FCC Targets 19 Million Rural Americans

Asheville, NC (August 2, 2012) — The FCC is reforming the Universal Service Fund (USF) into the Connect America Fund to focus on broadband. This is a recognition that broadband has become a necessity for American families. The goal is to expand high speed Internet to millions of consumers across the country. This effort will be rolled out in multiple phases. In the first phase, The Fund is targeting 13 census blocks in North Carolina. http://wraltechwire.com/business/tech_wire/news/blogpost/11368829/