Texhoma Fiber – $2,648,931 ReConnect Grant
Texhoma Fiber, LLC (TFI) is a certificated local exchange carrier providing broadband service in the towns of Ringgold and Henrietta and areas
Casco Communications – $6,607,633/$6,607,633 ReConnect Combo
Casco Communications is a certificated local exchange carrier providing broadband service to areas of west central Oregon. The ReConnect grant will provide
Midvale Telephone – $5,491,116/$5,491,116 ReConnect Combo
Midvale Telephone Company (MTC) is a certificated local exchange carrier providing slow speed broadband service within its exchange and surrounding areas in
Mukluk Telephone – $4,119,428 ReConnect Grant
Mukluk Telephone is a certificated local exchange carrier providing broadband service to 13 exchanges in Alaska. The ReConnect grant will provide Mukluk
Medicine Park Telephone – $3,783,748 ReConnect Loan
Medicine Park Telephone Company (MPC) is a certificated local exchange carrier providing slow speed broadband service within its exchange and surrounding areas
Cross Cable Television – $15,830,392 ReConnect Grant
Cross Cable will utilize RUS grant funding to deploy fiber-to-the premises broadband service to (100) households, (2) schools, (7) businesses, and (11)
RDOF Auction 904 filing window is now open.
Interested parties will need to have successfully completed their FCC Short-form 183 by 6:00 PM ET on July 15, 2020 in order
NOTICE – (COVID-19) CAF II Testing Waived (DA-20-377)
In consideration of the recent substantial increase in COVID-19 (coronavirus) cases across the United States, the Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) finds good
Potential RDOF Auction Participants should begin preparing for their Short-Form App
The Commission is expected to open the Short-Form application window later this summer, but the time to begin preparing was yesterday! This
Cimarron Telephone – $5,492,137 ReConnect Grant
Cimarron Telephone will utilize RUS grant funding to deploy fiber-to-the-premises broadband service to a total of 129 locations in Creek County, Oklahoma.
Pioneer Telephone Cooperative – $24,299,824 ReConnect Grant
Pioneer Telephone Cooperative, Inc. is a certificated local exchange carrier providing broadband service to 76 exchanges in western Oklahoma. Pioneer is located
Rock County Telephone – $3,105,462 ReConnect Grant
Rock County Telephone Company is a certificated local exchange carrier providing broadband service to its two exchanges in north central Nebraska. The
C-Band Auction 107 (3.7 – 3.9GHz)
The auction would offer fourteen 20- megahertz blocks of spectrum licensed by Partial Economic Area (PEA) service area. Auction 107 to commence
The Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act
On March 12, 2020, President Trump signed into Law the H.R. 4998 the “Rip and Replace Bill”. The Secure and Trusted Communications
Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) Auction 904
Budget- $20.4 billion to be awarded over 10 years. Up to $16 billion will be made available for Phase I of the
Cross Cable – $2,244,574 ReConnect Grant
Cross Cable will utilize RUS grant funding to deploy fiber-to-the premises broadband service to (100) households, (2) schools, (7) businesses, and (11)
KanOkla Shidler – $15,042,780 ReConnect Grant
KanOkla Shidler, LLC proposes to provide and Active Ethernet with a fiber ONT at the premise connecting the rural communities of Shidler,
Carnegie Telephone – $1,274,995 ReConnect Loan
Carnegie Telephone Company, Inc. (Carnegie) is a certificated local exchange carrier providing broadband service to its two exchanges in west central Oklahoma.
Eastern Nebraska Telephone – $5,734,822 ReConnect Grant
Eastern Nebraska Telephone Company, Inc. (Eastern) is a certificated local exchange carrier providing broadband service to its eight exchanges in eastern Nebraska.
01.17.18 – House Lawmakers Introduce Rural Broadband Improvement Bills
The House Energy and Commerce Committee began to introduce legislation this week to improve broadband infrastructure in rural America. Read more here.
01.17.18 – HUBB Filing due March 1, 2018: Confirm Your Access
USAC recommends you confirm that you can access the High Cost Universal Broadband filing system. Read more here.
01.17.18 – Replacement Poles Can Now Skirt Historic Review
FCC ruling exempts some poles from historic preservation review. Read more here.
5.18.17 – USDA Offers Webinars Regarding the Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Grant Program
The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) will host webinars focused on the Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Grant Program. Read more here.
5.9.17 – USAC: Submit Your Request for Services for FY2017 as Soon as Possible!
The RHC team has noticed that we have not received as many FCC Forms 465 or 461 as we anticipated, so we
4.6.17 – USAC: FY2016 Funding Information and Commitments Webinar Invitation
Save the date! Join the FCC and USAC Monday, April 10, 2017 at 2:00PM EDT for a webinar to discuss the Funding