USAC Releases CAF Map 4.0

USAC has released version 4.0 of the Connect America Fund Broadband Map (CAF Map), an interactive online map that shows the impact of the Connect America Fund (CAF) on broadband expansion to close the digital divide in rural America. The Connect America Fund – part of the federal Universal Service Fund High Cost program – provides funding to telecommunications carriers to deliver voice and broadband service in rural areas where the market alone cannot support the high cost of deploying network infrastructure and supplying connectivity. First launched in 2018, the CAF Map displays the geographic locations – by latitude and longitude – where carriers that receive CAF support have built out mass-market, high-speed Internet service. Version 4.0 of the map contains updated information to include deployment completed in 2020. The map currently contains broadband deployment data from carriers participating in the following Connect America Fund programs: Connect America Fund Phase II (CAF Phase II), Alternative Connect America Cost Model (ACAM), Connect America Fund Broadband Loop Support (CAF BLS), Alternative Connect America Cost Model II (ACAM II), the Alaska Plan, Rural Broadband Experiments (RBE), and Connect America Fund Phase II Auction (CAF II Auction).