All in FCC
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.
The FCC has announced the results of the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I auction. LTD Broadband LLC is one of the biggest winners, with 10-year support totaling $1.32 billion to serve 528,088 locations in 15 states.
Satellite broadband provider SpaceX was a winning bidder in the FCC’s RDOF Phase I auction in 35 states. SpaceX won a total of $885.5 million in support to be provided over 10 years.
An update on news from November 2020
The FCC has released the 5G adjustment factor values that will be used for disaggregating legacy high-cost support that some mobile wireless providers currently receive.
The FCC has released a Public Notice which provides guidance for voice service providers that plan to seek an exemption from the FCC’s STIR/SHAKEN caller ID authentication rules.
The ACAM Broadband Coalition has filed a petition for rulemaking which proposes extending A-CAM funding for an additional six years and requiring support recipients to deploy faster broadband speeds.
The FCC has officially created a 5G Fund for Rural America to provide universal service fund support for the deployment of 5G wireless networks.
An update on news from October 2020.
The FCC has announced the status of 74 short-form applications submitted for participation in the upcoming C-Band Auction: 38 complete and 36 incomplete.
