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FCC OKs $112M in 5th Wave of CAF II Rural Broadband Support

The FCC authorized $112 million over a decade for broadband expansion to nearly 48,000 unserved rural homes and businesses in California, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, New Mexico, Ohio, Texas and Wisconsin, the fifth wave of support from last year's USF…

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Connect America Fund Phase II auction, said a public notice Thursday in docket 17-182. CAF II allocates nearly $1.5 billion over 10 years for broadband to 700,000-plus unserved rural homes and businesses (see 1807240062).