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Tag: RDOF
RDOF Auction Winners: Charter, SpaceX, Windstream, $9.2B for Rural Broadband Awarded
Other big RDOF auction winners include Rural Electric Cooperative Consortium, Windstream, Frontier and CenturyLink.
RDOF Auction Ends, Results Expected Soon
The RDOF auction ends just under a month after it got underway. Nearly 400 bidders qualified to participate, including the likes of
RDOF Auction Appears to Be Winding Down
Nearly 400 entities qualified to bid in the RDOF auction, which will award up to $16 billion for rural broadband. But some may have dropped
Bringing the Right Rural Networks to RDOF Winners
Rural networks will get a boost from the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund. Winners must demonstrate to the FCC that they are building
On the Eve of the Historic $16B RDOF Auction, We Get Down to the Details
The $16B RDOF auction is scheduled to start on Thursday October 29th. It’s an historic rural broadband milestone, so here are the details…
Rural School Deal Will Be a Key Test for SpaceX Starlink Satellite Broadband
SpaceX Starlink won a key deal to provide non-geostationary satellite broadband to 45 families in a rural Texas school district beginning in
Final RDOF Auction Bidder List: 386 Bidders to Pursue $16B for Rural Broadband
The final RDOF auction bidder list includes small and large telcos, cable companies, rural electric companies, mobile carriers that also offer fixed
Final RDOF Auction Eligible Areas List Released
The final list of RDOF eligible areas arrives just under three weeks before Phase 1 of the auction is scheduled to start. The Rural Digital Opportunity Fund
RDOF Auction Bidder Map: Where Bidders Are Based – and What it May Mean for the Auction
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 Buildouts May be on the Rise, Thanks to RDOF and Other Gov’t Funding
Rural cable broadband footprint growth could be a good opportunity for cable companies to de-risk their broadband business …
Nextlink Xstreamair Purchase Expands Nextlink Fixed Wireless Network
The Nextlink Xstreamair purchase brings a western Iowa network into the Nextlink fold. Plans for Nextlink, which was the biggest CAF II
RDOF Auction Bidders Could Number Over 500, Including Verizon, Viasat, SpaceX, Cox
RDOF auction bidders could include Verizon, CenturyLink, Cox, Hughes Network Systems, Viasat and hundreds of others that have applied to
Imagine Living without Broadband in 2020?
As service providers contemplate bringing new or expanding existing broadband services to all parts of the U.S., there are critical technology decisions to be made.
Frontier Hopes to Prevent Bankruptcy from Interfering with RDOF Participation
A Frontier RDOF waiver request asks the FCC to allow the company to modify its auction application to reflect a new organizational structure post-
FCC Adopts New Broadband Data Collection Rules with an Accurate U.S. Broadband Map at Stake
New FCC broadband data collection rules call for fixed providers to submit shapefiles or addresses of locations served or that they could serve within 10
In a Big Cable First, Charter Plans to Participate in RDOF Auction; Eyes Billions in Funding for Rural Broadband
Charter RDOF plans could involve millions of locations and billions of dollars of investment, said Charter. The Rural Digital Opportunity Fund auction will
After Challenges, FCC Releases Revised RDOF Eligible Area List, Identifies 5.3 Million RDOF Eligible Locations
The commission initially released a preliminary list of eligible areas in March, which was followed by a challenge process.
Rural Broadband Bills Aplenty – Here’s a List of Them
At least six rural broadband bills have been introduced in the House and Senate recently. Some aim to speed up deployments, while others aim to direct more
RCAP Act Would Direct 10% of Auction Proceeds to Rural Broadband, Could Equate to Billions in New Funding
The Rural Connectivity Advancement Program Act (RCAP) would devote 10% of spectrum auctions completed through September 30, 2022 to the FCC to
Calls for Eliminating ETC Certification Requirement for USF and Rural Broadband Funding Gaining Traction
Eligible telecommunications carrier ETC certification applies to voice service and shouldn’t be required to receive broadband USF support, argues FCC
FCC Adopts RDOF Auction Rules: LEO Satellite Broadband Not Necessarily Shut Out of Low-Latency Bids
RDOF auction rules adopted today do not categorically prevent LEO satellite broadband providers from bidding to provide low-latency service. Other aspects
Frontier Wants Challenged Areas Included in RDOF Auction After All
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
Antietam Broadband Cancels Data Usage Caps
Rural Broadband Provider Organizations Ask USDA to Relax “Onerous” ReConnect Award Rules
NTCA — The Rural Broadband Association and the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association recommend changes to USDA ReConnect rules including