$700M-Plus in RDOF Support Ready to Be OK'd

More than $700 million in FCC Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I auction support is ready to be authorized for 50 providers serving more than 400,000 locations in 26 states, said a Wireline Bureau public notice in docket 19-126. Winning bidders must submit letters of credit and bankruptcy opinion letters by Nov. 30. Wednesday's announcement "highlights the agency’s commitment to supporting even more opportunities to connect hundreds of thousands of Americans to high-speed, reliable broadband service while doing our due diligence to ensure the applicants can deliver to these unserved communities as promised,” said Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel. Conexon, First Light Fiber, Mediacom and MidCo were among winning bidders ready to be authorized.