CAF II Auction Begins, Bidding Information Won't Be Made Public Until End
The FCC won't release Connect America Fund Phase II auction bidding information until its conclusion in order to preserve its integrity, a spokesman emailed us Tuesday, confirming the auction began (current schedule). He cited paragraphs 277-278 of a February procedures…
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public notice in docket 17-182, which noted: "As in past Commission auctions, bidders will have secure access to certain non-public bidding information while bidding is ongoing." Participants in the reverse auction are bidding on subsidy support for fixed broadband and voice services in high-cost, rural areas traditionally served by large incumbent telcos but where they didn't accept CAF II offers.