FCC Rural Broadband Experiments webinar archive

On August 28, 2014, the National Rural Assembly’s Rural Broadband and Policy Group held a webinar about the FCC Rural Broadband Experiments. The archive of this session, the slides, and related links are included here.

Speakers:

• Jonathan Chambers, Chief
  Office of Strategic Planning & Policy Analysis

• Carol Mattey, Deputy Chief
  Wireline Competition Bureau

• Moderator:
  Edyael Casaperalta,  coordinator
  Rural Broadband Policy Group
  Center for Rural Strategies

Powerpoint file

Related resources:

• Wireline Competition Bureau list of census blocks eligible for rural broadband experiment support
• Eligible census block list
• FCC’s Phase II Challenge Process website for list of blocks that are subject to challenge
• Connect America Phase II – Initial Eligible Areas Map

• January 2014 Commission order adopting rural broadband experiments

• July 2014 Commission order implementing rural broadband experiments

• August 2014 Bureau public notice detailing rural broadband experiment application process

• “What’s New” on Connect America Fund home page

Contacts for additional information:

• Ian Forbes
  Attorney Advisor, Telecommunications Access Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau
  Phone: (202) 418-0091, Email: [email protected]

• Heidi Lankau
  Attorney Advisor, Telecommunications Access Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau
  Phone: (202) 418-2876, Email: [email protected]