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FCC gets nearly 600 rural broadband experiment bids

The FCC has received nearly 600 bids from 181 applicants for its rural broadband experiment, the agency said. Representing $885 million in projects, the bids propose to serve more than 76,000 census blocks in all 50 states and Puerto Rico,…

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a news release said. The agency, in the coming weeks, will identify potential winning bidders, who would have to demonstrate their ability to do the projects, the agency said. The $100 million experiment is aimed at informing the agency on how to increase rural broadband through the Connect America Fund, the release said.