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# FCC Grants RDOF Waiver to Wisper ISP
- URL: https://broadbandbreakfast.com/fcc-grants-rdof-waiver-to-wisper-isp/
- Published: 2026-06-22T16:06:29.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-21T21:50:22.000Z
- Description: The order distinguished Wisper’s request from other program defaults.
- Author: Lincoln Patience
- Tags: Briefs, FCC, RDOF, Wisper, Arkansas, Joseph Calascione, USAC, USF, #with-siderail

WASHINGTON, June 22, 2026 — Despite [increasingly common defaults](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/msec-communications-withdraws-from-rdof-broadband-program/) over [high-cost broadband deployments](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/rdof-default-leaves-some-rural-areas-without-bead-path/), one ISP had its waiver request approved.

The Federal Communications Commission [granted a Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) waiver to Arkansas ISP Wisper](https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-587A1.pdf?ref=broadbandbreakfast.com) on June 15, finding that the company’s remaining two locations were adequately served with broadband.

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The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau found that Wisper’s request for an RDOF waiver showed “good cause,” because the company obtained a letter from a nearby ISP saying they could provide higher quality service. Wisper also obtained a letter from the state broadband office saying they would not challenge a waiver request.

“This is not a situation where Wisper made a calculated decision to default on its RDOF obligations and now is seeking to avoid the responsibility of paying the required support recovery,” wrote Bureau Chief **Joseph S. Calascione**. 

Wisper will be free of its obligations provided that it repays the remaining RDOF funds to the Universal Service Administrative Company, the FCC-created entity that distributes the Universal Service Fund.