Oakland Connect - Fiber Project
Summary
SCH Number
2024051364
Public Agency
City of Oakland
Document Title
Oakland Connect - Fiber Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
5/31/2024
Document Description
The City of Oakland will build a hybrid middle mile/last mile network, comprising 12.85 miles of new middle mile fiber, 11.75 miles of existing municipal fiber, and 9.28 miles of new last-mile fiber in underserved areas. This infrastructure, aligned with CPUC’s goal to close the digital divide, will connect 2,544 underserved households in 27 Oakland Housing Authority multi-dwelling units across West Oakland, Downtown, Fruitvale, and East Oakland. The project includes in-building wiring for 1,277 units and will also provide last-mile connections to 14 community anchor institutions, nine public safety buildings, and 302 unserved locations. Additionally, it will support future connections to 12 more MDUs, 4,578 businesses, and potential fixed wireless networks, linking to the City's existing network and the State’s middle mile network at strategic points in East Oakland and Fruitvale.
Contact Information
Name
Tony Batalla
Agency Name
City of Oakland
Job Title
Oakland ITD CIO
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Name
Luisa Calumpong
Agency Name
City of Oakland
Job Title
Broadband Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Oakland
Counties
Alameda
Regions
Citywide, Northern California, San Francisco Bay Area
Cross Streets
Mandela Pkwy, Center, 8th St, 10th St, 17th St, Harrison, E 18th St, Fruitvale, 98th St
Other Information
The City of Oakland will construct a City-owned hybrid middle mile/last mile network, consisting of 12.85 miles of new middle mile fiber (144-count SMFO cable), 11.75 miles of existing City municipal fiber (144-count) for middle mile, and 9.28 miles of new last-mile fiber connections (12-strand SMFO cable) in disadvantaged and unserved locations. The City’s middle mile ring will include connections to the State’s middle mile network. The fiber will connect 2,544 un/underserved households located within 27 of Oakland Housing Authority’s (OHA) affordable multi-dwelling units (MDUs) in West Oakland, Downtown, Fruitvale, and East Oakland. This work will include in-building wiring improvements for 1,277 OHA units. The proposed fiber will also provide last-mile connections to 14 community anchor institutions (CAIs), nine public safety buildings, and 302 mass-market unserved locations.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Ministerial
Type, Section or Code
Sec. 21080(b)(1); 15268
Reasons for Exemption
This project is within the City's rights-of-way throughout dense, urban areas throughout Oakland neighborhoods such as West Oakland, Downtown, Deep East Oakland, and Fruitvale,
County Clerk
Alameda
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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