Hundreds of Defaulted Colorado RDOF Locations May Be Ineligible for BEAD
Commnet notified FCC of default 20 days too late for BEAD
WASHINGTON, August 1, 2025 – Hundreds of defaulted locations from one federal broadband program may be ineligible to receive funding from another.
The Wireline Competition Bureau released a notice Tuesday that the 785 Colorado locations assigned to Commnet Wireless as part of the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund, and defaulted on by the company in June, were eligible for inclusion in other federal broadband projects.
Though these locations are eligible for inclusion in future federal broadband programs, it is unclear if the hundreds of locations Commnet defaulted on will be eligible for funding from the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program.
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