FCC Releases Mobility Fund II Eligibility Map
The FCC released a map showing areas across the U.S. presumed eligible to receive support for deployment of 4G LTE service as part of the Mobility Fund Phase II auction. The FCC plans to make up to $4.53 billion of…
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support available over 10 years. Last week, commissioners approved an order addressing various petitions for reconsideration of MF-II rules (see 1802220045). “MF-II is critically important to supporting mobile voice and broadband coverage, incentivizing the deployment of mobile wireless service through a reverse auction, and ensuring that 4G LTE service is preserved and advanced in those areas of the country that lack unsubsidized service,” the FCC said Tuesday. The regulator also released the order approved last week. Steve Berry, president of the Competitive Carriers Association, said the map as released raises major concerns for his group. “It is now clear that the parameters the FCC directed carriers to use in its one-time data collection have failed to produce a credible map of eligible areas, and it is most disappointing that absent significant changes, the Commission will fall short of Congress’s mandate for Universal Service,” Berry said in a statement.