FCC Authorizes Over $61.8 Million in Funding for Rural Broadband

 Funding applications approved by the Commission today include the following:  Sunset Digital Communications is receiving nearly $29.6 million over 10 years to offer service to nearly 9,100 rural homes and businesses in Virginia and Tennessee at gigabit speeds.  Three companies – Inventive Wireless, Tri County Telephone, and Union Telephone – are receiving nearly $12.2 million over 10 years to offer service to 4,752 homes and businesses in Wyoming.  LocalTel Communications is receiving over $6.8 million to offer service to 1,910 homes and businesses in central Washington state.  Gallatin Wireless Internet is receiving over $4 million to offer service to 1,256 homes and businesses in Montana.

More information on the auction is available at https://www.fcc.gov/auction/903. A map of winning bids is available at https://www.fcc.gov/reports-research/maps/caf2-auction903- results/.

Source: F.C.C.