About the California Teleconnect Fund Program
The CTF program provides qualified customers a 25% off voice services and a 50% discount for broadband on select communications services to schools, libraries, hospitals and other non-profit organizations offered by Windstream in the state of California.
Eligibility Criteria
- Public or Non-Profit Private Schools
- Must be located in California
- Provide elementary or secondary education (K-12)
- Annual endowments under $50 million
- Must have active County District School Code Number
- Libraries
- Must be located in California
- Eligible to participate in state-based plans or funds under Title III of the Library Services and Technology Act
- Government-Owned and Operated Hospitals and Health Clinics
- Must be located in California
- Must be owned and operated by a municipal, county government, or a hospital district
- Community Based Organizations
- Must be located in California
- Total Revenue does not exceed 5 million, except for 2-1-1 CBOs and Health Care CBOs
- Tax Exempt
- Must offer one of the following services to a community in California: 2-1-1 Service Provider, Educational Instruction, Health care, Job Training, Job Placement, or a Community Technology program
- Provides its community access to the internet, except for 2-1-1 CBOs and Health Care CBOs
- Organization must show that a majority of the board members reside inside the state or are members of the community
- Organization must show they provide services to the community without charge or discounted
- California Community Colleges
- California community colleges and/or districts
- Must submit an application with the current Management Information Systems code
Eligible Services
- Data
- Data Center Colocation-Gigabit Cross Connect-Colo GigE Charge
- DS3 Data Circuit-Dedicated Data-Dedicated DS3 Charge
- DS3 Data Circuit-Local Loop-Intrastate Local Loop Monthly Charge
- Dynamic IP High-Speed Data-Dynamic IP High-Speed Port-Dynamic IP High-Speed Port
- Dynamic IP High-Speed Data-Dynamic IP High-Speed Port-Dynamic IP Mixed Use Port
- Dynamic IP High-Speed Data-High Speed Internet Service-Dynamic IP High-Speed Internet
- Dynamic IP High-Speed Data-High Speed Internet Service-Internet Bandwidth - 45Mbps
- Dynamic IP High-Speed Data-High Speed Internet Service-Internet Port
- Dynamic IP High-Speed Data-Local Loop-Dry Pair Monthly
- Dynamic IP High-Speed Data-Local Loop-Dynamic Internet Access
- Dynamic IP High-Speed Data-Local Loop-Dynamic IP Mixed-Use Circuit
- Dynamic IP High-Speed Data-Local Loop-Interstate Local Loop Monthly
- Dynamic IP High-Speed Data-Local Loop-Intrastate Local Loop Monthly
- Dynamic IP High-Speed Data-Local Loop-Mixed Use Circuit
- Dynamic IP High-Speed Data-VPN Port High Speed-Interstate MPLS Fast Ethernet Port Speed
- Dynamic IP High-Speed Data-VPN Port High Speed-Interstate MPLS Fast Ethernet Port Speed
- Dynamic IP High-Speed Data-VPN Port High Speed-Intrastate MPLS Fast Ethernet Port Speed
- Dynamic IP High-Speed Data-VPN Port High Speed-Mixed Use Port
- Dynamic IP T1 Data-Dynamic IP T1 Port-Dynamic IP Mixed Use Port
- Dynamic IP T1 Data-Dynamic IP T1 Port-Dynamic IP T1 Port
- Dynamic IP T1 Data-Local Loop-Dynamic IP Local Loop
- Dynamic IP T1 Data-Local Loop-Dynamic IP Mixed Use Circuit
- Dynamic IP T1 Data-Local Loop-Intrastate Local Loop Monthly
- Dynamic IP T1 Data-Local Loop-Mixed Use Circuit
- Dynamic IP T1 Data-VPN - Remote Access-Intrastate MPLS - Remote Access
- Ethernet Data Circuit-Dedicated Data-Dedicated Ethernet
- Ethernet Data Circuit-Local Loop-Intrastate Local Loop Monthly
- Ethernet Data Circuit-Local Loop-Mixed Use Circuit
- Fast Ethernet Data Circuit-Dedicated Data-Dedicated Fast Ethernet
- Fast Ethernet Data Circuit-Local Loop-Fast Ethernet Local Loop
- Fast Ethernet Data Circuit-Local Loop-Internet Local Loop
- Fast Ethernet Data Circuit-Local Loop-Intrastate Local Loop Annual
- Fast Ethernet Data Circuit-Local Loop-Intrastate Local Loop Monthly
- Fast Ethernet Data Circuit-Local Loop-Mixed Use Circuit
- Fast Ethernet Data Circuit-Local Loop-UCaaS Standard Mitel Intrastate Local Loop
- Fast Ethernet Data Circuit-VPN Port High Speed-Interstate MPLS Fast Ethernet Port Speed
- Fast Ethernet Data Circuit-VPN Port High Speed-Intrastate MPLS Fast Ethernet Port Speed
- Fast Ethernet Data Circuit-VPN Port High Speed-Mixed Use Port
- Gigabit Data Circuit-Dedicated Data-Dedicated Gigabit
- Gigabit Data Circuit-Local Loop-Interstate Local Loop Monthly
- Gigabit Data Circuit-Local Loop-Intrastate Local Loop Monthly
- Gigabit Data Circuit-Local Loop-Mixed Use Circuit
- Gigabit Data Circuit-VPN Port High Speed-Interstate MPLS Gigabit Port Speed
- Gigabit Data Circuit-VPN Port High Speed-Intrastate MPLS Gigabit Port Speed
- Gigabit Data Circuit-VPN Port High Speed-Mixed Use Port
- Point to Point-Point to Point Circuit-Interstate Point-to-Point Circuit
- Point to Point-Point to Point Circuit-Intrastate Point-to-Point Circuit
- T1 Data Circuit-Internet - 1.5Mb-Internet Bandwidth - 1.5 Mbps
- T1 Data Circuit-Local Loop-Internet Local Loop
- T1 Data Circuit-Local Loop-Interstate MPLS Local Loop
- T1 Data Circuit-Local Loop-Intrastate Local Loop Monthly
- T1 Data Circuit-Local Loop-Intrastate MPLS Local Loop
- T1 Data Circuit-Local Loop-Mixed Use Circuit
- T1 Data Circuit-VPN - Remote Access-Intrastate MPLS - Remote Access
- T1 Data Circuit-VPN Port - 1.5Mb-Interstate MPLS Port - 1.5 Mbps
- T1 Data Circuit-VPN Port - 1.5Mb-Intrastate MPLS Port - 1.5 Mbps
- T1 Data Circuit-VPN Port - 1.5Mb-Intrastate MPLS Port
- Voice
- Advantage Business Lines
- Business Line-Basic Service
- Business Line-Basic Service-TecPath
- Dynamic IP - Lines-Basic Service-Business Line
- Dynamic IP - Lines-Basic Service-Dynamic IP Lines
- Dynamic IP - Trunk-Call Paths-Call Paths - PRI/CAS
- Dynamic IP - Trunk-Call Paths-Call Paths - SIP
- Dynamic IP - Trunk-Foreign TN Off Net-FUSF (VOIP)
- Dynamic IP - Trunk-Local 20 Number Block-20 DID Station Numbers
- Dynamic IP - Trunk-Local 20 Number Block-DID Station Number(s)
- Fast Ethernet Data Circuit-VPN Port High Speed-UCaaS Standard Mitel Intrastate Port Charge
- Trunk Group-Basic Service-TecPath
- Trunk Group-DID DNIS Routes-DID DNIS Routing
- Trunk Group-Local 20 Number Block-20 DID Station Numbers
- Trunk Group-Local 20 Number Block-DID Station Number(s)
- Trunk Group-Local Loop-Intrastate Local Loop Monthly
- Trunk Group-Local PRI T1-PRI T1
- Trunk Group-Local PRI T1-PRI T3
Questions
If you have any questions about the CTF process please refer to the CPUC CTF website: http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/ctf/.
Please reach out to the below contact for any additional questions you may have regarding CTF funding:
Timothy Ciabocchi
501-748-7286