Construction Costs Cause Latest RDOF Defaults
Missouri and Texas providers are the latest to default on RDOF locations

Missouri and Texas providers are the latest to default on RDOF locations
WASHINGTON, July 2, 2024 – Two more telecommunications providers defaulted on census blocks and service locations awarded under a federal broadband deployment subsidy program.
Missouri-based broadband provider Co-Mo Connect and Texas-based telephone provider Coleman County Telephone Cooperative defaulted on five census blocks and three locations, respectively, citing high construction costs.
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