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As an advocate of the California Teleconnect Fund (CTF)
we would like to Welcome you to this informational site. Learn more about how your Organization may qualify for an ongoing 50% discount on both, your telephone and internet bills courtesy of the California Public Utilities Commission. Please share this URL address with others who might also benefit from learning about the CTF program: ctf.arcmtg.com If you're reading this chances are your Organization has been pre-qualified as a candidate for CTF approval. You may have received an invitation to attend one of our weekly online Webinars designed to aid you in the application and approval process in order to participate in the CTF program. Inclusion will result in a 50% reduction in your recurring monthly telephone and internet bills! What's the catch? There is none. There is no cost to apply and no cost for our aiding you in the process. You will not have to submit a business report, reapply, or go through any complicated reimbursement process. Once you have your Public Utilities Commission (PUC) issued approval notice you simply provide it to your carrier *and they automatically deduct 50% from your bill before it's sent to you! How can it be so simple? You will see an assortment of surcharges, fees, and taxes on every California telephone bill. By looking at one of your bills you'll notice the California Teleconnect Fund surcharge of .13% This has grown to a 33 MILLION DOLLAR fund for fiscal year '08-'09! Thes funds are designed specifically be used to aid you in appreciation for all you do for the community by making technology more affordable and accessible to you for your benefit and the benefit of those your serve. Who is the Advocacy Resources for Community Managed Technologies Group? (ARCMTG) A group of people in the Telecommunications field who specialize in helping those who help others. Caring individuals created this site to provide information, links, and downloads to help eligible Non-Profit Community Based Organizations (CBO's), 2-1-1 Information and Referral participants, those providing Job Training, Job Placement assistance, or Internet Access for the information poor, as well as Community Colleges, Public, Charter, and Private K-12 Schools, Public Libraries, Health Clinics, and California Telehealth Network (CTN) participating Medical Facilties. What's next?
LATEST NEWS regarding the CTF program! Now discounts will apply to Cable High Speed Internet, and Wireless Broadband! Community Colleges and The Rural Health Care Pilot Program are now eligible. The fiscal buget grew nearly 11 million more than last year, the surcharge was lowered! More eligible entities are encouraged by the California Public Utilities Commission to participate. "Jun 12, 2008 ... The CPUC will create a CTF Outreach and Assistance Unit to encourage and assist non-participating non-profits to obtain services ..." Don't wait. This program has been in existence since 1996. Yet you have never been made aware of it in all those years. We're here to change that. 
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