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January 29, 2022 10:31 pm

FCC announces $1.2 billion fund for broadband deployment in rural areas





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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced over $1.2 billion in funding through the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund to expand broadband service across 32 states. The FCC calls this “the largest funding round to date,” and notes 23 broadband companies will provide service to more than one million new areas.


In addition, the FCC also introduced the Rural Broadband Accountability Plan, which will double the number of audits and verifications performed this year in comparison to 2021. It will also require the FCC to make the results of verifications, audits as well as speed and latency tests public on the Universal Service Administration Company’s (USAC) website.






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Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/29/22908024/fcc-rural-broadband-deployment-funding

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