CenturyLink has informed the FCC that it intends to modify its Connect America Fund (CAF) Phase I Round 2 incremental broadband deployment plans. CenturyLink provided a new list of 9,703 census blocks that it intends to serve using CAF Phase I support, which is available at https://transition.fcc.gov/wcb/160913 CTL Attachment WC 10-90 FINAL.xlsx. Before commencing construction, CenturyLink must certify to the FCC that to the best of its knowledge the locations it plans to serve are in fact unserved. Other providers will have until November 7, 2016 to notify CenturyLink that they already serve any of the identified blocks with broadband speeds of at least 3 Mbps downstream and 768 kbps upstream. Though the FCC encourages existing providers to notify CenturyLink directly, CenturyLink also will be deemed to have received a notification that is filed electronically with the FCC in WC Docket No. 10-90.
