June 17 Deadline for Carriers to Opt for Revised A-CAM Offers, Wireline Bureau Says
Rural rate-of-return carriers have until June 17 to indicate whether they're OK with the revised alternative connect America cost model (A-CAM) support to fund voice- and broadband-capable networks in their service territories, the FCC Wireline Bureau said in a public…
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notice Thursday. The FCC said those subsidy offers -- approved in December (see 1812120039) -- could fund deployments to 1.13 million homes and businesses over the next decade. It said in return for the revised A-CAM offers, the carriers would be required to deploy at least 25/3 Mbps connectivity on a defined schedule. It said even without accepting those revised A-CAM offers, legacy carriers will be required to deploy 25/3 Mbps to at least 600,000 locations. The bureau said the offer amounts have a funding cap per location of $200 except in tribal lands, where the cap is $213.12. It said carriers have a choice in determining deployment obligation: average cost of 25/3 service based on weighted average cost per loop or revised A-CAM calculation of the cost per location. The FCC said this week additional A-CAM support resulted in carriers committing to expanding their deployment plans to cover an additional 106,000 addresses (see 1904290189). NTCA is "evaluating the details of today’s announcements," said CEO Shirley Bloomfield Thursday. "We hope that the options and measures announced today will give many of our members even more opportunity to bring even better services to rural America."