Over $32 Million Authorized To Expand Broadband Access In Rural Puerto Rico, Hawaii and Alaska From Connect America Fund

Over $32 million in funding to provide new broadband access to over 42,000 unserved homes and businesses in Puerto Rico, Hawaii and Alaska has been authorized from the Federal Communications Commission’s Connect America Fund, connecting over 100,000 people who lack service.

Currently about 15 million U.S. residents, mostly rural, lack access to fixed broadband.

Specifics about thisauthorization are as follows:

• Puerto Rico (territory-wide): $31.6 million to reach 40,736 homes and businesses
• Hawaii (Hawaii County): $1 million to reach 1,317 homes and businesses
• Alaska (Yukon-Koyukuk Borough): $174,000 to reach 316 homes and businesses