WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) recently sent a letter urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to move forward with the Remote Areas Fund (RAF). The senators urged the FCC to structure the RAF in a manner that expands broadband access to Kansans and West Virginians living in rural and remote areas of the states.

The senators said in part, “Universal service – the requirement that Americans in even the most remote areas of the nation should have access to comparable services – includes access to reliable, affordable broadband. Therefore, we urge you to move forward with the Remote Areas Fund (RAF) to appropriately target limited Universal Service Fund (USF) support towards the most difficult to serve areas in our states that remain unserved. Many of the RAF-eligible communities still lack access to a viable broadband option. Therefore, we believe the RAF must be structured to reach these extremely high-cost areas throughout rural America.”

Read the full letter to the FCC when you click here.