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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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