FCC Publishes List of Extremely High-Cost Census Blocks In Price Cap Areas

The Wireline Competition Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission is release a list of census blocks in price cap service areas that are deemed "extremely high-cost." While these census blocks are not eligible for the offer of Connect America Phase II model-based support to price cap carriers, price cap carriers accepting model-based support may substitute locations in these blocks in lieu of those in census blocks subject to the offer of support to meet their deployment obligations in a state. The list of blocks includes the number of locations in the block, the state where the offer of support is made, and the price cap carrier.