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    • Electromagnetic Radiation & Wireless • News From Around the World
    February 08, 2024

    RWA Urges FCC to Change 5G Fund

    Aerial view of mobile phone cell tower over forested rural area of West Virginia.

    The Rural Wireless Association wants some areas that are supported by the FCC’s Universal Service Fund (USF) to be excluded from the 5G Fund of Rural America’s upcoming reverse auction. The point is to free up funding for areas that are at high risk of losing that support, notes Broadband Breakfast.

    RWA representatives told FCC officials that current 5G Fund rules would “disaggregate” high-cost USF support in certain areas, potentially leaving “legacy mobile carriers’ investments in their networks stranded.”

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