CASF/RDOF Overlap Concerns Lack Merit: CPUC Staff
California Public Utilities Commissioners should reject overlap concerns raised by some Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) winners about proposed California Advanced Services Fund (CASF) grants up for vote Thursday (see 2112080046), said staff in revised draft resolutions posted Monday. “Claims…
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by Etheric and GeoLinks that awarding CASF funding in Resolution T-17749 is contrary to the law and public interest that govern the CASF program do not have merit and should not be considered,” said a revised draft about a proposed $18.8 million grant for Frontier Communications. “While some portions … overlap with RDOF-eligible areas, the commenting parties have not received ETC designation in these areas. Therefore, staff will not remove these RDOF-eligible areas from the projects.” Staff wrote similarly about the same companies’ opposition to a $17.5 million proposed grant to Frontier (T-17754) and $18 million and $5.5 million proposed grants to Plumas-Sierra Telecommunications (T-17750, T-17752). Staff similarly rejected Etheric, GeoLinks, Wavelength Internet and LTD Broadband’s opposition to an $18.3 million proposed grant for Race Telecommunications (T-17751). LTD and Wavelength declined comment Tuesday; other grant opponents didn’t comment. Staff revised another draft resolution (T-17756) for Thursday’s meeting related to staff power to rescind CASF grants (see 2111120030). The changes responded to due process concerns raised by the California Cable and Telecommunications Association. CCTA didn’t comment.