# California accepts $1.42 billion for broadband while challenging net neutrality demand

_Published Tuesday, November 3, 2026 at 10:33 PM EST · Infrastructure, Policy · Latest · Tier 1 — Major_

California is accepting $1.42 billion in federal broadband grant funding while challenging the Trump administration's demand that it stop enforcing state net neutrality rules, Ars Technica reported. The state is accepting the broadband funding but contesting the administration's requested change to enforcement.

## Sources

- [Techmeme](https://www.techmeme.com/261103/p46#a261103p46)

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