Connect America fund definition
Connect America fund or “CAF” means the federal universal service fund, as reformed by the Federal Communications Commission, to phase down and replace support previously provided through high-cost mechanisms, as referenced in 47 CFR §§ 54.304 and 54.312.
Connect America fund or “CAF” means the federal universal service fund, as reformed by the Federal Communications Commission, to phase down and replace support previously provided through high-cost mechanisms. The CAF is intended to make broadband available to homes, businesses, and community anchor institutions in areas that do not or otherwise would not have broadband, including services provided through mobile voice and broadband networks. The CAF also facilitates intercarrier compensation reforms intended to curb arbitrage practices and to ultimately impose a uniform national bill-and-keep framework.