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Broadband Policy
U.S. regulatory agencies are engaged in efforts to expand access to broadband technology in homes, schools, businesses, and rural areas. Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) drafted a National Broadband Plan, which includes a detailed strategy to advance consumer welfare, civic participation, public safety and homeland security, community development, health care delivery, energy independence and efficiency, education, employee training, private sector investment, entrepreneurial activity, and job creation and economic growth. In addition to the FCC, agencies such as Department of Energy, National Telecommunications and Information Agency, Rural Utilities Service, Department of Education, and Economic Development Administration have a role in expanding access to broadband services, and are included in this search.
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Empowering Broadband Consumers Through Transparency
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) adopts rules as required by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Infrastructure Act) to help consumers comparison shop among broadband services. Specifically, the rules require broadband internet service providers (ISPs) to display, at the point of sale, a...
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Empowering Broadband Consumers Through Transparency
In this document, the Commission seeks comment on additional proposals to implement the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Infrastructure Act). Specifically, the Commission seeks comment on refining broadband consumer labels to include more comprehensive information on pricing, bundled plans, label accessibility, performance...
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Establishing the Digital Opportunity Data Collection, Modernizing the Form 477 Data Collection
In this document the Commission sunsets the collection of broadband deployment data through Form 477 effective upon publication in the Federal Register. The Commission will continue to collect broadband and voice subscription data using Form 477 but filers will submit the data through the Broadband Data Collection (BDC) system. The Commission...
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Notice of Solicitation of Applications for the Rural Energy for America Program for Fiscal Year 2023
The Rural Business-Cooperative Service (the Agency) Notice of Solicitation of Applications (NOSA) announces the acceptance of grant, guaranteed loan, and combined grant and guaranteed loan applications under the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP). The REAP program helps agricultural producers and rural small businesses reduce energy costs...
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Rates for Interstate Inmate Calling Services
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) amends its rules to: require inmate calling services providers to provide access to all relay services eligible for Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) Fund support, as well as American Sign Language (ASL) point-to-point video communication, where broadband internet access service is...
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Digital Literacy and Resilience, Request for Information (RFI)
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is requesting information on successful approaches related to digital skills attainment and competency development in education and training efforts, the strategies our education and workforce development systems are employing to assess and ensure individuals are digitally resilient, and any challenges the...
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VRS Rules Governing Communications Assistants and International Calling
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) proposes to modify or eliminate certain provisions of its Video Relay Service (VRS) rules. Specifically, the Commission proposes to: increase from 50% to 80% the portion of a VRS provider's monthly minutes that may be handled by Communications Assistants (CAs) working from home; reduce or...
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Implementing Provisions of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018
The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill) amended several sections of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (RE Act) that are carried out by the Electric Program at the USDA--Rural Utilities Service (RUS). Section 6501 extends refinancing authority to RUS for loans made or guaranteed by the Secretary. Section 6503 ended the...
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Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources: Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review
The EPA is issuing this supplemental proposal to update, strengthen, and expand the standards proposed on November 15, 2021 (November 2021 proposal), which are intended to significantly reduce emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) and other harmful air pollutants from the Crude Oil and Natural Gas source category. First, the EPA proposes...
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Rural Broadband Loans, Loan/Grant Combinations, and Loan Guarantees
The Rural Utilities Service (RUS or Agency), an agency in the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Mission area, published an interim rule with comment in the Federal Register on March 12, 2020, to amend its regulation for the Rural Broadband Program, previously referred to as the Rural Broadband Access Loan and Loan...
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Electric Program Streamlining and Improvement
The Rural Utilities Service (RUS or Agency), a Rural Development agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), is issuing a final rule with comment. The intent of this rule is to revise several regulations to streamline procedures for Electric Program borrowers, including its loan application requirements, approval of work plans...
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Department of Defense (DoD) Science and Technology Reinvention Laboratory (STRL) Personnel Demonstration Project
STRLs with published demonstration project plans may implement the flexibility of a supplemental pay provision based on criteria as defined by the STRL director.
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TRS Fund Contributions
The Federal Communications Commission (Commission) modifies the cost recovery rules for funding two forms of internet-based telecommunications relay services (TRS)--video relay service (VRS) and internet Protocol Relay Service (IP Relay). The Commission expands the Interstate TRS Fund (TRS Fund or Fund) contribution base for support of those...
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Amendment to Enable GSO Fixed-Satellite Service (Space-to-Earth) Operations in the 17.3-17.8 GHz Band, To Modernize Certain Rules Applicable to 17/24 GHz BSS Space Stations, and To Establish Off-Axis Uplink Power Limits for Extended Ka-Band FSS Operations
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopts amendments to its rules toenable geostationary satellite orbit (GSO) space stations in the fixed-satellite service (FSS) to operate downlinks (space-to-Earth) in the 17.3-17.8 GHz frequency band, subject to certain limitations, and adopts related technical updates to its rules...
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Notice and Request for Information-Opportunities and Challenges in Federal Community Investment Programs
On October 4, 2022, representatives comprising the Interagency Community Investment Committee (ICIC)--the Department of the Treasury (Treasury), Small Business Administration (SBA), Department of Commerce (Commerce), Department of Transportation (DOT), Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and Department of Agriculture (USDA),...
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Emergency Alert System; Wireless Emergency Alerts; Protecting the Nation's Communications Systems From Cybersecurity Threats
In this document, the Commission proposes requirements for Emergency Alert System (EAS) Participants to report compromises of their EAS equipment, communications systems, and services to the Commission. Additionally, this document proposes requirements for EAS Participants and Commercial Mobile Service (CMS) providers that participate in...
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Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs; Organ Acquisition; Rural Emergency Hospitals: Payment Policies, Conditions of Participation, Provider Enrollment, Physician Self-Referral; New Service Category for Hospital Outpatient Department Prior Authorization Process; Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating; COVID-19
This final rule with comment period revises the Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) and the Medicare ambulatory surgical center (ASC) payment system for Calendar Year (CY) 2023 based on our continuing experience with these systems. We describe the changes to the amounts and factors used to determine the payment rates...
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