Nextlink Internet says that it is almost two years ahead of schedule in construction related to its FCC’s Connect America Fund II (CAF II) auction winnings–but says that funding reductions “could imperil those advances” and has asked the FCC not to…
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Alaska Communications Expansion Taps XGS-PON, FWA, Even DSL in the State’s Interior
Alaska Communications expanded broadband availability and boosted speeds to almost 5,000 homes in the Interior region of the state in 2022. And as a spokesperson explained in an email to Telecompetitor, the company used a wide range of last-mile technologies…
FCC Finishes Reviewing CAF II Rural Broadband Funding Winners
Four years after the Connect America Fund II auction was completed, the FCC said yesterday that it has completed the process of reviewing long-form applications from all winning bidders. There were 195 authorized applicant/state combinations totaling $1.48 billion, as well…
Illinois Electric Cooperative Uses Fixed Wireless for CAF II Build
Illinois Electric Cooperative (IEC) said it will use funding received through the Connect America Fund II (CAF II) auction to deploy fixed wireless in rural Pike County. IEC will use technology from Ericsson and Xtreme LTE for the deployment, which…
Nextlink CAF II Buildout Sets Stage for RDOF Plans
As stakeholders continue to debate whether the FCC should agree to release funding to some of the biggest winners in the recent Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) auction, one of those big winners continues to make progress on rural broadband…
Largest RDOF Winner, LTD Broadband, Takes Heat From State Telecom Associations at the FCC
Two state associations representing broadband providers have asked the FCC to deny the long-form application filed by LTD Broadband in the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) program. LTD Broadband had the largest amount of RDOF winning bids in the program…
Nextlink American Tower Deal Will Leverage 1K Towers for Fixed Wireless Expansion
Wireless ISP Nextlink will use more than 1,000 American Tower sites to support the company’s deployment of fixed wireless broadband service to rural areas of 11 states. The Nextlink American Tower deal involves sites in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana,…
Frontier, CenturyLink Again May Have Missed CAF II Deadlines for Rural Broadband Buildouts
Frontier and CenturyLink told the FCC they may not have met all deployment deadlines for 2020 for the Connect America Fund CAF II rural broadband program. If so, that would mark the second time the companies have missed CAF II…
