More Companies Are Defaulting on RDOF Money They Won
Defaulters say new FCC mapping data shows areas they bid to connect are already adequately served.

Defaulters say new FCC mapping data shows areas they bid to connect are already adequately served.
August 12, 2021 – At least five companies have asked the Federal Communications Commission to waive penalties against them for defaulting on coverage areas they said they would connect as part of their winning bids for the $9.2-billion Rural Digital Opportunity Fund.
The carrier and AST SpaceMobile got approval to run the test on the satellite privider's BlueBird units.
They argued USF-funded sites could be shut down.
Google has been branded a monopolist by a federal judge for the second time in less than a year, this time for ad technology.
NTIA is expected to issue revised BEAD guidance in mid-May, Maine says.