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ViaSat Supports FCC CAF Auction Framework

ViaSat said it backs the FCC Connect America Fund Phase II auction framework "inviting new service providers" to bid on rural broadband subsidies (see 1605250046 and 1605260034). ViaSat lauded the FCC for listening to various parties "and taking an important…

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first step toward expanding beyond legacy technologies and creating a technology neutral competition to provide the best available broadband access universally," said CEO Mark Dankberg, in a release emailed Wednesday and dated last Friday. "ViaSat stands ready to participate in the proceeding and auction by offering future-ready satellite internet solutions that will help fill the broadband gap in the United States with a high-quality, high-performance broadband and voice service to the target households."