BY MAX GARLAND FOR THE CHARLESTON GAZETTE-MAIL
A Federal Communications Commission official fielded questions Friday from West Virginia’s U.S. senators, along with development and broadband stakeholders, on how the state can maximize its chances of securing funding for better mobile internet service.
Michael Janson, deputy director of the FCC’s Rural Broadband Auctions Taskforce, centered his presentation at BridgeValley Community and Technical College on how parties can challenge what areas are eligible for up to $4.53 billion in funding for mobile broadband expansion.
“I can say that this is the largest, most engaged turnout that I have had for one of these outreach events,” said Janson, who called the Mobility Fund II “one of the highest priorities in the FCC today.”
The visit comes after shortcomings in data likely eliminated seven West Virginia counties from a chance at getting up to $1.98 billion in support for improving fixed internet speeds — a fund where there was no ability to challenge what areas were eligible…
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