FCC Announces Rural Broadband Experiments Support for 15 Provisionally Selected Bids is Ready to be Authorized And Releases Updated Frequently Asked Questions

The Wireline Competition Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission announces that it is ready to authorize rural broadband experiments support for the provisionally selected bids. The bids that are ready to be authorized cover 2,091 census blocks in 8 states for a total of $12,573,494.45 in support. To be authorized to receive the support, the provisionally selected bidders identified in that attachment are required to submit at least one acceptable irrevocable stand-by letter of credit and Bankrupty Code opinion letter from their legal counsel in accordance with the instructions by the applicable deadline: June 20, 2015.