FCC Offers Additional Guidance for CAF Phase II Carriers
Connect America Fund Phase II auction carriers that fall short of a Dec. 31 milestone to serve 100% of required locations must notify the FCC within 10 days of that deadline, the Wireline Bureau said Tuesday. Providers then have a one-year “cure period” to serve remaining locations, the bureau said. They must report and certify in the high-cost universal broadband by March 1, 2027, “any further locations it has served during the cure period.”
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The bureau noted that it's “anticipating that CAF Phase II auction carriers might face unexpected obstacles in building out their networks,” so the commission provided recipients with the flexibility to reach 95% of their defined deployment obligation and refund some support in lieu of being found in default.