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Smith Bagley Says FCC Would Underfund Tribal Deployments

Smith Bagley Chairman Kevin Frawley defended the carrier’s December petition for reconsideration urging the FCC to rethink 5G Fund rules for tribal areas, in a call with an aide to acting Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel. Not creating "an opt-in plan for…

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remote Tribal lands in the Continental United States, similar to that afforded carriers serving Alaska, was in error,” said a filing posted Tuesday in docket 20-32. The proposed $680 million over 10 years won’t be enough, the company said: Smith Bagley “is often quoted a fiber installation price of over $120,000 per mile.”