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FCC rejects Starlink’s bid for $886M in subsidies

Wed, 13 Dec 2023 15:47:17 +0000

The FCC has denied Elon Musk’s Starlink a hefty $886 million subsidy from the Universal Service Fund, allocated for expanding broadband services in rural areas. The rejected bid, originally intended for the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) program, faced criticism as the FCC deemed Starlink incapable of proving its ability to deliver the promised broadband... Read more »

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FCC authorises nearly $800M from RDOF to Nextlink, Starry and others

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 13:36:24 +0000

The FCC has announced the approval of nearly $800 million from the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) that will go to providers including Nextlink and Starry. Fixed wireless access (FWA) providers are the main beneficiaries of the RDOF fund as the FCC bets on their ability to achieve rural broadband availability targets. “We are excited... Read more »

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FCC rejects Starlink’s bid for RDOF cash

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 15:47:08 +0000

The FCC has rejected Starlink’s bid for a share of the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF). “After careful legal, technical, and policy review, we are rejecting these applications. Consumers deserve reliable and affordable high-speed broadband,” said Chairwoman Rosenworcel. “We must put scarce universal service dollars to their best possible use as we move into a... Read more »

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FCC announces winners of $313m from Rural Digital Opportunity Fund

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 15:53:56 +0000

The FCC has announced the latest winning bidders of a $313 million pot from the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund. The Rural Digital Opportunity Fund aims to fund new broadband deployments in areas across the US with limited or no connectivity. Now in its eighth round, the fund has provided over $5 billion in funding to... Read more »

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LightBox releases a US broadband map while the FCC fixes its own

Thu, 09 Sep 2021 11:13:04 +0000

The FCC’s more accurate US national broadband map is expected to be a year away, but LightBox is providing one in the meantime. A previous map of broadband availability used by the FCC was criticised as being inaccurate and greatly overestimating both the coverage and speeds available to Americans. The inaccuracies – hindering critical decisions... Read more »

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