Irked RDOF Winners Don't Have Awards Yet: CPUC
Areas where some Rural Digital Opportunity Fund winners challenge proposed California Advanced Services Fund (CASF) support due to possible overlap with RDOF support “have not been awarded any funds by the FCC, nor approved by the FCC to receive awards,”…
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a California Public Utilities Commission spokesperson emailed Wednesday. Commissioners may vote Dec. 16 on several contested draft resolutions to award CASF support, plus a separate proposal to deny eligible telecom carrier (ETC) status to LTD Broadband, one company challenging proposed grants (see 2112080046). The CPUC can't comment specifically on agenda items, said the spokesperson: “The FCC requires companies to obtain a high-cost [ETC] designation that covers its winning bid areas. In California, the CPUC designates ETCs. The CPUC has been working with the companies to make determinations on each ETC application. The FCC is simultaneously evaluating the same providers, along with scores of others across the country.”