FCC Announces Initial List of EBB Providers

Many telecom and ISPs say they want to participate in the FCC emergency broadband benefit programs, the agency announced Thursday. Among those are AT&T's BellSouth Communications (which AT&T confirms to us is the same as that company), Cable One, Comcast, Consolidated Telephone and Windstream.

Some notable companies didn't appear to be on the list. The list didn't include Frontier, Lumen, Verizon, Cincinnati Bell, TDS, Alaska Communications, GCI, T-Mobile, UScellular, Tracfone, Charter, Cox, Altice or Midco. It couldn't immediately be confirmed whether any of those companies' affiliates are participating. The companies didn't comment right away.

The priority window to submit an application to participate in the $3.2 billion program ended March 22. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Participating providers can start offering discounted services at the end of the month.