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White House Issues Government Transparency Task Force Fact Sheet
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on July 30, 2026:
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The White House Government Transparency Task Force Fact Sheet
The White House Government Transparency Task Force releases the following fact sheet approved by the directors of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the National Security Agency, the Central Intelligence Agency, and the Department of Homeland Security relating to President Donald J. Trump's recent declassification of documents. These documents were originally produced by elements of the United States Intelligence Community.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on July 30, 2026:
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The White House Government Transparency Task Force Fact Sheet
The White House Government Transparency Task Force releases the following fact sheet approved by the directors of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the National Security Agency, the Central Intelligence Agency, and the Department of Homeland Security relating to President Donald J. Trump's recent declassification of documents. These documents were originally produced by elements of the United States Intelligence Community.
FACT:The People's Republic of China (China) and their proxies bought, stole, or hacked as many as 220 million Americans' voter registration data. China's collection included non-publicly available data.
FACT: The declassified documents provide the official definition used by the Intelligence Community for "election interference." That definition includes a foreign power's targeting of voter registration infrastructure or data. The definition from the documents is: "Election influence includes overt and covert influence activities of foreign governments or actors serving as agents of, or on behalf of, foreign governments intended to affect directly or indirectly a US election- including candidates, political parties, voters or their preferences, or political processes. Election interference is a subset of election influence targeted at the technical aspects of the election, including voter registration, casting and counting of ballots, and reporting of results."
FACT: The Intelligence Community in 2022 flagged a Chinese Computer Network Exploitation (CNE) actor as having acquired voter registration data stored on commercial websites. CNE actors typically use cyber activities to illicitly obtain data that is not publicly available.
FACT: The Intelligence Community documents describe the potential malign activities a foreign power can activate once it possesses American voter registration data. Here is a verbatim quote from the documents: "Adversaries could alter data to potentially prevent individual voters or groups of voters from voting, causing delays on election day or forcing voters to use provisional ballots. Adversaries could also use the registration data which in some cases is also available publicly or for purchase - to tailor other interference or influence efforts."
FACT: In preparing President Trump's July 16, 2026 speech on China's election interference, the White House coordinated with representatives from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the Department of Homeland Security, the Central Intelligence Agency, the National Security Agency, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The Intelligence Agencies approved the factual statements from their documents used in the President's speech.
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Original text here: https://www.whitehouse.gov/releases/2026/07/the-white-house-government-transparency-task-force-fact-sheet/
White House Fact Sheet: Securing America's Supply Chains
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on July 30, 2026:
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President Donald J. Trump Delegates Defense Production Act Authority with Respect to Recoverable Critical Minerals and Materials That Are Essential to Our National Defense
SECURING AMERICA'S SUPPLY CHAINS: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a Presidential Determination delegating authority under the Defense Production Act to institute export restrictions on recoverable critical minerals and materials (CMMs).
* The Determination finds that CMMs are critical industrial resources necessary to promoting
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on July 30, 2026:
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President Donald J. Trump Delegates Defense Production Act Authority with Respect to Recoverable Critical Minerals and Materials That Are Essential to Our National Defense
SECURING AMERICA'S SUPPLY CHAINS: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a Presidential Determination delegating authority under the Defense Production Act to institute export restrictions on recoverable critical minerals and materials (CMMs).
* The Determination finds that CMMs are critical industrial resources necessary to promotingthe national defense, particularly with regard to military production, industrial applications, and national security.
* The Determination finds that the United States relies heavily on imports of certain CMMs from foreign sources, threatening serious and sustained supply chain disruptions.
* The Determination grants the Secretary of Commerce the authority to institute export restrictions on CMMs.
ENSURING OUR NATIONAL DEFENSE: President Trump is taking action to ensure that the United States has the industrial resources necessary to ensure our national defense and security.
* The United States holds substantial CMMs in finished goods like permanent magnets and lithium-ion batteries, yet simultaneously relies heavily on imports of certain CMMs from foreign sources, some of which are at risk of serious, sustained, and long-term supply chain disruptions.
o Found in industrial waste materials, once finished items containing CMMs reach end-of-life, the CMMs within them can be reclaimed and recycled.
* CMMs are crucial to maintaining and strengthening the function, security, and resilience of critical infrastructure sectors.
* CMMs are pervasive in defense supply chains and are key inputs in advanced defense systems that support technological superiority, operational readiness, and an array of high-performance military equipment.
RESTORING AMERICAN INDUSTRY: President Trump's leadership has restored America's military and national security by securing reliable supplies of critical materials and supply chains.
* President Trump campaigned on the promise to rebuild American industry and America's depleted military equipment and supplies, emphasizing the need to restore its strength and readiness after years of neglect.
* In March 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order to boost American mineral production, streamline permitting, and enhance national security.
* In April 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order to modernize defense acquisitions and spur innovation in the defense industrial base.
* In January 2026, President Trump signed an Executive Order to negotiate agreements with trading partners to address the threatened impairment of national security with respect to imports of processed critical minerals and their derivative products (PCMDPs).
* In July 2026, President Trump signed an Executive Order to secure America's defense supply chains for the cutting-edge equipment that allows the U.S. to dominate the modern battlefield, particularly, ensuring domestic supplies of the critical materials and components necessary to manufacture that equipment.
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Original text here: https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2026/07/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-delegates-defense-production-act-authority-with-respect-to-recoverable-critical-minerals-and-materials-that-are-essential-to-our-national-defense/
President Trump Hosts Historic Cabinet Meeting at Camp David
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The White House issued the following news on July 31, 2026:
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President Trump Hosts Historic Cabinet Meeting at Camp David
President Donald J. Trump convened his Cabinet today for the first live, televised Cabinet meeting at Camp David in American history. The session showcased the Trump Administration's rapid progress in restoring American strength, security, prosperity, and common sense after years of Democrat-driven decline.
President Trump opened the meeting by highlighting some of his Administration's signature achievements for American families.
* "When we took
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The White House issued the following news on July 31, 2026:
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President Trump Hosts Historic Cabinet Meeting at Camp David
President Donald J. Trump convened his Cabinet today for the first live, televised Cabinet meeting at Camp David in American history. The session showcased the Trump Administration's rapid progress in restoring American strength, security, prosperity, and common sense after years of Democrat-driven decline.
President Trump opened the meeting by highlighting some of his Administration's signature achievements for American families.
* "When we tookoffice, we inherited a total catastrophe. The last Administration created the worst inflation in 48 years, the most dangerous and insecure border in history, and exploding trade deficits like we have never seen before -- rampant crime, men in women's sports, transgender mutilization of your children, and chaos and bedlam all over the world... In less than 18 months, we've turned around four years of disaster and we now have the strongest border in American history... The murder rate saw the single largest drop ever recorded, to the lowest in 125 years."
* "On July 4th, we launched Trump Accounts, a key provision of our Great Big Beautiful Bill. These tax-free investment savings accounts have already been activated by over seven million children. These are investments made in our future."
* "With my Most Favored Nation policy... we're achieving Record discounts on prescription drugs. The prescription drugs were going through the roof for many years and now we're getting record discounts, with price discounts of 300%, 400%, 500%, 600%."
* "We're also making an unprecedented investment in the United States Armed Forces... [We're] looking forward to getting $1.5 trillion next year... and the good news is all of that equipment is made in the USA."
Vice President JD Vance reported on the major progress in the Administration's aggressive campaign against fraud.
* "Just since the beginning of the Fraud Task Force that I started under the President's leadership and direction, we have identified $230 billion of fraud that's being perpetrated against the American people -- and we have halted already $56 billion of that."
* "Just today, Mr. President, we will announce 17 new anti-fraud actions that will total about a third of a billion dollars and that's added to the $230 billion that we've already uncovered."
Secretary of State Marco Rubio outlined decisive steps to restore American leadership and sovereignty abroad.
* "The International Criminal Court is an illegitimate international organization. They've made themselves illegitimate because they claim that even if you're not a member of that court, they can come after you. What that literally means in the future is that American servicemen, political leaders and others could find themselves under indictment by this International Criminal Court... We've now begun an effort to really try to bring that court to heel."
* "60 countries came to Washington and were part of an effort where we're shedding light on far-left terror and violence."
* "The deal with Lebanon and Israel is unprecedented... This is the first time the Israelis and the Lebanese government have spoken at the official level in close to 30 years."
* "As you announced last night, Mr. President, this disarmament deal that you brought about [on Hamas] is another big step, as well. It's something a lot of people thought would never happen."
* "For the first time in 15-20 years, the overwhelming majority of the countries in the Western Hemisphere are now led by pro-American leaders and pro-American governments. It's an extraordinary achievement."
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth described how the Department of War is rebuilding a lethal, merit-based military.
* "When you rip out DEI, when you rip out social engineering and social justice and you put in merit, and then you untie the hands of commanders to enforce discipline and accountability, to get back to basics, then you get historic reenlistment inside our ranks. Our best people, Mr. President, are staying because they want to be in that kind of Department. And then historic recruitment record among young Americans. Every month, our department breaks records."
* "We are committed in working with Congress to get $1.5 trillion. But this is not the same way we've funded our department in the past."
* "So far, $75 billion in private investment from defense companies who are now investing in new plants, new equipment, new assembly lines to build the munitions of the future faster than ever possible. That's saving taxpayer dollars."
Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent touted the successes of President Trump's economic agenda in delivering real gains for Americans.
* "The Working Families Tax Cuts -- which, I will add, every Democrat voted against, every Democrat voted against -- it is the perfect barbell for this economy. On one side, you have full expensing for factories, for equipment, for farm structures. On the other side, your four signature policies -- promises made, promises kept -- No Tax on Tips, No Tax on Overtime, No Tax on Social Security, deductibility of auto loans if you buy an American-made car."
* "Core inflation is low. Consumer confidence is strong. We have the highest consumer confidence -- it came out today -- in five months."
* "These Trump Accounts are the most successful program launch in government history. We've seen seven million families sign up for them; we're going to get to open enrollment and we will have 70 million families who have signed up for this."
* "We had the biggest tax refund season ever."
* "America is ushering in the greatest reshoring wave in our history. In June, our manufacturing sector expanded for the sixth straight month. We've got construction jobs and those are going to weave in to manufacturing jobs."
* "Real wages are up $1,000... the bottom 25% of wage earners, just like in your first term, are outperforming the top 25%... In the past year, that group had wage increases of 5.5% -- three times what the top end has done."
Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., announced that TrumpRx is already delivering huge savings and paving the way to the world's lowest drug prices.
* "By the time you leave office, assuming that's in 2028, 95% of the drugs that are available to Americans -- they will be paying the lowest prices in the world."
* "TrumpRx, just in the short time since we've put it out, has saved Americans $700 million. We now have 800 drugs on there. We have deals with Amazon, with GoodRx. We are adding more and more drugs every day."
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Original text here: https://www.whitehouse.gov/releases/2026/07/president-trump-hosts-historic-cabinet-meeting-at-camp-david/
Federal Maritime Commission Orders Ocean Line Logistics to Pay $20,000 for Withholding Cargo Documents Over Unrelated Deposits
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The Federal Maritime Commission ordered Ocean Line Logistics Inc. to pay CE Global Network LLP $20,000 in reparations plus interest after a small claims officer found the carrier violated federal shipping law by withholding cargo documents to force payment of disputed deposits tied to unrelated shipments.
In an initial decision served July 31, 2026, Small Claims Officer Debra L. Tesh ruled that Ocean Line Logistics engaged in an unjust and unreasonable practice prohibited under Section 41102(c) of the Shipping Act when it refused to release shipping documents for nine fully
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The Federal Maritime Commission ordered Ocean Line Logistics Inc. to pay CE Global Network LLP $20,000 in reparations plus interest after a small claims officer found the carrier violated federal shipping law by withholding cargo documents to force payment of disputed deposits tied to unrelated shipments.
In an initial decision served July 31, 2026, Small Claims Officer Debra L. Tesh ruled that Ocean Line Logistics engaged in an unjust and unreasonable practice prohibited under Section 41102(c) of the Shipping Act when it refused to release shipping documents for nine fullypaid containers unless CE Global posted $20,000 in security deposits for four other shipments handled by an affiliate entity.
The dispute centered on nine container shipments moving from the United States to Port Klang, Malaysia between November 2025 and February 2026. CE Global, a Singapore-based freight forwarder, had paid all freight charges for those shipments in full. Despite full payment, Ocean Line Logistics refused to release the shipping documents needed to obtain delivery of the containers unless CE Global paid an additional $20,000 characterized as a "deposit" for four unrelated shipments arranged through Ocean Link Forwarding, Inc., a distinct but affiliated entity operating on a different carrier line. Ocean Line Logistics argued the deposits were justified as financial security against possible non-collection of containers and potential demurrage and detention charges at destination, claiming CE Global had numerous uncollected shipments at Port Klang and was difficult to pursue for outstanding invoices as a foreign entity. However, the carrier produced no tariff item, negotiated rate arrangement, service contract, written agreement, carrier invoice, or other documentation authorizing collection of a container deposit charge as security.
CE Global filed its small claims complaint on March 30, 2026, and after the filing deadline for Ocean Line Logistics' formal response passed, the parties continued exchanging emails disputing the charges. On April 11, 2026, CE Global paid the $20,000 under protest to secure release of the nine shipments, then pursued reimbursement through the FMC proceeding. Ocean Line Logistics released the cargo on April 13, 2026 after receiving payment. Small Claims Officer Tesh was assigned to the case on July 21, 2026 and issued her initial decision on July 31, 2026, which becomes final unless the Commission elects to review it within 30 days.
The case turned on Section 41102(c) of the Shipping Act, which prohibits ocean transportation intermediaries from failing to establish, observe, and enforce just and reasonable regulations and practices relating to receiving, handling, storing, or delivering property. Federal regulations at 46 C.F.R. Sec. 545.4 require a complainant to prove five elements: the respondent is a regulated entity; the acts occur on a normal, customary, and continuous basis; the practice relates to handling property; the practice is unjust or unreasonable; and the practice proximately caused the claimed loss. Officer Tesh found all elements satisfied, noting that Ocean Line Logistics is licensed as a non-vessel-operating common carrier with the FMC and appeared as shipper on the bills of lading for the nine shipments. Evidence showed the deposit practice extended beyond these nine shipments, with Ocean Line Logistics continuing to require security deposits on other cargo even after CE Global paid under protest.
The central finding was that Ocean Line Logistics engaged in an unjust and unreasonable practice by conditioning release of fully paid cargo on payment of obligations arising from separate transactions. The $5,000 per container deposits related to four earlier shipments arranged through Ocean Link Forwarding, Inc., a distinct corporate entity. Even if Ocean Line Logistics believed it could lawfully request security for potential future detention and demurrage liability, that belief did not authorize withholding unrelated cargo to compel payment. The decision cited longstanding FMC precedent holding that withholding bills of lading or other shipping documents to compel payment of unrelated debts constitutes an unjust and unreasonable practice, including Bernard & Weldcraft Welding Equipment v. Supertans International (2003), where the Commission held that "disputes over earlier unrelated shipments cannot be used by either a carrier or a shipper as justification for refusing to release the cargo or pay lawful freight money." Rather than pursuing collection through appropriate means or accepting CE Global's proposal for a third-party escrow arrangement, Ocean Line Logistics leveraged its control over cargo otherwise entitled to release.
Under Section 41305 of the Shipping Act, the Commission has authority to award reparations for actual injury caused by violations to restore the injured party to the position it would have been in absent the violation. Officer Tesh found CE Global suffered actual injury of $20,000, proximately caused by Ocean Line Logistics' unlawful practice. The order grants CE Global reparations of $20,000 plus interest calculated from April 11, 2026, the date of injury, through 15 days after service of the order, with interest computed pursuant to 46 C.F.R. Sec. 502.253. All other requested relief not expressly granted is denied. The decision reinforces that carriers cannot use control over cargo as leverage to collect speculative costs or disputed charges from unrelated transactions and serves as notice that deposit policies must be supported by valid tariffs, contracts, or other authorized documentation.
-- Vidhi Gianani, Targeted News Service
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Original text here: https://www2.fmc.gov/readingroom/docs/2056(I)/(09)%202056(I)%20Initial%20Decision.pdf/
FEC Issues Digest for Week of July 27-31, 2026
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following weekly digest:
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Commission meetings and hearings
No open meetings or executive sessions were scheduled this week.
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Litigation
Bernegger v. FEC (Case No. 26-213) On July 22, Plaintiff filed a Motion to Amend the June 10, 2026 and July 6, 2026 Minute Orders to Include Certification for Interlocutory Appeal Under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1292(b) and, in the Alternative, for an Extension of Time to Effect Service and a Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support of Plaintiff's Motion to Amend the June 10, 2026 and
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following weekly digest:
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Commission meetings and hearings
No open meetings or executive sessions were scheduled this week.
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Litigation
Bernegger v. FEC (Case No. 26-213) On July 22, Plaintiff filed a Motion to Amend the June 10, 2026 and July 6, 2026 Minute Orders to Include Certification for Interlocutory Appeal Under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1292(b) and, in the Alternative, for an Extension of Time to Effect Service and a Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support of Plaintiff's Motion to Amend the June 10, 2026 andJuly 6, 2026 Minute Orders to Include Certification for Interlocutory Appeal Under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1292(b) in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
Campaign Legal Center v. FEC (Case No. 26-1559) On July 27, the Republican National Committee filed a Reply in Support of its Motion to Intervene in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
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Reports Due in 2026
The Commission has posted the 2026 Congressional Pre-Election Reporting Dates. Reporting schedules for all filers in 2026 are also available.
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Election Dates
The Commission has posted a list of 2026 Congressional Primary Dates.
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Upcoming educational opportunities
September 16, 2026: The Commission is scheduled to host a webinar on Independent Expenditures and Pre-Election Communications.
For more information on upcoming training opportunities, see the Commission's Trainings page.
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Upcoming reporting due dates
August 20: August Monthly Reports are due. For more information, see the 2026 Monthly Reporting schedule.
The Commission has posted information regarding reporting deadlines as some states reschedule congressional primary elections to account for redistricting.
The Commission has posted filing information regarding the California 14th District Special Runoff Election, scheduled for August 18, 2026.
The Commission has posted filing information regarding the Georgia 13th District Special Runoff Election, scheduled for August 25, 2026.
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Additional research materials
Contribution Limits: In addition to the current limits, the Commission has posted an archive of contribution limits that were in effect going back to the 1975-1976 election cycles.
Federal election results are available. The data was compiled from the official vote totals published by state election offices.
FEC Notify: Want to be notified by email when campaign finance reports are received by the agency? Sign up here.
The Combined Federal State Disclosure and Election Directory is available. This publication identifies the federal and state agencies responsible for the disclosure of campaign finances, lobbying, personal finances, public financing, candidates on the ballot, election results, spending on state initiatives, and other financial filings.
The Presidential Election Campaign Fund Tax Checkoff Chart provides information on balance of the Fund, monthly deposits into the Fund reported by the Department of the Treasury, payments from the Fund as certified by the FEC, and participation rates of taxpayers as reported by the Internal Revenue Service. For more information on the Presidential Public Funding Program, see the Public Funding of Presidential Elections page.
The FEC Record is available as a continuously updated online news source.
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Original text here: https://www.fec.gov/updates/week-of-july-27-31-2026/
FCC Wireline Competition Bureau Issues Public Notice: Commission Reauthorizes, Re-Obligates Rural Digital Opportunity Fund
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 10-90):
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The Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) reauthorizes and re-obligates Enhanced Alternative Connect America Cost Model (Enhanced A-CAM) support for Elizabeth Telephone Company, L.L.C. (Elizabeth Telephone) Louisiana Study Area Code (SAC) 270430, and Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) support for CableSouth Media III, LLC d/b/a Swyft Fiber Louisiana SAC 279061 (collectively, transferring SACs)./1
Pursuant to this public notice, the amount
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 10-90):
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The Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) reauthorizes and re-obligates Enhanced Alternative Connect America Cost Model (Enhanced A-CAM) support for Elizabeth Telephone Company, L.L.C. (Elizabeth Telephone) Louisiana Study Area Code (SAC) 270430, and Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) support for CableSouth Media III, LLC d/b/a Swyft Fiber Louisiana SAC 279061 (collectively, transferring SACs)./1
Pursuant to this public notice, the amountof Enhanced A-CAM support authorized for SAC 270430 is revised to $49,972,053.00, over the 15-year support term (a reduction of $1,598,323.40 from the original authorized amount of $51,570,376.40). The Bureau also reduces the number of obligated locations for this study area from 12,916 to 12,717 and the number of required locations from 6,265 to 6,082./2
The Bureau also reauthorizes RDOF support for SAC 279061 to $141,978,681.76 over the 10-year support term (a reduction of $344,615.04 from the original authorized amount of $142,323,296.80)./3
The Bureau takes this action in connection with the Bureau's approval, pursuant to section 214(a) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and section 63.04 of the Commission's rules,/4 of an application requesting Commission consent to transfer control of certain wholly owned subsidiaries of American Broadband Holding Company (American Broadband)/5 to CSM Intermediate II, LLC as of July 9, 2026,/6 and the consummation of this transaction as of July 21, 2026./7
As part of this approval, and consistent with the acknowledgements and commitments to good stewardship of High Cost Universal Service Fund (USF) support made by parties to this transaction,/8 the Bureau modifies the support and obligations of the transferring SACs to remove, on a pro rata basis, eligibility for High Cost support for Broadband Serviceable Locations (BSLs) where one or more affiliates on one side of the transaction has already served with fixed broadband service at speeds that meet or exceed 100/20 Mbps in supported areas of one or more affiliates on the opposite side of the transaction./9 We further relieve the relevant authorized party from any program-specific obligations associated with these locations, including deployment obligations.
The authorized parties remain obligated to serve all other support-eligible locations and to otherwise comply with the terms of their respective support programs and eligible telecommunications carrier (ETC) status, including all administrative, performance, and deployment obligations, and any potential consequences for noncompliance with such requirements.
The Bureau releases with this public notice a supplemental Reauthorization Report for the Enhanced A-CAM support./10
The Bureau authorizes and directs USAC to re-obligate the revised support amounts, as described herein, and to amortize the support reduction across each remaining monthly disbursement of support.
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Footnotes:
1/ Wireline Competition Bureau Authorizes 368 Companies in 44 States to Receive Enhanced Alternative Connect America Cost Model Support to Expand Rural Broadband, WC Docket No. 10-90, Public Notice, 39 FCC Rcd 11737 (WCB 2023); Wireline Competition Bureau Announces Final Eligible Locations File and Support Amounts for Enhanced Alternative Connect America Model Mechanism, WC Docket No. 10-90, 40 FCC Rcd 10280 (WCB 2025); Authorization Report 1.3 (Dec. 30, 2025), https://www.fcc.gov/document/updated-final-eligible-locationsand-support-amounts-e-acam-0.
2/ "Required locations" are locations within the carrier's study area that were, according to BDC availability data as of December 31, 2023, without 100/20 Mbps or faster service or an enforceable commitment to deploy such service, to which the Enhanced A-CAM-electing carrier must deploy 100/20 Mbps or faster service by the end of 2028, while "obligated locations" (units) include both required unserved locations and carrier-served locations where 100/20 Mbps service must be maintained. See https://www.fcc.gov/wireline-competition/interim-required-locations. The adjusted deployment milestone obligations for this SAC are modified as follows: 1) adjusted 50% milestone, 3,041; 2) adjusted 75% milestone, 4,562. Connect America Fund; ETC Annual Reports and Certifications; Telecommunications Carriers Eligible to Receive Universal Service Support; Connect America fund - Alaska Plan; Expanding Broadband Service Through the ACAM Program, WC Docket Nos. 10-90, 14-58, 09-197, and 16-271; RM-1168, Report and Order, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, and Notice of Inquiry, 38 FCC Rcd 7040,7062, para. 48 (2023) (providing that carriers electing to receive Enhanced A-CAM support are required to complete deployment to 50% of their required locations by December 31, 2026, to 75% of their required locations by December 31, 2027, and to all required locations by December 31, 2028) (Enhanced A-CAM Report and Order).
3/ The adjusted deployment milestone obligations for this SAC are modified as follows: 1) adjusted 40% milestone, 20,921 locations; 2) adjusted 60% milestone, 31,381 locations; and 3) adjusted 80% milestone, 41,842 locations. RDOF support recipients must deploy service to an increasing percentage of the authorized locations as of December 31st of each year beginning with a 40% milestone as of the third year of receiving support (for carriers authorized in 2022, as here, the end of 2025), 60% as of the fourth year (2026), an 80% milestone as of the fifth year (2027), and a 100% milestone as of the sixth year (2028). 47 CFR Sec. 54.802(c); see Rural Digital Opportunity Fund et al., WC Docket Nos. 19-126, 10-90, Report and Order, 35 FCC Rcd 686, 709-12, paras. 45-55 (2020) (Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Order). The Commission will then adjust the initial defined deployment obligation assigned to each RDOF support recipient based on its determination of the number of locations within the supported area, without increasing or decreasing the authorized RDOF support, within a 35% margin of that support amount, consistent with RDOF requirements and rules. 47 CFR Sec. 54.802(c); Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Order, 35 FCC Rcd at 710-11, paras. 49-50.
4/ See 47 U.S.C. Sec. 214(a); 47 CFR Sec. 63.04.
5/ The affiliates transferred pursuant to this transaction are: 1) Cameron Communications, L.L.C. (Cameron Communications); 2) Cameron Telephone Company, L.L.C. (Cameron Telephone); 3) Elizabeth Telephone Company, L.L.C. (Elizabeth Telephone; 4) LBH, L.L.C. (LBH); 5) Moundville Telephone Company, Inc. (Moundville Telephone); and 6) MTC Long Distance, Inc. (MTC).
6/ See Domestic Section 214 Application Filed for the Transfer of Control of the Fastwyre Licensees from America Broadband Holding Company to CSM Intermediate II, LLC, WC Docket No. 25-353, Public Notice, DA 26-690 (WCB July 9, 2026) (Transfer Public Notice).
7/ See Letter from Elizabeth R. Park, Counsel to CSM Intermediate II, LLC, WC Docket No. 25-353 (filed July 24, 2026). CSM Holding Company, LLC (CSM Holding), which pre-transaction held no affiliate receiving Enhanced A-CAM support, is the post-consummation indirect parent of four transferring licensees receiving Enhanced ACAM support, including 1) Cameron Telephone-Texas SAC 440425, 2) Cameron Telephone Company-Louisiana SAC 270425, 3) Moundville Telephone Company-Alabama SAC 250307, and 4) Elizabeth Telephone Company 270430. CSM Holding will hold the administrative SAC for the state of Louisiana for SACs 270430 and 270425, and for Cameron Telephone Company-Texas SAC 440425. Enhanced A-CAM Authorization Report 1.3; Enhanced A-CAM Report and Order 38 FCC Rcd at 7081, para. 98 (explaining that Enhanced A-CAM elections are to be made on a state-by-state basis, resulting in the aggregation of all single Enhanced A-CAM offers to individual incumbent LECs under a holding company).
8/ Transfer Public Notice at 2-3.
9/ See id.
10/ See Reauthorization Report (July 31, 2026), https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424021A1.xlsx. The Bureau will also periodically release revised Enhanced A-CAM Authorization Reports that incorporate all required changes associated with reauthorizations of Enhanced A-CAM support, including the support so reauthorized by this public notice.
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Original text here: https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-810A1.pdf
FCC Issues Order to Pay or Show Cause to Eternity Media Group Over Unpaid Regulatory Fees
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The Federal Communications Commission has initiated a proceeding to revoke the broadcast license held by Eternity Media Group LLC for radio station WHJA(AM) in Laurel, Mississippi. The action stems from failure to pay overdue regulatory fees, along with associated interest, administrative costs, and statutory penalties accumulated over several fiscal years.
In an Order to Pay or Show Cause (DA 26-809), released July 31, 2026, by the Media Bureau and the Office of Managing Director, the agency outlined years of unpaid financial obligations. Under section 9 of the Communications
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The Federal Communications Commission has initiated a proceeding to revoke the broadcast license held by Eternity Media Group LLC for radio station WHJA(AM) in Laurel, Mississippi. The action stems from failure to pay overdue regulatory fees, along with associated interest, administrative costs, and statutory penalties accumulated over several fiscal years.
In an Order to Pay or Show Cause (DA 26-809), released July 31, 2026, by the Media Bureau and the Office of Managing Director, the agency outlined years of unpaid financial obligations. Under section 9 of the CommunicationsAct of 1934 and agency rules, broadcast licensees must pay annual regulatory fees to recover operating costs. Late or incomplete payments incur an automatic 25 percent penalty.
Agency records demonstrate that Eternity Media Group owes unpaid regulatory fee debt for WHJA(AM) across six fiscal years, consisting of $2,476.30 for FY 2019, $2,843.75 for FY 2020, $2,831.25 for FY 2021, $3,154.85 for FY 2022, $2,866.90 for FY 2024, and $2,783.40 for FY 2025.
The unpaid balances bring the total primary debt to $16,956.45, with interest and administrative fees continuing to accrue until the balance is settled in full.
Prior attempts to collect the funds included sending demand letters under the Debt Collection Improvement Act and transferring the debt to the United States Department of the Treasury. At the agency's request, the Treasury returned the accounts for further direct collection and enforcement action.
Under statutory authority, the agency holds the power to revoke station authorizations when licensees fail to meet payment deadlines. The directive requires Eternity Media Group to provide proof of full payment within 60 calendar days of the order date or present evidence demonstrating why the fees should be waived, deferred, or deemed inapplicable. Failure to submit sufficient payment proof or valid cause within the 60-day window may result in the direct revocation of the broadcast license for WHJA(AM).
The ruling notes that requests for fee waivers based on financial hardship require clear documentation demonstrating an inability to pay while maintaining service to the public. A previous waiver request submitted by the licensee for FY 2020 fees was denied due to lack of supporting financial evidence.
Unless the station licensee presents a substantial and material question of fact, no adjudicatory hearing will be designated. Any potential hearing would rely strictly on written evidence, with the burden of proof resting on the station owner. Copies of the directive were dispatched via registered mail to company addresses in Laurel and Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
-- Vidhi Gianani, Targeted News Service
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Original text here: https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-809A1.pdf
