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CenturyLink to bring broadband to 12,000 rural households in Idaho

September 3, 2015 /

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Bear Paw Development Corporation is a private non-profit organization created for the purpose of administering programs to help improve regional economic conditions in Hill, Blaine, Liberty, Chouteau and Phillips Counties and the Fort Belknap and Rocky Boy's Indian Reservations.

CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) announced today that it will bring high-speed Internet services to more than 12,000 rural households and businesses in Idaho by accepting the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)’s Connect America Fund (CAF) statewide offer in Idaho.

CenturyLink is accepting 33 CAF phase II statewide offers from the FCC to bring Internet service with speeds of at least 10 Mbps download and 1 Mbps upload to approximately 1.2 million locations in FCC-designated, high-cost census blocks. The company is accepting a total of approximately $500 million a year for six years.

High-speed Internet access brings many benefits to rural communities, including economic development and better access to education and healthcare services such as distance learning and telemedicine.

Full Story: http://commerce.idaho.gov/press-releases/centurylink-to-bring-broadband-to-12-000-rural-households-in-idaho

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