[1st-mile-nm] CenturyLink Accepts Nearly $506 Million in Annual Support from Connect America Fund

[Richard Lowenberg]

CenturyLink Accepts Nearly $506 Million in Annual Support from Connect 
America Fund to Expand
and Support Broadband for Over 2.3 Million Consumers in 33 States.

The Connect America Fund support will enable CenturyLink to deliver 
broadband at speeds of at
least 10 Mbps for downloads and 1 Mbps uploads to nearly 1.2 million 
homes and businesses in
its rural service areas where the cost of broadband deployment might 
otherwise be prohibitive.

“CenturyLink’s acceptance of over one-half billion dollars from the 
Connect America Fund
represents a huge investment in broadband for its rural customers,” said 
FCC Chairman Tom
Wheeler. “This is the largest amount accepted by any company to date – 
and the opportunities
that modern broadband will provide for the rural communities CenturyLink 
serves are priceless.”

The allocation in NM:
Number of homes and businesses reached: 25,308
Amount to be spent: $10,942,747

http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2015/db0827/DOC-335071A1.pdf



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Richard Lowenberg, Executive Director
1st-Mile Institute     505-603-5200
Box 8001, Santa Fe, NM 87504,
rl at 1st-mile.org     www.1st-mile.org
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