Areas Eligible for Other Funding

The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB or Bureau) announced that certain Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) census block groups (CBGs) are now eligible for other funding programs. Specifically, CenturyTel of Montana, Inc.; CenturyTel of Washington, Inc.; Embarq Florida, Inc.; and Qwest Corporation (collectively, Lumen) have notified the FCC of their decision to withdraw from the RDOF program in Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Oregon, and Washington. Additionally, Commnet Four Corners, LLC has notified the FCC of its decision to withdraw from the RDOF program in Colorado.  Both carriers will be subject to non-compliance measures.  WCB referred Commnet’s default to the Enforcement Bureau for further consideration. Lumen and Commnet will receive no further RDOF auction support payments and are subject to support recovery and non-compliance measures. The FCC will also remove Lumen and Commnet’s RDOF service areas from the Broadband Funding Map in the identified states. The eligible census blocks within the relevant CBGs are eligible for funding from other federal and state funding programs subject to the rules of the other programs.