RDOF Default Leaves Some Rural Areas Without BEAD Path
South Central Connect walks away from 13 census block groups.
Jan. 5, 2026 – An Arkansas electric cooperative has defaulted on part of its $20 million Rural Digital Opportunity Fund award.
South Central Connect notified the Federal Communications Commission Wednesday it will relinquish 13 census block groups authorized for RDOF support across Arkansas’ Garland, Montgomery and Nevada counties.
The defaults will leave some rural locations without access to funding under both RDOF and the federal Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program, and add SCC to a growing list of Internet service providers who have defaulted on thousands of RDOF locations.
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