An update on news from May 2020
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USDA ReConnect Program – Broadband Awards Update – First Funding Round Closes
USDA has made its final broadband funding award under the first round of the ReConnect Pilot Program. USDA is now evaluating 172 second funding round applications.
USF Contributions: NTCA Paper Says Including Broadband In Services That Contribute To The Universal Service Fund Won’t Harm Broadband Adoption
A new paper released by NTCA-The Rural Broadband Association finds that broadening the base of contributions to the Universal Service Fund by including both voice and broadband connections would not harm consumer broadband adoption and retention.
USDA ReConnect Pilot Program – Broadband Awards Update
An update on broadband funding through USDA’s ReConnect Pilot Program
Connect America Fund Phase II Auction – News Update
An update on the FCC’s Connect America Fund Phase II Auction.
April 2020 News Update
An update on news from April 2020.
FCC Seeking Comment On Application Of Section 4 Of The Secure And Trusted Communications Networks Act Of 2019
The FCC is seeking comment on how Section 4 of the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 applies to proposals under consideration in the FCC’s National Security Threats to the Communications Supply Chain proceeding.
March 2020 News Update
An update on news from March 2020.
USDA Broadband ReConnect Pilot Program – News Update
An update on USDA’s Broadband ReConnect Pilot Program
FCC Releases Preliminary List Of Areas Eligible For Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I Support; Challenges Due April 10th
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.