Standing Rock Telecommunications Seeks Tribal Mobility Fund Extension
Standing Rock Telecommunications (SRT) asked the FCC to give it until June 30 to complete network construction and drive test reporting for all the tracts SRT was approved to build out as part of the Tribal Mobility Fund. A six-month…
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extension “will allow SRT to upgrade the current network to a 4G network allowing for better coverage and performance,” the carrier said in a filing in docket 10-90. “The additional time is also needed to conduct the necessary construction and drive testing required by the FCC.” Bringing mobile voice and broadband to unserved areas "is a worthwhile investment" but is taking longer than the FCC expected, SRT said. "SRT is making great progress in constructing a high quality, reasonably priced wireless network that is already bringing wireless service to customers that were not able to obtain service due to no coverage by any wireless provider."