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DA 14-1498
Released:  October 16, 2014
WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU ANNOUNCES DATE FOR OPENING OF RURAL 
BROADBAND EXPERIMENTS APPLICATION FILING WINDOW AND FINAL 
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS 
WC Docket No. 10-90
Today, the Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) announces the new date for the opening 
of the rural broadband experiments application filing window, as well as the corresponding 
application deadline.1  
The application filing window for entities interested in participating in the rural broadband 
experiments will open on Thursday, October 23, 2014 at 9a.m. EDT.  Applicants must complete 
and submit FCC Form 5610 to participate in the rural broadband experiments.  As part of Form 
5610, applicants must attach a dedicated bid form for each proposed project, a single descriptive data 
form listing all of their proposed projects, and certain project information.2 A link to Form 5610 will 
be available at http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/rural-broadband-experiments on October 23.  
Applicants have 15 days from the opening of the filing window to submit Form 5610.  Thus, 
the application filing deadline is Friday, November 7 at 6p.m. EST.  Applicants are reminded that 
the application filing deadline is a firm deadline and are encouraged to file as early in the application 
filing window as possible to ensure that they have ample time to correct any errors that may occur 
with their application.3  
Applicants are encouraged to review all of the informational materials released by the 
Bureau, particularly the rural broadband experiments webinar.  The webinar covers each step of 
completing Form 5610, including how to upload and attach bid forms, descriptive data forms, and 
project information.  In addition, the Bureau has made available templates of the bid form and 
descriptive data form, a sample project information submission, and guides dedicated to working 
with the rural broadband experiments census block list and completing the bid form. All these 
materials are available at http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/rural-broadband-experiments.  
  
1 On September 26, 2014, the Bureau announced a temporary delay of the application filing window and
application deadline for participation in the rural broadband experiments.  See Wireline Competition Bureau 
Announces Further Details Regarding the Rural Broadband Experiments, WC Docket No. 10-90, Public 
Notice, DA 14-1396 (Wireline Comp. Bur. rel. Sept. 26, 2014).  
2 Wireline Competition Bureau Announces Application Process for Entities Interested in Participating in the 
Rural Broadband Experiments, WC Docket No. 10-90, Public Notice, DA 14-1203, paras. 16-17, 36 (Wireline 
Comp. Bur. rel. Aug. 19, 2014).  
3 As explained during the rural broadband experiments webinar, the FCC Auction System reviews bid forms 
and descriptive data forms for errors after submission.  Applicants will be contacted if there are any errors in 
their submissions, and are expected to rectify such errors by the application deadline to ensure successful 
processing.  Any project with a bid form that is not successfully processed by the application deadline will not 
be considered for funding.
2For additional information on this proceeding, contact Ian Forbes (Ian.Forbes@fcc.gov) of 
the Wireline Competition Bureau, Telecommunications Access Policy Division, (202) 418-7400.
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