The FCC’s Rural Digital Opportunity Fund is the largest and most significant funding program for rural broadband. In 2018, the FCC awarded more than $186 million in broadband funding to a consortium of electric cooperatives to build out gigabit- capable networks. It was the largest and most successful bidding consortium in FCC history - one assembled, designed and led by Conexon.   OUR PROCESS IS PROVEN.  "Sufficient funding will be available to support the construction of fiber networks to every rural home served by electric cooperatives. This program has the potential to become the Rural Electrification of our generation.  "   -Jonathan Chambers, Partner, Conexon

Zero cost , electric cooperative consultation include: Maps that display eligible areas in service territory. Funding for the RDOF auction is calculated by the same method as the CAF II auction. Our team of experts will calculate available funding in your coop service territory. RDOF auction design and rules governing FCC funding. Electric Coop case study discussion includes winning coop participants in the CAF II auction that met their deadlines requirements, have been approved, and are successfully receiving funding. Read case studies here Bidding Consortium outline discussion with Jonathan Chambers, Former Chief of the Office of Strategic Planning for the FCC and Mike Byrne, first Geospatial Information Officer for the FCC. Chambers, has been involved in FCC auctions for over 25 years and was involved in the auction design for the Connect America Fund (CAF). Byrne has a 25 year history of geospatial design analysis and implemented the first national broadband map. They will discuss the upcoming rule-making for RDOF, structure and results of the previous FCC reverse auctions and differences between RDOF and previous antecedent FCC auctions. View Chambers and Byrne full background here

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“The CAF money changed our economic picture significantly. We felt very comfortable that Conexon could help us set up the process and structures to make sure we were in compliance, and we were very successful in the auction in large part to Jonathan Chambers knowledge and insights.”    “Having that revenue guaranteed for the first 10 years gives us the breathing room to work through growing pains. The biggest benefit is that it offsets the losses in the first few years when otherwise we would be building significant debt to the co-op.”   –   Gary Wood, President & CEO Central Virginia Electric Cooperative CAF II Award -- $28.6 M 

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