Connect America Fund, ETC Annual Reports and Certifications, Establishing Just and Reasonable Rates for Local Exchange Carriers, Developing a Unified Intercarrier Compensation Regime

In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) continues its efforts to bridge the digital divide. The Commission addresses the challenges that rate-of-return carriers face by taking steps to promote broadband deployment, ensure the efficient use of resources, and provide sufficient and predictable support necessary to increase broadband deployment. The Commission also denies three petitions seeking reconsideration of its decision directing the Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) to offer additional support up to $146.10 per-location to all carriers that accepted the revised offers of model-based support.