by Pivot
Tag: Reverse Auction
Latest CAF II Auction Authorizations Bring Total to $1.2 Billion, Almost All Funding Authorized
The biggest winner among CAF II auction authorizations announced today was Sunset Digital Communications, a competitive provider that will receive nearly $30 million over 10 years to . . .
FCC Ready to Authorize CAF II Funding for Viasat, Two Others
The FCC is ready to authorize CAF II funding for rural broadband to ViaSat and two others. Funding was won through a reverse auction held last year, with money going to . . .
CAF II Auction Winner Nextlink Internet Makes Acquisition
Nextlink Internet acquired Nebraska-based Connecting Point and plans to upgrade the ConPoint network. The news comes on the heels of Microsoft’s announcement that Nextlink would be a partner in the Airband initiative to . . .
USTelecom on RDOF Impact: When the ILEC is No Longer the Carrier of Last Resort
Price cap carriers may lose Universal Service funding when the FCC transitions to the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund, which means these companies should also lose carrier of last resort obligations, argues a new report supported by USTelecom.
Amid Kerfuffle Over Broadband Availability Data, FCC Takes Next Step on $20.4 Billion Rural Digital Opportunity Fund
The FCC Rural Digital Opportunity Fund would award money to deploy broadband to unserved rural areas using a reverse auction. Critics…
Twenty-Four States Impacted by Latest CAF-II Funding Authorization, $563M in Rural Broadband Funding Released
CAF funding authorized today includes $39.2 million awarded through the New NY Broadband Program and $524 million for other states. The FCC now has authorized more than half of . . .