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