CA AB2790

Expands California Teleconnect Fund discounted telecommunications rates to include preschools, transitional kindergarten, school districts, county offices of education, and public library systems in addition to existing eligible entities

Extends eligibility to noninstructional facilities operated by qualifying educational institutions and libraries, including data centers and administrative offices

Shifts responsibility for applying federal E-rate discounts from the Public Utilities Commission to service providers, requiring E-rate discounts be applied first before state teleconnect discounts

Exempts customers from the E-rate-first requirement if they are ineligible due to federal programmatic restrictions or eligibility limitations

Removes obsolete provisions related to 2003 Budget Act loan repayment requirements and expired 2-1-1 emergency service funding authority