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…
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Report: SpaceX Threat to Rural Broadband Providers? Maybe in a Few Years, Maybe Never
How much of a threat does the SpaceX Starlink low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite broadband service present to other broadband providers? In the U.S., not much, according to a research note from telecom financial analysts at MoffettNathanson Research—at least not for…
Broadband Associations Ask FCC for Defaulted RDOF Census Block Transparency
Five broadband associations have asked the FCC to release a list of census block groups that provisionally won funding through the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund program but on which the winning bidder has defaulted. The associations say this move will…
RDOF Funding by State Report: How Does Your State Rank?
Individual states are expected to receive anywhere between $1.12 and $202 per resident in broadband funding through the first round of the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF), according to an analysis from SatelliteInternet.com. Connecticut was at the low end of…
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…
Fixed Wireless Provider Nextlink Responds to RDOF Critics, States Its Case for $429 Million Buildout
Representatives from broadband provider Nextlink met with FCC officials this week in response to a range of criticism the company has received regarding its provisional win in the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) auction. The company was one of the…
FCC Could Get an Earful as it Seeks Comment on ETC Designation for RDOF Winning Bidders
The FCC is seeking comment on requests for eligible telecommunications carrier (ETC) status for winning Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) bidders that don’t already have ETC status. Considering the controversy that some winning bids have generated, the commission is likely…
Georgia on Windstream’s Mind: Company Outlines Georgia RDOF Plans
Windstream issued a press release highlighting its plans for using $147 million in funding that the company won for the state of Georgia in the FCC’s Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) Phase I auction. Georgia is one of multiple states…
Dish Challenges SpaceX RDOF Plans Citing the 12 GHz Spectrum Band
In the latest RDOF skirmish, Dish is arguing that SpaceX should not be allowed to gain ETC status, a requirement for RDOF winners. Dish’s argument is based on potential interference from SpaceX’s use of the 12 GHz spectrum band for…
ERIC RDOF Winner Group Wants to Review Applications for Allegedly Dodgy Winning Bids
A group of winners in the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund reverse auction have asked the FCC for the opportunity to review certain information contained in the long-form applications of other winners whose bids have come into question. The group, which…
Report: Starlink Looks Very Promising for Rural Broadband
SpaceX’s Starlink satellite broadband service has the potential to be a game changer for rural broadband, according to an analysis by PCMag of Starlink speeds. The analysis is based on beta tester data exclusively provided to it by Ookla Speedtest….
Provider Associations Spar Over RDOF Gigabit Fixed Wireless
The debate about whether fixed wireless is a suitable technology for meeting gigabit speed requirements in the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) program continues. Yesterday, the Wireless Internet Service Providers Association (WISPA) sent the FCC a rebuttal to an FCC…
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