Phase one of the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) rural broadband auction has ended. According to the FCC, the results will be released in “the coming days.” The RDOF Phase One auction was expected to award up to $16 billion…
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Republicans Call for Audit of $1.4 Billion ReConnect Rural Broadband Program, Citing Overbuilding
Republican members of the Congressional Commerce Committee are calling on the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to audit the USDA’s Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program, commonly referred to as the ReConnect program. The ReConnect audit request came in the form of a…
President-Elect Biden Signals Multi-Billion Investment for National Broadband
According to numerous media reports, the incoming Biden administration aims to address broadband disparities in the U.S. with billions in new funding. The Biden broadband plan aims to address both access and affordability. Like many issues in Washington these days,…
Twin Valley Management to Acquire Southern Kansas Telephone
In a marriage of Kansas telecommunications companies that both are almost a century old, Twin Valley Management (TVM) has signed a definitive purchase agreement to acquire the Southern Kansas Telephone (SKT) Company. Twin Valley Management is the holding company for…
RDOF Auction Appears to Be Winding Down
The Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) Phase 1 auction appears to be winding down. In recent days, the duration of auction rounds dropped from six to four hours and then again to two and a half hours, suggesting that bidding…
Governors Report on Broadband Best Practices for States, CARES Act Broadband Funding
Governors can help spur broadband deployment in their states through a range of best practices, according to a new report from the National Governors Association and Western Governors University. The report also looks at how some states used federal CARES…
Carriers to Receive Seventh Year of CAF Support, Worth $1.5 Billion for Rural Broadband
The FCC said yesterday that all price cap carriers eligible to receive a seventh year of Connect America Fund (CAF) support have opted to do so. The total value of the funding accepted is nearly $1.5 billion. Carriers that will…
Inland Cellular to Use Intelsat Backhaul for Washington State LTE Network
Inland Cellular, a mobile network operator serving the Pacific Northwest, will use satellite connectivity from Intelsat to provide backhaul connectivity as Inland builds out 4G LTE service to rural areas of Washington state. According to the companies, Inland Cellular had…
Alaska Will See FTTP Expansion Thanks to Latest ReConnect Awards
The USDA ReConnect program has awarded three grants totaling $11.3 million that will add Alaska FTTP based projects. In all, the projects potentially will serve 1,343 people, 52 businesses and other important locations such as schools and fire stations. The…
Broadband Deployment Increases, But with Data Discredited, FCC is Careful About Claims Made
The FCC put out a tellingly worded press release late yesterday about the status of broadband deployment in the U.S. as of the end of 2019. The number of Americans living in areas without access to terrestrial fixed broadband supporting…
NCTC ADTRAN Deal is Latest Broadband Solutions Partnership for the Cooperative
A new deal between the National Cable Television Cooperative and broadband access systems provider ADTRAN will make ADTRAN broadband solutions available to NCTC members, who are, generally speaking, smaller service providers serving rural areas. NCTC membership is made up from…
Bringing the Right Rural Networks to RDOF Winners
The FCC will soon award up to $16B from the $20.4B Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) to expand high bandwidth connectivity to unserved locations, providing winning bidders with the financial resources that help overcome the business case challenge in these…
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