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July 2020 News Update

July 2020 News Update

Tony Veach
5G, Broadband, Broadband Deployment, Broadband Funding, Broadband Mapping, C Band, CAF II, CBRS, Congress, E-Rate, ETC, FCC, FCC Enforcement Bureau, FCC Form 477, Fiber, ISPs, Lifeline, Mergers & Acquisitions, National Security, NTIA, Public Safety, Rate-of-Return, RDOF, Robocalls, Rural Broadband, Satellite, Satellite Broadband, Section 230, Spectrum, Spectrum Auctions, Universal Service, Video, Wireless, Wireline, WISP, First Amendment

An update on news from July 2020.

June 2020 News Update

June 2020 News Update

Tony Veach
5G, A-CAM, Broadband, Broadband Deployment, Broadband Funding, Broadband Grants, Broadband Mapping, C Band, CBRS, Congress, Copyright, Cybersecurity, E-Rate, ETC, FCC, FCC Enforcement Bureau, FCC Form 477, Fiber, Huawei, FTC, Intercarrier Compensation, intraMTA, ISPs, Legislation, Lifeline, Mergers & Acquisitions, National Security, Privacy, Rate-of-Return, RDOF, Rural Broadband, Satellite, Spectrum, Spectrum Auctions, Universal Service, USDA, USAC, USF, USF Contribution, Video, VoIP, Wireless, Wireline, WISP, Section 230

An update on news from June 2020.

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 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.

Rural Digital Opportunity Fund – Draft Report And Order – RDOF Phase I Auction Participants Will Place Bids Using Four Broadband Performance Tiers

Rural Digital Opportunity Fund – Draft Report And Order – RDOF Phase I Auction Participants Will Place Bids Using Four Broadband Performance Tiers

Tony Veach
Broadband, Broadband Deployment, Broadband Funding, Fiber, RDOF

The FCC has released a draft Report and Order establishing a framework for the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund which will be voted on at the FCC’s January 30, 2020, open meeting. For Phase I of the RDOF, auction participants will place bids in four broadband performance tiers, and each tier will differentiate between bids that would offer either low or high latency service. Bids in each performance tiered will be weighted to reflect a preference for higher speeds, higher usage allowances, and low latency.

USDA ReConnect Program Broadband Funding Awards

USDA ReConnect Program Broadband Funding Awards

Tony Veach
Broadband, Broadband Deployment, Broadband Grants, Fiber, ReConnect Program, USDA

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s $600 million ReConnect Pilot Program provides loans, grants, and loan/grant combinations to construct broadband infrastructure in areas of rural America that lack access to broadband service. To date, USDA has provided awards for 25 projects totaling $229,630,148 in funding for high-speed broadband infrastructure in 17 U.S. states. The funded service areas include a total of 44,833 households.

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