Re: FCC proposes fines against 73 applicants of Rural Digital Opportunity Fund

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On Fri, 22 Jul 2022, William Herrin wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 22, 2022 at 1:12 PM Sean Donelan <sean () donelan com> wrote:
> > The FCC proposes $4,353,773.87 in total fines against 73 applicants in the
> > Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I Auction (Auction 904) that
> > defaulted on their bids for support between July 26, 2021, and March 10,
> > 2022.
> The overwhelming majority of the penalties were in the 4 and low 5
> figures -- pocket change for a network business. The exceptions were:
>
> LTD Broadband LLC  Kansas and Oklahoma  $2.3M
> Time Warner Cable Information Services (Indiana), $276k
> Time Warner Cable Information Services (South Carolina) $276k
> Charter Fiberlink – Tennessee  $231k
> RiverStreet Communications of Virginia, Inc  North Carolina $117k

What % of fines does FCC successfully collect, vs what they issue?

-Dan