Mercury Broadband Defaults on Hundreds of RDOF Locations
Largest default was in Michigan, with 640 Census Block Groups
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7, 2024 – A federal broadband auction program designed to serve rural, unserved communities with fixed broadband and voice service is experiencing complications after yet another default.
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Mercury Broadband, based in Kansas City, Mo., defaulted on more than 800 Census Block Groups under the $20 billion Rural Digital opportunity Fund – two in Kansas, six in Indiana, 161 in Illinois and about 640 Michigan.
Mercury, an Internet Service Provider that provides fiber and wireless connectivity solutions in five states, did not note the total number of locations within the CBGs that will be affected in its Wednesday letters to the Federal Communications Commission.
