Yesterday the FCC released a Report and Order creating the Enhanced Alternative Connect America Cost Model (EA-CAM, I guess) program which extends subsidies for rural ISPs for 10 additional years (beyond the remaining 5 years) at a cost of $1.27 to $1.33 billion annually to the FCC’s Universal Service Fund.
Hi Mike - very interesting and certainly reduces the BEAD burden for a lot of states. I would like to get the actualy ACAM numbers for each state and a link to a map I can pull in for analysis if possiuble. Do you know where I can get this?
Hi Mike - very interesting and certainly reduces the BEAD burden for a lot of states. I would like to get the actualy ACAM numbers for each state and a link to a map I can pull in for analysis if possiuble. Do you know where I can get this?
The ACAM blocks are linked in the FCC R&O footnotes 79 and 81
Perfect - got it ... pity about the 2010 census blocks ... but with some GIS gymnastics can be dealt with