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Statistical Summary of 15-Month Campaign Activity of the 2025-2026 Election Cycle
WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following news release:
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Statistical Summary of 15-Month Campaign Activity of the 2025-2026 Election Cycle
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Congressional candidates collected $2.1 billion and disbursed $1.3 billion, political parties received $1.1 billion and spent $824.8 million, and political action committees (PACs) raised $6.3 billion and spent $4.8 billion, according to campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election Commission that cover activity from January 1, 2025 through March 31, 2026. Disbursements for independent expenditures reported ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following news release: * * * Statistical Summary of 15-Month Campaign Activity of the 2025-2026 Election Cycle * Congressional candidates collected $2.1 billion and disbursed $1.3 billion, political parties received $1.1 billion and spent $824.8 million, and political action committees (PACs) raised $6.3 billion and spent $4.8 billion, according to campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election Commission that cover activity from January 1, 2025 through March 31, 2026. Disbursements for independent expenditures reportedin this period totaled $252.1 million. Communication costs reported to the Commission totaled $598,408 and electioneering communications filings totaled $104,965 during this period.
Activity from Jan. 1, 2025 through Mar. 31, 2026
(figures in millions)
Filers Receipts Disbursements
2026 Congressional Candidates $2,127.4 $1,345.2
Party Committees $1,120.8 $824.8
PACs $6,300.4 $4,784.2
Communications Filings Total
Independent Expenditures $252.1
Communication Costs $0.6
Electioneering Communications $0.1
This summary of campaign activity in the 2025-2026 election cycle provides a benchmark for comparison with the same reporting period in other cycles. Supporting data tables are linked at the end of each summary section below.
I. Congressional Candidates
United States House and Senate candidates running in the 2025-2026 election cycle reported raising a total of $2.1 billion and spending $1.3 billion between January 1, 2025 and March 31, 2026. Candidates for the two chambers reported combined total debts of $302.8 million and combined total cash-on-hand of $1.4 billion as of March 31, 2026.
The following table summarizes campaign finance activity of House and Senate candidates through March 31 of election years since the 2013-2014 election cycle.
15-Month Financial Activity of Congressional Candidates*
(dollar figures in millions)
Year No. of Cand. Receipts Disbursements Debts Owed Cash on Hand
2026 2,504 $2,127.4 $1,345.2 $302.8 $1,358.9
2024 1,883 $1,816.5 $1,230.5 $352.4 $1,073.8
2022 2,317 $1,823.3 $1,085.5 $258.9 $1,252.8
2020 2,091 $1,411.1 $806.3 $110.7 $916.5
2018 2,182 $1,236.2 $690.3 $128.9 $868.8
2016 1,353 $796.9 $423.6 $69.3 $649.5
2014 1,424 $850.2 $478.6 $66.9 $558.1
*Includes activity from January 1 of the pre-election year through March 31 of the election year. Contribution limits are indexed for inflation every cycle. The totals in the 2026 row may differ slightly from the sum of the numbers in the two subsequent paragraphs as the numbers have been rounded. The number of candidates reflects the number of candidate committees that filed reports with financial activity in a given election cycle.
The 291 candidates running for Senate in 2025 and 2026 reported total receipts of $654 million, disbursements of $400.8 million, debts of $44.6 million and cash-on-hand of $382.7 million.
The 2,213 candidates running for the House of Representatives reported combined total receipts of $1.5 billion, disbursements of $944.4 million, debts of $258.2 million and cash-on-hand of $976.2 million in the 15-month period. In addition to the 2026 primary and general elections, these numbers encompass financial activity associated with the 2025 and 2026 special elections Arizona's 7th Congressional District, California's 1st Congressional District, Florida's 1st and 6th Congressional Districts, Georgia's 14th Congressional District, New Jersey's 11th Congressional District, Tennessee's 7th Congressional District, Texas' 18th Congressional District, and Virginia's 11th Congressional District.
Data summary tables for reports submitted to the Commission through March 31, 2026 by 2025 and 2026 congressional candidate committees can be found here.
II. Political Party Committees
National, state and local political party committees reported combined total receipts of $1.1 billion in federal funds, disbursements of $824.8 million, debts of $20.9 million, and cash-on-hand of $428.2 million as of March 31, 2026. Of those totals, party committees other than the two major political parties reported receipts of $6.7 million, disbursements of $6 million, debts of $0.3 million and a combined cash-on-hand of $2.2 million as of March 31, 2026. (See the footnote in the following table for a list of these other party committees.)
The following table summarizes 2025-2026 campaign finance activity of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC), Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), Republican National Committee (RNC), National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) and National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), as well as each party's state and local committees and other party committees.
Political Party Activity from Jan. 1, 2025 through Mar. 31, 2026
(figures in millions)
Party Committees Receipts Disbursements Debts Owed Cash
on Hand
DNC $178.1 $186.4 $18.4 $13.9
DSCC $111.3 $86.1 $0.0 $36.5
DCCC $160.6 $115.0 $0.0 $69.9
State and Local Democratic
Party Committees (federal funds) $116.3 $84.4 $1.5 $46.5
Total* $540.1 $445.6 $19.8 $166.8
Party Committees Receipts Disbursements Debts Owed Cash
on Hand
RNC $228.4 $149.7 $0.0 $116.8
NRSC $126.0 $85.7 $0.0 $43.0
NRCC $164.5 $97.3 $0.0 $78.2
State and Local Republican
Party Committees (federal funds) $65.1 $50.4 $0.8 $21.1
Total* $574.0 $373.1 $0.8 $259.1
Receipts Disbursements Debts Owed Cash
on Hand
Total Other Party** $6.7 $6.0 $0.3 $2.2
Receipts Disbursements Debts Owed Cash
on Hand
Total Party Activity* $1,120.8 $824.8 $20.9 $428.2
*The totals in this line may not equal the sum of the numbers in the corresponding columns as the receipts and disbursements have been adjusted to account for transfers between party committees and the numbers have been rounded.
**Other party committees include the Libertarian National Committee, Libertarian National Congressional Committee, Green Party of the United States, Green Congressional Campaign Committee, Constitution Party National Committee, and the Reform Party of the United States of America.
Individuals, for whom contributions to national parties were limited to $44,300 per year during the 2025-2026 election cycle, were the largest source of federal funds for party committees' traditional accounts. Democratic and Republican party committees reported receiving $338.1 million and $297.3 million, respectively, from individuals. PACs and other political committees contributed $50.4 million to Democratic party committees and $43.1 million to Republican party committees as of March 31, 2026.
Democratic and Republican House candidate committees transferred $28 million and $22.5 million, respectively, from their campaign accounts to their national congressional party committees. Democratic Senate candidate committees transferred $305,000 to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. Their Republican counterparts transferred $111,000 to the National Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee.
Provisions of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub L. 113-235), signed into law in December 2014, enable national party committees to establish accounts to defray certain expenses incurred with respect to Presidential nominating conventions, national party headquarters buildings, and election recounts and contests and other legal proceedings (collectively, "segregated party accounts").
The segregated party accounts of national party committees reported receiving $204.3 million between January 1, 2025 and March 31, 2026. Of that total, the Democratic national party committee segregated party accounts received $69.4 million, while the corresponding Republican national party committee accounts received $134.9 million.
The recount and other legal proceedings accounts reported the highest receipt total across all the segregated party accounts: $98.6 million. Headquarters and convention accounts raised $91.1 million and $14.7 million, respectively, through March 31, 2026.
Data summary tables for reports submitted by political party committees to the Commission through March 31, 2026 can be found here.
III. Political Action Committees (PACs)
Based on reports filed with the Commission from January 1, 2025 through March 31, 2026, 8,816 federal PACs reported total receipts of $6.3 billion, disbursements of $4.8 billion, debts of $35.4 million, and combined cash-on-hand of $3.1 billion.
The following table summarizes campaign finance activity of PACs based on PAC type in 2025-2026. This table includes both separate segregated funds (SSFs), which have connected organizations such as corporations or labor organizations that establish, administer or raise money on their behalf, and nonconnected committees.
PAC Activity from Jan. 1, 2025 through Mar. 31, 2026
(dollar figures in millions)
Committee Type No. of PACs Receipts Disbursements Debts Owed Cash on Hand
Separate Segregated Funds
Corporate 1,672 $258.2 $255.5 $0.1 $230.6
Labor 260 $270.2 $176.8 $3.7 $266.4
Trade 711 $114.6 $105.2 $0.0 $114.6
Membership 318 $102.8 $94.5 $0.0 $68.6
Cooperative 52 $6.3 $4.5 $0.0 $9.9
Corporations without Stock 71 $7.0 $6.9 $0.0 $5.2
Committee Type No. of PACs Receipts Disbursements Debts Owed Cash on Hand
Nonconnected PACs*
Independent
Expenditure-Only Political Committees 2,236 $1,724.6 $949.2 $16.2 $1,212.6
Committees w/
Non-Contribution Accounts 987 $3,268.3 $2,713.7 $7.7 $846.0
Leadership PACs 839 $244.3 $204.5 $2.6 $161.7
Other Nonconnected PACs 1,670 $304.1 $273.4 $5.1 $147.1
No. of PACs Receipts Disbursements Debts Owed Cash on Hand
Total SSF and
Nonconnected PAC Activity** 8,816 $6,300.4 $4,784.2 $35.4 $3,062.8
*Nonconnected committees include Independent Expenditure-Only Political Committees, Committees with Non-Contribution Accounts and Leadership PACs. Independent Expenditure-Only Political Committees are committees that may receive unlimited contributions from individuals, corporations, and labor organizations for the purpose of financing independent expenditures and other independent political activity. Committees with Non-Contribution Accounts solicit and accept unlimited contributions from individuals, corporations, labor organizations, and other political committees to a segregated bank account for the same purposes as Independent Expenditure-Only Political Committees, while maintaining a separate bank account -subject to all of the statutory amount limitations and source prohibitions -that is permitted to make contributions to federal candidates. The data above includes receipts and disbursements from both bank accounts of Committees with Non-Contribution Accounts. Leadership PACs are political committees that are directly or indirectly established, financed, maintained or controlled by a candidate or an individual holding federal office, but are neither authorized committees of the candidate or officeholder nor affiliated with an authorized committee of a candidate or officeholder. Like other multicandidate PACs, a leadership PAC may contribute up to $5,000 per election to a federal candidate committee.
**The totals in this line may not equal the sum of the numbers in the corresponding columns as these numbers have been rounded. Instead, the bottom-line totals correspond to PAC Table 1.
Contributions by PACs to federal candidates seeking office in the 2025-2026 election cycle totaled $274.5 million as of March 31, 2026. PAC contributions to Senate and House candidates totaled $45.1 million and $229.4 million, respectively. There were no reported contributions by PACs to 2028 presidential candidates as of March 31, 2026. Independent Expenditure-Only Political Committees are prohibited from making contributions to candidates.
Data summary tables for reports submitted by PACs to the Commission through March 31, 2026 can be found here.
IV. Independent Expenditures
Independent expenditures reported to the Commission through March 31, 2026 in connection with congressional elections in the 2025-2026 election cycle totaled $252.1 million.* Independent Expenditure-Only Political Committees accounted for $219.7 million of all independent expenditures disclosed to the Commission, Committees with Non-Contribution Accounts reported $28.6 million, and other PACs reported $2.8 million. Independent expenditures made by persons other than political committees totaled $0.9 million, and party committees reported independent expenditures totaling $82,816.
Data summary tables for independent expenditure filings submitted to the Commission through March 31, 2026 can be found here.
*A political committee must itemize its payments for independent expenditures once the calendar-year total paid to a vendor or other person exceeds $200 with respect to a particular election. Any other person ( e.g. individual, partnership, or group of individuals) must file a report with the Commission at the end of the first reporting period in which independent expenditures with respect to a given election aggregate more than $250 in a calendar year and in any succeeding period during the same year in which additional independent expenditures of any amount are made.
V. Electioneering Communications
Electioneering communication filings totaling $104,965 were reported to the Commission in connection with activity between January 1, 2025 and March 31, 2026. An electioneering communication is a broadcast, cable or satellite communication that refers to a clearly identified federal candidate and is distributed within 30 days prior to a primary election or within 60 days prior to a general election. These communications do not expressly advocate the election or defeat of a federal candidate.
The data summary table for electioneering communications submitted to the Commission through March 31, 2026 can be found here.
VI. Communication Costs
A provision of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (the Act), allows corporations and labor organizations to communicate to a "restricted class" of individuals on any subject, including express advocacy of the election or defeat of any Federal candidate. The costs of such communications must be reported to the Commission when the cost exceeds $2,000 per election but are not considered independent expenditures. This provision of the Act pre-dates the Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. FEC, which struck down the ban on independent expenditures and electioneering communications financed by the general treasuries of corporations and labor unions.
The Commission received filings from three organizations during the reporting period, disclosing spending of $598,408 in costs for communications to those organizations' restricted classes between January 1, 2025 and March 31, 2026.
The data summary table for communication cost filings submitted to the Commission through March 31, 2026 can be found here.
The Federal Election Commission (FEC) is an independent regulatory agency that administers and enforces federal campaign finance laws. The FEC has jurisdiction over the financing of campaigns for the U.S. House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate, the Presidency and the Vice Presidency. Established in 1975, the FEC is composed of six Commissioners who are nominated by the President and confirmed by the U.S. Senate.
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Original text here: https://www.fec.gov/updates/statistical-summary-of-15-month-campaign-activity-of-the-2025-2026-election-cycle/
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Statistical Summary of 15-Month Campaign Activity of the 2025-2026 Election Cycle
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Congressional candidates collected $2.1 billion and disbursed $1.3 billion, political parties received $1.1 billion and spent $824.8 million, and political action committees (PACs) raised $6.3 billion and spent $4.8 billion, according to campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election Commission that cover activity from January 1, 2025 through March 31, 2026. Disbursements for independent expenditures reported ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following news release: * * * Statistical Summary of 15-Month Campaign Activity of the 2025-2026 Election Cycle * Congressional candidates collected $2.1 billion and disbursed $1.3 billion, political parties received $1.1 billion and spent $824.8 million, and political action committees (PACs) raised $6.3 billion and spent $4.8 billion, according to campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election Commission that cover activity from January 1, 2025 through March 31, 2026. Disbursements for independent expenditures reportedin this period totaled $252.1 million. Communication costs reported to the Commission totaled $598,408 and electioneering communications filings totaled $104,965 during this period.
Activity from Jan. 1, 2025 through Mar. 31, 2026
(figures in millions)
Filers Receipts Disbursements
2026 Congressional Candidates $2,127.4 $1,345.2
Party Committees $1,120.8 $824.8
PACs $6,300.4 $4,784.2
Communications Filings Total
Independent Expenditures $252.1
Communication Costs $0.6
Electioneering Communications $0.1
This summary of campaign activity in the 2025-2026 election cycle provides a benchmark for comparison with the same reporting period in other cycles. Supporting data tables are linked at the end of each summary section below.
I. Congressional Candidates
United States House and Senate candidates running in the 2025-2026 election cycle reported raising a total of $2.1 billion and spending $1.3 billion between January 1, 2025 and March 31, 2026. Candidates for the two chambers reported combined total debts of $302.8 million and combined total cash-on-hand of $1.4 billion as of March 31, 2026.
The following table summarizes campaign finance activity of House and Senate candidates through March 31 of election years since the 2013-2014 election cycle.
15-Month Financial Activity of Congressional Candidates*
(dollar figures in millions)
Year No. of Cand. Receipts Disbursements Debts Owed Cash on Hand
2026 2,504 $2,127.4 $1,345.2 $302.8 $1,358.9
2024 1,883 $1,816.5 $1,230.5 $352.4 $1,073.8
2022 2,317 $1,823.3 $1,085.5 $258.9 $1,252.8
2020 2,091 $1,411.1 $806.3 $110.7 $916.5
2018 2,182 $1,236.2 $690.3 $128.9 $868.8
2016 1,353 $796.9 $423.6 $69.3 $649.5
2014 1,424 $850.2 $478.6 $66.9 $558.1
*Includes activity from January 1 of the pre-election year through March 31 of the election year. Contribution limits are indexed for inflation every cycle. The totals in the 2026 row may differ slightly from the sum of the numbers in the two subsequent paragraphs as the numbers have been rounded. The number of candidates reflects the number of candidate committees that filed reports with financial activity in a given election cycle.
The 291 candidates running for Senate in 2025 and 2026 reported total receipts of $654 million, disbursements of $400.8 million, debts of $44.6 million and cash-on-hand of $382.7 million.
The 2,213 candidates running for the House of Representatives reported combined total receipts of $1.5 billion, disbursements of $944.4 million, debts of $258.2 million and cash-on-hand of $976.2 million in the 15-month period. In addition to the 2026 primary and general elections, these numbers encompass financial activity associated with the 2025 and 2026 special elections Arizona's 7th Congressional District, California's 1st Congressional District, Florida's 1st and 6th Congressional Districts, Georgia's 14th Congressional District, New Jersey's 11th Congressional District, Tennessee's 7th Congressional District, Texas' 18th Congressional District, and Virginia's 11th Congressional District.
Data summary tables for reports submitted to the Commission through March 31, 2026 by 2025 and 2026 congressional candidate committees can be found here.
II. Political Party Committees
National, state and local political party committees reported combined total receipts of $1.1 billion in federal funds, disbursements of $824.8 million, debts of $20.9 million, and cash-on-hand of $428.2 million as of March 31, 2026. Of those totals, party committees other than the two major political parties reported receipts of $6.7 million, disbursements of $6 million, debts of $0.3 million and a combined cash-on-hand of $2.2 million as of March 31, 2026. (See the footnote in the following table for a list of these other party committees.)
The following table summarizes 2025-2026 campaign finance activity of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC), Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), Republican National Committee (RNC), National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) and National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), as well as each party's state and local committees and other party committees.
Political Party Activity from Jan. 1, 2025 through Mar. 31, 2026
(figures in millions)
Party Committees Receipts Disbursements Debts Owed Cash
on Hand
DNC $178.1 $186.4 $18.4 $13.9
DSCC $111.3 $86.1 $0.0 $36.5
DCCC $160.6 $115.0 $0.0 $69.9
State and Local Democratic
Party Committees (federal funds) $116.3 $84.4 $1.5 $46.5
Total* $540.1 $445.6 $19.8 $166.8
Party Committees Receipts Disbursements Debts Owed Cash
on Hand
RNC $228.4 $149.7 $0.0 $116.8
NRSC $126.0 $85.7 $0.0 $43.0
NRCC $164.5 $97.3 $0.0 $78.2
State and Local Republican
Party Committees (federal funds) $65.1 $50.4 $0.8 $21.1
Total* $574.0 $373.1 $0.8 $259.1
Receipts Disbursements Debts Owed Cash
on Hand
Total Other Party** $6.7 $6.0 $0.3 $2.2
Receipts Disbursements Debts Owed Cash
on Hand
Total Party Activity* $1,120.8 $824.8 $20.9 $428.2
*The totals in this line may not equal the sum of the numbers in the corresponding columns as the receipts and disbursements have been adjusted to account for transfers between party committees and the numbers have been rounded.
**Other party committees include the Libertarian National Committee, Libertarian National Congressional Committee, Green Party of the United States, Green Congressional Campaign Committee, Constitution Party National Committee, and the Reform Party of the United States of America.
Individuals, for whom contributions to national parties were limited to $44,300 per year during the 2025-2026 election cycle, were the largest source of federal funds for party committees' traditional accounts. Democratic and Republican party committees reported receiving $338.1 million and $297.3 million, respectively, from individuals. PACs and other political committees contributed $50.4 million to Democratic party committees and $43.1 million to Republican party committees as of March 31, 2026.
Democratic and Republican House candidate committees transferred $28 million and $22.5 million, respectively, from their campaign accounts to their national congressional party committees. Democratic Senate candidate committees transferred $305,000 to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. Their Republican counterparts transferred $111,000 to the National Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee.
Provisions of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub L. 113-235), signed into law in December 2014, enable national party committees to establish accounts to defray certain expenses incurred with respect to Presidential nominating conventions, national party headquarters buildings, and election recounts and contests and other legal proceedings (collectively, "segregated party accounts").
The segregated party accounts of national party committees reported receiving $204.3 million between January 1, 2025 and March 31, 2026. Of that total, the Democratic national party committee segregated party accounts received $69.4 million, while the corresponding Republican national party committee accounts received $134.9 million.
The recount and other legal proceedings accounts reported the highest receipt total across all the segregated party accounts: $98.6 million. Headquarters and convention accounts raised $91.1 million and $14.7 million, respectively, through March 31, 2026.
Data summary tables for reports submitted by political party committees to the Commission through March 31, 2026 can be found here.
III. Political Action Committees (PACs)
Based on reports filed with the Commission from January 1, 2025 through March 31, 2026, 8,816 federal PACs reported total receipts of $6.3 billion, disbursements of $4.8 billion, debts of $35.4 million, and combined cash-on-hand of $3.1 billion.
The following table summarizes campaign finance activity of PACs based on PAC type in 2025-2026. This table includes both separate segregated funds (SSFs), which have connected organizations such as corporations or labor organizations that establish, administer or raise money on their behalf, and nonconnected committees.
PAC Activity from Jan. 1, 2025 through Mar. 31, 2026
(dollar figures in millions)
Committee Type No. of PACs Receipts Disbursements Debts Owed Cash on Hand
Separate Segregated Funds
Corporate 1,672 $258.2 $255.5 $0.1 $230.6
Labor 260 $270.2 $176.8 $3.7 $266.4
Trade 711 $114.6 $105.2 $0.0 $114.6
Membership 318 $102.8 $94.5 $0.0 $68.6
Cooperative 52 $6.3 $4.5 $0.0 $9.9
Corporations without Stock 71 $7.0 $6.9 $0.0 $5.2
Committee Type No. of PACs Receipts Disbursements Debts Owed Cash on Hand
Nonconnected PACs*
Independent
Expenditure-Only Political Committees 2,236 $1,724.6 $949.2 $16.2 $1,212.6
Committees w/
Non-Contribution Accounts 987 $3,268.3 $2,713.7 $7.7 $846.0
Leadership PACs 839 $244.3 $204.5 $2.6 $161.7
Other Nonconnected PACs 1,670 $304.1 $273.4 $5.1 $147.1
No. of PACs Receipts Disbursements Debts Owed Cash on Hand
Total SSF and
Nonconnected PAC Activity** 8,816 $6,300.4 $4,784.2 $35.4 $3,062.8
*Nonconnected committees include Independent Expenditure-Only Political Committees, Committees with Non-Contribution Accounts and Leadership PACs. Independent Expenditure-Only Political Committees are committees that may receive unlimited contributions from individuals, corporations, and labor organizations for the purpose of financing independent expenditures and other independent political activity. Committees with Non-Contribution Accounts solicit and accept unlimited contributions from individuals, corporations, labor organizations, and other political committees to a segregated bank account for the same purposes as Independent Expenditure-Only Political Committees, while maintaining a separate bank account -subject to all of the statutory amount limitations and source prohibitions -that is permitted to make contributions to federal candidates. The data above includes receipts and disbursements from both bank accounts of Committees with Non-Contribution Accounts. Leadership PACs are political committees that are directly or indirectly established, financed, maintained or controlled by a candidate or an individual holding federal office, but are neither authorized committees of the candidate or officeholder nor affiliated with an authorized committee of a candidate or officeholder. Like other multicandidate PACs, a leadership PAC may contribute up to $5,000 per election to a federal candidate committee.
**The totals in this line may not equal the sum of the numbers in the corresponding columns as these numbers have been rounded. Instead, the bottom-line totals correspond to PAC Table 1.
Contributions by PACs to federal candidates seeking office in the 2025-2026 election cycle totaled $274.5 million as of March 31, 2026. PAC contributions to Senate and House candidates totaled $45.1 million and $229.4 million, respectively. There were no reported contributions by PACs to 2028 presidential candidates as of March 31, 2026. Independent Expenditure-Only Political Committees are prohibited from making contributions to candidates.
Data summary tables for reports submitted by PACs to the Commission through March 31, 2026 can be found here.
IV. Independent Expenditures
Independent expenditures reported to the Commission through March 31, 2026 in connection with congressional elections in the 2025-2026 election cycle totaled $252.1 million.* Independent Expenditure-Only Political Committees accounted for $219.7 million of all independent expenditures disclosed to the Commission, Committees with Non-Contribution Accounts reported $28.6 million, and other PACs reported $2.8 million. Independent expenditures made by persons other than political committees totaled $0.9 million, and party committees reported independent expenditures totaling $82,816.
Data summary tables for independent expenditure filings submitted to the Commission through March 31, 2026 can be found here.
*A political committee must itemize its payments for independent expenditures once the calendar-year total paid to a vendor or other person exceeds $200 with respect to a particular election. Any other person ( e.g. individual, partnership, or group of individuals) must file a report with the Commission at the end of the first reporting period in which independent expenditures with respect to a given election aggregate more than $250 in a calendar year and in any succeeding period during the same year in which additional independent expenditures of any amount are made.
V. Electioneering Communications
Electioneering communication filings totaling $104,965 were reported to the Commission in connection with activity between January 1, 2025 and March 31, 2026. An electioneering communication is a broadcast, cable or satellite communication that refers to a clearly identified federal candidate and is distributed within 30 days prior to a primary election or within 60 days prior to a general election. These communications do not expressly advocate the election or defeat of a federal candidate.
The data summary table for electioneering communications submitted to the Commission through March 31, 2026 can be found here.
VI. Communication Costs
A provision of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (the Act), allows corporations and labor organizations to communicate to a "restricted class" of individuals on any subject, including express advocacy of the election or defeat of any Federal candidate. The costs of such communications must be reported to the Commission when the cost exceeds $2,000 per election but are not considered independent expenditures. This provision of the Act pre-dates the Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. FEC, which struck down the ban on independent expenditures and electioneering communications financed by the general treasuries of corporations and labor unions.
The Commission received filings from three organizations during the reporting period, disclosing spending of $598,408 in costs for communications to those organizations' restricted classes between January 1, 2025 and March 31, 2026.
The data summary table for communication cost filings submitted to the Commission through March 31, 2026 can be found here.
The Federal Election Commission (FEC) is an independent regulatory agency that administers and enforces federal campaign finance laws. The FEC has jurisdiction over the financing of campaigns for the U.S. House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate, the Presidency and the Vice Presidency. Established in 1975, the FEC is composed of six Commissioners who are nominated by the President and confirmed by the U.S. Senate.
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Original text here: https://www.fec.gov/updates/statistical-summary-of-15-month-campaign-activity-of-the-2025-2026-election-cycle/
FCC Wireline Competition Bureau Issues Public Notice Seeking Comment on Petitions for Preemption, Declaratory Ruling Filed Pursuant to Section 253 of Communications Act
WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Dockets No. 26-166, 26-167):
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The Wireline Competition Bureau seeks comment on two petitions for preemption and declaratory ruling filed pursuant to Section 253(d) of the Communications Act (Act)./1 The first petition was filed by Gateway Infrastructure, LLC d/b/a Gateway Fiber (Gateway Fiber) and asks the Commission to preempt "the City of Maple Grove, Minnesota . . . from imposing and requiring a cable communications system franchise agreement . . . as a predicate ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Dockets No. 26-166, 26-167): * * * The Wireline Competition Bureau seeks comment on two petitions for preemption and declaratory ruling filed pursuant to Section 253(d) of the Communications Act (Act)./1 The first petition was filed by Gateway Infrastructure, LLC d/b/a Gateway Fiber (Gateway Fiber) and asks the Commission to preempt "the City of Maple Grove, Minnesota . . . from imposing and requiring a cable communications system franchise agreement . . . as a predicateto issue public right-of-way use permits."/2 The second petition was filed by Lumos Fiber of Ohio, LLC (Lumos Fiber) and asks the Commission to preempt requirements imposed on its requests for right-of-way permits by two Ohio counties./3 Specifically, Lumos Fiber asks that the Commission preempt: (1) per-foot construction charges, inspection fees, and a professional survey requirement imposed by Stark County, Ohio; and (2) a professional survey requirement imposed by Mahoning County, Ohio./4 Gateway Fiber and Lumos Fiber argue that the requirements challenged by their respective petitions violate Section 253 of the Communications Act./5
Interested parties may file comments or oppositions to the Petitions on or before August 24, 2026 and reply comments on or before September 23, 2026. All comments or oppositions addressing the Gateway Fiber Petition must reference WC Docket No. 26-166. All comments or oppositions addressing the Lumos Fiber Petition must reference WC Docket No. 26-167. All comments or oppositions must be addressed to the Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission.
* Electronic Filers: Comments and oppositions may be filed electronically using the Internet by accessing the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS): www.fcc.gov/ecfs./6
* Paper Filers: Parties who choose to file by paper must file an original and one copy of each filing.
- Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery, by commercial courier, or by the U.S. Postal Service.
- Hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings for the Commission's Secretary are accepted between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. by the FCC's mailing contractor at 9050 Junction Drive, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701. All hand deliveries must be held together with rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes and boxes must be disposed of before entering the building.
- Commercial courier deliveries (any deliveries not by the U.S. Postal Service) must be sent to 9050 Junction Drive, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701.
- Filings sent by U.S. Postal Service First-Class Mail, Priority Mail, and Priority Mail Express must be sent to 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554.
People with Disabilities. To request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities (braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530.
Ex Parte Rules. The proceedings this Notice initiates shall be treated as "permit-but-disclose" proceedings in accordance with the Commission's ex parte rules./7 Persons making ex parte presentations must file a copy of any written presentation or a memorandum summarizing any oral presentation within two business days after the presentation (unless a different deadline applicable to the Sunshine period applies). Persons making oral ex parte presentations are reminded that memoranda summarizing the presentation must (1) list all persons attending or otherwise participating in the meeting at which the ex parte presentation was made and (2) summarize all data presented and arguments made during the presentation. If the presentation consisted in whole or in part of the presentation of data or arguments already reflected in the presenter's written comments, memoranda or other filings in the proceeding, the presenter may provide citations to such data or arguments in his or her prior comments, memoranda, or other filings (specifying the relevant page and/or paragraph numbers where such data or arguments can be found) in lieu of summarizing them in the memorandum. Documents shown or given to Commission staff during ex parte meetings are deemed to be written ex parte presentations and must be filed consistent with rule 1.1206(b). In proceedings governed by rule 1.49(f) or for which the Commission has made available a method of electronic filing, written ex parte presentations and memoranda summarizing oral ex parte presentations, and all attachments thereto, must be filed through the electronic comment filing system available for that proceeding, and must be filed in their native format (e.g., .doc, .xml, .ppt, searchable .pdf). Participants in these proceedings should familiarize themselves with the Commission's ex parte rules.
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Footnotes:
1/ 47 U.S.C. Sec. 253(d); see also 47 CFR Sec. 1.2(b).
2/ Petition of Gateway Infrastructure, LLC d/b/a Gateway Fiber for Preemption and Declaratory Ruling Pursuant to Section 253(d) of the Communications Act of 1934 (rec. June 17, 2025), https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/search/searchfilings/filing/26109834869 (Gateway Fiber Petition).
3/ Petition of Lumos Fiber of Ohio, LLC for Preemption and Declaratory Ruling Pursuant to Section 253(d) of the Communications Act of 1934 (rec. June 18, 2026), https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/search/searchfilings/filing/26109835097 (Lumos Fiber Petition).
4/ See Lumos Fiber Petition at 1, 11.
5/ See Gateway Fiber Petition at 1, 14-20; Lumos Fiber Petition at 1, 11-31.
6/ See Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 FR 24121 (1998).
7/ 47 CFR Sec. 1.1200 et seq.
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Original text here: https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-689A1.pdf
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The Wireline Competition Bureau seeks comment on two petitions for preemption and declaratory ruling filed pursuant to Section 253(d) of the Communications Act (Act)./1 The first petition was filed by Gateway Infrastructure, LLC d/b/a Gateway Fiber (Gateway Fiber) and asks the Commission to preempt "the City of Maple Grove, Minnesota . . . from imposing and requiring a cable communications system franchise agreement . . . as a predicate ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Dockets No. 26-166, 26-167): * * * The Wireline Competition Bureau seeks comment on two petitions for preemption and declaratory ruling filed pursuant to Section 253(d) of the Communications Act (Act)./1 The first petition was filed by Gateway Infrastructure, LLC d/b/a Gateway Fiber (Gateway Fiber) and asks the Commission to preempt "the City of Maple Grove, Minnesota . . . from imposing and requiring a cable communications system franchise agreement . . . as a predicateto issue public right-of-way use permits."/2 The second petition was filed by Lumos Fiber of Ohio, LLC (Lumos Fiber) and asks the Commission to preempt requirements imposed on its requests for right-of-way permits by two Ohio counties./3 Specifically, Lumos Fiber asks that the Commission preempt: (1) per-foot construction charges, inspection fees, and a professional survey requirement imposed by Stark County, Ohio; and (2) a professional survey requirement imposed by Mahoning County, Ohio./4 Gateway Fiber and Lumos Fiber argue that the requirements challenged by their respective petitions violate Section 253 of the Communications Act./5
Interested parties may file comments or oppositions to the Petitions on or before August 24, 2026 and reply comments on or before September 23, 2026. All comments or oppositions addressing the Gateway Fiber Petition must reference WC Docket No. 26-166. All comments or oppositions addressing the Lumos Fiber Petition must reference WC Docket No. 26-167. All comments or oppositions must be addressed to the Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission.
* Electronic Filers: Comments and oppositions may be filed electronically using the Internet by accessing the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS): www.fcc.gov/ecfs./6
* Paper Filers: Parties who choose to file by paper must file an original and one copy of each filing.
- Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery, by commercial courier, or by the U.S. Postal Service.
- Hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings for the Commission's Secretary are accepted between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. by the FCC's mailing contractor at 9050 Junction Drive, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701. All hand deliveries must be held together with rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes and boxes must be disposed of before entering the building.
- Commercial courier deliveries (any deliveries not by the U.S. Postal Service) must be sent to 9050 Junction Drive, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701.
- Filings sent by U.S. Postal Service First-Class Mail, Priority Mail, and Priority Mail Express must be sent to 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554.
People with Disabilities. To request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities (braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530.
Ex Parte Rules. The proceedings this Notice initiates shall be treated as "permit-but-disclose" proceedings in accordance with the Commission's ex parte rules./7 Persons making ex parte presentations must file a copy of any written presentation or a memorandum summarizing any oral presentation within two business days after the presentation (unless a different deadline applicable to the Sunshine period applies). Persons making oral ex parte presentations are reminded that memoranda summarizing the presentation must (1) list all persons attending or otherwise participating in the meeting at which the ex parte presentation was made and (2) summarize all data presented and arguments made during the presentation. If the presentation consisted in whole or in part of the presentation of data or arguments already reflected in the presenter's written comments, memoranda or other filings in the proceeding, the presenter may provide citations to such data or arguments in his or her prior comments, memoranda, or other filings (specifying the relevant page and/or paragraph numbers where such data or arguments can be found) in lieu of summarizing them in the memorandum. Documents shown or given to Commission staff during ex parte meetings are deemed to be written ex parte presentations and must be filed consistent with rule 1.1206(b). In proceedings governed by rule 1.49(f) or for which the Commission has made available a method of electronic filing, written ex parte presentations and memoranda summarizing oral ex parte presentations, and all attachments thereto, must be filed through the electronic comment filing system available for that proceeding, and must be filed in their native format (e.g., .doc, .xml, .ppt, searchable .pdf). Participants in these proceedings should familiarize themselves with the Commission's ex parte rules.
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Footnotes:
1/ 47 U.S.C. Sec. 253(d); see also 47 CFR Sec. 1.2(b).
2/ Petition of Gateway Infrastructure, LLC d/b/a Gateway Fiber for Preemption and Declaratory Ruling Pursuant to Section 253(d) of the Communications Act of 1934 (rec. June 17, 2025), https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/search/searchfilings/filing/26109834869 (Gateway Fiber Petition).
3/ Petition of Lumos Fiber of Ohio, LLC for Preemption and Declaratory Ruling Pursuant to Section 253(d) of the Communications Act of 1934 (rec. June 18, 2026), https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/search/searchfilings/filing/26109835097 (Lumos Fiber Petition).
4/ See Lumos Fiber Petition at 1, 11.
5/ See Gateway Fiber Petition at 1, 14-20; Lumos Fiber Petition at 1, 11-31.
6/ See Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 FR 24121 (1998).
7/ 47 CFR Sec. 1.1200 et seq.
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Original text here: https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-689A1.pdf
FTC, States Secure Settlement with Deere & Company, Advancing Farmers' Right to Repair
WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release:
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FTC, States Secure Settlement with Deere & Company, Advancing Farmers' Right to Repair
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The Federal Trade Commission, along with five states, secured an important settlement in an antitrust lawsuit against farm equipment manufacturer Deere & Company that will ensure farmers can enjoy the right to repair their own John Deere tractors and farm equipment.
The FTC's settlement requires Deere-for the next 10 years and under the supervision of the FTC and plaintiff states-to provide farmers and independent ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release: * * * FTC, States Secure Settlement with Deere & Company, Advancing Farmers' Right to Repair * The Federal Trade Commission, along with five states, secured an important settlement in an antitrust lawsuit against farm equipment manufacturer Deere & Company that will ensure farmers can enjoy the right to repair their own John Deere tractors and farm equipment. The FTC's settlement requires Deere-for the next 10 years and under the supervision of the FTC and plaintiff states-to provide farmers and independentrepair providers with the same equipment repair resources, including applicable software capabilities, that it currently provides to authorized Deere dealers.
The settlement resolves the FTC and states' joint lawsuit against Deere, which alleged that Deere used unlawful practices to limit the ability of farmers and independent repair providers to perform repairs on Deere farm equipment. The settlement represents the Commission's latest commitment to reducing the cost of living for Americans, including both farmers and downstream consumers of the products those farmers produce.
"Today's settlement enables farmers to do what they've done for generations-fix their own tractors and other farm equipment-without having to pay an authorized John Deere dealer to do it for them," said FTC Bureau of Competition Director Daniel Guarnera. "The settlement with Deere will help lower costs for American farmers. The FTC will continue fighting against anticompetitive restrictions on American consumers' right to repair."
Deere makes the only software repair tools capable of performing all electronic repairs on Deere equipment. Deere, however, has previously made such tools available only to its authorized dealers, forcing farmers to rely on authorized dealers for many necessary repairs, according to the FTC and the states' lawsuit filed in January 2025. By withholding these repair capabilities, the complaint alleged Deere unlawfully acquired and maintained monopoly power in markets for repair services for Deere farm equipment. Deere's practices led to service delays and higher costs for farmers, the complaint further alleged.
Under the terms of the stipulated order settling the lawsuit, Deere will be required to:
* Make available to farmers and independent repair providers, on fair and reasonable terms, repair resources equivalent to those Deere now makes available to Deere dealers including:
* Reading, clearing and resetting electronic fault codes;
* Reprogramming of electronic components (including "pairing" newly installed electronic parts with equipment);
* Restarting a machine following an emissions-related shutdown (commonly referred to as "limp mode"); and
* Viewing and searching technical manuals, troubleshooting solutions (including so-called "product improvement programs" and "DTAC solutions") and other guidance and information useful for equipment diagnosis, maintenance, repair or upgrade.
* Make available to farmers and independent repair providers any future repair resources that are similar or reasonably necessary for repairs, once Deere makes them available to over 50 percent of its authorized dealer network in the United States;
* Instruct its authorized dealers to promote the availability of these repair resources and support their use, and not to discriminate or retaliate against any farmers or independent repair providers who purchase or use such resources rather than dealer repair services; and
* Provide notice to the public, to Deere's farmer and independent repair provider customers and to its authorized dealers information about the stipulated order and the availability of Deere's repair resources.
Deere will also be subject to strict reporting and oversight requirements to ensure its compliance with the stipulated order. The term of the order is 10 years and may be extended if Deere violates its terms.
The Commission vote to issue the proposed stipulated order was 2-0. The order was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Joining the proposed order are the FTC's co-plaintiffs, the states of Illinois, Arizona, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin. Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson issued a statement joined by Commissioner Mark R. Meador.
NOTE: Stipulated orders have the force of law when approved and signed by the District Court judge.
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Original text here: https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2026/07/ftc-states-secure-settlement-deere-company-advancing-farmers-right-repair
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FTC, States Secure Settlement with Deere & Company, Advancing Farmers' Right to Repair
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The Federal Trade Commission, along with five states, secured an important settlement in an antitrust lawsuit against farm equipment manufacturer Deere & Company that will ensure farmers can enjoy the right to repair their own John Deere tractors and farm equipment.
The FTC's settlement requires Deere-for the next 10 years and under the supervision of the FTC and plaintiff states-to provide farmers and independent ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release: * * * FTC, States Secure Settlement with Deere & Company, Advancing Farmers' Right to Repair * The Federal Trade Commission, along with five states, secured an important settlement in an antitrust lawsuit against farm equipment manufacturer Deere & Company that will ensure farmers can enjoy the right to repair their own John Deere tractors and farm equipment. The FTC's settlement requires Deere-for the next 10 years and under the supervision of the FTC and plaintiff states-to provide farmers and independentrepair providers with the same equipment repair resources, including applicable software capabilities, that it currently provides to authorized Deere dealers.
The settlement resolves the FTC and states' joint lawsuit against Deere, which alleged that Deere used unlawful practices to limit the ability of farmers and independent repair providers to perform repairs on Deere farm equipment. The settlement represents the Commission's latest commitment to reducing the cost of living for Americans, including both farmers and downstream consumers of the products those farmers produce.
"Today's settlement enables farmers to do what they've done for generations-fix their own tractors and other farm equipment-without having to pay an authorized John Deere dealer to do it for them," said FTC Bureau of Competition Director Daniel Guarnera. "The settlement with Deere will help lower costs for American farmers. The FTC will continue fighting against anticompetitive restrictions on American consumers' right to repair."
Deere makes the only software repair tools capable of performing all electronic repairs on Deere equipment. Deere, however, has previously made such tools available only to its authorized dealers, forcing farmers to rely on authorized dealers for many necessary repairs, according to the FTC and the states' lawsuit filed in January 2025. By withholding these repair capabilities, the complaint alleged Deere unlawfully acquired and maintained monopoly power in markets for repair services for Deere farm equipment. Deere's practices led to service delays and higher costs for farmers, the complaint further alleged.
Under the terms of the stipulated order settling the lawsuit, Deere will be required to:
* Make available to farmers and independent repair providers, on fair and reasonable terms, repair resources equivalent to those Deere now makes available to Deere dealers including:
* Reading, clearing and resetting electronic fault codes;
* Reprogramming of electronic components (including "pairing" newly installed electronic parts with equipment);
* Restarting a machine following an emissions-related shutdown (commonly referred to as "limp mode"); and
* Viewing and searching technical manuals, troubleshooting solutions (including so-called "product improvement programs" and "DTAC solutions") and other guidance and information useful for equipment diagnosis, maintenance, repair or upgrade.
* Make available to farmers and independent repair providers any future repair resources that are similar or reasonably necessary for repairs, once Deere makes them available to over 50 percent of its authorized dealer network in the United States;
* Instruct its authorized dealers to promote the availability of these repair resources and support their use, and not to discriminate or retaliate against any farmers or independent repair providers who purchase or use such resources rather than dealer repair services; and
* Provide notice to the public, to Deere's farmer and independent repair provider customers and to its authorized dealers information about the stipulated order and the availability of Deere's repair resources.
Deere will also be subject to strict reporting and oversight requirements to ensure its compliance with the stipulated order. The term of the order is 10 years and may be extended if Deere violates its terms.
The Commission vote to issue the proposed stipulated order was 2-0. The order was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Joining the proposed order are the FTC's co-plaintiffs, the states of Illinois, Arizona, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin. Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson issued a statement joined by Commissioner Mark R. Meador.
NOTE: Stipulated orders have the force of law when approved and signed by the District Court judge.
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Original text here: https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2026/07/ftc-states-secure-settlement-deere-company-advancing-farmers-right-repair
FCC Wireline Competition Bureau Issues Public Notice: Reminding Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Carriers of Sept. 1 Fabric Challenge Filing Date
WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (AU Docket No. 20-34; WC Dockets No. 19-126, 10-90):
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By this Public Notice, the Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) provides further information and guidance related to the Commission's framework for adjusting required Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) location totals based on the December 2026 (version 10) Broadband Serviceable Location (BSLs) Fabric (Fabric)./1
Fabric Challenge Process. We remind RDOF carriers that challenges to the Fabric (e.g., to add or ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (AU Docket No. 20-34; WC Dockets No. 19-126, 10-90): * * * By this Public Notice, the Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) provides further information and guidance related to the Commission's framework for adjusting required Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) location totals based on the December 2026 (version 10) Broadband Serviceable Location (BSLs) Fabric (Fabric)./1 Fabric Challenge Process. We remind RDOF carriers that challenges to the Fabric (e.g., to add orremove BSLs, modify unit counts associated with BSLs) must be filed by September 1, 2026, in order to be considered for inclusion in the December 2026 Fabric./2 In January 2025, the Bureau put carriers on notice that the results of any outstanding or pending challenges that were filed but not incorporated in the December 2026 Fabric will not be incorporated into the final RDOF list./3 Accordingly, we highly encourage RDOF carriers to file Fabric challenges as soon as possible and no later than September 1.
The Broadband Data Task Force recently announced that the June 2026 (version 9) Fabric is available to licensees./4 The High-Cost Universal Broadband (HUBB) portal will not be updated to reflect the June 2026 Fabric and the Bureau will not be releasing interim RDOF lists based on the June 2026 Fabric. Instead, we will update the HUBB and release updated RDOF lists when the December 2026 Fabric becomes available. However, RDOF carriers should review the June 2026 Fabric and file challenges to the extent they identify any inaccuracies in their service areas. Providers who are already licensees of the Fabric received an email from CostQuest, the FCC's Fabric contractor, providing them with links to access the June 2026 Fabric data. Providers that have not entered into a license agreement with CostQuest for Fabric data may do so by following the instructions for obtaining access to the Fabric in the Broadband Data Collection (BDC) Help Center./5
The Commission recently made support resources available through the BDC Help Center to assist carriers with reconciling their internal data with Fabric data./6 Please visit https://help.bdc.fcc.gov/hc/en-us regularly for updates and new support resources. Carriers that have questions about the Fabric challenge process can contact the BDC team by initiating a request with the Help Center at https://help.bdc.fcc.gov/hc/en-us/requests/new or by emailing BroadbandDataInquiries@fcc.gov.
Timing of Final RDOF Lists. The Bureau previously explained that we would announce adjusted location totals for each RDOF carrier within a reasonable time after the December 2026 Fabric is made available to licensees./7 We anticipate that we will post location lists based on the December 2026 Fabric in January 2027, and USAC will update the HUBB to reflect these location lists around the same time. We expect to release a public notice in or around May 2027 adopting these lists as the final RDOF location lists, adjusted location totals, and any authorized support adjustments. More information about the timeline for transitioning to the Fabric is available at: https://www.fcc.gov/wirelinecompetition/HUBB-Transition.
In this public notice the term "location" refers to the total number of units associated with BSLs in a carrier's service area.
Carriers that have fewer locations on the December 2026 Fabric than estimated by the Connect America Cost Model (CAM) (model-estimated) shall submit a notification in ECFS in WC Docket Nos. 10-90 and 19-126 and AU Docket No. 20-34 by March 1, 2027, and may incorporate the Fabric by reference by certifying that there are fewer locations identified in the latest version of the Fabric in their relevant service areas than the carrier's model estimated locations total./8
Interim Service Milestones. The 40%, 60%, and 80% interim service milestones for all RDOF carriers will continue to be based on the model-estimated number of locations at the time of authorization./9 That is, if an RDOF carrier was originally authorized to offer the required service to 100 model-estimated locations, it will be required to offer the required service to 80 locations to meet the 80% service milestone, regardless of how many actual locations there are in the service area based on the Fabric.
If a carrier offers the required service to all actual locations in its service area and there are not enough actual locations for the carrier to meet an interim service milestone, the carrier should request a verification from USAC to demonstrate that it offers the required service to all locations based on the June 2026 Fabric or the December 2026 Fabric, whichever is the latest available version of the Fabric. Verifications can be requested by emailing HCverifications@usac.org. If a carrier offers the required service to all actual locations, but the carrier believes the June 2026 Fabric is inaccurate (e.g., the Fabric includes BSLs that the carrier believes are not actually BSLs, BSLs have an associated unit count that the carrier believes is incorrect), the carrier must be able to demonstrate to USAC that it has submitted challenges to the Fabric for those BSLs before USAC will initiate a verification. USAC will not complete its verification and find the carrier offers the required service to 100% of locations until the carrier is able to demonstrate that the challenges were resolved in the carrier's favor.
Once USAC has completed its verification and has determined the carrier offers the required service to all actual locations in its RDOF service area, the carrier must file a petition seeking waiver of any applicable interim service milestones (i.e., 40%, 60% and/or 80%). The Bureau will find good cause to grant the waiver if the carrier has successfully completed USAC's verification process and has been found to be offering the required service to 100% of actual locations./10 If the waiver is granted, the carrier must monitor the Fabric. At the end of the one-year cure period following its sixth year 100% service milestone, the carrier must either offer the required service to all locations in its service area based on the December 2026 Fabric if there are fewer locations in the carrier's service area than originally model-estimated or offer the required service to the number of model-estimated locations if there are the same number or more locations in the carrier's service area based on the December 2026 Fabric than in the original model-estimate./11
Final Service Milestones. More guidance regarding the calculations for the support recovery and non-compliance support adjustments after the sixth year and eighth year 100% service milestones is forthcoming. Here, we provide guidance regarding the timing for the support recovery and noncompliance adjustments.
After the conclusion of the one-year cure period following the sixth year 100% service milestone,/12 the Commission will initiate support recovery pursuant to section 54.806(c)(1)(i) for any RDOF carriers that do not offer the required service to: 1) 100% of the adjusted location total for carriers that have an adjusted location total that is less than their original authorized model-estimated total, or 2) 100% of their original authorized model-estimated total for carriers that have an adjusted location total that is equal to or more than their original authorized model-estimated total./13 The support recovery will be initiated after the March 1, 2029 HUBB reporting deadline (for carriers authorized in 2021) and March 1, 2030 HUBB reporting deadline (for carriers authorized in 2022/2023)./14 Specifically, the carrier will receive a letter from the Bureau describing the calculation for the support recovery and then the Bureau will direct USAC to send an invoice that the carrier must pay within six months. Once a carrier has timely paid the required support recovery, it will be permitted to close out its letter of credit./15 If at the end of six months the carrier has not fully repaid the required amount, the Bureau will issue a letter to that effect and USAC will draw on the letter of credit to recover all of the unpaid support recovery covered by the letter of credit./16
Carriers that have an adjusted location total that exceeds their original authorized modelestimated total have two more years to offer the required service to the additional locations./17 After the conclusion of the one-year cure period following the eighth year service milestone,/18 the Bureau will initiate support recovery pursuant to section 54.806(c)(1)(ii) for RDOF carriers that did not offer the required service to 100% of their additional locations./19 The carrier will receive a letter from the Bureau describing the calculation for the support recovery and then the Bureau will direct USAC to send an invoice that the carrier must pay within six months. Carriers that do not make a timely payment will be subject to non-compliance measures./20
In addition to initiating support recovery for carriers that do not offer the required service to the required number of locations by the sixth year and eighth year service milestones, the Bureau will also reduce such carrier's ongoing support on a pro rata basis to account for the required number of locations to which they do not offer the required service, as those locations will not be included in the carrier's list of RDOF locations reported in the HUBB and are ineligible for further support going forward./21 Such adjustments will be made after the March 1st filing deadline that follows the applicable one-year cure period and will be retroactively applied to any payments made after the sixth and eighth year 100% service milestones. To the extent feasible, USAC will pro rate RDOF carriers' future support disbursements to implement this adjustment, but if the RDOF carrier does not have enough remaining support to cover the adjustments, USAC may recover support in a lump sum.
RDOF Locations Unreasonable to Serve Process. In the High-Cost Fabric Order, the Bureau adopted a process for carriers that are required to deploy to more locations than their original authorized model-estimated location total to demonstrate that there are locations in their service areas that are unreasonable to serve beyond their minimum originally authorized model-estimated number of locations./22 As the Bureau previously explained, we do not expect to routinely grant requests to exclude locations from a carrier's new location total, particularly given that carriers had the responsibility to conduct due diligence prior to bidding and the Commission expected RDOF carriers would offer the required service throughout their entire service areas./23 Accordingly, the Bureau will subject carriers that make such requests to a rigorous, thorough, and searching review./24
The Bureau and USAC will be setting up a system to collect these requests. We anticipate that we will make the system available for eligible carriers to submit requests when we release a public notice in or around May 2027 adopting the final RDOF location lists, adjusted location totals, and any support adjustments. At that time, carriers will have six months to submit a request(s) that a location is unreasonable to serve./25 Carriers that have adjusted location totals that are equal to or less than their original authorized model-estimated location totals will not be able to access the system. More information about this process is forthcoming.
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Anticipated Timeline for Fabric Releases, RDOF Final Location Lists, and RDOF Unreasonable to Serve Locations Process
By June 30, 2026 ... June 2026 Fabric released to licensees
September 1, 2026 ... Fabric challenges must be filed by this date in order to be considered for inclusion in the December 2026 Fabric
December 2026 ... December 2026 Fabric released to licensees; December 31, 2026 is also the 60% service milestone for carriers authorized in 2022/2023 and 80% service milestone for carriers authorized in 2021, based on the model-estimated location total
January 2027 ... Bureau posts RDOF lists based on December 2026 Fabric on FCC's website; HUBB is updated with December 2026 Fabric lists
March 1, 2027 ... HUBB filing deadline; Deadline for carriers with fewer locations than modelestimated to submit notification to Bureau
In or around May 2027 ... Bureau adopts final RDOF location lists, adjusted location totals, and adjusted support amounts; Window opens for eligible RDOF carriers to submit RDOF Unreasonable to Serve Locations Process requests
Six months post-adoption of RDOF final location lists ... Window for eligible carriers to submit RDOF Unreasonable to Serve Locations Process requests closes
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The table above provides Bureau's anticipated timeline, but we advise carriers to check the HUBB Transition webpage, https://www.fcc.gov/wireline-competition/HUBB-Transition, for any updates and all future dates, including timing for support recovery.
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Footnotes:
1/ The Commission directed the Bureau to use an updated data source to determine the actual number of locations on the ground and publish adjusted location counts for RDOF carriers prior to the sixth year service milestone. Rural Digital Opportunity Fund et al., WC Docket No. 19-126 et al., Report and Order, 35 FCC Rcd 686, 709-11, paras. 45-52 (2020) (RDOF Order). In January 2025, the Bureau adopted the December 2026 Fabric as the source for the adjusted location counts. Connect America Fund et al., WC Docket No. 10-90 et al., Order, 40 FCC Rcd 281, 28485, 291-92, paras. 9, 25 (WCB 2025) (High-Cost Fabric Order).
2/ FCC, Broadband Data Collection, https://www.fcc.gov/BroadbandData (last visited July 7, 2026); Broadband Data Task Force and Office of Economics and Analytics Announce Opening of Broadband Data Collection Filing Window, Fabric Challenge Deadline, and BDC Data Archival Policy, WC Docket Nos. 11-10, 19-195, Public Notice, DA 26-630, at 3 (BDTF/OEA June 26, 2026) (June 2026 Fabric Public Notice).
3/ High-Cost Fabric Order, 40 FCC Rcd at 292, para. 25.
4/ June 2026 Fabric Public Notice at 3.
5/ FCC, Broadband Data Collection Help Center, "The Location Fabric," https://help.bdc.fcc.gov/hc/enus/categories/10275178002075-The-Location-Fabric (last visited July 7, 2026).
6/ See FCC, Broadband Data Collection Help Center, "How to Align Your Location Data to the Broadband Serviceable Location Fabric," https://help.bdc.fcc.gov/hc/en-us/articles/48535890138907-How-to-Align-YourLocation-Data-to-the-Broadband-Serviceable-Location-Fabric (last updated May 13, 2026).
7/ High-Cost Fabric Order, 40 FCC Rcd at 291-92, para. 25.
8/ 47 CFR Sec. 54.802(c)(1)(ii); RDOF Order, 35 FCC Rcd at 711, para. 51; High-Cost Fabric Order, 40 FCC Rcd at 298-99, para. 41.
9/ 47 CFR Sec. 54.802(c)(1); RDOF Order, 35 FCC Rcd at 709, para. 45. If a carrier has transferred a portion of its RDOF support and obligations through a section 214 transaction, the Bureau will use the carrier's remaining required model-estimated location total to calculate service milestones. 47 U.S.C. Sec. 214(a), 47 CFR Sec.Sec. 63.03, 63.04. If a carrier has defaulted on certain census block groups early, we will use the carrier's original authorized model-estimated location total unless the Bureau has granted the carrier a waiver to pay a portion of its support recovery early and the carrier has timely paid the associated support recovery. See, e.g., Connect America Fund et al., WC Docket No. 10-90 et al., Order, 39 FCC Rcd 12627 (WCB 2024) (RTC Early Support Recovery Order).
10/ High-Cost Fabric Order, 40 FCC Rcd at 300-01, para. 45. See, e.g., Streamlined Resolution of Requests Related to Actions by the Universal Service Administrative Company, WC Docket No. 10-90 et al., Public Notice, DA 26497, at 25 & n.42 (WCB June 1, 2026) (granting a RDOF carrier's petition for waiver of the 60% and 80% RDOF service milestones after it was verified to have served 100% of existing locations in its RDOF service area).
11/ High-Cost Fabric Order, 40 FCC Rcd at 299-300, para. 44.
12/ For carriers authorized in 2021, the sixth year 100% service milestone is December 31, 2027 and the cure period ends December 31, 2028. For carriers authorized in 2022 and 2023, the sixth year 100% service milestone is December 31, 2028 and the cure period ends December 31, 2029.
13/ 47 CFR Sec. 54.806(c)(1)(i); RDOF Order, 35 FCC Rcd at 715, para 60.
14/ 47 CFR Sec. 54.316(c).
15/ High-Cost Fabric Order, 40 FCC Rcd at 299, para. 42.
16/ 47 CFR Sec. 54.804(c)(4)(i); RDOF Order, 35 FCC Rcd at 715, para. 63.
17/ 47 CFR Sec. 54.802(c)(1)(i); RDOF Order, 35 FCC Rcd at 710, para. 49.
18/ For carriers authorized in 2021, the eighth year 100% service milestone is December 31, 2029 and the cure period ends December 31, 2030. For carriers authorized in 2022 and 2023, the eighth year 100% service milestone is December 31, 2030 and the cure period ends December 31, 2031.
19/ 47 CFR Sec. 54.806(c)(1)(ii); RDOF Order, 35 FCC Rcd at 715, para. 61.
20/ See, e.g., 47 CFR Sec. 54.320(c); RDOF Order, 35 FCC Rcd at 715, para. 63; High-Cost Fabric Order, 40 FCC Rcd at 301, para. 45.
21/ 47 CFR Sec. 54.320(c); RDOF Order, 35 FCC Rcd at 715-16, para. 63.
22/ High-Cost Fabric Order, 40 FCC Rcd at 295-98, paras. 33-39. See also RDOF Order, 35 FCC Rcd at 710-11, para. 50.
23/ High-Cost Fabric Order, 40 FCC Rcd at 296-97, paras. 34-36; RDOF Order, 35 FCC Rcd at 710, para. 47 (explaining the Commission "requir[ed] build-out to the entire designated area even in light of the possibility that location numbers could change").
24/ High-Cost Fabric Order, 40 FCC Rcd at 296-97, paras. 34-36.
25/ Id. at 297, para. 37.
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By this Public Notice, the Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) provides further information and guidance related to the Commission's framework for adjusting required Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) location totals based on the December 2026 (version 10) Broadband Serviceable Location (BSLs) Fabric (Fabric)./1
Fabric Challenge Process. We remind RDOF carriers that challenges to the Fabric (e.g., to add or ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (AU Docket No. 20-34; WC Dockets No. 19-126, 10-90): * * * By this Public Notice, the Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) provides further information and guidance related to the Commission's framework for adjusting required Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) location totals based on the December 2026 (version 10) Broadband Serviceable Location (BSLs) Fabric (Fabric)./1 Fabric Challenge Process. We remind RDOF carriers that challenges to the Fabric (e.g., to add orremove BSLs, modify unit counts associated with BSLs) must be filed by September 1, 2026, in order to be considered for inclusion in the December 2026 Fabric./2 In January 2025, the Bureau put carriers on notice that the results of any outstanding or pending challenges that were filed but not incorporated in the December 2026 Fabric will not be incorporated into the final RDOF list./3 Accordingly, we highly encourage RDOF carriers to file Fabric challenges as soon as possible and no later than September 1.
The Broadband Data Task Force recently announced that the June 2026 (version 9) Fabric is available to licensees./4 The High-Cost Universal Broadband (HUBB) portal will not be updated to reflect the June 2026 Fabric and the Bureau will not be releasing interim RDOF lists based on the June 2026 Fabric. Instead, we will update the HUBB and release updated RDOF lists when the December 2026 Fabric becomes available. However, RDOF carriers should review the June 2026 Fabric and file challenges to the extent they identify any inaccuracies in their service areas. Providers who are already licensees of the Fabric received an email from CostQuest, the FCC's Fabric contractor, providing them with links to access the June 2026 Fabric data. Providers that have not entered into a license agreement with CostQuest for Fabric data may do so by following the instructions for obtaining access to the Fabric in the Broadband Data Collection (BDC) Help Center./5
The Commission recently made support resources available through the BDC Help Center to assist carriers with reconciling their internal data with Fabric data./6 Please visit https://help.bdc.fcc.gov/hc/en-us regularly for updates and new support resources. Carriers that have questions about the Fabric challenge process can contact the BDC team by initiating a request with the Help Center at https://help.bdc.fcc.gov/hc/en-us/requests/new or by emailing BroadbandDataInquiries@fcc.gov.
Timing of Final RDOF Lists. The Bureau previously explained that we would announce adjusted location totals for each RDOF carrier within a reasonable time after the December 2026 Fabric is made available to licensees./7 We anticipate that we will post location lists based on the December 2026 Fabric in January 2027, and USAC will update the HUBB to reflect these location lists around the same time. We expect to release a public notice in or around May 2027 adopting these lists as the final RDOF location lists, adjusted location totals, and any authorized support adjustments. More information about the timeline for transitioning to the Fabric is available at: https://www.fcc.gov/wirelinecompetition/HUBB-Transition.
In this public notice the term "location" refers to the total number of units associated with BSLs in a carrier's service area.
Carriers that have fewer locations on the December 2026 Fabric than estimated by the Connect America Cost Model (CAM) (model-estimated) shall submit a notification in ECFS in WC Docket Nos. 10-90 and 19-126 and AU Docket No. 20-34 by March 1, 2027, and may incorporate the Fabric by reference by certifying that there are fewer locations identified in the latest version of the Fabric in their relevant service areas than the carrier's model estimated locations total./8
Interim Service Milestones. The 40%, 60%, and 80% interim service milestones for all RDOF carriers will continue to be based on the model-estimated number of locations at the time of authorization./9 That is, if an RDOF carrier was originally authorized to offer the required service to 100 model-estimated locations, it will be required to offer the required service to 80 locations to meet the 80% service milestone, regardless of how many actual locations there are in the service area based on the Fabric.
If a carrier offers the required service to all actual locations in its service area and there are not enough actual locations for the carrier to meet an interim service milestone, the carrier should request a verification from USAC to demonstrate that it offers the required service to all locations based on the June 2026 Fabric or the December 2026 Fabric, whichever is the latest available version of the Fabric. Verifications can be requested by emailing HCverifications@usac.org. If a carrier offers the required service to all actual locations, but the carrier believes the June 2026 Fabric is inaccurate (e.g., the Fabric includes BSLs that the carrier believes are not actually BSLs, BSLs have an associated unit count that the carrier believes is incorrect), the carrier must be able to demonstrate to USAC that it has submitted challenges to the Fabric for those BSLs before USAC will initiate a verification. USAC will not complete its verification and find the carrier offers the required service to 100% of locations until the carrier is able to demonstrate that the challenges were resolved in the carrier's favor.
Once USAC has completed its verification and has determined the carrier offers the required service to all actual locations in its RDOF service area, the carrier must file a petition seeking waiver of any applicable interim service milestones (i.e., 40%, 60% and/or 80%). The Bureau will find good cause to grant the waiver if the carrier has successfully completed USAC's verification process and has been found to be offering the required service to 100% of actual locations./10 If the waiver is granted, the carrier must monitor the Fabric. At the end of the one-year cure period following its sixth year 100% service milestone, the carrier must either offer the required service to all locations in its service area based on the December 2026 Fabric if there are fewer locations in the carrier's service area than originally model-estimated or offer the required service to the number of model-estimated locations if there are the same number or more locations in the carrier's service area based on the December 2026 Fabric than in the original model-estimate./11
Final Service Milestones. More guidance regarding the calculations for the support recovery and non-compliance support adjustments after the sixth year and eighth year 100% service milestones is forthcoming. Here, we provide guidance regarding the timing for the support recovery and noncompliance adjustments.
After the conclusion of the one-year cure period following the sixth year 100% service milestone,/12 the Commission will initiate support recovery pursuant to section 54.806(c)(1)(i) for any RDOF carriers that do not offer the required service to: 1) 100% of the adjusted location total for carriers that have an adjusted location total that is less than their original authorized model-estimated total, or 2) 100% of their original authorized model-estimated total for carriers that have an adjusted location total that is equal to or more than their original authorized model-estimated total./13 The support recovery will be initiated after the March 1, 2029 HUBB reporting deadline (for carriers authorized in 2021) and March 1, 2030 HUBB reporting deadline (for carriers authorized in 2022/2023)./14 Specifically, the carrier will receive a letter from the Bureau describing the calculation for the support recovery and then the Bureau will direct USAC to send an invoice that the carrier must pay within six months. Once a carrier has timely paid the required support recovery, it will be permitted to close out its letter of credit./15 If at the end of six months the carrier has not fully repaid the required amount, the Bureau will issue a letter to that effect and USAC will draw on the letter of credit to recover all of the unpaid support recovery covered by the letter of credit./16
Carriers that have an adjusted location total that exceeds their original authorized modelestimated total have two more years to offer the required service to the additional locations./17 After the conclusion of the one-year cure period following the eighth year service milestone,/18 the Bureau will initiate support recovery pursuant to section 54.806(c)(1)(ii) for RDOF carriers that did not offer the required service to 100% of their additional locations./19 The carrier will receive a letter from the Bureau describing the calculation for the support recovery and then the Bureau will direct USAC to send an invoice that the carrier must pay within six months. Carriers that do not make a timely payment will be subject to non-compliance measures./20
In addition to initiating support recovery for carriers that do not offer the required service to the required number of locations by the sixth year and eighth year service milestones, the Bureau will also reduce such carrier's ongoing support on a pro rata basis to account for the required number of locations to which they do not offer the required service, as those locations will not be included in the carrier's list of RDOF locations reported in the HUBB and are ineligible for further support going forward./21 Such adjustments will be made after the March 1st filing deadline that follows the applicable one-year cure period and will be retroactively applied to any payments made after the sixth and eighth year 100% service milestones. To the extent feasible, USAC will pro rate RDOF carriers' future support disbursements to implement this adjustment, but if the RDOF carrier does not have enough remaining support to cover the adjustments, USAC may recover support in a lump sum.
RDOF Locations Unreasonable to Serve Process. In the High-Cost Fabric Order, the Bureau adopted a process for carriers that are required to deploy to more locations than their original authorized model-estimated location total to demonstrate that there are locations in their service areas that are unreasonable to serve beyond their minimum originally authorized model-estimated number of locations./22 As the Bureau previously explained, we do not expect to routinely grant requests to exclude locations from a carrier's new location total, particularly given that carriers had the responsibility to conduct due diligence prior to bidding and the Commission expected RDOF carriers would offer the required service throughout their entire service areas./23 Accordingly, the Bureau will subject carriers that make such requests to a rigorous, thorough, and searching review./24
The Bureau and USAC will be setting up a system to collect these requests. We anticipate that we will make the system available for eligible carriers to submit requests when we release a public notice in or around May 2027 adopting the final RDOF location lists, adjusted location totals, and any support adjustments. At that time, carriers will have six months to submit a request(s) that a location is unreasonable to serve./25 Carriers that have adjusted location totals that are equal to or less than their original authorized model-estimated location totals will not be able to access the system. More information about this process is forthcoming.
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Anticipated Timeline for Fabric Releases, RDOF Final Location Lists, and RDOF Unreasonable to Serve Locations Process
By June 30, 2026 ... June 2026 Fabric released to licensees
September 1, 2026 ... Fabric challenges must be filed by this date in order to be considered for inclusion in the December 2026 Fabric
December 2026 ... December 2026 Fabric released to licensees; December 31, 2026 is also the 60% service milestone for carriers authorized in 2022/2023 and 80% service milestone for carriers authorized in 2021, based on the model-estimated location total
January 2027 ... Bureau posts RDOF lists based on December 2026 Fabric on FCC's website; HUBB is updated with December 2026 Fabric lists
March 1, 2027 ... HUBB filing deadline; Deadline for carriers with fewer locations than modelestimated to submit notification to Bureau
In or around May 2027 ... Bureau adopts final RDOF location lists, adjusted location totals, and adjusted support amounts; Window opens for eligible RDOF carriers to submit RDOF Unreasonable to Serve Locations Process requests
Six months post-adoption of RDOF final location lists ... Window for eligible carriers to submit RDOF Unreasonable to Serve Locations Process requests closes
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The table above provides Bureau's anticipated timeline, but we advise carriers to check the HUBB Transition webpage, https://www.fcc.gov/wireline-competition/HUBB-Transition, for any updates and all future dates, including timing for support recovery.
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Footnotes:
1/ The Commission directed the Bureau to use an updated data source to determine the actual number of locations on the ground and publish adjusted location counts for RDOF carriers prior to the sixth year service milestone. Rural Digital Opportunity Fund et al., WC Docket No. 19-126 et al., Report and Order, 35 FCC Rcd 686, 709-11, paras. 45-52 (2020) (RDOF Order). In January 2025, the Bureau adopted the December 2026 Fabric as the source for the adjusted location counts. Connect America Fund et al., WC Docket No. 10-90 et al., Order, 40 FCC Rcd 281, 28485, 291-92, paras. 9, 25 (WCB 2025) (High-Cost Fabric Order).
2/ FCC, Broadband Data Collection, https://www.fcc.gov/BroadbandData (last visited July 7, 2026); Broadband Data Task Force and Office of Economics and Analytics Announce Opening of Broadband Data Collection Filing Window, Fabric Challenge Deadline, and BDC Data Archival Policy, WC Docket Nos. 11-10, 19-195, Public Notice, DA 26-630, at 3 (BDTF/OEA June 26, 2026) (June 2026 Fabric Public Notice).
3/ High-Cost Fabric Order, 40 FCC Rcd at 292, para. 25.
4/ June 2026 Fabric Public Notice at 3.
5/ FCC, Broadband Data Collection Help Center, "The Location Fabric," https://help.bdc.fcc.gov/hc/enus/categories/10275178002075-The-Location-Fabric (last visited July 7, 2026).
6/ See FCC, Broadband Data Collection Help Center, "How to Align Your Location Data to the Broadband Serviceable Location Fabric," https://help.bdc.fcc.gov/hc/en-us/articles/48535890138907-How-to-Align-YourLocation-Data-to-the-Broadband-Serviceable-Location-Fabric (last updated May 13, 2026).
7/ High-Cost Fabric Order, 40 FCC Rcd at 291-92, para. 25.
8/ 47 CFR Sec. 54.802(c)(1)(ii); RDOF Order, 35 FCC Rcd at 711, para. 51; High-Cost Fabric Order, 40 FCC Rcd at 298-99, para. 41.
9/ 47 CFR Sec. 54.802(c)(1); RDOF Order, 35 FCC Rcd at 709, para. 45. If a carrier has transferred a portion of its RDOF support and obligations through a section 214 transaction, the Bureau will use the carrier's remaining required model-estimated location total to calculate service milestones. 47 U.S.C. Sec. 214(a), 47 CFR Sec.Sec. 63.03, 63.04. If a carrier has defaulted on certain census block groups early, we will use the carrier's original authorized model-estimated location total unless the Bureau has granted the carrier a waiver to pay a portion of its support recovery early and the carrier has timely paid the associated support recovery. See, e.g., Connect America Fund et al., WC Docket No. 10-90 et al., Order, 39 FCC Rcd 12627 (WCB 2024) (RTC Early Support Recovery Order).
10/ High-Cost Fabric Order, 40 FCC Rcd at 300-01, para. 45. See, e.g., Streamlined Resolution of Requests Related to Actions by the Universal Service Administrative Company, WC Docket No. 10-90 et al., Public Notice, DA 26497, at 25 & n.42 (WCB June 1, 2026) (granting a RDOF carrier's petition for waiver of the 60% and 80% RDOF service milestones after it was verified to have served 100% of existing locations in its RDOF service area).
11/ High-Cost Fabric Order, 40 FCC Rcd at 299-300, para. 44.
12/ For carriers authorized in 2021, the sixth year 100% service milestone is December 31, 2027 and the cure period ends December 31, 2028. For carriers authorized in 2022 and 2023, the sixth year 100% service milestone is December 31, 2028 and the cure period ends December 31, 2029.
13/ 47 CFR Sec. 54.806(c)(1)(i); RDOF Order, 35 FCC Rcd at 715, para 60.
14/ 47 CFR Sec. 54.316(c).
15/ High-Cost Fabric Order, 40 FCC Rcd at 299, para. 42.
16/ 47 CFR Sec. 54.804(c)(4)(i); RDOF Order, 35 FCC Rcd at 715, para. 63.
17/ 47 CFR Sec. 54.802(c)(1)(i); RDOF Order, 35 FCC Rcd at 710, para. 49.
18/ For carriers authorized in 2021, the eighth year 100% service milestone is December 31, 2029 and the cure period ends December 31, 2030. For carriers authorized in 2022 and 2023, the eighth year 100% service milestone is December 31, 2030 and the cure period ends December 31, 2031.
19/ 47 CFR Sec. 54.806(c)(1)(ii); RDOF Order, 35 FCC Rcd at 715, para. 61.
20/ See, e.g., 47 CFR Sec. 54.320(c); RDOF Order, 35 FCC Rcd at 715, para. 63; High-Cost Fabric Order, 40 FCC Rcd at 301, para. 45.
21/ 47 CFR Sec. 54.320(c); RDOF Order, 35 FCC Rcd at 715-16, para. 63.
22/ High-Cost Fabric Order, 40 FCC Rcd at 295-98, paras. 33-39. See also RDOF Order, 35 FCC Rcd at 710-11, para. 50.
23/ High-Cost Fabric Order, 40 FCC Rcd at 296-97, paras. 34-36; RDOF Order, 35 FCC Rcd at 710, para. 47 (explaining the Commission "requir[ed] build-out to the entire designated area even in light of the possibility that location numbers could change").
24/ High-Cost Fabric Order, 40 FCC Rcd at 296-97, paras. 34-36.
25/ Id. at 297, para. 37.
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FCC Wireline Competition Bureau Issues Public Notice: Bureau Reminds Rip-And-Replace Program Recipients of Their Aug. 10 Spending Report Filing Obligation
WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 18-89):
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By this Public Notice, the Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) reminds recipients/1 in the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Reimbursement Program (Rip-and-Replace Program or Program) of their obligation to file reimbursement spending reports with the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) "[w]ithin 10 days after the end of January and July . . . starting with the recipient's initial draw down of reimbursement funds."/2 All ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 18-89): * * * By this Public Notice, the Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) reminds recipients/1 in the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Reimbursement Program (Rip-and-Replace Program or Program) of their obligation to file reimbursement spending reports with the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) "[w]ithin 10 days after the end of January and July . . . starting with the recipient's initial draw down of reimbursement funds."/2 Allrecipients that have been notified of the approval of a reimbursement claim request and have not submitted their final spending report must submit their next spending report by August 10, 2026.
For additional information about Rip-andReplace Program spending report requirements, please refer to the Initial Spending Report Public Notice./3 For information on procedures for submitting spending reports, see the User Guide on spending reports, which is available on the Rip-and-Replace Program webpage, https://www.fcc.gov/supplychain/reimbursement.
Recipients must submit their spending reports through the Supply Chain Reimbursement Program Online Portal, https://fccprod.servicenowservices.com/scrp by completing FCC Form 5640 Part L: Spending Reports. Requests for confidential treatment must be submitted by filing a written request electronically in WC Docket No. 18-89 in the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS), https://www.fcc.gov/efcs.
Additional Information and Resources. Recipients with questions may contact the Fund Administrator Help Desk by email at SCRPFundAdmin@fcc.gov or by calling (202) 418-7540 from 9:00 AM ET to 5:00 PM ET, Monday through Friday, except for Federal holidays. General information and Commission documents regarding the Reimbursement Program are available on the Reimbursement Program webpage, https://www.fcc.gov/supplychain/reimbursement.
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Footnotes:
1/ The Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019, as amended, defines "recipient" as "any provider of advanced communications service the application of which for a reimbursement under the [Reimbursement] Program has been approved by the Commission, regardless of whether the provider has received reimbursement funds." Secure and Trusted Communications Act of 2019, Pub. L. No. 116-124, 134 Stat. 158, Sec. 9(11) (2019) (codified as amended at 47 U.S.C. Sec. 1608(11)), as amended by Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, Pub. L. No. 116-260, Sec. 901, 134 Stat. 1182 (2021), and as further amended by the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025, H.R. 5009, 118th Cong. (2024); see also 47 CFR Sec. 1.50001(h) ("The term 'Reimbursement Program recipient' or 'recipient' means an eligible advanced communications service provider that has requested via application and been approved for funding in the Reimbursement Program, regardless of whether the provider has received reimbursement funds.").
2/ 47 CFR Sec. 1.50004(l)(1); see also Protecting Against National Security Threats to the Communications Supply Chain Through FCC Programs, WC Docket No. 18-89, Second Report and Order, 35 FCC Rcd 14284, 14360, para. 188 (2020) (2020 Supply Chain Order). This reporting obligation terminates once the recipient has filed a "final spending report showing the expenditure of all funds received as compared to the estimated costs" submitted. 47 CFR Sec. 1.50004(l)(2). The final spending report is due after the filing of a final certification by the recipient. 2020 Supply Chain Order, 35 FCC Rcd at 14360, para. 188. Specifically, the final spending report is due "no later than 60 days after the expiration of the program participant's reimbursement claim deadline." Protecting Against National Security Threats to the Communications Supply Chain Through FCC Programs, WC Docket No. 18-89, Third Report and Order, 36 FCC Rcd 11958, 12000, para. 105 (2021).
3/ Wireline Competition Bureau Reminds Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Reimbursement Program Recipients of Their Spending Report Filing Obligation, WC Docket No. 18-89, Public Notice, DA 23-25 (WCB Jan. 11, 2023).
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By this Public Notice, the Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) reminds recipients/1 in the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Reimbursement Program (Rip-and-Replace Program or Program) of their obligation to file reimbursement spending reports with the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) "[w]ithin 10 days after the end of January and July . . . starting with the recipient's initial draw down of reimbursement funds."/2 All ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 18-89): * * * By this Public Notice, the Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) reminds recipients/1 in the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Reimbursement Program (Rip-and-Replace Program or Program) of their obligation to file reimbursement spending reports with the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) "[w]ithin 10 days after the end of January and July . . . starting with the recipient's initial draw down of reimbursement funds."/2 Allrecipients that have been notified of the approval of a reimbursement claim request and have not submitted their final spending report must submit their next spending report by August 10, 2026.
For additional information about Rip-andReplace Program spending report requirements, please refer to the Initial Spending Report Public Notice./3 For information on procedures for submitting spending reports, see the User Guide on spending reports, which is available on the Rip-and-Replace Program webpage, https://www.fcc.gov/supplychain/reimbursement.
Recipients must submit their spending reports through the Supply Chain Reimbursement Program Online Portal, https://fccprod.servicenowservices.com/scrp by completing FCC Form 5640 Part L: Spending Reports. Requests for confidential treatment must be submitted by filing a written request electronically in WC Docket No. 18-89 in the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS), https://www.fcc.gov/efcs.
Additional Information and Resources. Recipients with questions may contact the Fund Administrator Help Desk by email at SCRPFundAdmin@fcc.gov or by calling (202) 418-7540 from 9:00 AM ET to 5:00 PM ET, Monday through Friday, except for Federal holidays. General information and Commission documents regarding the Reimbursement Program are available on the Reimbursement Program webpage, https://www.fcc.gov/supplychain/reimbursement.
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1/ The Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019, as amended, defines "recipient" as "any provider of advanced communications service the application of which for a reimbursement under the [Reimbursement] Program has been approved by the Commission, regardless of whether the provider has received reimbursement funds." Secure and Trusted Communications Act of 2019, Pub. L. No. 116-124, 134 Stat. 158, Sec. 9(11) (2019) (codified as amended at 47 U.S.C. Sec. 1608(11)), as amended by Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, Pub. L. No. 116-260, Sec. 901, 134 Stat. 1182 (2021), and as further amended by the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025, H.R. 5009, 118th Cong. (2024); see also 47 CFR Sec. 1.50001(h) ("The term 'Reimbursement Program recipient' or 'recipient' means an eligible advanced communications service provider that has requested via application and been approved for funding in the Reimbursement Program, regardless of whether the provider has received reimbursement funds.").
2/ 47 CFR Sec. 1.50004(l)(1); see also Protecting Against National Security Threats to the Communications Supply Chain Through FCC Programs, WC Docket No. 18-89, Second Report and Order, 35 FCC Rcd 14284, 14360, para. 188 (2020) (2020 Supply Chain Order). This reporting obligation terminates once the recipient has filed a "final spending report showing the expenditure of all funds received as compared to the estimated costs" submitted. 47 CFR Sec. 1.50004(l)(2). The final spending report is due after the filing of a final certification by the recipient. 2020 Supply Chain Order, 35 FCC Rcd at 14360, para. 188. Specifically, the final spending report is due "no later than 60 days after the expiration of the program participant's reimbursement claim deadline." Protecting Against National Security Threats to the Communications Supply Chain Through FCC Programs, WC Docket No. 18-89, Third Report and Order, 36 FCC Rcd 11958, 12000, para. 105 (2021).
3/ Wireline Competition Bureau Reminds Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Reimbursement Program Recipients of Their Spending Report Filing Obligation, WC Docket No. 18-89, Public Notice, DA 23-25 (WCB Jan. 11, 2023).
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FCC Public Safety & Homeland Security Bureau Issues Public Notice: Bureau Announces Addition of Certain Services of Digitalsystem Technology to FCC Covered List
WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The Federal Communications Commission Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 18-89; ET Docket No. 21-232; EA Docket No. 21-233):
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The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC or Commission) Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB or Bureau) maintains a list of equipment and services (Covered List) that have been determined to "pose an unacceptable risk to the national security of the United States or the security and safety of United States persons."/1 Pursuant to section 2 of the Secure and Trusted Communications ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The Federal Communications Commission Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 18-89; ET Docket No. 21-232; EA Docket No. 21-233): * * * The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC or Commission) Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB or Bureau) maintains a list of equipment and services (Covered List) that have been determined to "pose an unacceptable risk to the national security of the United States or the security and safety of United States persons."/1 Pursuant to section 2 of the Secure and Trusted CommunicationsNetworks Act of 2019 (Secure Networks Act)/2 and sections 1.50002(a) and 1.50003 of the Commission's rules,/3 PSHSB announces the addition of certain services provided by Digitalsystem Technology Inc. (Digitalsystem) to the Covered List. Specifically, this action applies to Digitalsystem's international telecommunications services that are subject to section 214 of the Communications Act of 1934 (Communications Act). We make this addition to the Covered List based on a determination made by an Executive Branch interagency body with appropriate national security expertise, including appropriate national security agencies./4
Specific Determination. On April 3, 2026, the FCC received a recommendation from the Committee for the Assessment of Foreign Participation in the U.S. Telecommunications Services Sector (the Committee) to deny Digitalsystem's application for authorization to provide international telecommunications services under section 214 of the Communications Act (Recommendation). The Committee recommended denying the application due to "the unmitigable and unacceptable risks to the national security and law enforcement interests of the United States."/5 In summary, the Committee determined that: (1) the services that Digitalsystem is seeking to provide pose risks to the United States because they could be exploited by the PRC and Hong Kong-based threat actors to the detriment of U.S. interests; (2) Digitalsystem's planned service offerings, proposed partnerships, and existing and potential relationships with service providers exacerbate these risks; and (3) mitigation measures are infeasible in light of the inconsistent and changing responses by Digitalsystem, which undermine the candor and reliability required of any national-security mitigation partner, and Digitalsystem's business plans./6 After reviewing this Recommendation and allowing Digitalsystem an opportunity to respond, the Commission denied Digitalsystem's application, agreeing with the Committee that, among other things, foreign adversary control of Digitalsystem posed "substantial and unacceptable national security and law enforcement risks."/7
The Covered List. We find that the Recommendation constitutes a "specific determination" that Digitalsystem's international telecommunications services "pose an unacceptable risk to the national security of the United States or the security and safety of United States persons" pursuant to section 2 of the Secure Networks Act./8 Therefore, we conclude that the Commission is required to place the services in this determination on the Covered List./9 We update the Covered List to include:
"International telecommunications services provided by Digitalsystem Technology Inc., subject to section 214 of the Communications Act of 1934."
The inclusion of these services on the Covered List extends to services of subsidiaries and affiliates of Digitalsystem.
The updated Covered List is attached as Appendix A to this Public Notice and is published on the Bureau's website at https://www.fcc.gov/supplychain/coveredlist./10 The list of devices that have been granted Conditional Approvals is available at https://www.fcc.gov/supplychain/coveredlist#conditionalapprovals. The Recommendation is attached as Appendix B to this Public Notice.
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Footnotes:
1/ Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019, Pub. L. No. 116-124, 133 Stat. 158 (2020) (codified as amended at 47 U.S.C. Sec.Sec. 1601-1609) (Secure Networks Act); 47 CFR Sec.Sec. 1.50002, 1.50003.
2/ 47 U.S.C. Sec. 1601.
3/ 47 CFR Sec.Sec. 1.50002(a), 1.50003; see also Protecting Against National Security Threats to the Communications Supply Chain Through FCC Programs, WC Docket No. 18-89, Second Report and Order, 35 FCC Rcd 14284 (2020) (Supply Chain Second Report and Order).
4/ See 47 U.S.C. Sec. 1601(c)(1) and (4). The Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of War comprise the members of the Committee for the Assessment of Foreign Participation in the U.S. Telecommunications Services Sector (the Committee), formerly known as Team Telecom. See Exec. Order No. 13913 of April 4, 2020, 85 Fed. Reg. 19643, Executive Order on Establishing the Committee for the Assessment of Foreign Participation in the United States Telecommunications Services Sector (Apr. 4, 2020). In the Supply Chain Second Report and Order, the Commission identified Team Telecom as an executive branch interagency group that routinely provides the Commission with expert national security advice. See Supply Chain Second Report and Order, 35 FCC Rcd at 14312-13, para. 61.
5/ Recommendation of the Committee for the Assessment of Foreign Participation in the U.S. Telecommunications Services Sector to Deny the Application, File No. ITC-214-20240326-00054, at 6 (filed Apr. 2, 2026). (Committee Recommendation). The Committee Recommendation is available via the International Communications Filing System (ICFS) by searching for ITC-214-20240326-00054 and accessing "Pleadings & Comments."
6/ Committee Recommendation at 28; see also id. at 1-2.
7/ Digitalsystem Technology Inc. Application for Global Facilities-Based and Global Resale International Telecommunications Authority Pursuant to Section 214 of the Communications Act of 1934, as Amended, ITC-21420240326-00054, Memorandum Opinion and Order, FCC 26-44, para. 16 (Jul. 7, 2026).
8/ 47 U.S.C. Sec. 1601(c).
9/ 47 U.S.C. Sec. 1601(b)-(d).
10/ The FCC website also contains a list of certain affiliates and subsidiaries of entities identified on the Covered List. The list of affiliates and subsidiaries does not constitute a comprehensive list of all entities that the Commission may find, upon further examination, to qualify as relevant subsidiaries or affiliates of entities on the Covered List. Those entities, whether or not they currently provide covered communications equipment or services, are subject to the Commission's prohibitions, such as the prohibition against obtaining authorizations for covered equipment. See Reminder: Communications Equipment And Services On The Covered List Pose An Unacceptable Risk To National Security, National Security Advisory No. 2025-01, DA 25-927, note 3 (PSHSB Oct. 14, 2025).
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Original text and appendix here: https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-673A1.pdf
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The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC or Commission) Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB or Bureau) maintains a list of equipment and services (Covered List) that have been determined to "pose an unacceptable risk to the national security of the United States or the security and safety of United States persons."/1 Pursuant to section 2 of the Secure and Trusted Communications ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The Federal Communications Commission Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 18-89; ET Docket No. 21-232; EA Docket No. 21-233): * * * The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC or Commission) Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB or Bureau) maintains a list of equipment and services (Covered List) that have been determined to "pose an unacceptable risk to the national security of the United States or the security and safety of United States persons."/1 Pursuant to section 2 of the Secure and Trusted CommunicationsNetworks Act of 2019 (Secure Networks Act)/2 and sections 1.50002(a) and 1.50003 of the Commission's rules,/3 PSHSB announces the addition of certain services provided by Digitalsystem Technology Inc. (Digitalsystem) to the Covered List. Specifically, this action applies to Digitalsystem's international telecommunications services that are subject to section 214 of the Communications Act of 1934 (Communications Act). We make this addition to the Covered List based on a determination made by an Executive Branch interagency body with appropriate national security expertise, including appropriate national security agencies./4
Specific Determination. On April 3, 2026, the FCC received a recommendation from the Committee for the Assessment of Foreign Participation in the U.S. Telecommunications Services Sector (the Committee) to deny Digitalsystem's application for authorization to provide international telecommunications services under section 214 of the Communications Act (Recommendation). The Committee recommended denying the application due to "the unmitigable and unacceptable risks to the national security and law enforcement interests of the United States."/5 In summary, the Committee determined that: (1) the services that Digitalsystem is seeking to provide pose risks to the United States because they could be exploited by the PRC and Hong Kong-based threat actors to the detriment of U.S. interests; (2) Digitalsystem's planned service offerings, proposed partnerships, and existing and potential relationships with service providers exacerbate these risks; and (3) mitigation measures are infeasible in light of the inconsistent and changing responses by Digitalsystem, which undermine the candor and reliability required of any national-security mitigation partner, and Digitalsystem's business plans./6 After reviewing this Recommendation and allowing Digitalsystem an opportunity to respond, the Commission denied Digitalsystem's application, agreeing with the Committee that, among other things, foreign adversary control of Digitalsystem posed "substantial and unacceptable national security and law enforcement risks."/7
The Covered List. We find that the Recommendation constitutes a "specific determination" that Digitalsystem's international telecommunications services "pose an unacceptable risk to the national security of the United States or the security and safety of United States persons" pursuant to section 2 of the Secure Networks Act./8 Therefore, we conclude that the Commission is required to place the services in this determination on the Covered List./9 We update the Covered List to include:
"International telecommunications services provided by Digitalsystem Technology Inc., subject to section 214 of the Communications Act of 1934."
The inclusion of these services on the Covered List extends to services of subsidiaries and affiliates of Digitalsystem.
The updated Covered List is attached as Appendix A to this Public Notice and is published on the Bureau's website at https://www.fcc.gov/supplychain/coveredlist./10 The list of devices that have been granted Conditional Approvals is available at https://www.fcc.gov/supplychain/coveredlist#conditionalapprovals. The Recommendation is attached as Appendix B to this Public Notice.
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Footnotes:
1/ Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019, Pub. L. No. 116-124, 133 Stat. 158 (2020) (codified as amended at 47 U.S.C. Sec.Sec. 1601-1609) (Secure Networks Act); 47 CFR Sec.Sec. 1.50002, 1.50003.
2/ 47 U.S.C. Sec. 1601.
3/ 47 CFR Sec.Sec. 1.50002(a), 1.50003; see also Protecting Against National Security Threats to the Communications Supply Chain Through FCC Programs, WC Docket No. 18-89, Second Report and Order, 35 FCC Rcd 14284 (2020) (Supply Chain Second Report and Order).
4/ See 47 U.S.C. Sec. 1601(c)(1) and (4). The Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of War comprise the members of the Committee for the Assessment of Foreign Participation in the U.S. Telecommunications Services Sector (the Committee), formerly known as Team Telecom. See Exec. Order No. 13913 of April 4, 2020, 85 Fed. Reg. 19643, Executive Order on Establishing the Committee for the Assessment of Foreign Participation in the United States Telecommunications Services Sector (Apr. 4, 2020). In the Supply Chain Second Report and Order, the Commission identified Team Telecom as an executive branch interagency group that routinely provides the Commission with expert national security advice. See Supply Chain Second Report and Order, 35 FCC Rcd at 14312-13, para. 61.
5/ Recommendation of the Committee for the Assessment of Foreign Participation in the U.S. Telecommunications Services Sector to Deny the Application, File No. ITC-214-20240326-00054, at 6 (filed Apr. 2, 2026). (Committee Recommendation). The Committee Recommendation is available via the International Communications Filing System (ICFS) by searching for ITC-214-20240326-00054 and accessing "Pleadings & Comments."
6/ Committee Recommendation at 28; see also id. at 1-2.
7/ Digitalsystem Technology Inc. Application for Global Facilities-Based and Global Resale International Telecommunications Authority Pursuant to Section 214 of the Communications Act of 1934, as Amended, ITC-21420240326-00054, Memorandum Opinion and Order, FCC 26-44, para. 16 (Jul. 7, 2026).
8/ 47 U.S.C. Sec. 1601(c).
9/ 47 U.S.C. Sec. 1601(b)-(d).
10/ The FCC website also contains a list of certain affiliates and subsidiaries of entities identified on the Covered List. The list of affiliates and subsidiaries does not constitute a comprehensive list of all entities that the Commission may find, upon further examination, to qualify as relevant subsidiaries or affiliates of entities on the Covered List. Those entities, whether or not they currently provide covered communications equipment or services, are subject to the Commission's prohibitions, such as the prohibition against obtaining authorizations for covered equipment. See Reminder: Communications Equipment And Services On The Covered List Pose An Unacceptable Risk To National Security, National Security Advisory No. 2025-01, DA 25-927, note 3 (PSHSB Oct. 14, 2025).
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CDRLF Loan Program Offers Additional Opportunities
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, July 8 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following news release:
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CDRLF Loan Program Offers Additional Opportunities
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More than $13 Million Available; Credit Unions Are Encouraged to Review Their Eligibility
Alexandria, VA (July 8, 2026) -The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) today announced that $13 million is available for loans to low-income-designated (LID) credit unions under the Community Development Revolving Loan Fund (CDRLF). Loans will be awarded for up to $500,000 at an interest rate of 1.5% per year up to five years.
... Show Full Article ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, July 8 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following news release: * * * CDRLF Loan Program Offers Additional Opportunities * More than $13 Million Available; Credit Unions Are Encouraged to Review Their Eligibility Alexandria, VA (July 8, 2026) -The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) today announced that $13 million is available for loans to low-income-designated (LID) credit unions under the Community Development Revolving Loan Fund (CDRLF). Loans will be awarded for up to $500,000 at an interest rate of 1.5% per year up to five years. Currently Accepting Applications
NCUA accepts applications on an ongoing basis through the This is an external link to a website belonging to another federal agency, private organization, or commercial entity. NCUA grant and loan management system (Opens new window). Loans can be used for:
* Development of new products or services for members
* Partnership arrangements with community-based service organizations or government agencies
* Loan programs
* Acquisition, expansion, or improvement of office space or equipment
* Operational programs
Credit Unions Should Check Eligibility
A credit union must have the low-income designation to apply and maintain an active registration with the This is an external link to a website belonging to another federal agency, private organization, or commercial entity. System for Award Management (Opens new window). There is no charge for this registration or recertification. SAM.gov users can register or recertify by following the instructions on the website.
Loan Application Guidelines posted on the NCUA's Loans webpage. Interested credit unions also may contact the NCUA's Office of Credit Union Resources and Expansion with any questions by emailing to CUREAPPS@ncua.gov.
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CDRLF Loan Program Offers Additional Opportunities
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More than $13 Million Available; Credit Unions Are Encouraged to Review Their Eligibility
Alexandria, VA (July 8, 2026) -The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) today announced that $13 million is available for loans to low-income-designated (LID) credit unions under the Community Development Revolving Loan Fund (CDRLF). Loans will be awarded for up to $500,000 at an interest rate of 1.5% per year up to five years.
... Show Full Article ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, July 8 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following news release: * * * CDRLF Loan Program Offers Additional Opportunities * More than $13 Million Available; Credit Unions Are Encouraged to Review Their Eligibility Alexandria, VA (July 8, 2026) -The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) today announced that $13 million is available for loans to low-income-designated (LID) credit unions under the Community Development Revolving Loan Fund (CDRLF). Loans will be awarded for up to $500,000 at an interest rate of 1.5% per year up to five years. Currently Accepting Applications
NCUA accepts applications on an ongoing basis through the This is an external link to a website belonging to another federal agency, private organization, or commercial entity. NCUA grant and loan management system (Opens new window). Loans can be used for:
* Development of new products or services for members
* Partnership arrangements with community-based service organizations or government agencies
* Loan programs
* Acquisition, expansion, or improvement of office space or equipment
* Operational programs
Credit Unions Should Check Eligibility
A credit union must have the low-income designation to apply and maintain an active registration with the This is an external link to a website belonging to another federal agency, private organization, or commercial entity. System for Award Management (Opens new window). There is no charge for this registration or recertification. SAM.gov users can register or recertify by following the instructions on the website.
Loan Application Guidelines posted on the NCUA's Loans webpage. Interested credit unions also may contact the NCUA's Office of Credit Union Resources and Expansion with any questions by emailing to CUREAPPS@ncua.gov.
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Original text here: https://ncua.gov/newsroom/press-release/2026/cdrlf-loan-program-offers-additional-opportunities