Carriers participating in modernized Connect America Fund programs with defined broadband buildout obligations have until March 1, 2022 to…
CenturyLink has missed deployment targets for several CAF buildout deadlines. In a confusing letter to the FCC, the company said that…
The latest USAC broadband map includes areas receiving Universal Service CAF support where broadband has been deployed through the end of
The Hawaiian Telcom broadband expansion impacted communities on multiple islands comprising the state and included several rural areas.
Large carriers already received six years of funding to deploy broadband to unserved areas. A seventh year of CAF support will go to…
The nation’s largest publicly held carriers had until Monday to advise the FCC if they elect to receive a seventh year of support…
Cooperative Network Services created an RDOF auction bidder map that plots bidders’ current serving areas. A key take-away is that there are
Rural cable broadband footprint growth could be a good opportunity for cable companies to de-risk their broadband business …
The Nextlink Xstreamair purchase brings a western Iowa network into the Nextlink fold. Plans for Nextlink, which was the biggest CAF II
The Cable One Nextlink deal gives 10% Nextlink a 10% ownership in the fixed wireless provider. It’s not the only CAF II winner that Cable…
Carriers receiving Universal Service support must enter deployment data into the USAC high cost broadband portal. Reviewing that data is challenging, so
A broadband monopoly report from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance found that 47 million Americans can only get internet connectivity…
Alaska Communications CAF II funding helped cover some costs of deploying service to numerous communities. The company’s ultimate…
The big winner was Viasat Carrier Services, which was awarded $19,945,120 to provide 25 Mbps downstream and 3 Mbps upstream service…
CenturyLink fixed wireless should be faster than the fiber-fed DSL broadband the company had planned to use to meet CAF II deployment…
The commission initially released a preliminary list of eligible areas in March, which was followed by a challenge process.
The Keep Americans Connected Pledge expires June 30. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai asked Congress for funding for broadband providers so they can continue to
The latest CAF II authorizations were for Redwire and Viasat for services providing speeds of 25 Mbps downstream and 3 Mbps upstream. The FCC now has
RDOF auction rules adopted today do not categorically prevent LEO satellite broadband providers from bidding to provide low-latency service. Other aspects
Viasat CAF-II funding authorization for Pennsylvania was delayed because of delays in getting eligible telecommunications carrier status in the state. In
Frontier previously told the FCC that it had deployed 25/3 Mbps broadband to areas included on a list of areas eligible for the RDOF auction. The challenged
Rural Digital Opportunity Fund RDOF speed tiers will be weighted to favor bids to provide higher-speed service in the auction. But bids in the gigabit tier
Telecom and electric cooperative fiber deployments are on the rise, notes the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, which found that 109 electric co-ops have