CASF, WiConduit and GigabitNow Sonoma Coast Connection Extension
Summary
SCH Number
2026080388
Public Agency
California Public Utilities Commission
(CPUC)
Document Title
CASF, WiConduit and GigabitNow Sonoma Coast Connection Extension
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
8/13/2026
Document Description
In compliance with D.22-11-023, Staff determined that WiConduit and GigabitNow’s Sonoma Coast Connect Ext. Project is eligible to receive up to $10,518,900 in CASF Infrastructure Account grant funding. WiConduit and GigabitNow propose to serve 101 unserved locations by constructing a FTTH network with up to 1,000 Megabits per second (Mbps) download and 1,000 Mbps upload in Sonoma County. The California Advanced Services Fund (CASF) program was initiated in 2008, after the program was first adopted by the Commission in Decision (D.) 07-12-054 and enacted into statute pursuant to Senate Bill (SB) 1193.
Contact Information
Name
Andrew Chan
Agency Name
California Public Utilities Commission
Job Title
CEQA Project Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Communities
Counties
Sonoma
Regions
Northern California
Other Location Info
Unincorporated area between Seaview and Cazadero. Project area falls within Big Oat Mountain, Little Oat Mountain, Brain Ridge, and Toners Place.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15301, 15302, 15303 (d), 15304 (f)
Reasons for Exemption
Under Decision D.22-11-023, and D.07-12-054 under Resolution T-17916 the CPUC Commission determined that these projects planned by applicants WiConduit and GigabitNow for the Sonoma Coast Connection Extension project. The project would fall within one of several categorical exemptions under CEQA.