Mississippi PSC Members Urge Wicker to Support Earlier FCC RDOF Action
NARUC President Brandon Presley (D) and two other members of the Mississippi Public Service Commission urged Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Roger Wicker, R-Miss., to support accelerating the FCC’s Rural Digital Opportunity Fund. The RDOF Phase I auction is set for…
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October. RDOF “has been fully vetted by the FCC,” so “there is simply no reason to wait until October to disperse federal dollars for such critical infrastructure as broadband,” wrote Presley and Republican PSC Chairman Dane Maxwell and Republican Commissioner Brent Bailey. “The FCC should expedite “the application process so that eligible census blocks can be awarded to uncontested bidders in the gigabit performance tier using fiber-to-the-premise technology,” the PSC commissioners said Wednesday. “If the FCC is unwilling to take this administrative step, we believe you should introduce and enact legislation.” Senate Commerce and the FCC didn’t comment. Some want RDOF delay while others seek acceleration (see 2004280055).