Memos, Resources
Memo: BDC PE Certification Waiver Extended
December 6, 2023
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) extended the Broadband Data Collection (BDC) Professional Engineer (PE) certification waiver, with conditions. In 2020, Congress passed the Broadband DATA Act, which required the FCC to adopt rules for a biannual data collection relating to the availability and quality of broadband Internet access service. This data collection effort and resulting…
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Memo: FCC Releases BEAD State and Tribal Engagement Guidance for Enhanced A-CAM and Other High-Cost Support Recipients
December 4, 2023
On November 29, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a Public Notice providing guidance to High-Cost support recipients regarding their obligations to collaborate with states and Tribal governments to avoid duplication with Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program funding. High-Cost support includes Enhanced A-CAM, RDOF, CAF Phase II Auction, Bringing Puerto Rico Together... Continue ReadingVantage Point Brings Internet to Rural Ugandan High School
November 27, 2023
In October 2022, a group of Vantage Point staff volunteered for a trip to Uganda with an organization called AsOne Ministries. Among other initiatives, part of this trip centered on installing a Wi-Fi network at an AsOne High School and the organization's headquarters. Larry Thompson and Andy Deinert led this project with the help of... Continue ReadingVantage Point Files Comments on NOI Supporting USF Sustainability
October 23, 2023
Vantage Point has filed comments in the Notice of Inquiry on future USF issues and sustainability of support. Respectfully submitted by Larry Thompson, PE, Jeff Smith, and Mikaela Burma, JD, it was noted that: Broadband sustainability is of equal importance to broadband deployment. A full-service network will evolve regionally. NOI methodology options require further analysis….
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