Media Contact: 
Cecilia Sulhoff, 202-418-0587
cecilia.sulhoff@fcc.gov
For Immediate Release
FCC ESTABLISHES CHALLENGE PROCESS FOR
MOBILITY FUND PHASE II TO PROMOTE ACCESS TO
MOBILE BROADBAND SERVICES IN RURAL AMERICA
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WASHINGTON, August 3, 2017 – Today, the FCC established the procedures for a robust 
challenge process to ensure that the Commission targets Mobility Fund Phase II (MF-II) support 
to primarily rural areas that lack unsubsidized 4G LTE service.  Establishing the challenge 
process will enable the Commission to resolve eligible area disputes quickly and expeditiously.
In February, the Commission established the framework for the MF-II, $4.53 billion of funding 
over ten years, and sought comment on the process under which interested parties could challenge 
the eligibility of areas for MF-II support.  Today’s action establishes a challenge process that will 
be administratively efficient and fiscally responsible. 
This item adopts parameters for a one-time collection of 4G LTE coverage data tailored to MF-II.  
The Commission will use this coverage data, in conjunction with subsidy data, to establish the 
map of presumptively eligible areas.  Interested parties will have a window after the release of this 
map to file challenges to areas deemed presumptively ineligible, and providers will have an 
opportunity to respond to those challenges.
Today’s item also includes an Order on Reconsideration, which resolves certain issues raised in 
petitions for reconsideration of the Mobility Fund II Report and Order adopted in February.  
The Commission is committed to advancing seamless nationwide access to mobile voice and 
broadband services, primarily in rural areas, by responsibly allocating limited funds.
Action by the Commission August 3, 2017 by Order on Reconsideration and Second Report and 
Order (FCC 17-102). Chairman Pai and Commissioners Clyburn and O’Rielly approving and
issuing separate statements.
WC Docket No. 10-90; WT Docket No. 10-208
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This is an unofficial announcement of Commission action.  Release of the full text of a Commission order constitutes
official action.  See MCI v. FCC, 515 F.2d 385 (D.C. Cir. 1974).