175 rate-of-return companies electing 210 revised offers of Alternative Connect America Cost Model (A-CAM) support in 39 states have been authorized by the FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) to receive additional support in conjunction with the FCC’s 2018 Rate-of-Return Reform Order that opened up approximately $36.5 million of additional ACAM support for rate-of-return carriers. Under the second revised offer, all supported locations with costs above $52.50 would be funded up to a per-location fund cap of $146.10. In May 2018, the Bureau released a public notice which announced revised support amounts and corresponding deployment obligations and gave affected carriers 45 days to accept the revised offer. This information is available at https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-352786A1.xlsx. The Bureau has directed the Universal Service Administrative Company to disburse the revised support amounts over the 10-year term for each accepting carrier.
