Los Angeles County Community Broadband Networks
Los Angeles County Internal Services Department
HR&A worked with the Los Angeles County Internal Services Department (ISD) across three transformative phases to tackle the digital divide affecting over 400,000 families without reliable home internet access. Through our strategic planning and competitive solicitation process, we helped the County secure $56 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding to launch the Community Broadband Networks program, culminating in a landmark public-private partnership with WeLink Communications announced in May 2024. This breakthrough will serve over 275,000 households with one of the nation’s most competitive internet plans—500/500 Mbps service for just $25 per month for low-income families—while also catalyzing significant private investment in underserved communities across Los Angeles County.
- L.A. County to offer discounted home internet to lower-income residents in some neighborhoods
- Los Angeles County And Welink Sign Historic Public-Private Partnership To Bring High-Speed, Low-Cost Internet Options To Areas Greatly Impacted By The Digital Divide
- Los Angeles County chooses WeLink to serve FWA to 275,000 locations
- Bridging the Digital Divide in LA County - Episode 608 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast
- LA County To Offer $25 Internet Plans For Low-Income Households In East And South LA
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HR&A collaborated with the Los Angeles County Internal Services Department to develop a comprehensive action plan for community wireless networks that would close the digital divide in underserved neighborhoods. Our strategic analysis of County-controlled properties and targeted site selection created a roadmap to deliver free, high-quality internet service to households in the most impacted communities across Los Angeles County.
HR&A transformed digital access for over 400,000 Los Angeles County families by designing and implementing breakthrough solutions that turned the county's digital divide challenge into a national model for affordable broadband. Working closely with the Los Angeles County Internal Services Department across multiple phases, our strategic planning, market analysis, and competitive solicitation process unlocked $56 million in federal funding and forged a groundbreaking public-private partnership that now delivers some of the nation's most affordable high-speed internet to previously underserved communities.
HR&A managed the competitive solicitation process for Los Angeles County's $50 million Community Broadband Networks initiative, developing evaluation criteria and vendor requirements that resulted in a successful partnership providing affordable high-speed internet to over 300,000 households while ensuring quality service and community alignment.
