FCC OKs $166.8M More in CAF II
The FCC authorized $166.8 million in rural broadband funding to support expansion to more than 60,000 unserved homes and businesses in 22 states starting this month, it said Monday. The funds are part of a Connect America Fund Phase II…
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auction to allocate nearly $1.5 billion over the next decade. Winning bidders must meet CAF service and deployment milestones. Payments will be made monthly over 10 years. Earlier this year, Chairman Ajit Pai expressed interest in a new $20 billion rural digital opportunity fund, which raised questions about what would happen to USF rural broadband programs (see 1904160057).