Rural
Former FCC Chairman Urges County-Level BEAD Project Areas
‘Searchlight urged [states] to think about an entire county as the relevant project area,' said former FCC chairman.
RDOF
In August 2019, the FCC adopted a $20.4 billion Rural Digital Opportunity Fund to expand high-speed fixed broadband service to underserved areas. Phase I of the program concluded on November 25, 2020, but the overall program will continue through 2028 as funding is distributed.
Rural
ISP Seeks RDOF Waiver to Solve Duplicative Broadband Grants
Resound Networks requested to waive its RDOF obligations for 21 census blocks that received duplicate broadband funding.
Rural
Broadband Providers, Bankers Want FCC Not to Rely on Weiss Ratings
USTelecom, NCTA, WISPA, and RDOF winners joined the banking industry in suggesting the agency ditch the standard.
Rural
Study: CAF II ISPs Stopped Serving Many Locations After Funding Ended
While not a violation of FCC rules, a former deputy bureau chief said she was surprised to see such a drop off.
Rural
EMPOWER Seeks Lighter FCC Financing Rules as Part of RiverStreet Deal
EMPOWER would be on the hook for a letter of credit equal to six years of subsidy support without a waiver.
FCC
ISP Inland Cellular Seeking Commnet's RDOF Obligation
FCC seeks comment on transfer of Commnet's RDOF award.
Rural
FCC Denies Requests for RDOF Amnesty
The agency said its rules are flexible enough to make blanket amnesty unnecessary.
Rural
Construction Costs Cause Latest RDOF Defaults
Missouri and Texas providers are the latest to default on RDOF locations
Rural
NTCA CEO Dings Cable for RDOF Defaults
Charter and Altice have been handing locations back to the FCC.
Rural
Louisiana State Watchdog Wants More RDOF Oversight
It's "unclear whether all RDOF providers will meet the service milestones set by the FCC," the state's legislative auditor wrote.
Rural
Commnet Wireless Looking to Transfer More RDOF Locations
The company has asked the FCC to offload a total of more than 4,000 locations to local providers.
SpaceX
Charter Looking to Surrender More Than 1,400 Additional RDOF Locations
Tribal governments opted for their own networks or local providers.
Rural
Charter Hands Back More RDOF Census Block Groups to FCC
The company surrenedered more locations in April
Rural
Bank Groups Continue to Battle FCC Ratings Rule
'Inexplicably, there are currently 108 out of 179 Wisconsin banks with a Weiss safety rating lower than [B minus].'
BEAD
Charter CFO Warns About BEAD Regulations
Some states have BEAD 'rules that are not conducive to private investment or to our investment,' said chief financial officer.
Rural
AT&T Official Concerned Over Disparate BEAD Rules
AT&T's Chris Sambar calls out 'odd' BEAD rules coming from state broadband offices.
