FCC Releasing Preliminary Info on Areas Initially Eligible for CAF II Auction
A preliminary list and map of census blocks deemed initially eligible for a planned Connect America Fund Phase II subsidy auction are being released, said an FCC Wireline Bureau public notice in docket 10-90 listed in Thursday's Daily Digest. The…
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PN contained links to the information, though the map wasn't yet available late Thursday afternoon. A final list of eligible census blocks will be published at least three months before the deadline for submitting short-form applications for the reverse auction, which hasn't been scheduled, said the PN. It said industry notifications for additional broadband coverage data are due by Aug. 31. The auction will allow providers to bid for up to $215 million in annual CAF II support to provide both broadband and voice service in high-cost and extremely high-cost rural areas where large (price-cap) telcos didn't accept support or weren't offered support (see 1605260034). The rules haven't been finalized and commenters disagree on the weights the FCC should assign different proposed broadband performance tiers (see 1608080053).