This post was originally published on Network Computing
The future of a $9 billion fund approved by the FCC in late August to bring 5G to rural areas appears uncertain with a new and conservative agency chairman, president, and Congress. Dubbed the Rural 5G Fund upon its creation in 2020, has not yet been distributed to service providers.
With former FCC Chairman Brendan Carr – who cast the only no vote against the fund in August – back at the helm – it’s expected other priorities will be focused on. Asked about the future of the rural broadband fund, an FCC spokesman declined to comment but added that the agency is still working on it.
Rural 5G Fund: A Look Back and to the Future
The Rural 5G Fund promises to bring voice and mobile broadband services to residences and businesses in rural America. After several years in the making, the FCC voted to approve a $9 billion initiative – the 5G Fund – a plan designed to bring voice and 5G services to residences and businesses in rural America.
The FCC will announce the expected start of the multi-stage reverse auction at its core through a Public Notice, at a yet to be disclosed date.
The controversial Project 2025 backs ways of
— Read the rest of this post, which was originally published on Network Computing.
