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Draft NPRM: Rural Digital Opportunity Fund

Draft NPRM: Rural Digital Opportunity Fund

Tony Veach
Broadband, Broadband Deployment, ETC, FCC, Fiber, ISPs, Rural Broadband, Spectrum, Universal Service, USF, Wireline, Wireless, WISP, RDOF

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has announced that the FCC will consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking during its August open meeting to formally establish the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund. The RDOF is planned to provide $20.4 billion over the next 10 years to support the construction of broadband networks in areas that lack access to broadband service at speeds of at least 25/3 Mbps.

Wisper ISP Responds To Conexon, Says FCC Can’t Touch Wisper’s ETC Designation In Kansas

Wisper ISP Responds To Conexon, Says FCC Can’t Touch Wisper’s ETC Designation In Kansas

Tony Veach
Broadband, CAF II, Broadband Deployment, FCC, Universal Service, USF, Wireless, Wireline, WISP

Wisper ISP, Inc. has responded to Conexon, LLC’s opposition to Wisper’s petition for waiver of the deadline for certifying its designation as an ETC in Oklahoma. Wisper’s reply also addresses Conexon’s request to declare Wisper in default of its CAF Phase II compliance obligations in Kansas because Wisper was granted ETC status based on incorrect broadband speed obligations. In its reply, Wisper maintains that the FCC lacks any authority to declare Wisper in default of its state obligations in Kansas.

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