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FCC Proposal Would Use a Reverse Auction to Award $9B from Rural 5G Fund
The proposed rules for the FCC 5G Fund auction call for up to $900 million in incentives for using Open RAN in funded networks.
Rural Reverse Auctions Could be Reincarnated in $9B FCC 5G Fund
Plans for the FCC 5G fund were originally established in 2020. A lot has changed since then, and the commission now proposes to
Nebraska Gets Set for $13 Million Rural Broadband Funding Auction
The Nebraska reverse auction will begin August 8 and is comprised of funding returned to the Nebraska Universal Service Fund by
RDOF Analysis Yields Recommended Changes for the Next Auction
An RDOF auction analysis from Fiber Broadband Association found that satellite provider Space X bid almost everywhere, and that the average
RDOF Winner Map: Fiber, Fixed Wireless Win Big, Winners Commit to Gigabit Speeds
As this RDOF winner map shows, nine of the top 10 rural broadband funding winners plan to offer gigabit service. Their winnings comprise 76%
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
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…
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
FCC Set to Adopt 5G Fund for Rural America Rules — and the Decision on Eligible Areas is . . .
The 5G Fund for Rural America will award $9 billion in funding for rural mobile deployments. The FCC was considering two methods of determining eligible
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
CBRS Auction Closes After Just 24 Bidding Days, Raising Over $4.5 Billion
As the CBRS auction closes, all seven licenses were sold in the majority of U.S. counties. But just under 10% of licenses were not sold…
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.
Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act Proposes $100 Billion for Broadband
The Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act would devote $80 billion toward broadband deployment, primarily in rural areas.
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
Satellite Broadband Dealt a Blow as FCC Poised to Restrict Satellite to Lower RDOF Speed and Higher Latency Tiers
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
FCC Outlines Proposed RDOF Timeline, Delays Auction Start with Short Forms Due by July 15
The FCC offered a RDOF timeline and announced it will vote on RDOF auction procedures in June. Despite COVID-19 and despite 180 challenges …
RDOF Rural Broadband Auction Webinar Slated for May 5
The FCC will conduct a RDOF auction webinar to provide information about how to participate in the $16 billion auction. Participants will learn about
FCC Asks Industry to Choose Between Doors Number One or Two with New $9 Billion Rural 5G Fund
The latest FCC 5G Fund proposal offers two options for identifying areas eligible for auction, and how soon the auction would occur depends on which of
FCC Releases Preliminary List of Areas Eligible for RDOF Auction
There is a challenge process for areas eligible for the RDOF auction. But despite inaccurate broadband availability data, the challenges aren’t aimed at
FCC Will Use Reverse Auction to Award $691M in Broadband Funds for Puerto Rico, USVI
FCC Puerto Rico broadband funding will be up to $500 million or more over 10 years. The commission also will award up to $180 million to the U.S. Virgin
Latest RDOF Proposal Calls For New Speed Tiers, Latency Requirements
RDOF speed tiers have changed since the FCC’s first draft of the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund five months ago. The commission seems to have learned lessons from the CAF II auction, in which . . .