FCC Releases Enhanced ACAM Support Offers

Alternative connect America cost model (ACAM) carriers must indicate on a state-by-state basis by Sept. 29 whether they want to receive enhanced ACAM support, said an FCC Wireline Bureau public notice Wednesday in docket 10-90 (see 2307240064). The model-based support includes a predicted monthly funding threshold of $63.69, a funding cap per location of $350, and an alternative funding percentage of 80%. Tribal locations are subject to a threshold of $47.76 and a cap of $365.93. The offer is also based on what the carrier "currently receives for locations to which it has already deployed 100/20 Mbps or faster broadband but which unsubsidized competitors neither already serve nor are subject to enforceable commitment to serve."