Windstream CEO Tony Thomas addressed the fiber broadband industry today at Fiber Connect, taking place in Nashville. With a theme of Windstream’s growing broadband ambitions, Thomas also revealed he’s no fan of the RDOF program implementation and he is among…
The FCC today said it is ready to authorize $311 million in rural broadband funding to 48 companies that had winning bids in the RDOF (Rural Digital Opportunity Fund) auction. Also today, the commission released a list of RDOF defaults…
Gibson Technical Services has been selected by Charter Communications to build out 8,600 miles of full service construction across Louisiana, Alabama and North Carolina in an initiative partially funded by the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) program. Gibson, a subsidiary…
Two senators have sent a letter to FCC Acting Chair Jessica Rosenworcel questioning why the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) long-form application review process is taking so long and asking for details about why and how much longer it’s going…
It has been an unusually hot summer already, especially in the west. That heatwave is giving some SpaceX Starlink users some real trouble, in the form “thermal shutdowns,” where users are losing their internet connections from the satellite broadband service….
The FCC announced yesterday that it has approved eligible telecommunications carrier (ETC) designation for 56 companies that had winning bids in the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) auction. ETC designation is a requirement for participation in the RDOF program. Among…
Tombigbee Electric Cooperative provided some additional details about its plans for high-speed fiber broadband deployments in its home state of Alabama. The company received funding through the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) and the CARES Act to cover some costs…
In a previous article, I made a case for why operators should consider deploying XGS-PON to gain the favor of the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund’s (RDOF) prioritized support for services with faster speeds and lower latency. Making the switch to…
The Rural Connectivity Advancement Program (RCAP) Act of 2021 introduced in the Senate yesterday would direct 10% of revenues raised in FCC spectrum auctions toward rural broadband. If adopted, the bill would create a Rural Broadband Assessment and Deployment Fund…
Viasat has asked the FCC to stay the “effectiveness” of a recent order granting SpaceX’s application to modify plans for its LEO satellite broadband constellation. According to Viasat, the FCC violated the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) by failing to…
Consumer group AARP has joined a growing number of entities that have asked the FCC to thoroughly vet the long-form applications of companies that were winning bidders in the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) auction, which tentatively awarded $9.2 billion…
Charter expects to charge the same price for broadband service in RDOF-funded areas as in metro areas, said Charter CEO Tom Rutledge in a discussion about Charter RDOF plans at an investor conference today. The company was tentatively awarded over…
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