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title: Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Webinar
date: 2020-09-03T15:10:33-04:00
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# Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Webinar

 September 3, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please join us on September 17 for an [overview of the FCC’s Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (“RDOF”)](https://www.kelleydrye.com/News-Events/Events/Seminars/Rural-Digital-Opportunity-Fund-Update-Webinar), the agency’s largest universal service high-cost program designed to support broadband deployment in unserved areas. One year after the RDOF’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, the FCC is preparing for the Phase I auction of up to $16 billion in support on **October 29, 2020**. This webinar will take listeners through what they need to know ahead of the auction, including the auction structure, performance requirements, deployment obligations, and post-auction considerations. We will cover:

- The background of the RDOF and how it relates to Connect America Fund Phase II;
- How the RDOF works (budget, eligible areas, support awarded, deployment);
- The two-stage RDOF application process;
- Unresolved issues and potential pitfalls in RDOF; and
- Considerations and recommendations for RDOF participants.

The webinar will also focus on the process for petitioning the states and/or the FCC for eligible telecommunications carrier (ETC) status, which will be required before the winning entities can provide service and receive the support. [Register here](https://kelleydrye.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lxvTPJmMS9y1e5BgNFSjkw).This event builds on our annual [Universal Service Fund webinar](https://www.kelleydrye.com/News-Events/Events/Seminars/11th-Annual-USF-Webinar) and ongoing coverage of the FCC’s efforts to close the ​“[digital divide](https://www.kelleydrye.com/Our-Practices/Hot-Topics/Closing-the-Digital-Divide-and-Enabling-Connected)” between rural and urban areas.

 

 **Tags:** [Connect America Fund](https://www.kelleydrye.com/viewpoints/blogs/commlaw-monitor/tags/connect-america-fund), [ETC](https://www.kelleydrye.com/viewpoints/blogs/commlaw-monitor/tags/etc), [FCC or Federal Communications Commission](https://www.kelleydrye.com/viewpoints/blogs/commlaw-monitor/tags/fcc-or-federal-communications-commission), [RDOF](https://www.kelleydrye.com/viewpoints/blogs/commlaw-monitor/tags/rdof), [Rural Digital Opportunity Fund](https://www.kelleydrye.com/viewpoints/blogs/commlaw-monitor/tags/rural-digital-opportunity-fund), [Universal Service Fund](https://www.kelleydrye.com/viewpoints/blogs/commlaw-monitor/tags/universal-service-fund), [webinar](https://www.kelleydrye.com/viewpoints/blogs/commlaw-monitor/tags/webinar)

 

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