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Rural Telecommunications
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  The FCC works to ensure that telecommunications services are available to "all the people" of the United States, including low-income consumers and those in rural, insular, and high-cost areas. To see how our Bureau contributes to this vision, click on the links below.
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Universal Service
to High-Cost Areas
Rural Health Care Tribal Initiatives
Public Notices and Orders Connects to a list of links to public notices and orders related to high-cost areas. Providers Resources This page lists resources for rural health care providers, the program itself, and any recent developments in the program. Relevant Orders This page has links to FCC Orders that deal with universal service on tribal lands, including providing discounted telephone service to low-income individuals living on tribal lands.
High-Speed Internet Access Low Income Assistance Local Telephone Competition
High-Speed Services for Internet Access Report Provides summary statistics of data that facilities-based providers of high-speed services file twice a year on FCC Form 477. Relevant Orders This page has links to FCC Orders that deal with providing discounted telephone service to low-income individuals. Local Telephone Competition Report Provides summary statistics of data that incumbent and competitive local exchange carriers, and mobile wireless telephone service providers, file twice a year on FCC Form 477.



last reviewed/updated on 05/10/2007 


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