As part of our ongoing advocacy efforts at the FCC and with other policymakers, we are seeking feedback from our members regarding how the FCC’s December 2018 USF Order is expected to affect companies’ broadband deployment efforts.  All of the information collected from this survey will remain confidential and only aggregated results will be reported, with the exception of the names of communities that are expected to benefit from the FCC’s Order.

Please complete a separate survey for each state in which you operate.  Please also complete this survey only for ILEC operators.

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1. Please provide the following information for the person completing this survey.

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2. What type of USF support does your ILEC receive?

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3. For your ILEC operations specifically, please estimate your ILEC's "current" planned capital budget (stated in $) for network construction and upgrades in each of the following years.

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4. How much, if any, did your ILEC's "initially planned" capital budget increase (stated in $) for each of the following years as a result of the FCC's December 2018 Order increasing the USF budget?

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5. Please estimate the average broadband speed that will be available to new and/or upgraded customers through your ILEC's planned buildout in each of the following years.

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6. How many locations will receive upgraded broadband speeds (i.e., higher than previously received) as a result of your ILEC's investments in each of the following years?

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7. Of the locations identified in your answers to Question 6, how many were added to your ILEC's buildout plan due to the budget increase in the FCC's December 2018 USF Order?

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8. Of the locations identified in your answers to Question 6, how many locations previously received less than 4/1 broadband speed?

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9. How many community anchor institutions will receive upgraded broadband speeds as a result of your ILEC's construction in the following years?

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10. Please list the names of communities/areas (city and state) you serve that will receive upgraded broadband as a result of your ILEC's 2019 investments.

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11. Please list the names of communities/areas (city and state) you serve that will receive upgraded broadband as a result of your ILEC's 2020 investments.

Thank you for completing this survey!

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