Carriers Opt in to USF Funding

The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau authorizes 186 rate-of-return companies that elected 242 revised offers to receive additional Alternative Connect America Cost Model (A-CAM) support in exchange for extending broadband service to additional locations. A report shows the revised authorization amount and deployment obligations for each carrier that elected a revised offer. These carriers are among the rate-of-return carriers nationwide that previously had been authorized to receive A-CAM support. The revised authorizations provide support to the electing companies for a ten-year period beginning January 1, 2019. Collectively, these companies are committing to provide at least 25/3 Mbps service to 106,000 locations in addition to those locations for which they were previously obligated. Eligible companies elected more than 92% of the revised offers.