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What is the difference between the CTN and CTF (California Teleconnect Fund)?

April 26, 2017California CTF ctn difference fund

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What is the difference between the CTN and CTF (California Teleconnect Fund)?

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The California Telehealth Network (CTN) was established in 2007 with a grant from the Federal Communications Commission’s Rural Health Care Pilot Program (RHCPP) to deploy subsidized bandwidth. It is an actual program that provides broadband service. The CTN seeks to dramatically expand the availability and adoption of broadband among health care community anchor institutions. The California Teleconnect Fund (CTF) is a fund you apply to for help paying for the bandwidth you get (a “bank account”). CTF was established in 1996 by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and is solely funded by the California State Budget through an end-user surcharge on intrastate telecommunications services. CTF discounts are contingent on funds appropriated and available under the State Budget.