SpaceX seeks FCC broadband funds, must prove it can deliver sub-100ms latency [telecom]

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SpaceX seeks FCC broadband funds, must prove it can deliver sub-100ms latency

Hundreds of ISPs apply for $16 billion in grants to expand in rural areas.

By Jon Brodkin

SpaceX, Charter, Verizon, CenturyLink, Frontier, Cox, and about 500 other companies are seeking government funding to provide broadband in rural areas. The Federal Communications Commission yesterday released a list of applicants for the first phase of the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF), which is set to pay up to $16 billion to Internet service providers over 10 years.