# The Uniendo a Puerto Rico Fund and the Connect America USVI Fund, Connect America Fund, ETC Annual Reports and Certifications
> **Federal Communications Commission** · Final rule. · Published 2019-11-07 · Effective 2019-12-09 · 84 FR 59937
## Document
- **Document number:** 2019-22842
- **Category:** universal-service
- **Federal Register citation:** 84 FR 59937
- **CFR reference:** 47 CFR 54
- **Publication date:** 2019-11-07
- **Effective date:** 2019-12-09
- **FCC docket:** WC Docket Nos. 18-143, 10-90, 14-58
## Abstract

In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) takes major steps to promote the deployment of advanced, hardened networks in the Territories by allocating nearly a billion dollars in Federal universal service support in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/11/07/2019-22842/the-uniendo-a-puerto-rico-fund-and-the-connect-america-usvi-fund-connect-america-fund-etc-annual)
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