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Comments Due Oct. 17 on 5G Fund Tribal Issues

Comments are due Oct. 17, replies Nov. 1, on whether to require a winning bidder in the 5G Fund Phase I auction to show during the long-form application process that it has obtained the consent of the relevant tribal government…

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for any necessary access to deploy network facilities using funds from the program, said a notice for Tuesday’s Federal Register. FCC commissioners approved 4-1 a Further NPRM on tribal issues along with an order on the fund in August (see 2408290041). Commissioner Brendan Carr dissented. “In seeking comment on this issue, the Commission asks commenters to provide input on how it can best assess an applicant’s eligibility to be authorized to receive 5G Fund support for the purpose of deploying network facilities that would enable 5G mobile broadband service located on Tribal lands, while incorporating Tribal government consent into the Commission’s approval process,” the notice says.