - fiber, small cells and towers. They discuss the geographic and digital divide both across the nation and specifically in California, how COVID has shone light on digital divide and how legislators are thinking about how to close the gap, the future of fiber for high speed internet and how the new technology of microtrenching is key to building the future of internet access in California. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook

SacTown Talks welcomes Mark Guillen of Crown Castle to the program. Crown Castle is a nation large infrastructure provider in the telecommunications space - fiber, small cells and towers. They discuss the geographic and digital divide both across the nation and specifically in California, how COVID has shone light on digital divide and how legislators are thinking about how to close the gap, the future of fiber for high speed internet and how the new technology of microtrenching is key to building the future of internet access in California. Follow us on <a href="https://twitter.com/SactownTalks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SacTownTalks/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>

STT#136 - Mark Guillen