# Presentation: 757504

## Rural Utilities Service

***Telecommunications Program***

*1400 Independence Ave.*
*Washington, DC 20250*
*www.usda.gov/rus/telecom*

*Presented by:*
- Hilda Gay Legg
- Administrator

## Who we are...

***Who we are...***

- The **RUS Telecommunications Program** assists the private sector in developing, planning, and financing the construction of telecommunications infrastructure in ***Rural America****.*

##        Infrastructure...Program Budget

**   ****Loans:  **
-   Hardship**   ****	****	****	****	****       **$     75 million
-   Cost of Money**	****	****    **                      $   300 million
-   Rural Telephone Bank		       $   175 million
-   Guaranteed                			       _$   120 million_
-                                                                                                                                                                                                    						       $   670 million

**2003**

**Program**

**       ****Infrastructure...*****Program Budget***

##        Infrastructure...Programs

**                                    ****Term:  **Up to 35 years;
-                                              determined by assets’
-                                              useful service life
*                                    **To qualify, an entity must have*:
**	****	****	****          ****Density:  **4 subscribers or less;
- 			                              AND
**	****	****	****          ****TIER:       **Between 1.0 and 3.0

**2003**

**Program**

**       ****Infrastructure...*****Programs***

##        Infrastructure...Programs

**                                    ****Term:  **Up to 35 years;
-                                              determined by assets’
-                                              useful service life
*                                    **To qualify, an entity must have*:
**	****	****	****          ****Density:  **15 subscribers or less;
- 			                              AND
**	****	****	****          ****TIER:       **Between 1.0 and 5.0

**2003**

**Program**

**       ****Infrastructure...*****Programs***

##        Infrastructure...Programs

**                                     ****Term:  **Up to 35 years;
-                                               determined by assets’
-                                               useful service life
*                                     **To qualify, an entity must have*:
**	****	****	****           ****Density:  **15 subscribers or less;
- 			                               AND
**	****	****	****           ****TIER:       **Between 1.0 and 5.0

**2003**

**Program**

**       ****Infrastructure...*****Programs***

- Rural Telephone        Bank:

##        Infrastructure...Programs

**                                     ****Term:  **Up to 35 years;
-                                               determined by assets’
-                                               useful service life
*                                     **To qualify, an entity must have*:
**	****	****	****           ****Density:  **Any;
- 			                       AND
**	****	****	****           ****TIER:       **1.2 or more

**2003**

**Program**

**       ****Infrastructure...*****Programs***

- Federal Financing Bank Guarantee:

##        Broadband...Program Budget

**Loans:  **
-   4 Percent**	****         **                                   $     80 million
-   Treasury Rate**                                     **$1,295 million
-   Guaranteed                                         _$     80 million_
-                                                               $1,445 million
**Grants:****	****	****                                  **$    10 million

**2003**

**Program**

**       ****Broadband...*****Program Budget***

##       Broadband...Programs

**                           ****Term:  **Determined by assets’
-                                         useful service life
*                           **To qualify, a community must*:
**	****	****	**** ****Be:          **Unserved
-                            **Have:**      Population of less than 2,500                                      Per capita income less than 55%
**                           ****Density:  **10 subscribers or less

**2003**

**Program**

**      ****Broadband...*****Programs***

##        Broadband...Programs

**                           ****Term:  **Determined by assets’
-                                         useful service life
*                           **To qualify, a community must*:
**	****	****	**** ****Have:**      Population of less than 20,000

**2003**

**Program**

**       ****Broadband****...*****Programs***

- Direct – Cost  of Money:

##        Broadband...Programs

**                           ****Term:  **Determined by assets’
-                                         useful service life
-                            **Guarantee Rate:**  80%
*                           **To qualify, a community must*:
**	****	****	**** ****Have:**      Population of less than 20,000

**2003**

**Program**

**       ****Broadband****...*****Programs***

- Guarantee: