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Rural Communities Broadband Roundtable October 24, 2013 Tupper Lake NY. Telecommunications Broadband Providers Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers ( ILECs ) Competitive Local Exchange Carriers ( CLECs ) Cable TV Providers Wireless Providers Wireless Internet Services Providers ( WISPs )
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Rural Communities Broadband RoundtableOctober 24, 2013 Tupper Lake NY
Telecommunications Broadband Providers Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers (ILECs) Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (CLECs) Cable TV Providers Wireless Providers Wireless Internet Services Providers (WISPs) Government/Authorities Satellite Providers Backbone Providers Others
Challenges in Providing Broadband in Rural New York Funding Funding Funding
Programs That Help Bring Telecom Services to Rural Areas Federal Universal Service Fund U.S. N.Y. High Cost Support (Telco Funding) $4.1 Billion $42 Million Lifeline $2.2 Billion $143 Million Rural Healthcare $155 Million $13 Thousand Schools & Libraries $2.2 Billion $118 Million Total $8.7 Billion $303 Million (3.5%) New York State Universal Service Fund (Smaller ILECs) RUSPrograms Telecommunications Infrastructure Loan Program Community Connect Grant Program Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program Farm Bill Broadband Loan Program NTIABTOP Program New York State Broadband Grant Program
FCC Connect America Fund (CAF) • $600 Million in CAF I (Phase I & II) Support for Price cap carriers $775 per Location Subject to Performance & Build-Out Requirements Then Support Based on Forward Looking Costs State Level Commitment By ILEC or Competitive Bidding CAF II – $1.8 Billion per year for 5 years (New York $50 Million) $500 Million in Mobility Funding CAF for RoR Carriers ConnectEd ($4-6 Billion)