CPUC Seeks RDOF Auction Delay; California Among 48 States in Program, FCC Says
The California Public Utilities Commission wants the FCC to not proceed with its phase one Rural Digital Opportunity Fund auction until it has better broadband mapping data, it told an adviser to Commissioner Geoffrey Starks, posted Tuesday in docket 19-126.…
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The CPUC said working with tribal entities to recruit providers for RDOF requires substantial lead time, asking again that "the FCC not begin the RDOF Phase I auction this year." California is one of 48 states eligible for such participation. New York and Alaska have conflicts with "previously established programs to fund rural broadband in those states," the FCC said Tuesday, and are ineligible. The agency estimates 6 million homes and businesses could benefit from phase one. States with the most bid eligible locations are California, Texas, Michigan, Wisconsin and Illinois. Those with the least are Connecticut, North Dakota, Rhode Island, Delaware and New Jersey. Commissioners vote on the rules Jan. 30 (see 2001080049).