Blackfoot Communications
Blackfoot Seeks RDOF Waiver
In a letter to the Federal Communications Commission, Blackfoot Communications sought a limited waiver of the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund’s (RDOF) forfeiture and default penalty rules in light of the FCC's Public Notice providing guidance for RDOF recipients on procedures for provider defaults and Blackfoot's decision not to pursue RDOF support for certain census block groups (CBGs) for which Blackfoot was the winning bidder. On May 13, 2025, Blackfoot notified the Commission of its intent to surrender three CBGs, identified in an attachment to that filing, that were assigned to Blackfoo