<div dir="ltr">Yes, mostly well done.<div><br></div><div>No mention of the significant challenges smaller providers face when trying to take advantage of these subsidy programs. The <a href="https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-361785A1.pdf">Draft RDOF Order</a> was released this week and unfortunately includes no changes to the current letter of credit system. WISPA and several others had proposed using performance bonds, which would be far less difficult and expensive to acquire.</div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Jan 15, 2020 at 9:29 AM John Badal <<a href="mailto:jbadal@sacredwindnm.com" target="_blank">jbadal@sacredwindnm.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Couldn't agree more with this article. The CAF II areas awarded will also preclude those areas from being included in the FCC's forthcoming Rural Development Opportunity Fund (RDOF) auction which may be the Fed's largest auction ever to promote much higher speeds in underserved areas. <br>
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Subject: [1st-mile-nm] Satellite Subsidies Will Widen Digital Divide in Rural America<br>
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Another excellent article from ILSR/Community Networks.<br>
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