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FCC Proposes Fines Against 71 Bidders in RDOF Auction

The FCC issued notices of apparent liability for more than $4 million Friday against 73 Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I applicants for allegedly defaulting on their bids between July 26, 2021, and March 10. “Each of these applicants defaulted…

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on its respective bids for support by withdrawing its application with respect to certain areas, or by its failure to meet deadlines and requirements to which it agreed when it participated in Auction 904,” the FCC said: “By defaulting on their bids, these applicants hindered the disbursement of funds that could have otherwise been expended for the advancement of broadband access across primarily rural areas in the United States.”