The Federal Communications Commission’s Rural Broadband Auctions Task Force, Wireline Competition Bureau, and Wireless Telecommunications Bureau today released instructions for completing the short-form application (FCC Form 183) for entities seeking to participate in the Connect America Fund Phase II auction (Auction 903). The instructions are available on the Auction 903 website under the “Education” tab, where they will remain available and accessible for reference. The instructions are also available for download here.
Among other things, the instructions indicate how an applicant can select the specific state(s) in which it wishes to bid, select the performance tier and latency combination(s) on which it wishes to bid in its selected state(s), submit operational and financial information demonstrating that it can meet the service requirements associated with the performance tier and latency combination(s) for which it intends to bid, disclose auction-related agreements, and provide information regarding its ownership structure.
The FCC Form 183 filing window will open at 12:00 pm Eastern Time (ET) on March 19, 2018, and close at 6:00 pm ET on March 30, 2018. Applications must be submitted and confirmed prior to 6:00 pm ET on March 30, 2018.
