FCC Issues State/County Breakdown of Price-Cap Telco CAF Phase II Support
The FCC released data detailing $9 billion in Connect America Fund Phase II support accepted by price-cap telcos, a Tuesday commission release said. It contains links to various attachments that detail the carriers' broadband-oriented USF support by state and county…
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that's expected to expand high-speed Internet service to 7.3 million rural customers in 45 states over 2015-2020 (there is also a map). The carriers accepted about $1.5 billion of the $1.675 billion in annual support that was offered by the commission, with CenturyLink and AT&T leading the way with $506 million and $428 million, respectively (see 1508270068).