- Budget- $20.4 billion to be awarded over 10 years. Up to $16 billion will be made available for Phase I of the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund auction, and the remaining Phase I budget, along with $4.4 billion, will be awarded for Phase II of the auction.
- RDOF Preliminary Eligible Area Maps: https://www.fcc.gov/reports-research/maps/auction-904-preliminary-eligible-areas/
- RDOF will accept bids of four (4) performance tiers:
- RDOF will have two Latency Requirements:
- Eligible Areas:
- The Commission made eligible for the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund auction census blocks where no provider is offering, or has committed to offering, either via the CAF II auction, the USDA ReConnect program, or state-specific programs, service of at least 25/3 Mbps (based on Form 477 data).
- The FCC will publish an initial list of eligible census blocks, and, after a challenge process, the FCC will publish a final list of eligible areas.
- Auction 904 is set to take place on October 22, 2020
