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Congressman Thompson Announced Federal Communications Commission Bids for Mississippi Second District

December 9, 2020

BOLTON, MISSISSIPPI – Today, United States Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) announced the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) estimated thousands of Mississippians will gain access to high-speed broadband through the Commission's Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I auction.

Following is a list of winning bidders, number of homes and businesses to be served, and total support for 10 years in Mississippi, by county:

County

Bidder

Locations/Residents

Support

Attala

Connect Everyone LLC

2,688

$12,154,964

Attala

Space Exploration Technologies Corp.

1,158

$2,144,877

ATTALA, MS TOTAL

3,846

$14,299,841

Bolivar

NexTier Consortium

1,228

$3,794,476

Bolivar

Rural Electric Cooperative Consortium

914

$3,971,669

Bolivar

Space Exploration Technologies Corp.

7

$4,518

BOLIVAR, MS TOTAL

2,149

$7,770,663

Carroll

Rural Electric Cooperative Consortium

3,227

$14,459,058

CARROLL, MS TOTAL

3,227

$14,459,058

Claiborne

Rural Electric Cooperative Consortium

752

$2,421,948

Claiborne

Space Exploration Technologies Corp.

14

$2,844

CLAIBORNE, MS TOTAL

766

$2,424,792

Coahoma

NexTier Consortium

1,839

$4,790,118

Coahoma

Space Exploration Technologies Corp

78

$23,166

Coahoma

Windstream Services LLC, Debtor-In-Possession

244

$1,211,946

COAHOMA, MS TOTAL

2,161

$6,025,230

Copiah

Bay Springs Telephone Company, Inc.

1,807

$3,644,857

Copiah

Rural Electric Cooperative Consortium

966

$3,072,342

Copiah

Space Exploration Technologies Corp

830

$864,994

Copiah

Windstream Services LLC, Debtor-In-Possession

1,110

$2,185,588

COPIAH, MS TOTAL

4,713

$9,767,781

Grenada

RDOF USA Consortium

167

$276,732

Grenada

Rural Electric Cooperative Consortium

970

$2,982,780

Grenada

Space Exploration Technologies Corp

138

$156,788

GRENADA, MS TOTAL

1,275

$3,416,300

Hinds

Connect Everyone LLC

157

$649,560

Hinds

Space Exploration Technologies Corp

3,246

$3,450,020

Hinds

Windstream Services LLC, Debtor-In-Possession

230

$643,573

HINDS, MS TOTAL

3,633

$4,743,153

Holmes

Connect Everyone LLC

377

$1,763,277

Holmes

Rural Electric Cooperative Consortium

2,419

$8,890,568

Holmes

Space Exploration Technologies Corp

56

$29,524

HOLMES, MS TOTAL

2,852

$10,683,369

Humphreys

NexTier Consortium

1,317

$6,497,851

HUMPHREYS, MS TOTAL

1,317

$6,497,851

Issaquena

NexTier Consortium

402

$2,449,680

ISSAQUENA, MS TOTAL

402

$2,449,680

Jefferson

Rural Electric Cooperative Consortium

1,507

$6,846,594

JEFFERSON, MS TOTAL

1,507

$6,846,594

Leake

Commnet Wireless, LLC

655

$477,116

Space Exploration Technologies Corp

3,556

$4,341,008

LEAKE, MS TOTAL

4,211

$4,818,124

Leflore

Rural Electric Cooperative Consortium

1,105

$7,179,102

Leflore

Space Exploration Technologies Corp

65

$38,406

LEFLORE, MS TOTAL

1,170

$7,217,508

Madison

Connect Everyone LLC

140

$579,225

Madison

Space Exploration Technologies Corp

1,706

$2,795,172

MADISON, MS TOTAL

1,846

$3,374,397

Montgomery

Rural Electric Cooperative Consortium

1.096

$5,269,038

Montgomery

Space Exploration Technologies Corp

10

$10,279

MONTGOMERY, MS TOTAL

1,106

$5,279,317

Panola

RDOF USA Consortium

3,266

$7,195,530

Panola

Space Exploration Technologies Corp

77

$79,202

PANOLA, MS TOTAL

3,343

$7,274,732

Quitman

NexTier Consortium

747

$4,172,522

Quitman

RDOF USA Consortium

392

$406,212

Quitman

Space Exploration Technologies Corp

138

$88,821

QUITMAN, MS TOTAL

1,270

$4,667,555

Sharkey

NexTier Consortium

560

$2,632,338

SHARKEY, MS TOTAL

560

$2,632,338

Sunflower

NexTier Consortium

219

$1,108,916

Sunflower

Rural Electric Cooperative Consortium

1,226

$6,327,360

SUNFLOWER, MS TOTAL

1,445

$7,436,276

Tallahatchie

RDOF USA Consortium

1,710

$5,740,707

Tallahatchie

Rural Electric Cooperative Consortium

406

$1,487,568

Tallahatchie

Space Exploration Technologies Corp

11

$18,186

TALLAHATCHIE, MS TOTAL

2,127

$7,246,461

Tunica

NexTier Consortium

1,128

$5,366,252

Tunica

Space Exploration Technologies Corp

1

$4,596

TUNICA, MS TOTAL

1,129

$5,370,848

Warren

Connect Everyone LLC

260

$1,197,848

Warren

Rural Electric Cooperative Consortium

85

$503,616

Warren

Space Exploration Technologies Corp

316

$514,640

WARREN, MS TOTAL

661

$2,216,104

Washington

NexTier Consortium

1,266

$6,188,371

Washington

Rural Electric Cooperative Consortium

33

$115,392

Washington

Space Exploration Technologies Corp

4

$5,244

WASHINGTON, MS TOTAL

1,303

$6,309,007

Yalobusha

RDOF USA Consortium

1,685

$4,627,302

YALOBUSHA, MS TOTAL

1,685

$4,627,302

Yazoo

Connect Everyone LLC

326

$511,480

Yazoo

NexTier Consortium

2,987

$8,169,385

Yazoo

Rural Electric Cooperative Consortium

129

$270,588

Yazoo

Space Exploration Technologies Corp

8

$5,704

YAZOO, MS TOTAL

3,450

$8,957,157

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