However, its large Tier 1 peers AT&T (NYSE: T) and Verizon (NYSE: VZ) have yet to announce whether or not they will accept CAF II funding. Similar to its other ILEC compatriots, CenturyLink also participated in CAF-I, accepting $75 million in support to bring 4 Mbps broadband to 114,000 unserved rural locations. For more: - see the release On the Hot Seat: CenturyLink's Jones on net neutrality, special access and the $500M Connect America Fund opportunity Related articles: CenturyLink is conducting 100 Mbps over copper trial in Salt Lake City CenturyLink's Post: New credit policy will enhance consumer broadband growth, reduce churn Hawaiian Telcom accepts $26M in CAF II funds to extend broadband to 11K new locations FairPoint takes $37.4M in CAF II funds, eyes broadband expansion for 105K locations Windstream takes $175M in Connect America Funds, sets broadband expansion to 400K rural locations