Clyburn, Others in Congress Seek FCC RDOF Scrutiny, Backed by NTCA
NTCA and others praised House Majority Whip James Clyburn, D-S.C., Senate GOP Whip John Thune of South Dakota and more than 150 other members of Congress Tuesday for sending an anticipated letter urging the FCC to increase scrutiny of applicants…
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for future phases of the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (see 2101130062). Three entities won more than $3.6 billion of the $9.2 billion allocated via the RDOF Phase I reverse auction (see 2012070039). “Real work is only just beginning to ensure that broadband is delivered as promised to millions of rural Americans,” said NTCA Chief Executive Officer Shirley Bloomfield. “There is far too much money at stake and far too many consumers on hold to gamble on confidential promises about unproven service capabilities that might only be found to fall short years from now.” The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association “supports lawmakers’ call for a thorough vetting of long-form applications and additional supporting submissions, because we are concerned that some RDOF winners do not have the technical and financial capability to provide the service promised,” an NRECA spokesperson emailed.