The Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) is an FCC initiative designed to invest 20.4 billion dollars in grant money into developing rural broadband networks. The grant will be allocated to internet providers over the next 10 years to help fix the digital divide in rural America.

Are all states included in the RDOF program?

Alaska is the only state that isn’t included in the RDOF program. Instead, the FCC has a separate $1.5 billion broadbandfunding program dedicated to Alaska.

Does the RDOF provide enough funding?

The FCC estimated that the total cost of installing fiber-optic internet to every rural American would cost $80 billion. Although the RDOF is a step in the right direction (phase 1 and 2 total $20 billion), it won't fix everything.