Federal Communications Commission	DA 19-474



DA 19-474
Released:  May 24, 2019

WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU AUTHORIZES TOTAH COMMUNICATIONS, INC. TO RECEIVE ADDITIONAL ALTERNATIVE CONNECT AMERICA COST MODEL SUPPORT TO EXPAND RURAL BROADBAND
WC Docket No. 10-90

On April 29, 2019, the Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) released a Public Notice authorizing 186 rate-of-return companies to receive an additional $65.7 million annually in Alternative Connect America Cost Model (A-CAM) support. Wireline Competition Bureau Authorizes 186 Rate-of-Return Companies to Receive an Additional $65.7 Million Annually in Alternative Connect America Cost Model Support to Expand Rural Broadband, WC Docket No. 10-90, Public Notice, DA 19-349 (WCB Apr. 29, 2019).
  Totah Communications, Inc. (Totah) was omitted from the April 29 authorization Public Notice.  The Bureau now authorizes Totah to receive A-CAM support pursuant to the second revised offer.  The appendix to this Public Notice shows the revised authorization amount and deployment obligations.  In addition, we update the summary report last updated on April 29, showing the state-level amounts of model-based support and associated deployment obligations for all carriers that have been authorized to receive model-based support, to reflect Totah’s revised authorization. The summary report for all carriers authorized to receive A-CAM support, including those subject to prior authorizations in December 2016, January 2017, July 2018, and April 29, 2019 is available at https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-352788A1.xslx.   

We authorize and direct the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) to obligate and disburse the annual support amounts over a 10-year term to Totah as shown in the appendix.  Totah will be subject to defined deployment obligations that must be met over the 10-year period, with annual reporting of its progress. Totah must satisfy deployment obligations associated with the amount of support it accepted as set forth in the Public Notice announcing the revised offers of support.  Wireline Competition Bureau Announces Offers of Revised A-CAM Support Amounts and Deployment Obligations Authorized A-CAM Companies to Expand Rural Broadband, WC Docket No. 10-90, Public Notice, DA 19-115 (WCB Feb. 25, 2019).  
 
The net increase in annualized support compared to Totah’s previously-elected A-CAM amounts is $250,695.  We direct USAC to calculate the necessary true-up and to adjust the amount of cash it retains in the high-cost account to fund A-CAM recipients to reflect today’s revised authorization.


For additional information on this proceeding, contact Ted Burmeister, Theodore.Burmeister@fcc.gov, of the Wireline Competition Bureau, Telecommunications Access Policy Division, (202) 418-7400.
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Appendix
Federal Communications Commission
CAF - A-CAM 2.3.2 - Authorization Report Version 5.1
Authorized A-CAM Support & Obligations - To Date Offer Authorizations
May 24, 2019
State
Holding Company
Support End Date
Annual A-CAM Support
Total Number of Rate-of-Return Locations in Census Blocks Receiving Model-Based Funding
Number of Locations in Eligible Census Blocks with Obligation to Offer 25/3 Mbps
Number of Locations in Eligible Census Blocks with Obligation to Offer 10/1 Mbps
Number of Locations in Eligible Census Blocks with Obligation to Offer 4/1 Mbps
Number of Locations Remaining on Reasonable Request Standard
 KS 
 Totah Communications, Inc. 
December 31, 2028
            1,904,925 
                     1,530 
                         611 
                         612 
                           76 
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