Wireline Bureau Establishes Uniform Milestone Deadlines for CAF II Program
Broadband service milestone deadlines for all auction support recipients in the Connect America Fund Phase II program will now be at the end of the calendar year, with annual location filing and certification deadlines on March 1, the FCC Wireline…
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Bureau said Monday in an order in docket 10-90. The bureau said varied deadlines based on rolling authorizations that were in place "may create confusion" among participating providers. This action "does not in any way delay the ongoing disbursement of monthly support" to participating carriers, the order said. CAF II and New York's New NY Broadband Program recipients are to submit their first location reports by March 1, 2021. Both programs support broadband builds in rural America. A Rural Digital Opportunity Fund up for a commissioners' vote Thursday would replace the CAF II USF program (see 1912190073).