Phase one of the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) rural broadband auction has ended. According to the FCC, the results will be released in “the coming days.” The RDOF Phase One auction was expected to award up to $16 billion…
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RDOF Auction Appears to Be Winding Down
The Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) Phase 1 auction appears to be winding down. In recent days, the duration of auction rounds dropped from six to four hours and then again to two and a half hours, suggesting that bidding…
On the Eve of the Historic $16B RDOF Auction, We Get Down to the Details
The historic Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) auction will get underway tomorrow. It’s a reverse auction that will award up to $16 billion to cover some of the costs of bringing broadband to unserved areas – a topic Telecompetitor covers…
Final RDOF Auction Bidder List: 386 Bidders to Pursue $16B for Rural Broadband
Nearly 400 entities (386) have made the final RDOF auction bidder list, qualifying them to bid in Phase 1 of the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) auction, which will award up to $16 billion to cover some of the costs…
Final RDOF Auction Eligible Areas List Released
The FCC released the final list of census blocks eligible for the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase 1 auction, which will award up to $16 billion to cover some of the costs of deploying broadband to areas that have no…
RDOF Auction Bidder Map: Where Bidders Are Based – and What it May Mean for the Auction
Close to 500 network operators could be bidding in the upcoming Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) auction, which will award up to $16 billion in funding for rural broadband. Among the bidders: large and small telcos, cable companies, rural electric…
RDOF Auction Bidders Could Number Over 500, Including Verizon, Viasat, SpaceX, Cox
The Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) auction could have as many as 505 bidders, according to the FCC. The commission said today that it received complete applications from 121 entities and incomplete applications from 384 entities. Those who submitted incomplete…
In a Big Cable First, Charter Plans to Participate in RDOF Auction; Eyes Billions in Funding for Rural Broadband
Charter plans to participate in the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund, or RDOF auction, according to an 8-K filing made this morning. Depending how successful the company is in the auction, the build-out could involve multiple millions of locations and an…
FCC Adopts RDOF Auction Rules: LEO Satellite Broadband Not Necessarily Shut Out of Low-Latency Bids
Satellite broadband providers using low-earth orbit (LEO) satellites may not be shut out of bidding to provide low-latency service in the RDOF auction after all. The FCC today adopted rules for the RDOF, or Rural Digital Opportunity Fund, auction, and…
Frontier Wants Challenged Areas Included in RDOF Auction After All
In an interesting twist, Frontier has said that it would like the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund, or RDOF, auction to include geographic areas whose eligibility the company previously challenged. The first phase of the RDOF auction, scheduled to begin in…
FCC Releases Preliminary List of Areas Eligible for RDOF Auction
The FCC has released a preliminary list of areas eligible for the RDOF auction, or Rural Digital Opportunity Fund auction, Phase 1. The auction will award funding to cover some of the costs of bringing broadband to rural areas where…
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