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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 Estimates Six Million Locations Eligible For Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I Support

FCC Estimates Six Million Locations Eligible For Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I Support

Tony Veach
Broadband, Broadband Deployment, Broadband Funding, Universal Service, Rural Broadband, RDOF

The FCC recently released a draft Report and Order establishing a framework for the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF). Phase I of the RDOF will target $16 billion in support to census blocks that do not have any 25/3 Mbps broadband service. The FCC initially estimates six million locations could be eligible for support in Phase I of the RDOF.

November 2019 News Update

November 2019 News Update

Tony Veach
5G, A-CAM, Broadband, Broadband Deployment, Broadband Grants, C Band, CAF II, Congress, Copyright, Cybersecurity, DMCA, E-Rate, ETC, FCC, FCC Enforcement Bureau, FTC, Huawei, ISPs, Lifeline, National Security, Privacy, Rate-of-Return, ReConnect Program, Retransmisstion Consent, Rural Broadband, Rural Call Completion, Satellite, Spectrum, State Regulation, Universal Service, USAC, USDA, USF, USF Contribution, Video, VoIP, Wireless, Wireline, WISP

An update on news from November 2019.

FCC Announces Precision Agriculture Connectivity Task Force – Nominations For Working Groups Due December 3rd

FCC Announces Precision Agriculture Connectivity Task Force – Nominations For Working Groups Due December 3rd

Tony Veach
Broadband, Broadband Deployment, Broadband Mapping, FCC, Rural Broadband, Universal Service, Wireless, Wireline

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has announced the appointment of members to serve on the Task Force for Reviewing the Connectivity and Technology Needs of Precision Agriculture in the United States. The Task Force will hold its first meeting on Monday, December 9, 2019, at 9:30am. Nominations for membership on one of the Task Force’s four working groups should be submitted to the FCC no later than December 3, 2019.

GAO Says FCC Should Make A-CAM Mandatory For All Rate-Of-Return Carriers As Part Of Antifraud Strategy

GAO Says FCC Should Make A-CAM Mandatory For All Rate-Of-Return Carriers As Part Of Antifraud Strategy

Tony Veach
A-CAM, Broadband, Broadband Deployment, FCC, Rate-of-Return, Rural Broadband, Universal Service, USAC, USF

The U.S. Government Accountability Office has issued a report on its investigation of potential fraud risk in the FCC’s universal service high-cost program that supports rate-of-return carriers. Among other things, the GAO report recommends that the FCC assess the A-CAM support mechanism to determine the extent to which it produces reliable cost estimates and consider making its use mandatory all for rate-of-return carriers.

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