Additional Funding Authorized Through RDOF Program
The Federal Communications Commission has approved another $554 million in a third round of funding through the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund. This action brings a total of more than $1…
USTelecom, NTCA Remind the FCC of its RDOF Eligibility Policies
In a recent meeting with, and follow-up letter to the FCC, USTelecom – The Broadband Association and NTCA –The Rural Broadband Association, addressed the 197 letters that the Commission sent…
Senators to FCC: Where is the RDOF Money?
In a recent letter to Acting FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel, Senators Roger Wicker (R-MS) and John Thune (R-SD) questioned the status of funding to the winners of the Rural Digital…
Pai Nixes Extensions of RDOF Auctions and Tribal Priority Application Window
In letters to the Co-Chairs of the Congressional Native American Council, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai denied their requests for an extension of both the tribal priority filing window timeline originally…
NTCA, WTA, USTelecom to Congress: Do Not Eliminate ETC Designation at This Time
In a recent letter to Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), and Representatives Frank Pallone (D-N.J.) and Greg Walden (R-Ore.), the three major broadband associations representing rural carriers…
Commission Touts Accomplishments Under Pai
The FCC recently issued an extensive list of Chairman Pai’s many accomplishments during his first three years as Chairman. Published just a few days before adoption of perhaps his biggest…
Good News: RDOF Approved
At its January 30th meeting, the FCC adopted its $20.4 billion plan to close the digital divide between rural and urban America. The Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) establishes a…
