FCC Announces Certain RDOF Census Block Groups Are Eligible for Other Funding Programs

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announces that certain Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) census block groups (CBG) are now eligible for other funding programs. Charter has informed the FCC that they will not fulfill their commitment to offer voice and broadband service to certain additional CBGs within their RDOF supported service areas in Michigan, Missouri, Oregon, and Wisconsin. Co-Mo Comm has also notified the Commission that it will not fulfill its commitment to offer voice and broadband service to certain CBGs within its RDOF-supported service area in Missouri. Coleman County Telephone Cooperative has notified the Commission of its decision to withdraw from the RDOF support program in all the CBGs covered by its authorized winning bids in Texas. The carriers will be subject to penalties for their defaults. We notify stakeholders that the relevant census blocks are eligible for funding from other federal and state funding programs subject to the rules of the other programs, furthering our responsibility to coordinate with other agencies to maximize the deployment of high-quality broadband service across the United States.