FCC Taking Comment on RDOF Location Transfer in Washington
Comment would hand more than 3,700 locations over to the local electric cooperative.

Comment would hand more than 3,700 locations over to the local electric cooperative.
WASHINGTON, May 20, 2024 – The Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday began taking comment on an application to transfer to a new provider more than 3,700 locations set to be served by the agency’s Rural Digital Opportunity Fund subsidy.
Delaware-based company Commnet Wireless won in the RDOF auction more than $777,000 per year over ten years to serve 5,639 Washington State homes and businesses. The company’s looking to pass on 3,761 of those locations in the island community of San Juan County, along with their corresponding $215,188 in yearly support.
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Regional ISP urged regulators to adopt reforms modeled on federal rules.
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