UC2B, the Urbana Champaign Big Broadband project, plans to help
our community more than just putting pipes in the ground or to our houses.
We passed a community benefit fund resolution. Here are excerpts:
A POLICY TO ACHIEVE DIGITAL EQUALITY
The Policy Board hereby establishes a goal to achieved digital equality for all people in the UC2B service area, and adopts the following objectives to achieve the goal....
The Policy Board will convene an annual
meeting of anchor social institutions to discuss the
above report and set general goals for overcoming
the digital divide. This meeting will be open to the
public and scheduled as a regular meeting of all
UC2B committees.
The Policy Board sets a goal to allocate 5% of its
annual revenue and no less than 2% to a community
benefit fund as o line item in the budget. Money
from this fund will be dedicated to overcoming the
digital divide...Ope
