More RDOF and CAF Defaults

The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau announced that RiverStreet Communications of North Carolina has notified the FCC that it will not fulfill its commitment to offer voice and broadband service to certain census block groups (CBGs) within its Connect America Fund (CAF) Phase II auction supported service area in North Carolina. In addition, Cebridge Telecom LA and Cable One VoIP LLC d/b/a Sparklight have notified the FCC of their decisions to withdraw from the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) support program in all the CBGs covered by their authorized winning bids in Louisiana. The carriers will be subject to penalties. The FCC is notifying 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.