RDOF Phase I Results Raise Affordability Questions, AT&T Says
FCC RDOF Phase I auction results raise questions about how much money is needed to deploy services to the remaining unserved locations to be auctioned in Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase II, blogged Joan Marsh, AT&T executive vice president-federal regulatory…
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relations: As many as 5 million locations could still be unserved without more precise broadband mapping. Another concern is whether rural customers can afford services at 100/20 Mbps download/upload, which most of the locations are expected to receive. Results suggest that "as the winning providers roll out these subsidized high-speed services, many rural households may need help to afford them," Marsh said.