UPDATE: FCC Announces Winners Of Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I Auction

December 7, 2020 – The FCC has announced the results of the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I auction. There were 180 winning bidders, which were awarded 10-year support totaling $9.23 billion to bring broadband service to 5,220,833 locations in 49 states and one territory.

September 1, 2020 – The Federal Communications Commission has announced the status of 505 short-form applications received for participation in the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I auction, Auction 904.[1] A total of 121 applications have been declared complete, and 384 applications are incomplete.

The following entities have submitted complete applications:

1stel, Inc.

AirCell, Inc.

Albion Telephone Company, Inc.

Allen's T.V. Cable Service, Inc.

American Heartland

Aptitude Internet LLC

Arrowhead Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Atlantic Telephone Membership Corporation

Bandera Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Baraga Telephone Company

BEK Communications Cooperative

Biddeford Internet Corp dba Great Works Internet

Big River Broadband, LLC

Brandenburg Telecom LLC

CC Communications

Central Arkansas Telephone Cooperative, Inc.

Central Broadband Consortium

Central Texas Telephone Cooperative, Inc.

Chariton Valley Communications Corporation

Climax Telephone Company dba CTS Telecom, Inc.

Comcell Inc.

Computer 5, Inc. d/b/a LocalTel Communications

Concho Valley Electric Cooperative Inc

Consolidated  Communications, Inc.

Consortium of AEG and Heron Broadband I

Continental Divide Electric Cooperative

Corn Belt Telephone

Cumby Telephone Cooperative, Inc.

Custer Telephone Cooperative, Inc.

Daktel Communications, LLC

Daviess-Martin County Rural Telephone Corporation

Dell Telephone Cooperative, Inc.

Easton Utilities Commission

Egyptian Communications Services Inc.

Farmers Mutual Cooperative Telephone Company

Federated Telephone Cooperative

Franklin Telephone Co., Inc.

Gardonville Cooperative Telephone Association

Glenwood Telephone Company

Grand Mound Cooperative Telephone Association

Grase Communications LLC

Great Plains Consortium

Green Hills Telephone Corporation

Hamilton County Telephone Co-op

Home Telephone ILEC, LLC

Hood Canal Telephone Co., Inc

Horizon Communications, Inc.

Horry Telephone Cooperative, Inc.

Hotwire Communications, Ltd

IdeaTek Telcom, LLC

Insight Technologies DBA Readitech IT Solutions

Kingdom Telecommunications, Inc.

Lakeland Communications Group, LLC

Lennon Telephone Company

LigTel Communications, Inc.

Local Internet Service Company, Inc.

Logan Telephone Cooperative, Inc.

Mark Twain Communications Company

Marne & Elk Horn Telephone Company

Marquette-Adams Telephone Cooperative, Inc.

MCC Network Services, LLC

MEI Telecom, Inc.

Mercury Wireless, Inc.

Monitor Cooperative Telephone Company

Mountain View Telephone Company

NEIT Services, LLC

Northeast Missouri Rural Telephone Company

Northern Telephone Cooperative, Inc.

One Point Technologies Inc

One Ring Networks, Inc

Palmetto Telephone Communications, LLC

Panhandle Telecommunication Systems, Inc.

Paul Bunyan Rural Telephone Cooperative

Pine Cellular Phones, Inc.

Pioneer Long Distance, Inc.

Plains Internet, LLC

Planters Communications, LLC

Plateau Telecommunications, Incorporated

Poka Lambro Telecommunications, Ltd.

PVT NetWorks, Inc.

Quantum Telecommunications, Inc.

RC Technologies

Reservation Telephone Cooperative

Rockwell Cooperative Telephone Association

Roseau Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Rural Electric Cooperative Consortium

Sac County Mutual Telephone Company

Salina Spavinaw Telephone Co., Inc.

Sandhill Telephone Cooperative, Inc.

Scott County Telephone Cooperative, Inc.

Segnem Egere Consortium

Shenandoah Cable Television, LLC

Simple Networks Systems LLC

Skyrunner, Inc.

SLIC Network Solutions, Inc.

Socket Telecom, LLC

South Central Utah Telephone Association, Inc.

Southern Montana Telephone Company (SMTC)

Southwest Arkansas Telephone Cooperative, Inc.

Southwest Texas Telephone Company

Springport Telephone Company

St Paul Cooperative Telephone Association

StarVision, Inc.

Surf Air Wireless, LLC

Sycamore Telephone Company

Talkie Communications, Inc.

Triangle Communication Systems, Inc.

Union Telephone Company

Upsala Cooperative Telephone Association dba Sytek

Velocity.Net Communications, Inc.

Visionary Communications, Inc.

WC Fiber, LLC

West Wisconsin Telcom Coop, Inc.

Wheat State Telephone, Inc.

Wiggins Telephone Association

Wikstrom Telephone Company

Winnebago Cooperative Telecom Association

Woodstock Telephone Co.

XIT Telecommunication & Technology

Yucca Telecommunications Systems, Inc.

Zito West Holding, LLC

The following 384 applications are incomplete:

4-Corners Consortium

AB Indiana LLC

Accipiter Communications Inc

ACT

Adams CATV, Inc

Advantenon, Inc.

Aire Communications Group, Inc.

Airosurf Communications, Inc.

AJIDE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

All West Communications, Inc.

Allband Multimedia, LLC

Alpha Technologies

Altice USA, Inc.

Alyrica Networks, Inc.

AMA Communications, LLC

AMG Technology Investment Group LLC

Amherst Telephone Company

Arkansas Telephone Company, Inc.

Armstrong Telephone Company - Northern Division

Assist Wireless, LLC

Atherton Fiber

Atlantic Broadband Finance, LLC

B2X Online, Inc.

Baldwin Telecom, Inc.

Ballard Rural Telephone Cooperative Corporation

BalsamWest FiberNet, LLC

Barry Technology Services, LLC

Bay Springs Telephone Company, Inc.

Bays-ET Highspeed LLC

BeamSpeed, LLC

Benton Ridge Telephone Company

BerryComm LLC

Big Bend Telecom LTD

Bits of Technology Wireless Internet LLC

Blackfoot Telephone Cooperative, Inc.

Blackstar Fiber Company, LP

Bloomer Telephone Company

Bloosurf, LLC

Blue Link Fiber, Inc.

Blue Ridge Cable Technologies, Inc.

Blue Ridge Mountain Electric Membership Corporation

Bluestem Network LLC

Broadband BidCo, LLC

Broadband Corp

Brown Dog Networks, LLC.

Bruce Telephone Company, Inc.

Buckeye Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Bug Tussel Wireless, LLC

Cal.net, Inc.

Calaveras Communications Company, Inc.

California Internet, L.P. dba GeoLinks

Cambridge Telephone Company, Inc.

Carolina West Wireless, Inc.

Cass Cable TV, Inc.

CCO Holdings, LLC

Cellular Services LLC.

Centre WISP Venture Company, LLC

CenturyLink, Inc.

Cherry Capital Connection, LLC

Chibardun Telephone Cooperative

Cincinnati Bell Inc.

Circle Gx Nevada MD Inc.

Citizens Consortium

Citizens Vermont Acquisition Corporation

City of Farmington

City of Wilson GreenLight

Citynet West Virginia, LLC

Clarksville Connected Utilities

Clarus Data Inc. LLC

Clear Lake Independent Telephone Company

Clear Lake Telephone Company, Inc.

CloudWyze, Inc.

Cloverland Electric Cooperative

Co-op Connections Consortium

Coleman County Telephone Cooperative, Inc.

Colo Telephone Company

Colorado Central Telecom, Inc.

Comelec Services, Inc.

Commnet Wireless, LLC

Community Media of South Central PA

Computer Techniques, Inc. dba CTI Fiber

Conifer Communications

Connect Everyone LLC

Connecting Rural America

Consortium 2020

Consortium 904

Coon Valley Cooperative Telephone Association Inc.

Country Wireless, LLC

Cox Communications, Inc.

Crocker Communications, Inc.

Cumberland Telephone Company, Inc

Data Stream Mobile Technologies Inc.

Declaration Networks Group, Inc

Digital Connections Inc. dba PRODIGI

Digital Path, Inc.

Digital West Networks, Inc.

Direct Communications Cedar Valley, LLC

Direct Communications Rockland, Inc

Dobson Technologies Transport & Telecom Solutions

DoCoMo Pacific, Inc.

Dovetel Communications LLC

DQE Communications LLC

DTC Cable, Inc.

Echo Wireless Broadband, Inc.

Emery Telephone dba Emery Telcom

Enduring Internet

ETC Communications, LLC

Etheric Communications LLC

Ethx Corporation

Everstream GLC Holding Company LLC

Everstream Solutions LLC

Extreme broadband, Inc.

Falcon Broadband, LLC doing business as StratusIQ

Falcon Internet

Farmers Independent Telephone Company

Farmers Mutual Coop. Telephone Co. of Moulton IA

Farmers Mutual Telephone Company

Farmers Mutual Telephone Company

Farmers Mutual Telephone Company of Stanton, Iowa

FastTrack Communications, Inc.

FiberLight, LLC

FIF Airebeam, LLC

Filer Mutual Telephone Company

FireServe, LLC

Flat Wireless, LLC

Fond du Lac Communications Inc

Freeway Networks LLC

Frontier Communications Corporation, DIP

Frontier Communications Northwest, LLC

FSI, LLC

FTC Diversified Services, LLC

Fundamental Holdings Corp dba Peak Internet

Futurum Communications Corp

Fybercom

Georgia Communications Corporation

Georgia Highspeed Country Internet, LLC

Get Wireless Inc

GigaBeam Networks, LLC

GoGig, Inc.

Grain Communications Opportunity Fund II, L.P.

H&B Communication’s, Inc.

Haefele TV Inc.

Halstad Telephone Company

Hamilton Long Distance Company

Hammer Fiber Optics Holdings Corp

Hancel, Inc

Hankins Information Technology

Hartington Telecommunications Co., Inc,

Hawaii Dialogix Telecom LLC

Hayneville Fiber Transport, Inc.

Heart of Iowa Communications Cooperative

Heart of the Catskills Comm. Inc., dba MTC Cable

Hill Country Telecommunications, LLC.

Hillcom Inc.

Hilliary Communications Consortium

Hillsboro Telephone Company,  Inc.

Hilltop Broadband

Home Communications, Inc.

HomeTown Broadband, Inc.

Horizon Cable TV, Inc.

Horizon Telcom

Hosted Backbone, LLC

Hughes Network Systems, LLC

Huxley Communications Cooperative

ImOn Communications

In The Stix Broadband LLC

Inland Cellular LLC

Inland Telephone Company

Integrated Path Communications, LLC

Inyo Networks INC.

IVS Comm Inc

Jade Communications LLC

JMZ Corporation

John R Guzzo, LLC d/b/a Hudson Valley Wireless

Johnson City Energy Authority dba BrightRidge

Joink, LLC

Kalona Cooperative Telephone

KanOkla Telephone Association

Kcindur Communications, Inc

Kentec Communications, Inc.

KEPS Technologies, Inc. d/b/a ACD.net

Lafayette Consolidated Government/LUS Fiber

Leap Communications, LLC

LICT Corporation

Lightspeed Services, LLC

Lincolnville Communications

Lower Sioux Indian Community

LR Communications, Inc.

LTD Broadband LLC

Madison Gigabit Internet

Mainstream Fiber Networks, LLC

Mansfield Community Fiber

Marq6 Broadband LLC

Martell Enterprise  Inc.

Mashell Telecom, Inc.

Massena Telephone Company, Inc.

Mechanicsville Telephone Company

Mediacom Communications Corporation

Metro Fibernet, LLC

MGW Networks, L.L.C.

Micrologic Inc.

Midcontinent Communications

Midstates Data Transport

Miles Communications LLC

Millennium Telcom LLC dba OneSource Communications

Minnesota Connections c/o Consolidated Tel Company

MJM Telecom Corp.

Mohave Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Molalla Telephone Company

Montana Internet Corporation

Moundridge Telephone Company

Mountain West Technologies Corporation

Muscatine Power and Water

MyServer.org, Inc dba San Diego Broadband

NBVDS Investment, L.L.C.

NE Colorado Cellular, Inc.

Net Ops Communications, LLC

Netafy Inc.

Nevada County Fiber Inc

New Visions Communications, Inc.

New Windsor Cable TV, Inc.

Newbreak Management, LLC

Newport Utilities

NexGenAccess Incorporated

NexTier Consortium

Nittany Media, Inc.

NMSURF, Inc.

Northern Arapaho Tribal Industries

Northwest Communications, Inc.

Northwoods Communication Technologies, LLC

Norvado, Inc.

Nova Cablevision, Inc

NRTC Phase I RDOF Consortium

NTS Communications, LLC

Nuvera Communications, Inc.

OptimERA, Inc.

Oregon Telephone Corporation

Osage Innovative Solutions, LLC

Pathway Com-Tel, Inc.

Pathwayz Communications Inc

PCM Industries, LLC

Pembroke Telephone Company, Inc.

Peoples Communication, LLC.

Peoples Telecom, LLC

Personal Network Computing Inc.

Pine Belt Communications, Inc.

Pinpoint Bidding Coalition

Pioneer Wireless, Inc

Planet Networks, Inc.

PocketiNet Communications, Inc.

Point Broadband Fiber Holding, LLC

Ponderosa Communications, Inc.

Precision Cell LLC.

Premier Point

Project Telephone Company

Prospero Broadband Consortium

Public Service Telephone Company

Pueblo of Jemez

Pulaski White Rural Telephone Cooperative, Inc.

QCOL, Inc.

Race Telecommunications, Inc.

Rainbow Communications LLC

RB3, LLC

RDOF USA Consortium

Redbird Management Illinois LLC

Redzone Wireless, LLC

Reedsburg Utility Commission

Resound Networks, LLC

RHMD, LLC

Rio Broadband, LLC

River Oaks Digital, Inc

Rivers High Group

RJWAir L.LC

Rocket Connect LLC

Ronan Telephone Company

Router12 Networks LLC

Rowe Wireless Networks LLC

RT21.NET

Rural American Broadband Consortium

Rural Broadband Network Services LLC

Rural Connect, LLC

Safelink Internet LLC

San Bruno CityNet Services

SandyNet Rural Broadband

Santa Rosa Telephone Cooperative, Inc.

Sattelite Operations  DBA Sister Lakes Cable

Satview Broadband Ltd

Savage Communications

Scranton Telephone Company

Sierra Nevada Communications

Simontex Corp.,

Siuslaw Broadband, LLC dba Hyak Technologies

Siyeh Communications

Skybeam, LLC

SkyBest Communications, Inc.

SkyNet Broadband, Inc.

SkyPacket Networks Inc.

SkyRider Communications LLC

Skywave Wireless, Inc.

Somerset Telephone Co., Inc.

Sound Internet Services, Inc.

South Arkansas Telephone Company

South Central Telcom LLC

South Central Wireless, Inc.

South Valley Internet Inc.

Southeast Ohio Broadband Cooperative

Southern Broadband

Southern Fiber Worx, LLC

Southwest Minnesota Broadband Services

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX)

Spiral Communications, LLC

Spring City Cable TV, Inc.

Spring Grove Communications

St. John Telco

Standing Rock Telecommunications

Star Telephone, Inc

Steelville Telephone Exchange Inc.

Surfnet Communications

Taylor Telephone Coop., Inc. dba Taylor Telecom

Tekstar Communications, Inc. dba Arvig

Tel-Star Cablevision Inc.

Tennessee Cooperative Group Consortium

Terral Telephone Company

The Champaign Telephone Company

The eLite Holdings Group, LLC

The Junction Internet LLC

The Micronesian Telecommunications Corporation

ThinkBig Networks, LLC

Tillman Infrastructure LLC

Tillman Networks LLC

Tilson Technology Management, Inc.

Totah Communications, Inc.

Treasure State Internet & Telegraph

Tri County Telephone Association, Inc.

Triplet Mountain Communications, Inc.

TruVista Communications, Inc.

Uintah Basin Electronic Telecommunications, L.L.C.

Ultimate Internet Access, Inc.

Unified Communications Inc.

United States Cellular Corporation

United Wireless Communications, Inc.

Utah Telecommunication Open Infrastructure Agency

Valley Communications Association, LLC

Valley Telephone Cooperative, Inc

Valliant Telephone Company

Vantage Telecom, LLC

Varnet, Inc. dba Varcomm Broadband

Verizon Communications Inc.

VGI Technology, Inc.

Viasat, Inc.

Voyageur Communications

VTel Wireless, Inc.

W. T. Services, Inc.

Wabash Communications, Inc.

Warm Springs Telecommunications Company

Washington Broadband, Inc

Wavelinc Communications LLC

WebPerception, LLC.

West River Telecommunications Cooperative

Western Iowa Wireless

Whittrio, Inc.

WiConduit

WiFires Communications

Wildstar

Wilkes Telephone & Electric Company

Wilkes Telephone Membership Corporation

Wilson Communications

Wilson Creek Communications, LLC

Windstream Services LLC, Debtor-In-Possession

Wireless Etc. Inc.

Wisper-CABO 904 Consortium

Wittenberg Telephone Company

Wood County Telephone Company d/b/a Solarus

Woolstock Mutual Telephone Association

world network international services Inc.

Worldwide Technologies, Inc.

WTC Communications, Inc.

XL Broadband, Inc.

Yadkin Valley Telephone Membership Corporation

yondoo Broadband LLC

Zinnia Networks Inc

ZIRKEL Wireless, LLC

ZiTEL LLC

Zoom Telcom, LLC

For the incomplete applications, each applicant has not provided required certifications and basic information, or the applicant has not been determined to be financially or operationally qualified to bid in all the states or for all the performance tier and latency combinations selected. Applicants may correct their deficiencies and resubmit their applications prior to 6:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, September 23, 2020. Bidding in Auction 904 will begin on Thursday, October 29, 2020.

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[1] Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I Auction Status Of Short-Form Applications To Participate In Auction 904; Corrections Due September 23, 2020, AU Docket No. 20-34, WC Docket No. 19-126, WC Docket No. 10-90, Public Notice, DA 20-960 (Sep. 1, 2020), https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-20-960A1.pdf.