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April 2020 News Update

April 2020 News Update

Tony Veach
5G, A-CAM, A-CAM II, Access Charges, Broadband, Broadband Deployment, Broadband Funding, Broadband Grants, Broadband Mapping, CAF II, CAF II Auction, CBRS, Congress, Copyright, Cybersecurity, E-Rate, FCC Enforcement Bureau, FCC Form 477, Fiber, Huawei, ISPs, Legislation, Lifeline, Mergers & Acquisitions, National Security, Privacy, RDOF, ReConnect Program, Rural Broadband, Satellite, SpaceX, Spectrum, Spectrum Auctions, State Regulation, Universal Service, USF, Video, Wireless, Wireline

An update on news from April 2020.

FCC Releases Preliminary List Of Areas Eligible For Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I Support; Challenges Due April 10th

FCC Releases Preliminary List Of Areas Eligible For Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I Support; Challenges Due April 10th

Tony Veach
Broadband, Broadband Deployment, Broadband Funding, FCC, Rate-of-Return, Universal Service, USF, Rural Broadband

The FCC has released a preliminary list of census blocks that have been deemed initially eligible for the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I auction. The announcement begins a limited challenge process which gives parties an opportunity to identify by April 10, 2020, any of the listed census blocks that should not be eligible for support.

FCC Eliminates E-Rate Amortization Rule For New Or Upgraded Fiber Deployments

FCC Eliminates E-Rate Amortization Rule For New Or Upgraded Fiber Deployments

Tony Veach
Broadband, Broadband Deployment, Broadband Funding, E-Rate, Fiber, Universal Service, USF

The FCC has eliminated an E-Rate Program rule requiring schools and libraries to amortize over three years upfront, non-recurring charges of $500,000 or more for category one services. The decision is expected to help increase the deployment of fiber and other broadband infrastructure to the nation’s schools and libraries.

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