The FCC has authorized Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) support for over a dozen smaller winning bidders, as well as a small number of bids for some larger winning bidders. In addition, the company declined to authorize certain bids for…
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Arkansas Electric Cooperative Rolls Out RDOF-Funded Fiber
DALLAS, June 09, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — DZS (NASDAQ: DZSI), a global leader in access networking infrastructure, service assurance and consumer experience software solutions, today announced the initial success of one of the largest rural broadband transformation projects currently underway in the…
Starry CEO: Customers “Couldn’t Give Two Hoots” About ILEC Fiber, But Rural Fiber Differs
Incumbent providers nationwide may be accelerating their fiber deployment plans. But Chet Kanojia, CEO of fixed wireless provider Starry, said Friday that customers “couldn’t give two hoots” about fiber. Starry emerged a few years as a fixed wireless provider targeting…
Another Big RDOF Winning Bidder Road Tests Gigabit Fixed Wireless
RDOF winner Resound Networks says that it has successfully achieved gigabit speeds using fixed wireless access (FWA) in the 6 GHz band via an experimental license. The company said that it reached a distance of more than three miles using…
FCC Issues RDOF Defaults List, Along with Scanty Ready-to-Authorize List
The FCC said yesterday that it is ready-to-authorize Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) money for two more companies that won comparatively small amounts in the auction. In addition, the commission released a list of defaulted bids with five companies on…
Big RDOF Winning Bidder Nextlink Reveals Gigabit Fixed Wireless Speed in 6 GHz Band
Nextlink Internet, which was one of the biggest winning bidders in the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) auction, said it has achieved speeds of 1 Gbps downstream and 500 Mbps upstream using fixed wireless equipment in the 6 GHz band….
Charter Launches RDOF Funded Network Build in North Carolina
MAY 12, 2022 – RALEIGH, N.C. — Spectrum today announced the launch of Spectrum Internet, Mobile, TV and Voice services to more than 165 homes and small businesses in Columbus County, primarily in the Evergreen area. Spectrum’s newly constructed fiber-optic network…
RDOF Funding Authorized for Frontier, Hawaiian Telcom, Lumen, Smaller Companies
The FCC has authorized RDOF funding for Cincinnati Bell’s Hawaiian Telecom unit, for Frontier winning bids in seven states, for certain winning bids for Lumen’s CenturyLink business and for more than a dozen small companies. About $9.2 billion was tentatively…
Latest FCC Ready to Approve RDOF List Has Some Big Winners Still Waiting
The FCC said today that it is ready to approve funding totaling $199 million to more than 20 companies that had winning bids in the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) auction. This is the latest in a string of RDOF…
That’s a No No – RDOF Winner LTD Broadband Fined for Communicating with Cable MSO
The FCC has issued a proposed $100,000 fine against LTD Broadband, which was the largest winning bidder in the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) auction. The commission said the company “apparently engaged in prohibited communications” with Cox Communications, which was…
Charter Updates RDOF Progress, Shares Financial Impact
Charter Communications updated investors today during its 1Q22 earnings call and offered some insight on the impact of the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) program on the operator. Charter was the largest RDOF auction winner, measured by number of locations….
RDOF Winner Resound Networks’ Change of Plans Hits a Nerve with NRECA, NTCA
Two associations representing rural broadband providers sent a letter to the FCC late last week to express concerns about a reported change of plans by Resound Networks, which was one of the largest winning bidders in the Rural Digital Opportunity…
