Oct 13

Oct 13 386 Applicants Qualified To Bid In Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Auction

Tony Veach

Broadband, FCC, Fiber, ISPs, RDOF, Rural Broadband

The FCC has announced that 386 applicants are qualified to bid in the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I auction.

Mergers & Acquisitions: TPG Global’s Subsidiary, Radiate Holdings, Acquiring Three California Companies – Deal Will Create 6th Largest Cable Operator In U.S.

Oct 7

Oct 7 Mergers & Acquisitions: TPG Global’s Subsidiary, Radiate Holdings, Acquiring Three California Companies – Deal Will Create 6th Largest Cable Operator In U.S.

Tony Veach

Broadband, Cable TV, Mergers & Acquisitions

Radiate Holdings, a subsidiary of TPG Global, LLC, is acquiring Digital West Networks, Norcast Communications, and Blue Rooster Telecom. The deal with create the sixth largest cable operator in the U.S.

NECA Revises Tariff No. 5 To Allow Rural Broadband Providers To Offer Discounted Service To Low-Income Subscriber Households With K-12 School Children

Oct 5

Oct 5 NECA Revises Tariff No. 5 To Allow Rural Broadband Providers To Offer Discounted Service To Low-Income Subscriber Households With K-12 School Children

Tony Veach

Broadband, FCC, ILEC, ISPs, NECA, Rate-of-Return, Rural Broadband, Wireline

The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau has approved several tariff revisions made by the National Exchange Carrier Association to help low-income students access higher broadband speeds or acquire broadband service if they do not have it

Sep 30

Sep 30 September 2020 News Update

Tony Veach

An update on news from September 2020

Sep 16

Sep 16 FCC Announces Opening Of Second E-Rate Application Window For Funding Year 2020; Closes On October 16th

Tony Veach

Broadband, E-Rate, FCC

The FCC is opening a second E-Rate filing window for funding year 2020 to allow schools to request additional E-Rate funding to address increased on-campus bandwidth needs. The second funding window will close on October 16, 2020.

Sep 14

Sep 14 4Q-2020 USF Contribution Factor Hits 27.1 Percent, Smashes Previous Record! 2020 Achieves Highest Yearly Average Of All Time!

Tony Veach

Broadband, Congress, FCC, Legislation, Rural Broadband, Universal Service, USF, USF Contribution, VoIP, Wireless, Wireline

The FCC has announced that the proposed universal service fund contribution factor for the fourth quarter of 2020 will be 27.1 percent, the highest ever. It also makes 2020’s average contribution factor 23.3 percent, the highest yearly average ever.

Sep 12

Sep 12 USDA Announces Second Round ReConnect Broadband Program Awards

Tony Veach

Broadband, Broadband Funding, Broadband Grants, ReConnect Program, USDA

As of September 11, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced 11 broadband awards made under the second round of the ReConnect Program.

Sep 1

Sep 1 FCC Announces Status Of Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I Auction Applications: 121 Complete – 384 Incomplete

Tony Veach

Broadband, Broadband Funding, FCC, ISPs, RDOF, Universal Service, USF

The FCC has announced the status of 505 short-form applications received for Auction 904, the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I auction. A total of 121 applications have been declared complete, and 384 applications are incomplete.