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Tag: USF
USTelecom Broadband Map Pilot: Up to 38% of “Served” Rural Locations Actually Lack Broadband
The USTelecom broadband map pilot aimed to find a solution to problems with FCC broadband availability data. The organization found that 23% of rural pilot locations were not geocoded to the correct census blocks and that . . .
FCC Proposes Stricter Lifeline Low-Income Broadband and Voice Program Rules
Proposed Lifeline program rules would return responsibility for designating carriers to participate in the program to the states. The FCC also proposes to police the Lifeline program more closely by . . .
CEO: Rural Digital Opportunity Fund May Be “Less Favorable to Frontier” Than CAF Program Was
Frontier Rural Digital Opportunity Fund opportunities may be limited. At issue is the proposal to use a reverse auction to award funding…
FCC Rural Health Care Changes Will Prioritize Rural Areas
FCC rural health care program changes will give priority based on rurality and whether an area is medically underserved when demand exceeds available funding,
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 . . .