IV. Comments on Proposed Decision

The Assigned Commissioner issued a draft decision for public comment on February 1, 2005. Numerous parties filed comments on the draft order and accompanying draft report. Opening comments were filed February 15, 2005. Reply comments were filed February 22, 2005. The Commission made changes to the draft report in response to the parties' written comments and presentations at the full panel hearing.

Findings of Fact

1. The attached report fulfills the requirements of SB 1563.

2. The Commission conducted its SB 1563 inquiry by soliciting comments from, and considering the comments of, a wide array of community groups, individuals, service providers and other parties.

Conclusions of Law

3. The Commission should adopt the report attached as Attachment A as satisfying the requirements of SB 1563.

4. The Executive Director should be directed to submit copies of the attached report to the Governor and the California Legislature in fulfillment of SB 1563.

IT IS ORDERED that:

5. The attached report is adopted in fulfillment of Senate Bill (SB) 1563, as set forth herein.

6. The Executive Director shall submit copies of the attached report to the Governor and California State Legislature in fulfillment of SB 1563.

7. This proceeding is closed.

This order is effective today.

Dated May 5, 2005, at San Francisco, California.

MICHAEL R. PEEVEY

President

SUSAN P. KENNEDY

DIAN M. GRUENEICH

JOHN A. BOHN

Commissioners

I reserve the right to file a dissent.

/s/ GEOFFREY F. BROWN

Commissioner

I reserve the right to file a concurrence.

/s/ DIAN M. GRUENEICH

Commissioner

Broadband Deployment Report is available on the Commission website at:

http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/static/industry/telco/broadband_deployment/index.htm