SACRAMENTO, CA – Californians for a Connected Future (CCF) announced that more than fifty groups joined their growing, broad and diverse coalition dedicated to innovative, reliable, fast and affordable communications for all. The coalition is urging lawmakers to support Assembly Bill 470 (McKinnor) – which will prioritize investments in advanced communications options while ensuring no Californian or community is left behind.

About 73 percent of American adults lived in a household without a landline at the end of last year — a figure that has tripled since 2010.