January 26, 2024
To Whom It May Concern:
This letter serves as notice that the California State Library has designated the Imperial County Office of Education (ICOE) as the new Statewide Broadband Access Aggregator for the California State Broadband Services Project, assuming the duties and responsibilities previously assigned to CTC Technology & Energy (CTC), beginning January 1, 2024.
ICOE is coordinating with CTC on all activities related to the transition of the Broadband Access Aggregator role. The contractual responsibilities of the current agreement between the libraries and CTC will be transferred to ICOE. ICOE is exploring a novation process that substitutes CTC for ICOE in the existing contracts, or ICOE may need to establish new agreements with libraries. If a new agreement is utilized, we anticipate that the language in the contracts will remain unchanged.
ICOE requests your assistance updating primary contacts for your library jurisdiction/system. Please use the following link to submit the requested information:
Library Contact Survey
In addition, ICOE is coordinating a webinar to help inform the library community regarding the transition activities. The webinar is scheduled for Friday, February 16th, at 10 AM. You can register here:
California Library Connect – Broadband Access Aggregator Transition In the meantime, if you have any questions related to any of the pending projects, invoicing, or payments, please feel free to contact ICOE here:
Imperial County Office of Education
California Library Connect
1398 Sperber Road, El Centro, CA 92243
Phone: (760)312-6512
E-mail: [email protected]
Thank you,
Josh Chisom
Broadband Opportunities Program Manager