# Connect America Fund, ETC Annual Reports and Certifications
> **Federal Communications Commission** · Final rule. · Published 2014-08-06 · Effective 2014-09-05 · 79 FR 45705
## Document
- **Document number:** 2014-18328
- **Category:** broadband
- **Federal Register citation:** 79 FR 45705
- **CFR reference:** 47 CFR 54
- **Publication date:** 2014-08-06
- **Effective date:** 2014-09-05
- **FCC docket:** WC Docket Nos. 10-90, 14-58
## Abstract

In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) finalizes decisions to use on a limited scale Connect America funding for rural broadband experiments in price cap areas that will deploy new, robust broadband to consumers. The Commission will use these rural broadband experiments to explore how to structure the Phase II competitive bidding process in price cap areas and to gather valuable information about interest in deploying next generation networks in high-cost areas.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2014/08/06/2014-18328/connect-america-fund-etc-annual-reports-and-certifications)
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