FCC Publishes Additional Resources Regarding Areas Potentially Eligible For Connect America Funding

The Federal Communications Commission’s Wireline Competition Bureau and Office of Strategic Planning and Policy Analysis have released an update to the Connect America Phase II – Initial Eligible Areas Map, in order to assist parties interested in determining the eligibility of areas for Connect America funding. The update incorporates a feature to download geospatial files for a selected Census Tract, or County. The downloaded file is specifically for use with desktop mapping software to display eligible census blocks, which should help users investigate potential areas for rural broadband experiments and assist parties participating in the Phase II challenge process.