The FCC releases judgement on LTD Broadband’s appeal of  earlier RDOF decision…

We heard this appeal on the record from the Federal Communications Commission and the parties’ briefs and arguments. We fully considered the issues and determined that a published opinion is unnecessary. See D.C. Cir. R. 36(d). It is ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the petition be DENIED.

The Federal Communications Commission allocates subsidies to private companies that promise to build out rural broadband networks. At a reverse auction, petitioner LTD Broadband won nearly $1.3 billion of these subsidies. But before LTD could collect, it had to complete a “long-form application” showing it was “legally, technically, and financially qualified” to provide service. In re Rural Digital Opportunity Fund; Connect America Fund, Report and Order, 35 FCC Rcd. 686, 717 (2020) (“Rural Digital Opportunity Fund”). LTD failed to do so, and the FCC denied its application. Because the FCC acted reasonably, we deny LTD’s petition.

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