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Emergency Broadband Benefit Program
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07/08/2021
FCC Denies EBB Waiver for AK Provider
The FCC denied a request from rural Alaskan fixed wireless internet provider SpitwSpots to claim Emergency Broadband Benefit reimbursement for a service plan it wasn’t offering as of Dec 1, 2020.
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06/29/2021
More Broadband Funding Should Go Towards Adoption
Nothing is set in stone in terms of how the $65 billion in funding for broadband included in the $1.2 trillion infrastructure package approved by President Biden and a bipartisan group of senators.
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06/29/2021
FCC Releases Regional EBB Data
The FCC released more detailed Emergency Broadband Benefit enrollment numbers Tuesday, showing that more than 3 million households have signed up for the program thus far.
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06/28/2021
FCC Readying for ECF Launch
The FCC ’s $7.17 billion Emergency Connectivity Fund is kicking off Tuesday, and the Commission hopes that it is wholly complementary to the Emergency Broadband Benefit program launched in May.
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06/23/2021
States Air Grievances on Broadband Dollars
More federal dollars than ever before are being directed towards closing the digital divide, but a lack of clear communication between Washington and state governments could mean those monies aren’t being effectively allocated.
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06/17/2021
Rosenworcel Warns EBB Program Abusers
FCC acting chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel told any providers that are making it difficult for consumers to sign up for the Emergency Broadband Benefit program to “knock it off” during a press conference