With the CAF II auction completed, the FCC’s next Connect America Fund responsibility will be to establish plans for the CAF remote area auction, which aims to help bring broadband to remote areas not currently addressed through the Connect America…
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CAF II Auction Winners: ViaSat One of Few Large Winners
Nearly half of CAF II auction bidders (103 out of 220) won funding, according to data about CAF II auction winners released by the FCC today. That means most entities won relatively low funding amounts. Just over 100 entities will…
FCC $2 Billion CAF-II Auction Has Concluded, Results to Be Released in a Few Days
The FCC announced the conclusion of the CAF-II auction today, which offered $1.98 billion in funding for rural broadband. The bidding began July 24th. The FCC will issue a public notice in a few business days outlining the results. Winning…
Qualified $2B CAF II Auction Bidders Range From Tier 1 Verizon, to Rural Telcos, Electrics, WISPs, and Everything In Between
More than 200 companies (220) have qualified to participate in the Connect America Fund II (CAF II) auction scheduled to begin in late July, including large incumbent carriers such as Verizon, Cox, Windstream, Frontier, Cincinnati Bell and Hawaiian Telcom and…
CAF Auction Bidders Could Include Verizon, Cox, Windstream, Frontier, Viasat, Many More
The FCC this week released lists of companies that have submitted complete and partially complete applications to participate in the upcoming $2 billion Connect America Fund (CAF) Phase II reverse auction to award broadband funding rejected by the nation’s largest…
Pai Urges Small Cable CAF II Auction Bids; Will They Take Him Up on It?
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai today urged small cable companies to bid for funding in the upcoming Connect America Fund (CAF) auction, scheduled to start in July. The CAF II Auction will award as much as $2 billion over 10 years…
$2 Billion CAF II Auction Plans Set, Pai Pleads for Participation from Providers of All Types
The Connect America Fund auction to award funding to bring broadband to unserved areas of 20 states is officially scheduled for July 24. The FCC at today’s monthly commission meeting voted to approve plans for the competitive bidding process, known…
CAF II Auction Start Date Could Be July 24, FCC Not Swayed by Comments
Broadband providers interested in deploying service to parts of 20 states could have until March 30 to apply to participate in a reverse auction that will award funding for those deployments. The proposed deadline is included in a 100-page public…
Broadband Provider Groups Seek CAF II Auction Changes
Organizations representing broadband providers have asked the FCC to modify its proposal for the Connect America Fund (CAF II) Auction. The CAF II auction will award funding rejected by price cap carriers in parts of 20 states. The auction is…
CAF II Auction Rules: FCC Explains How Proposed Auction to Fund Rural Broadband Would Work
FCC officials today conducted a webinar explaining how proposed CAF II auction rules would work. The auction will award funding to help cover the cost of deploying broadband in unserved rural areas. It is expected to take place in 2018,…
CAF Auction Will Provide $2 Billion for Rural Broadband, FCC Anticipates ‘New’ Service Providers
The FCC said today that it expects to conduct a reverse auction of up to $1.98 billion in Connect America Fund (CAF) money in 2018, which will go toward the cost of bringing broadband to rural areas lacking broadband service….
