Wheeler Responds to New York Representatives on CAF Phase II Funds

Federal Communications Commission Tom Chairman Wheeler sent letters to 20 US House members from New York on July 11, 2016, in response to their May 18, 2016 letter, which supported the adoption of Connect America Fund (CAF) Phase II auction rules that would ensure CAF funds originally allocated to New York are not diverted to other regions.

Chairman Wheeler said among the issues on which the FCC sought comment in the Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking are ways the FCC can structure the CAF II auction to ensure an equitable distribution of funds to states like New York, where the price cap carrier declined to accept significant amounts of USF support.