MMTC, Diversity Groups Seek Partial Recon of 5G Fund
The FCC should explain parameters of the deployment subsidy adjustment factor in the 5G Fund and require applicants and recipients adopt equal opportunity procurement policies, said the Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council, NAACP, League of United Latin American Citizens…
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and 24 other diversity groups in a petition for partial reconsideration posted in docket 20-32 Tuesday. The recon petition said the commission should explain how the adjustment factor used in the fund will ensure that “historically underserved or unserved areas will receive support in the Phase I auction based on need, low wealth, persistent poverty, and the digital divide." Equitable procurement practices would “ensure broad dissemination of contracting opportunities,” the filing said. The deadline for recon petitions was Monday; no others were posted Tuesday.