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Treasury Takes Action Against Violent Far-Left Terrorist Networks
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2026:
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Treasury Takes Action Against Violent Far-Left Terrorist Networks
Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took action to counter the growing threat posed by violent far-left terrorist groups. OFAC sanctioned Autistici Inventati, an Italy-based entity that supplies specialized digital architecture, tools, and services for Antifa cells and other violent far-left extremists, including a foreign terrorist organization; Palestine Action, ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2026: * * * Treasury Takes Action Against Violent Far-Left Terrorist Networks Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took action to counter the growing threat posed by violent far-left terrorist groups. OFAC sanctioned Autistici Inventati, an Italy-based entity that supplies specialized digital architecture, tools, and services for Antifa cells and other violent far-left extremists, including a foreign terrorist organization; Palestine Action,a United Kingdom (UK)-based organization proscribed as a terrorist group by the UK government in July 2025; and the transnational group Masar Badil, which operates as a front for the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization.
"Far-left extremists, their fronts, and their enablers should be on notice: We will bring the full weight of our economic tools to bear," said Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent. "Political terrorism has no place in our society, and we will continue to cut the financial lifelines of these groups until they are eliminated."
As Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in July at the Ministerial on The Resurgence of Political Terrorism, globally networked and politically-motivated terrorists--particularly far-left terrorists--are increasingly embracing organized, deadly violence in pursuit of their objectives. Treasury's actions today reinforce the United States' commitment to confronting this resurgence and disrupting the infrastructure that allows these groups to operate, coordinate, and spread violence across borders.
Today's action is being taken pursuant to the counterterrorism authority, Executive Order (E.O.) 13224, as amended.
RISKS POSED BY VIOLENT FAR-LEFT TERRORISM
The 2026 U.S. Counterterrorism Strategy identifies violent far-left terrorist groups as one of the three major terrorist threats facing the United States today. Building on the State Department's November 13, 2025 action targeting so-called antifascist groups ("Antifa") engaged in violent and criminal acts, Treasury is targeting Autistici/Inventati, Palestine Action, and Masar Badil, including two of its senior leaders, as part of a U.S. government-wide effort to protect Americans from the risks posed by far-left terrorism.
As outlined in OFAC's FAQ 1190, the United States does not sanction persons for engaging in political speech or other constitutionally protected activities. As outlined in E.O. 13224 of September 23, 2001, however, "violent acts and acts dangerous to human life, property, or infrastructure, that appear to be intended to intimidate or coerce a civilian population, or to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion" are defined as terrorism.
AUTISTICI INVENTATI ENABLES FAR-LEFT TERRORISM
The Autistici Inventati is an Italy-based far-left organization that provides a range of technological tools and services to violent left-wing extremist groups, including website hosting on foreign servers, encrypted email accounts, chat and video conferencing, and digital architecture associated with its "Noblogs" platform. Autistici Inventati identifies itself as an "anti-fascist" and "anti-militarist" organization opposed to capitalism and exclusively provides its services to vetted individuals, collectives, and groups it perceives to be aligned with its ideology, including to sanctioned terrorist organizations such as the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which has been designated by the United States, United Kingdom, and European Union for its use of terrorist tactics leading to thousands of deaths in Turkiye, Iraq, and Syria since its establishment in 1984.
Autistici Inventati is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods and services to or in support of, an act of terrorism.
PALESTINE ACTION'S SUPPORT TO ACTS OF TERRORISM
The UK-based Palestine Action has supported numerous acts of terrorism since July 2020, including acts that have physically injured UK law enforcement personnel, as well as acts intended to intimidate lawful commercial enterprises and coerce the UK Government. The group's actions include multiple high-profile instances of breaking into defense infrastructure and British military installations, and causing millions of dollars' worth of damage to military equipment. Palestine Action has promoted its violent, criminal, and terrorist acts on social media, encouraging the use of similar tactics internationally, including within the United States and along the U.S.-Mexican border.
In July 2025, Palestine Action was proscribed as a terror group pursuant to section 1 of the UK's Terrorism Act of 2000, criminalizing any UK involvement or support for the organization. Today's action complements the UK's proscription.
Palestine Action is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods and services to or in support of, an act of terrorism.
MASAR BADIL AND THE POPULAR FRONT FOR THE LIBERATION OF PALESTINE
Masar Badil is a transnational organization that is also a front for the Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network (Samidoun), which was jointly sanctioned by Canada and the United States on October 15, 2024 for being a front organization that is owned, controlled, or directed by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), itself a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization since 1997. Masar Badil is inextricably linked with Samidoun, and described by one of its senior leaders as part of the same political project. The organizations share fundraising mechanisms as well as senior leaders and members of their respective Executive Committees, including already-sanctioned individuals Khaled Barakat, Mohammad Khatib, and Jaldia Abubakra, as well as Germany-based Zaid Abdulnasser and Brazil-based Rawa Alsagheer.
Masar Badil is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for being owned, controlled, or directed by, or having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, the Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network.
Rawa Alsagheer and Zaid Abdulnasser are being designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for being leaders or officials of Masar Badil.
SANCTIONS IMPLICATIONS
As a result of today's action, all property and interests in property of the designated or blocked person described above that are in the United States or in the possession or control of U.S. persons are blocked and must be reported to OFAC. In addition, any entities that are owned, directly or indirectly, individually or in the aggregate, 50 percent or more by one or more blocked persons are also blocked. Unless authorized by OFAC, or exempt, OFAC's regulations generally prohibit all transactions by U.S. persons or within (or transiting) the United States that involve any property or interests in property of blocked persons.
Violations of U.S. sanctions may result in the imposition of civil or criminal penalties on U.S. and foreign persons. OFAC may impose civil penalties for sanctions violations on a strict liability basis. OFAC's Economic Sanctions Enforcement Guidelines provide more information regarding OFAC's enforcement of U.S. economic sanctions. In addition, financial institutions and other persons may risk exposure to sanctions for engaging in certain transactions or activities involving designated or otherwise blocked persons. The prohibitions include the making of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or services by, to, or for the benefit of any designated or blocked person, or the receipt of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or services from any such person. Non-U.S. persons are also prohibited from causing or conspiring to cause U.S. persons to wittingly or unwittingly violate U.S. sanctions, as well as engaging in conduct that evades U.S. sanctions. Individuals located in the U.S. or abroad who provide information about sanctions violations to FinCEN's whistleblower incentive program may be eligible for awards if the information they provide leads to a successful enforcement action that results in monetary penalties exceeding $1,000,000.
Furthermore, engaging in certain transactions involving the persons designated today may risk the imposition of secondary sanctions on participating foreign financial institutions. OFAC can prohibit or impose strict conditions on opening or maintaining, in the United States, a correspondent account or a payable-through account of a foreign financial institution that knowingly conducts or facilitates any significant transaction on behalf of a person who is designated pursuant to the relevant authority.
The power and integrity of OFAC sanctions derive not only from OFAC's ability to designate and add persons to the SDN List, but also from its willingness to remove persons from the SDN List consistent with the law. The ultimate goal of sanctions is not to punish, but to bring about a positive change in behavior. For information concerning the process for seeking removal from an OFAC list, including the SDN List, or to submit a request, please refer to OFAC's guidance on Filing a Petition for Removal from an OFAC List.
Click here for more information on the persons designated today (https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fofac.treasury.gov%2Frecent-actions%2F20260826/1/010101a03e719ee9-cb6a3719-4ee9-457c-9fd5-5f7d7d348b1b-000000/lcdujHkHJEG7034Qzyf6PotylMT8A_8SnVMq09T0oF0=452).
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Original text here: https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0616/
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Treasury Takes Action Against Violent Far-Left Terrorist Networks
Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took action to counter the growing threat posed by violent far-left terrorist groups. OFAC sanctioned Autistici Inventati, an Italy-based entity that supplies specialized digital architecture, tools, and services for Antifa cells and other violent far-left extremists, including a foreign terrorist organization; Palestine Action, ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2026: * * * Treasury Takes Action Against Violent Far-Left Terrorist Networks Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took action to counter the growing threat posed by violent far-left terrorist groups. OFAC sanctioned Autistici Inventati, an Italy-based entity that supplies specialized digital architecture, tools, and services for Antifa cells and other violent far-left extremists, including a foreign terrorist organization; Palestine Action,a United Kingdom (UK)-based organization proscribed as a terrorist group by the UK government in July 2025; and the transnational group Masar Badil, which operates as a front for the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization.
"Far-left extremists, their fronts, and their enablers should be on notice: We will bring the full weight of our economic tools to bear," said Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent. "Political terrorism has no place in our society, and we will continue to cut the financial lifelines of these groups until they are eliminated."
As Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in July at the Ministerial on The Resurgence of Political Terrorism, globally networked and politically-motivated terrorists--particularly far-left terrorists--are increasingly embracing organized, deadly violence in pursuit of their objectives. Treasury's actions today reinforce the United States' commitment to confronting this resurgence and disrupting the infrastructure that allows these groups to operate, coordinate, and spread violence across borders.
Today's action is being taken pursuant to the counterterrorism authority, Executive Order (E.O.) 13224, as amended.
RISKS POSED BY VIOLENT FAR-LEFT TERRORISM
The 2026 U.S. Counterterrorism Strategy identifies violent far-left terrorist groups as one of the three major terrorist threats facing the United States today. Building on the State Department's November 13, 2025 action targeting so-called antifascist groups ("Antifa") engaged in violent and criminal acts, Treasury is targeting Autistici/Inventati, Palestine Action, and Masar Badil, including two of its senior leaders, as part of a U.S. government-wide effort to protect Americans from the risks posed by far-left terrorism.
As outlined in OFAC's FAQ 1190, the United States does not sanction persons for engaging in political speech or other constitutionally protected activities. As outlined in E.O. 13224 of September 23, 2001, however, "violent acts and acts dangerous to human life, property, or infrastructure, that appear to be intended to intimidate or coerce a civilian population, or to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion" are defined as terrorism.
AUTISTICI INVENTATI ENABLES FAR-LEFT TERRORISM
The Autistici Inventati is an Italy-based far-left organization that provides a range of technological tools and services to violent left-wing extremist groups, including website hosting on foreign servers, encrypted email accounts, chat and video conferencing, and digital architecture associated with its "Noblogs" platform. Autistici Inventati identifies itself as an "anti-fascist" and "anti-militarist" organization opposed to capitalism and exclusively provides its services to vetted individuals, collectives, and groups it perceives to be aligned with its ideology, including to sanctioned terrorist organizations such as the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which has been designated by the United States, United Kingdom, and European Union for its use of terrorist tactics leading to thousands of deaths in Turkiye, Iraq, and Syria since its establishment in 1984.
Autistici Inventati is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods and services to or in support of, an act of terrorism.
PALESTINE ACTION'S SUPPORT TO ACTS OF TERRORISM
The UK-based Palestine Action has supported numerous acts of terrorism since July 2020, including acts that have physically injured UK law enforcement personnel, as well as acts intended to intimidate lawful commercial enterprises and coerce the UK Government. The group's actions include multiple high-profile instances of breaking into defense infrastructure and British military installations, and causing millions of dollars' worth of damage to military equipment. Palestine Action has promoted its violent, criminal, and terrorist acts on social media, encouraging the use of similar tactics internationally, including within the United States and along the U.S.-Mexican border.
In July 2025, Palestine Action was proscribed as a terror group pursuant to section 1 of the UK's Terrorism Act of 2000, criminalizing any UK involvement or support for the organization. Today's action complements the UK's proscription.
Palestine Action is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods and services to or in support of, an act of terrorism.
MASAR BADIL AND THE POPULAR FRONT FOR THE LIBERATION OF PALESTINE
Masar Badil is a transnational organization that is also a front for the Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network (Samidoun), which was jointly sanctioned by Canada and the United States on October 15, 2024 for being a front organization that is owned, controlled, or directed by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), itself a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization since 1997. Masar Badil is inextricably linked with Samidoun, and described by one of its senior leaders as part of the same political project. The organizations share fundraising mechanisms as well as senior leaders and members of their respective Executive Committees, including already-sanctioned individuals Khaled Barakat, Mohammad Khatib, and Jaldia Abubakra, as well as Germany-based Zaid Abdulnasser and Brazil-based Rawa Alsagheer.
Masar Badil is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for being owned, controlled, or directed by, or having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, the Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network.
Rawa Alsagheer and Zaid Abdulnasser are being designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for being leaders or officials of Masar Badil.
SANCTIONS IMPLICATIONS
As a result of today's action, all property and interests in property of the designated or blocked person described above that are in the United States or in the possession or control of U.S. persons are blocked and must be reported to OFAC. In addition, any entities that are owned, directly or indirectly, individually or in the aggregate, 50 percent or more by one or more blocked persons are also blocked. Unless authorized by OFAC, or exempt, OFAC's regulations generally prohibit all transactions by U.S. persons or within (or transiting) the United States that involve any property or interests in property of blocked persons.
Violations of U.S. sanctions may result in the imposition of civil or criminal penalties on U.S. and foreign persons. OFAC may impose civil penalties for sanctions violations on a strict liability basis. OFAC's Economic Sanctions Enforcement Guidelines provide more information regarding OFAC's enforcement of U.S. economic sanctions. In addition, financial institutions and other persons may risk exposure to sanctions for engaging in certain transactions or activities involving designated or otherwise blocked persons. The prohibitions include the making of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or services by, to, or for the benefit of any designated or blocked person, or the receipt of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or services from any such person. Non-U.S. persons are also prohibited from causing or conspiring to cause U.S. persons to wittingly or unwittingly violate U.S. sanctions, as well as engaging in conduct that evades U.S. sanctions. Individuals located in the U.S. or abroad who provide information about sanctions violations to FinCEN's whistleblower incentive program may be eligible for awards if the information they provide leads to a successful enforcement action that results in monetary penalties exceeding $1,000,000.
Furthermore, engaging in certain transactions involving the persons designated today may risk the imposition of secondary sanctions on participating foreign financial institutions. OFAC can prohibit or impose strict conditions on opening or maintaining, in the United States, a correspondent account or a payable-through account of a foreign financial institution that knowingly conducts or facilitates any significant transaction on behalf of a person who is designated pursuant to the relevant authority.
The power and integrity of OFAC sanctions derive not only from OFAC's ability to designate and add persons to the SDN List, but also from its willingness to remove persons from the SDN List consistent with the law. The ultimate goal of sanctions is not to punish, but to bring about a positive change in behavior. For information concerning the process for seeking removal from an OFAC list, including the SDN List, or to submit a request, please refer to OFAC's guidance on Filing a Petition for Removal from an OFAC List.
Click here for more information on the persons designated today (https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fofac.treasury.gov%2Frecent-actions%2F20260826/1/010101a03e719ee9-cb6a3719-4ee9-457c-9fd5-5f7d7d348b1b-000000/lcdujHkHJEG7034Qzyf6PotylMT8A_8SnVMq09T0oF0=452).
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Original text here: https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0616/
State Dept.: U.S. Expresses Condolences to the Victims of Nepal Floods
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following statement on Aug. 26, 2026:
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United States Expresses Condolences to the Victims of the Nepal Floods
The United States extends its deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of those who lost their lives in the devastating flash floods in the Rasuwa district of Nepal. Our thoughts are with all those affected by this disaster.
The State Department is closely monitoring the situation and is deploying a disaster response advisor to the region to support response efforts. The Department will also provide $500,000 ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following statement on Aug. 26, 2026: * * * United States Expresses Condolences to the Victims of the Nepal Floods The United States extends its deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of those who lost their lives in the devastating flash floods in the Rasuwa district of Nepal. Our thoughts are with all those affected by this disaster. The State Department is closely monitoring the situation and is deploying a disaster response advisor to the region to support response efforts. The Department will also provide $500,000in assistance through its global award with Catholic Relief Services, supporting emergency shelter, relief items, and water, sanitation, and hygiene assistance to flood-affected communities.
The U.S. Embassy in Kathmandu is working closely with local authorities to locate and assist U.S. citizens in the affected areas. U.S. citizens in Nepal who need urgent assistance related to the flooding should contact the U.S. Embassy at KathmanduACS@state.gov.
We strongly encourage U.S. citizens in the affected areas to monitor local news, follow instructions from local authorities, and enroll in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) at step.state.gov to receive important safety and emergency information.
Concerned U.S. citizens seeking information about family members in Nepal should call 1-888-407-4747 toll-free from the United States and Canada, or 1-202-501-4444 from other locations.
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Original text here: https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2026/08/united-states-expresses-condolences-to-the-victims-of-the-nepal-floods/
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United States Expresses Condolences to the Victims of the Nepal Floods
The United States extends its deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of those who lost their lives in the devastating flash floods in the Rasuwa district of Nepal. Our thoughts are with all those affected by this disaster.
The State Department is closely monitoring the situation and is deploying a disaster response advisor to the region to support response efforts. The Department will also provide $500,000 ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following statement on Aug. 26, 2026: * * * United States Expresses Condolences to the Victims of the Nepal Floods The United States extends its deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of those who lost their lives in the devastating flash floods in the Rasuwa district of Nepal. Our thoughts are with all those affected by this disaster. The State Department is closely monitoring the situation and is deploying a disaster response advisor to the region to support response efforts. The Department will also provide $500,000in assistance through its global award with Catholic Relief Services, supporting emergency shelter, relief items, and water, sanitation, and hygiene assistance to flood-affected communities.
The U.S. Embassy in Kathmandu is working closely with local authorities to locate and assist U.S. citizens in the affected areas. U.S. citizens in Nepal who need urgent assistance related to the flooding should contact the U.S. Embassy at KathmanduACS@state.gov.
We strongly encourage U.S. citizens in the affected areas to monitor local news, follow instructions from local authorities, and enroll in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) at step.state.gov to receive important safety and emergency information.
Concerned U.S. citizens seeking information about family members in Nepal should call 1-888-407-4747 toll-free from the United States and Canada, or 1-202-501-4444 from other locations.
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Original text here: https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2026/08/united-states-expresses-condolences-to-the-victims-of-the-nepal-floods/
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory: More Robust Way to Create Entanglement in Trapped Ion Qubits
LIVERMORE, California, Aug. 27 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news:
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A more robust way to create entanglement in trapped ion qubits
While quantum computing could be the future, it is currently plagued by finicky hardware. To make the technology practical, researchers must demonstrate that it consistently and continuously works and performs at scale.
In a new study, published in Physical Review Letters (https://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/x9b9-5d78), researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) ... Show Full Article LIVERMORE, California, Aug. 27 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * A more robust way to create entanglement in trapped ion qubits While quantum computing could be the future, it is currently plagued by finicky hardware. To make the technology practical, researchers must demonstrate that it consistently and continuously works and performs at scale. In a new study, published in Physical Review Letters (https://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/x9b9-5d78), researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)and the Ion Storage Group at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Boulder, Colorado, created a robust process for entangling trapped-ion qubits. The result means better building blocks for ion-based quantum computers.
The approach creates a physical link between two trapped ions. Those ions are held in place with an electric field, although they do vibrate naturally. Because they are the same charge, they also repel each other. If one ion moves, it nudges its neighbor.
That shared motion can be used as a messenger between the qubits. In this experiment, the team used radio-frequency and microwave electromagnetic fields to apply a force to the ions. At different quantum states -- say when the qubit is pointing up versus down -- the force pushes the shared-ion motion in a slightly different way.
As the ions move from this controlled push, they acquire a so-called "phase shift." That phase shift, essentially an angle encoded in the qubits, depends on the combined quantum state of the two ions.
With the correct, precisely chosen timing, the motion of the ions fizzles out to end exactly where it started. And now, the ions have a phase shift that depends on their quantum states. They are linked together, or entangled.
"Entanglement is one of the key features that distinguishes quantum computers from classical computers and is central to how quantum advantage can be achieved," said author and LLNL scientist Tyler Guglielmo. "These types of non-classical correlations are what make universal quantum computation possible."
Getting the detuning -- the gap between the applied electromagnetic force and the natural vibration frequency of the ions -- right was the tricky and novel part of the process.
Imagine a vibrating ion like a person in a swing. If you push on the swing at exactly the right rhythm, or resonance, you can get it to speed up. But if that person wiggles, they will mess up the rhythm. The same is true for ions. Resonant driving makes qubits run faster, but the ions' own natural jiggling can throw off the process.
In contrast, pushing a swing out of rhythm barely moves it. You'd have to push for a long time before it built up any real change in motion. However, there is such a difference between your force and the swing's resonance that it doesn't really matter if the person sitting in it moves around. The system is much more robust, but slower.
The authors wanted both benefits: fast qubits, which mean fast quantum computing, and robust qubits, which mean robust quantum computing. To achieve that duality, their electromagnetic fields used a ramped detuning approach.
"We start far from resonance, move closer to resonance in the middle and then ramp back out," said Guglielmo. "This allows us to capture some of the robustness associated with far-detuned operation while still gaining speed from spending part of the gate close to resonance."
The team also ramped the strength of the applied force. Together, the amplitude and frequency ramps make the application of the state-dependent force more forgiving, which allows the ions to operate at higher temperatures, reduces calibration needs and paves the way for scale-up.
"This work is having an impact on many ion trap experiments. Ramping the detuning will surely percolate into many schemes," said Guglielmo. "Our next step will be to implement this in a new ion trap system with extra shielding hardware, allowing us to minimize errors even further."
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Original text here: https://www.llnl.gov/article/54876/more-robust-way-create-entanglement-trapped-ion-qubits
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A more robust way to create entanglement in trapped ion qubits
While quantum computing could be the future, it is currently plagued by finicky hardware. To make the technology practical, researchers must demonstrate that it consistently and continuously works and performs at scale.
In a new study, published in Physical Review Letters (https://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/x9b9-5d78), researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) ... Show Full Article LIVERMORE, California, Aug. 27 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * A more robust way to create entanglement in trapped ion qubits While quantum computing could be the future, it is currently plagued by finicky hardware. To make the technology practical, researchers must demonstrate that it consistently and continuously works and performs at scale. In a new study, published in Physical Review Letters (https://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/x9b9-5d78), researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)and the Ion Storage Group at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Boulder, Colorado, created a robust process for entangling trapped-ion qubits. The result means better building blocks for ion-based quantum computers.
The approach creates a physical link between two trapped ions. Those ions are held in place with an electric field, although they do vibrate naturally. Because they are the same charge, they also repel each other. If one ion moves, it nudges its neighbor.
That shared motion can be used as a messenger between the qubits. In this experiment, the team used radio-frequency and microwave electromagnetic fields to apply a force to the ions. At different quantum states -- say when the qubit is pointing up versus down -- the force pushes the shared-ion motion in a slightly different way.
As the ions move from this controlled push, they acquire a so-called "phase shift." That phase shift, essentially an angle encoded in the qubits, depends on the combined quantum state of the two ions.
With the correct, precisely chosen timing, the motion of the ions fizzles out to end exactly where it started. And now, the ions have a phase shift that depends on their quantum states. They are linked together, or entangled.
"Entanglement is one of the key features that distinguishes quantum computers from classical computers and is central to how quantum advantage can be achieved," said author and LLNL scientist Tyler Guglielmo. "These types of non-classical correlations are what make universal quantum computation possible."
Getting the detuning -- the gap between the applied electromagnetic force and the natural vibration frequency of the ions -- right was the tricky and novel part of the process.
Imagine a vibrating ion like a person in a swing. If you push on the swing at exactly the right rhythm, or resonance, you can get it to speed up. But if that person wiggles, they will mess up the rhythm. The same is true for ions. Resonant driving makes qubits run faster, but the ions' own natural jiggling can throw off the process.
In contrast, pushing a swing out of rhythm barely moves it. You'd have to push for a long time before it built up any real change in motion. However, there is such a difference between your force and the swing's resonance that it doesn't really matter if the person sitting in it moves around. The system is much more robust, but slower.
The authors wanted both benefits: fast qubits, which mean fast quantum computing, and robust qubits, which mean robust quantum computing. To achieve that duality, their electromagnetic fields used a ramped detuning approach.
"We start far from resonance, move closer to resonance in the middle and then ramp back out," said Guglielmo. "This allows us to capture some of the robustness associated with far-detuned operation while still gaining speed from spending part of the gate close to resonance."
The team also ramped the strength of the applied force. Together, the amplitude and frequency ramps make the application of the state-dependent force more forgiving, which allows the ions to operate at higher temperatures, reduces calibration needs and paves the way for scale-up.
"This work is having an impact on many ion trap experiments. Ramping the detuning will surely percolate into many schemes," said Guglielmo. "Our next step will be to implement this in a new ion trap system with extra shielding hardware, allowing us to minimize errors even further."
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Original text here: https://www.llnl.gov/article/54876/more-robust-way-create-entanglement-trapped-ion-qubits
Justice Dept.: KKR Agrees to Pay Record $250M Penalty for Serial Violations of Federal Premerger Review Law
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2026:
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KKR Agrees to Pay Record $250M Penalty for Serial Violations of Federal Premerger Review Law
KKR Will Pay Largest-Ever Penalty for Repeatedly Violating the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act by Withholding and Altering Documents and Failing to Make Required Filings
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The Justice Department filed a proposed settlement today requiring KKR & Co. GP LLC to pay a civil penalty of $250,000,000 to resolve allegations that KKR repeatedly flouted the premerger antitrust review process. The United States' ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2026: * * * KKR Agrees to Pay Record $250M Penalty for Serial Violations of Federal Premerger Review Law KKR Will Pay Largest-Ever Penalty for Repeatedly Violating the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act by Withholding and Altering Documents and Failing to Make Required Filings - The Justice Department filed a proposed settlement today requiring KKR & Co. GP LLC to pay a civil penalty of $250,000,000 to resolve allegations that KKR repeatedly flouted the premerger antitrust review process. The United States'Complaint alleged KKR evaded antitrust scrutiny for at least 16 separate transactions by failing to comply with the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR Act).
"This historic $250 million civil penalty - more than 20 times any prior HSR penalty obtained by the DOJ - sends a powerful message: the Department is committed to vigorous enforcement of the Act," said Associate Attorney General Stanley E. Woodward Jr. "The Act's requirements protect competition by giving the Justice Department an opportunity to investigate potentially unlawful transactions. Companies that disregard their legal obligations will face serious consequences."
The HSR Act requires parties to a merger, acquisition, or other transaction above a certain size to submit a premerger filing to the Department of Justice's Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission to facilitate the agencies' enforcement of Section 7 of the Clayton Act, which prohibits mergers and acquisitions that threaten to harm competition. As a sophisticated private equity firm in the business of buying and selling companies, KKR is familiar with the HSR Act and its requirements. Since 2021, KKR was required to make more than 100 premerger filings under the HSR Act.
The Division's Complaint alleged that in 2021-2022, KKR failed to make complete and accurate premerger filings for at least 16 transactions. Specifically, KKR violated the HSR Act by altering documents in HSR filings for at least eight of those transactions, failing to make any HSR filing for at least two of those transactions, and systematically omitting required documents in HSR filings for at least 10 of those transactions.
The HSR Act authorizes civil penalties for violations of the Act at more than $50,000 per day per violation. The proposed $250 million penalty is the largest civil penalty ever assessed for violating the HSR Act.
KKR is a global investment firm headquartered in New York, New York. It is one of the world's largest investment firms with over $744 billion in total assets under management.
Note: See the Proposed Final Judgment here (https://www.justice.gov/atr/media/1459326/dl?inline), the Stipulation and Order here (https://www.justice.gov/atr/media/1459321/dl?inline), and the Explanation of Procedures here (https://www.justice.gov/atr/media/1459316/dl?inline).
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Original text here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/kkr-agrees-pay-record-250m-penalty-serial-violations-federal-premerger-review-law
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KKR Agrees to Pay Record $250M Penalty for Serial Violations of Federal Premerger Review Law
KKR Will Pay Largest-Ever Penalty for Repeatedly Violating the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act by Withholding and Altering Documents and Failing to Make Required Filings
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The Justice Department filed a proposed settlement today requiring KKR & Co. GP LLC to pay a civil penalty of $250,000,000 to resolve allegations that KKR repeatedly flouted the premerger antitrust review process. The United States' ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2026: * * * KKR Agrees to Pay Record $250M Penalty for Serial Violations of Federal Premerger Review Law KKR Will Pay Largest-Ever Penalty for Repeatedly Violating the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act by Withholding and Altering Documents and Failing to Make Required Filings - The Justice Department filed a proposed settlement today requiring KKR & Co. GP LLC to pay a civil penalty of $250,000,000 to resolve allegations that KKR repeatedly flouted the premerger antitrust review process. The United States'Complaint alleged KKR evaded antitrust scrutiny for at least 16 separate transactions by failing to comply with the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR Act).
"This historic $250 million civil penalty - more than 20 times any prior HSR penalty obtained by the DOJ - sends a powerful message: the Department is committed to vigorous enforcement of the Act," said Associate Attorney General Stanley E. Woodward Jr. "The Act's requirements protect competition by giving the Justice Department an opportunity to investigate potentially unlawful transactions. Companies that disregard their legal obligations will face serious consequences."
The HSR Act requires parties to a merger, acquisition, or other transaction above a certain size to submit a premerger filing to the Department of Justice's Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission to facilitate the agencies' enforcement of Section 7 of the Clayton Act, which prohibits mergers and acquisitions that threaten to harm competition. As a sophisticated private equity firm in the business of buying and selling companies, KKR is familiar with the HSR Act and its requirements. Since 2021, KKR was required to make more than 100 premerger filings under the HSR Act.
The Division's Complaint alleged that in 2021-2022, KKR failed to make complete and accurate premerger filings for at least 16 transactions. Specifically, KKR violated the HSR Act by altering documents in HSR filings for at least eight of those transactions, failing to make any HSR filing for at least two of those transactions, and systematically omitting required documents in HSR filings for at least 10 of those transactions.
The HSR Act authorizes civil penalties for violations of the Act at more than $50,000 per day per violation. The proposed $250 million penalty is the largest civil penalty ever assessed for violating the HSR Act.
KKR is a global investment firm headquartered in New York, New York. It is one of the world's largest investment firms with over $744 billion in total assets under management.
Note: See the Proposed Final Judgment here (https://www.justice.gov/atr/media/1459326/dl?inline), the Stipulation and Order here (https://www.justice.gov/atr/media/1459321/dl?inline), and the Explanation of Procedures here (https://www.justice.gov/atr/media/1459316/dl?inline).
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Original text here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/kkr-agrees-pay-record-250m-penalty-serial-violations-federal-premerger-review-law
Hirshhorn and The Gund Jointly Acquire Two Important Early Artworks by Joan Jonas
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The Smithsonian Institution issued the following news release:
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Hirshhorn and The Gund Jointly Acquire Two Important Early Artworks by Joan Jonas
Co-Acquisition Will Be Celebrated Sept. 10 With Artist Talk
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In a milestone collaboration between two American centers of modern and contemporary art scholarship, the Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden and The Gund at Kenyon College announce the joint acquisition of two watershed artworks by Joan Jonas: "Mirror Pieces Installation II" (1969/2014) and "Wind" (1968). These are the first works by the pioneering ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The Smithsonian Institution issued the following news release: * * * Hirshhorn and The Gund Jointly Acquire Two Important Early Artworks by Joan Jonas Co-Acquisition Will Be Celebrated Sept. 10 With Artist Talk - In a milestone collaboration between two American centers of modern and contemporary art scholarship, the Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden and The Gund at Kenyon College announce the joint acquisition of two watershed artworks by Joan Jonas: "Mirror Pieces Installation II" (1969/2014) and "Wind" (1968). These are the first works by the pioneeringAmerican artist to enter both collections.
Widely recognized as one of the founding figures of American performance art, Jonas began bridging film and video, installation and sculpture, and body art in the mid-1960s, often experimenting with movement, mirrors and natural forces to forward her inquiry into perception. "Mirror Pieces Installation II" is a multimedia installation that incorporates the viewer through the inclusion of multiple mirrors. A dress and a jacket decorated with mirrored panels hang on a wall near three long mirrors, while a filmed performance--Jonas' "Nudes with Mirrors" (1969)--plays on a CRT (picture tube) television turned to face the mirrors. It features a group of performers interacting with props resembling those in the installation. One performer, a man, alternately dons and removes a mirrored jacket while observing his image in mirrors held by the other performers. Viewers encountering this artwork enter a similar visual dance: as they observe the recording indirectly through its mirror image, their own bodies are reflected and absorbed into the ever-changing artwork, raising questions of reality, self-perception and the female gaze. As is typical of her practice, Jonas reworked this piece in 2014.The work is currently on view at The Gund as part of its 15th-anniversary celebrations.
One of Jonas' best-known works, "Wind" is a five-and-a-half-minute black-and-white film in which a group of performers on a snowy Long Island beach conduct a series of actions against a strong wind. One performer wears a dress and another a jacket, both ornamented with mirrors that reflect the icy environment. As in "Mirror Pieces Installation II," the artist blurs the lines between figure and landscape, reality and fiction.
"The acquisitions build on the Hirshhorn's new media holdings, which include significant artworks but underrepresent women such as Joan Jonas who were vital to performance art's early development," said Hirshhorn Director Melissa Chiu. "We are honored to partner with The Gund to illuminate her centrality within the evolution of new media and performance art while also encouraging study and public presentation of her work."
"Joan Jonas' work continues to challenge how we think about performance, image, narrative and the role of the artist as a witness to the world," said Daisy Desrosiers, former David and Francie Horvitz Family Foundation Director and chief curator of The Gund, and the newly named Britton Family Curator-at-Large, North America, at Tate Modern. "For an emerging academic museum like The Gund, welcoming these works is both an extraordinary privilege and a defining moment. It reflects our conviction that students and communities deserve direct access to the artists who have shaped the course of art history--not only through exhibitions, but also through enduring commitments to their work. This co-acquisition with the Hirshhorn demonstrates that collaboration is not simply a practical model for museums today; it is an intellectual one. By sharing stewardship, expertise and public engagement, museums can expand access, strengthen scholarship and collectively build collections that no single institution could realize alone." In June, Desrosiers began her role at The Tate, but remains the curatorial and strategic lead for The Gund.
The co-acquisition will be celebrated Thursday, Sept. 10, at 6 p.m. in the Hirshhorn's Lerner Room with a conversation among Jonas, Hirshhorn Acting Head Curator Marina Isgro and Desrosiers. This program is free, but tickets are highly encouraged. They will be available starting Friday, Aug. 21, at 7 p.m. for Hirshhorn Insiders, and Monday, Aug. 24, at 7 p.m. for the public.
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About the Artist
Joan Jonas was born in New York in 1936. She received her Bachelor of Arts in art history and sculpture from Mount Holyoke College, studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and received her Master of Fine Arts from Columbia University in 1965. Jonas has exhibited and performed extensively at venues around the world. Recent solo exhibitions include the Museum of Modern Art, New York; the U.S. Pavilion for the 56th Venice Biennale; Tate Modern, London; Museu Serralves, Porto, Portugal; Pinacoteca de Sao Paulo; Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid; Dia Beacon, New York; Haus der Kunst, Munich; and the Drawing Center, New York. In addition, she has exhibited in documenta 5, 6, 7, 8, 11 and 13; the 28th Sao Paulo Biennial; and the 13th Shanghai Biennale. Notable awards include the Nam June Paik Prize (2024); the Kyoto Prize (2018); the Whitechapel Gallery Art Icon (2016); the Maya Deren Award, given by the American Film Institute (1989); and the Lifetime Achievement Award, given by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (2009).
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About the Hirshhorn
The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden is the national museum of modern and contemporary art and a leading voice for 21st-century art and culture. Part of the Smithsonian, the Hirshhorn is located prominently on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Its holdings encompass one of the most important collections of postwar American and European art in the world. The Hirshhorn presents diverse exhibitions and offers an array of public programs on the art of our time--free to all. The Hirshhorn Museum is open Mondays noon-5:30 p.m. and Tuesdays-Sundays 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. (closed Dec. 25). For more information, visit Hirshhorn.si.edu. Follow the museum on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.
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About The Gund
The Gund at Kenyon College is a world-class teaching museum located in Gambier, Ohio. Opened in 2011 as a place to experience, teach and learn about modern and contemporary art, The Gund became the first museum in Knox County to receive national accreditation by the American Alliance of Museums. The Gund welcomes over 10,000 students and other visitors a year and is dedicated to fostering dialogue and engagement among artists, students and the broader public. While the museum operates in a rural location, its impact is far-reaching, attracting artists who are eager to foster deep and impactful connections with audiences outside of traditional urban art centers. The Gund at Kenyon College is open Wednesday through Sunday. Learn more at https://www.thegund.org/.
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Original text here: https://www.si.edu/newsdesk/releases/hirshhorn-and-gund-jointly-acquire-two-important-early-artworks-joan-jonas
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Hirshhorn and The Gund Jointly Acquire Two Important Early Artworks by Joan Jonas
Co-Acquisition Will Be Celebrated Sept. 10 With Artist Talk
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In a milestone collaboration between two American centers of modern and contemporary art scholarship, the Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden and The Gund at Kenyon College announce the joint acquisition of two watershed artworks by Joan Jonas: "Mirror Pieces Installation II" (1969/2014) and "Wind" (1968). These are the first works by the pioneering ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The Smithsonian Institution issued the following news release: * * * Hirshhorn and The Gund Jointly Acquire Two Important Early Artworks by Joan Jonas Co-Acquisition Will Be Celebrated Sept. 10 With Artist Talk - In a milestone collaboration between two American centers of modern and contemporary art scholarship, the Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden and The Gund at Kenyon College announce the joint acquisition of two watershed artworks by Joan Jonas: "Mirror Pieces Installation II" (1969/2014) and "Wind" (1968). These are the first works by the pioneeringAmerican artist to enter both collections.
Widely recognized as one of the founding figures of American performance art, Jonas began bridging film and video, installation and sculpture, and body art in the mid-1960s, often experimenting with movement, mirrors and natural forces to forward her inquiry into perception. "Mirror Pieces Installation II" is a multimedia installation that incorporates the viewer through the inclusion of multiple mirrors. A dress and a jacket decorated with mirrored panels hang on a wall near three long mirrors, while a filmed performance--Jonas' "Nudes with Mirrors" (1969)--plays on a CRT (picture tube) television turned to face the mirrors. It features a group of performers interacting with props resembling those in the installation. One performer, a man, alternately dons and removes a mirrored jacket while observing his image in mirrors held by the other performers. Viewers encountering this artwork enter a similar visual dance: as they observe the recording indirectly through its mirror image, their own bodies are reflected and absorbed into the ever-changing artwork, raising questions of reality, self-perception and the female gaze. As is typical of her practice, Jonas reworked this piece in 2014.The work is currently on view at The Gund as part of its 15th-anniversary celebrations.
One of Jonas' best-known works, "Wind" is a five-and-a-half-minute black-and-white film in which a group of performers on a snowy Long Island beach conduct a series of actions against a strong wind. One performer wears a dress and another a jacket, both ornamented with mirrors that reflect the icy environment. As in "Mirror Pieces Installation II," the artist blurs the lines between figure and landscape, reality and fiction.
"The acquisitions build on the Hirshhorn's new media holdings, which include significant artworks but underrepresent women such as Joan Jonas who were vital to performance art's early development," said Hirshhorn Director Melissa Chiu. "We are honored to partner with The Gund to illuminate her centrality within the evolution of new media and performance art while also encouraging study and public presentation of her work."
"Joan Jonas' work continues to challenge how we think about performance, image, narrative and the role of the artist as a witness to the world," said Daisy Desrosiers, former David and Francie Horvitz Family Foundation Director and chief curator of The Gund, and the newly named Britton Family Curator-at-Large, North America, at Tate Modern. "For an emerging academic museum like The Gund, welcoming these works is both an extraordinary privilege and a defining moment. It reflects our conviction that students and communities deserve direct access to the artists who have shaped the course of art history--not only through exhibitions, but also through enduring commitments to their work. This co-acquisition with the Hirshhorn demonstrates that collaboration is not simply a practical model for museums today; it is an intellectual one. By sharing stewardship, expertise and public engagement, museums can expand access, strengthen scholarship and collectively build collections that no single institution could realize alone." In June, Desrosiers began her role at The Tate, but remains the curatorial and strategic lead for The Gund.
The co-acquisition will be celebrated Thursday, Sept. 10, at 6 p.m. in the Hirshhorn's Lerner Room with a conversation among Jonas, Hirshhorn Acting Head Curator Marina Isgro and Desrosiers. This program is free, but tickets are highly encouraged. They will be available starting Friday, Aug. 21, at 7 p.m. for Hirshhorn Insiders, and Monday, Aug. 24, at 7 p.m. for the public.
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About the Artist
Joan Jonas was born in New York in 1936. She received her Bachelor of Arts in art history and sculpture from Mount Holyoke College, studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and received her Master of Fine Arts from Columbia University in 1965. Jonas has exhibited and performed extensively at venues around the world. Recent solo exhibitions include the Museum of Modern Art, New York; the U.S. Pavilion for the 56th Venice Biennale; Tate Modern, London; Museu Serralves, Porto, Portugal; Pinacoteca de Sao Paulo; Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid; Dia Beacon, New York; Haus der Kunst, Munich; and the Drawing Center, New York. In addition, she has exhibited in documenta 5, 6, 7, 8, 11 and 13; the 28th Sao Paulo Biennial; and the 13th Shanghai Biennale. Notable awards include the Nam June Paik Prize (2024); the Kyoto Prize (2018); the Whitechapel Gallery Art Icon (2016); the Maya Deren Award, given by the American Film Institute (1989); and the Lifetime Achievement Award, given by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (2009).
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About the Hirshhorn
The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden is the national museum of modern and contemporary art and a leading voice for 21st-century art and culture. Part of the Smithsonian, the Hirshhorn is located prominently on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Its holdings encompass one of the most important collections of postwar American and European art in the world. The Hirshhorn presents diverse exhibitions and offers an array of public programs on the art of our time--free to all. The Hirshhorn Museum is open Mondays noon-5:30 p.m. and Tuesdays-Sundays 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. (closed Dec. 25). For more information, visit Hirshhorn.si.edu. Follow the museum on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.
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About The Gund
The Gund at Kenyon College is a world-class teaching museum located in Gambier, Ohio. Opened in 2011 as a place to experience, teach and learn about modern and contemporary art, The Gund became the first museum in Knox County to receive national accreditation by the American Alliance of Museums. The Gund welcomes over 10,000 students and other visitors a year and is dedicated to fostering dialogue and engagement among artists, students and the broader public. While the museum operates in a rural location, its impact is far-reaching, attracting artists who are eager to foster deep and impactful connections with audiences outside of traditional urban art centers. The Gund at Kenyon College is open Wednesday through Sunday. Learn more at https://www.thegund.org/.
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Original text here: https://www.si.edu/newsdesk/releases/hirshhorn-and-gund-jointly-acquire-two-important-early-artworks-joan-jonas
FCC Wireline Competition Bureau Issues Public Notice: Comments Invited on Verizon's Section 214 Application to Discontinue Domestic Legacy Voice Service as Part of Technology Transition
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 26-227):
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Unless otherwise specified, the following procedures and dates apply to the application(s) (the Section 214 Discontinuance Application(s)) listed in the Appendix.
The Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau), upon initial review, has found the Section 214 Discontinuance Application(s) listed herein to be acceptable for filing and subject to the procedures set forth in Section 63.71 of the Commission's rules./1 The application(s) request authority, ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 26-227): * * * Unless otherwise specified, the following procedures and dates apply to the application(s) (the Section 214 Discontinuance Application(s)) listed in the Appendix. The Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau), upon initial review, has found the Section 214 Discontinuance Application(s) listed herein to be acceptable for filing and subject to the procedures set forth in Section 63.71 of the Commission's rules./1 The application(s) request authority,under section 214 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended,/2 and section 63.71 of the Commission's rules,/3 to discontinue, reduce, or impair certain domestic telecommunications service(s) (Affected Service(s)) in specified geographic areas (Service Area(s)) as applicable and as fully described in each application.
In accordance with section 63.71(f) of the Commission's rules, the Section 214 Discontinuance Application(s) listed in the Appendix will be deemed granted automatically on September 26, 2026, the 31st day after the release date of this public notice, unless the Commission notifies any applicant(s) that their grant will not be automatically effective.4 We note that the date on which an application for Commission authorization is deemed granted may be different from the date on which applicants are authorized to discontinue service ("Authorized Date"). Any applicant whose application has been deemed granted may discontinue their Affected Service(s) in their Service Area(s) on or after the authorized discontinuance date(s) specified in the Appendix, in accordance with their filed representations. Accordingly, pursuant to section 63.71(f), and the terms outlined in each application, absent further Commission action, each applicant may discontinue the Affected Service(s) in the Service Area(s) described in their application on or after the authorized discontinuance date(s) listed in the Appendix for that application. For purposes of computation of time when filing a petition for reconsideration, application for review, or petition for judicial review of the Commission's decision(s), the date of "public notice" shall be the later of the auto grant date stated above in this Public Notice, or the release date(s) of any further public notice(s) or order(s) announcing final Commission action, as applicable. Should no petitions for reconsideration, applications for review, or petitions for judicial review be timely filed, the proceeding(s) listed in this Public Notice shall be terminated, and the docket(s) will be closed.
Comments objecting to the application listed in the Appendix must be filed with the Commission on or before September 10, 2026. Comments should refer to the specific WC Docket No. and Comp. Pol. File No. listed in the Appendix for the Section 214 Discontinuance Application. Comments should include specific information about the impact of the proposed discontinuance on the commenter, including any inability to acquire reasonable substitute service. Comments may be filed using the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS). Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically using the Internet by accessing the ECFS: https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs. Filers should follow the instructions provided on the Web site for submitting comments. Generally, only one copy of an electronic submission must be filed. In completing the transmittal screen, filers should include their full name, U.S. Postal Service mailing address, and the applicable docket number./5
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. All filings must be addressed to the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission. 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.
This proceeding shall be treated as a "permit-but-disclose" proceeding in accordance with the Commission's ex parte rules./6 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 this proceeding should familiarize themselves with the Commission's ex parte rules.
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.
For further information, please see the contact(s) for the specific discontinuance proceeding you are interested in as listed in the Appendix. For further information on procedures regarding section 214 please visit https://www.fcc.gov/general/domestic-section-214-discontinuance-service.
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Appendix
1) Applicant(s): Citizens Telecommunications Company of Utah d/b/a Frontier Communications of Utah; Citizens Telecommunications Company of the White Mountains, Inc. d/b/a Frontier Communications of the White Mountains; Citizens Utilities Rural Company, Inc. d/b/a Frontier Citizens Utilities Rural; Frontier Communications of the Carolinas LLC; Frontier Communications of Michigan, Inc.; Frontier Communications of the Southwest, Inc.; Frontier Communications of Virginia, Inc.; Frontier North Inc.; Navajo Communications Company, Inc.; Verizon Delaware LLC; Verizon New England Inc. d/b/a Verizon Rhode Island; Verizon New Jersey Inc.; Verizon South Inc.; and Verizon Virginia LLC (Verizon)
WC Docket No. 26-227, Comp. Pol. File No. 2178
Link - https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/search/search-filings/results?q=(proceedings.name:(%2226- 227%22))
Affected Service(s) - residential and business legacy TDM-based voice service Service Area(s) - in portions of Arizona, Delaware, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Utah, and Virginia, as specified in the application
Authorized Date(s) - on or after October 23, 2026
Contact(s) - Kimberly Jackson, (202) 418-7393 (voice), Kimberly.Jackson@fcc.gov, of the Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau
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Footnotes:
1/ 47 CFR Sec. 63.71.
2/ 47 U.S.C. Sec. 214.
3/ 47 CFR Sec. 63.71.
4/ See 47 CFR Sec. 63.71(f)(1) (stating, in relevant part, that an application filed by a non-dominant carrier "shall be automatically granted on the 31st day... unless the Commission has notified the applicant that the grant will not be automatically effective"); see also 47 CFR Sec. 63.71(f)(2)(i) (stating that "[a]n application to discontinue, reduce, or impair an existing retail service as part of a technology transition, as defined in Sec. 63.60(i), may be automatically granted... if: The applicant provides affected customers with the notice required under paragraph (a)(6) of this section, and the application contains the showing or certification described in Sec. 63.602(b)"); Accelerating Wireline Broadband Deployment by Removing Barriers to Infrastructure Investment, WC Docket No. 17-84, Order, DA 25248, para. 6 (WCB Mar. 20, 2025) (waiving the Adequate Replacement Test's "single replacement service" requirement for a period of two years when a carrier seeks to discontinue a legacy voice service pursuant to section 214(a), thereby allowing carriers to satisfy all three prongs of the Adequate Replacement Test with a bundled service); Technology Transitions, GN Docket No. 13-5, Order on Clarification, DA 25-250, para. 6 (WCB Mar. 20, 2025) (clarifying the applicability of the testing methodology and parameters required for meeting the streamlining criteria when a carrier submits a technology transition discontinuance application relying on the "totality of the circumstances" under the Adequate Replacement Test)).
5/ Please note that Commission staff may share filed comments with the applicant(s), along with the commenter's contact information, in order to allow applicant(s) to identify affected customers in the proposed discontinuance area and fully respond.
6/ 47 CFR Sec. 1.1200 et seq.
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Original text here: https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-890A1.pdf
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Unless otherwise specified, the following procedures and dates apply to the application(s) (the Section 214 Discontinuance Application(s)) listed in the Appendix.
The Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau), upon initial review, has found the Section 214 Discontinuance Application(s) listed herein to be acceptable for filing and subject to the procedures set forth in Section 63.71 of the Commission's rules./1 The application(s) request authority, ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 26-227): * * * Unless otherwise specified, the following procedures and dates apply to the application(s) (the Section 214 Discontinuance Application(s)) listed in the Appendix. The Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau), upon initial review, has found the Section 214 Discontinuance Application(s) listed herein to be acceptable for filing and subject to the procedures set forth in Section 63.71 of the Commission's rules./1 The application(s) request authority,under section 214 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended,/2 and section 63.71 of the Commission's rules,/3 to discontinue, reduce, or impair certain domestic telecommunications service(s) (Affected Service(s)) in specified geographic areas (Service Area(s)) as applicable and as fully described in each application.
In accordance with section 63.71(f) of the Commission's rules, the Section 214 Discontinuance Application(s) listed in the Appendix will be deemed granted automatically on September 26, 2026, the 31st day after the release date of this public notice, unless the Commission notifies any applicant(s) that their grant will not be automatically effective.4 We note that the date on which an application for Commission authorization is deemed granted may be different from the date on which applicants are authorized to discontinue service ("Authorized Date"). Any applicant whose application has been deemed granted may discontinue their Affected Service(s) in their Service Area(s) on or after the authorized discontinuance date(s) specified in the Appendix, in accordance with their filed representations. Accordingly, pursuant to section 63.71(f), and the terms outlined in each application, absent further Commission action, each applicant may discontinue the Affected Service(s) in the Service Area(s) described in their application on or after the authorized discontinuance date(s) listed in the Appendix for that application. For purposes of computation of time when filing a petition for reconsideration, application for review, or petition for judicial review of the Commission's decision(s), the date of "public notice" shall be the later of the auto grant date stated above in this Public Notice, or the release date(s) of any further public notice(s) or order(s) announcing final Commission action, as applicable. Should no petitions for reconsideration, applications for review, or petitions for judicial review be timely filed, the proceeding(s) listed in this Public Notice shall be terminated, and the docket(s) will be closed.
Comments objecting to the application listed in the Appendix must be filed with the Commission on or before September 10, 2026. Comments should refer to the specific WC Docket No. and Comp. Pol. File No. listed in the Appendix for the Section 214 Discontinuance Application. Comments should include specific information about the impact of the proposed discontinuance on the commenter, including any inability to acquire reasonable substitute service. Comments may be filed using the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS). Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically using the Internet by accessing the ECFS: https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs. Filers should follow the instructions provided on the Web site for submitting comments. Generally, only one copy of an electronic submission must be filed. In completing the transmittal screen, filers should include their full name, U.S. Postal Service mailing address, and the applicable docket number./5
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. All filings must be addressed to the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission. 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.
This proceeding shall be treated as a "permit-but-disclose" proceeding in accordance with the Commission's ex parte rules./6 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 this proceeding should familiarize themselves with the Commission's ex parte rules.
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.
For further information, please see the contact(s) for the specific discontinuance proceeding you are interested in as listed in the Appendix. For further information on procedures regarding section 214 please visit https://www.fcc.gov/general/domestic-section-214-discontinuance-service.
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Appendix
1) Applicant(s): Citizens Telecommunications Company of Utah d/b/a Frontier Communications of Utah; Citizens Telecommunications Company of the White Mountains, Inc. d/b/a Frontier Communications of the White Mountains; Citizens Utilities Rural Company, Inc. d/b/a Frontier Citizens Utilities Rural; Frontier Communications of the Carolinas LLC; Frontier Communications of Michigan, Inc.; Frontier Communications of the Southwest, Inc.; Frontier Communications of Virginia, Inc.; Frontier North Inc.; Navajo Communications Company, Inc.; Verizon Delaware LLC; Verizon New England Inc. d/b/a Verizon Rhode Island; Verizon New Jersey Inc.; Verizon South Inc.; and Verizon Virginia LLC (Verizon)
WC Docket No. 26-227, Comp. Pol. File No. 2178
Link - https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/search/search-filings/results?q=(proceedings.name:(%2226- 227%22))
Affected Service(s) - residential and business legacy TDM-based voice service Service Area(s) - in portions of Arizona, Delaware, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Utah, and Virginia, as specified in the application
Authorized Date(s) - on or after October 23, 2026
Contact(s) - Kimberly Jackson, (202) 418-7393 (voice), Kimberly.Jackson@fcc.gov, of the Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau
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Footnotes:
1/ 47 CFR Sec. 63.71.
2/ 47 U.S.C. Sec. 214.
3/ 47 CFR Sec. 63.71.
4/ See 47 CFR Sec. 63.71(f)(1) (stating, in relevant part, that an application filed by a non-dominant carrier "shall be automatically granted on the 31st day... unless the Commission has notified the applicant that the grant will not be automatically effective"); see also 47 CFR Sec. 63.71(f)(2)(i) (stating that "[a]n application to discontinue, reduce, or impair an existing retail service as part of a technology transition, as defined in Sec. 63.60(i), may be automatically granted... if: The applicant provides affected customers with the notice required under paragraph (a)(6) of this section, and the application contains the showing or certification described in Sec. 63.602(b)"); Accelerating Wireline Broadband Deployment by Removing Barriers to Infrastructure Investment, WC Docket No. 17-84, Order, DA 25248, para. 6 (WCB Mar. 20, 2025) (waiving the Adequate Replacement Test's "single replacement service" requirement for a period of two years when a carrier seeks to discontinue a legacy voice service pursuant to section 214(a), thereby allowing carriers to satisfy all three prongs of the Adequate Replacement Test with a bundled service); Technology Transitions, GN Docket No. 13-5, Order on Clarification, DA 25-250, para. 6 (WCB Mar. 20, 2025) (clarifying the applicability of the testing methodology and parameters required for meeting the streamlining criteria when a carrier submits a technology transition discontinuance application relying on the "totality of the circumstances" under the Adequate Replacement Test)).
5/ Please note that Commission staff may share filed comments with the applicant(s), along with the commenter's contact information, in order to allow applicant(s) to identify affected customers in the proposed discontinuance area and fully respond.
6/ 47 CFR Sec. 1.1200 et seq.
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Original text here: https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-890A1.pdf
FCC Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Issues Public Notice: Auction 113 Long-form Applications are Granted
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau issued the following public notice (Docket No. DA 26-886):
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By this Public Notice, the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) announces the grant of 6 long-form applications and issuance of 199 licenses for Auction 113. On June 23, 2026, bidding concluded in the Federal Communications Commission's (Commission's) auction of Advanced Wireless Services (AWS-3) licenses, and the Office of Economics and Analytics (OEA) and the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) announced the results of that ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau issued the following public notice (Docket No. DA 26-886): * * * By this Public Notice, the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) announces the grant of 6 long-form applications and issuance of 199 licenses for Auction 113. On June 23, 2026, bidding concluded in the Federal Communications Commission's (Commission's) auction of Advanced Wireless Services (AWS-3) licenses, and the Office of Economics and Analytics (OEA) and the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) announced the results of thatauction on June 26, 2026./1 This auction raised a total of $3,572,355,450 in net bids and $3,572,889,200 in gross bids, with 7 bidders winning a total of 200 licenses./2 Long-form applications for licenses won in Auction 113 were due on July 13, 2026. WTB accepted these same 6 Auction 113 applications for filing on August 11, 2026./3
Upon further review and examination, WTB finds the applications for the licenses listed in Attachment A to be complete and in conformance with the Commission's rules. We find that granting the applications for the licenses listed in Attachment A serves the public interest, convenience, and necessity. Furthermore, the Commission has received full payment for the licenses listed in Attachment A, as required by section 1.2109(a) of its rules./4 Accordingly, by this Public Notice, we announce the grant of the licenses listed in Attachment A. We grant these licenses pursuant to section 309(a) of the Communications Act, 47 U.S.C. Sec. 309(a), and sections 0.131 and 0.331 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. Sec.Sec. 0.131, 0.331.
We remind licensees that they should review all Commission orders and public notices establishing rules and policies for these licenses./5 Each licensee is solely responsible for complying with all FCC rules and regulations associated with these licenses.
This Public Notice includes two attachments:
Attachment A - AWS-3 Licenses Granted - Sorted by Licensee (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-886A2.pdf)
Attachment B - AWS-3 Licenses Granted - Sorted by Market Number (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-886A3.pdf)
Please contact Madelaine Maior or Jeffrey Tignor at Madelaine.Maior@fcc.gov and Jeffrey.Tignor@fcc.gov for questions regarding legal matters or licensing issues. Please contact Will Wiquist at (202) 418-0500 or Will.Wiquist@fcc.gov for press questions.
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 (voice).
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1/ Auction of Advanced Wireless Services (AWS-3) Licenses Closes, Public Notice, DA 26-633 (OEA & WTB June 26, 2026).
2/ "Gross bids" refers to the total of winning bid amounts at the close of bidding and does not reflect any small business or rural service provider bidding credits claimed by eligible winning bidders. "Net bids" refers to the total of winning bid amounts as adjusted for any small business or rural service provider bidding credits claimed by winning bidders.
3/ Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Announces that Applications for Auction 113 Licenses Are Accepted for Filing, Public Notice, DA 26-833 (WTB Aug. 11, 2026).
4/ 47 CFR Sec. 1.2109(a).
5/ See generally Amendment of the Commission's Rules with Regard to Commercial Operations in the 1695-1710 MHz, 1755-1780 MHz, and 2155-2180 MHz Bands, GN Docket No. 13-185, Report and Order, 29 FCC Rcd 4610 (2014); Enhancing National Security Through the Auction of AWS-3 Spectrum Licenses; Applying New Average Annual Gross Revenue Benchmarks for Small Business Bidding Credits; Amendment of the Commission's Rules with Regard to Commercial Operations in the 1695-1710 MHz, 1755-1780 MHz, and 2155-2180 MHz Bands, GN Docket No. 25-70, GN Docket No. 25-71, GN Docket No. 13-185, Report and Order and Second Report and Order, 40 FCC Rcd 5544 (2025); and Auction of Advanced Wireless Services (AWS-3) Licenses; Notice and Filing Requirements, Minimum Opening Bids, Upfront Payments, and Other Procedures for Auction 113; Bidding Schedule to begin June 2, 2026, AU Docket No. 25-117, Public Notice, 40 FCC Rcd 10097 (2026).
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Original text here: https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-886A1.pdf
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By this Public Notice, the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) announces the grant of 6 long-form applications and issuance of 199 licenses for Auction 113. On June 23, 2026, bidding concluded in the Federal Communications Commission's (Commission's) auction of Advanced Wireless Services (AWS-3) licenses, and the Office of Economics and Analytics (OEA) and the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) announced the results of that ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau issued the following public notice (Docket No. DA 26-886): * * * By this Public Notice, the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) announces the grant of 6 long-form applications and issuance of 199 licenses for Auction 113. On June 23, 2026, bidding concluded in the Federal Communications Commission's (Commission's) auction of Advanced Wireless Services (AWS-3) licenses, and the Office of Economics and Analytics (OEA) and the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) announced the results of thatauction on June 26, 2026./1 This auction raised a total of $3,572,355,450 in net bids and $3,572,889,200 in gross bids, with 7 bidders winning a total of 200 licenses./2 Long-form applications for licenses won in Auction 113 were due on July 13, 2026. WTB accepted these same 6 Auction 113 applications for filing on August 11, 2026./3
Upon further review and examination, WTB finds the applications for the licenses listed in Attachment A to be complete and in conformance with the Commission's rules. We find that granting the applications for the licenses listed in Attachment A serves the public interest, convenience, and necessity. Furthermore, the Commission has received full payment for the licenses listed in Attachment A, as required by section 1.2109(a) of its rules./4 Accordingly, by this Public Notice, we announce the grant of the licenses listed in Attachment A. We grant these licenses pursuant to section 309(a) of the Communications Act, 47 U.S.C. Sec. 309(a), and sections 0.131 and 0.331 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. Sec.Sec. 0.131, 0.331.
We remind licensees that they should review all Commission orders and public notices establishing rules and policies for these licenses./5 Each licensee is solely responsible for complying with all FCC rules and regulations associated with these licenses.
This Public Notice includes two attachments:
Attachment A - AWS-3 Licenses Granted - Sorted by Licensee (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-886A2.pdf)
Attachment B - AWS-3 Licenses Granted - Sorted by Market Number (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-886A3.pdf)
Please contact Madelaine Maior or Jeffrey Tignor at Madelaine.Maior@fcc.gov and Jeffrey.Tignor@fcc.gov for questions regarding legal matters or licensing issues. Please contact Will Wiquist at (202) 418-0500 or Will.Wiquist@fcc.gov for press questions.
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 (voice).
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1/ Auction of Advanced Wireless Services (AWS-3) Licenses Closes, Public Notice, DA 26-633 (OEA & WTB June 26, 2026).
2/ "Gross bids" refers to the total of winning bid amounts at the close of bidding and does not reflect any small business or rural service provider bidding credits claimed by eligible winning bidders. "Net bids" refers to the total of winning bid amounts as adjusted for any small business or rural service provider bidding credits claimed by winning bidders.
3/ Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Announces that Applications for Auction 113 Licenses Are Accepted for Filing, Public Notice, DA 26-833 (WTB Aug. 11, 2026).
4/ 47 CFR Sec. 1.2109(a).
5/ See generally Amendment of the Commission's Rules with Regard to Commercial Operations in the 1695-1710 MHz, 1755-1780 MHz, and 2155-2180 MHz Bands, GN Docket No. 13-185, Report and Order, 29 FCC Rcd 4610 (2014); Enhancing National Security Through the Auction of AWS-3 Spectrum Licenses; Applying New Average Annual Gross Revenue Benchmarks for Small Business Bidding Credits; Amendment of the Commission's Rules with Regard to Commercial Operations in the 1695-1710 MHz, 1755-1780 MHz, and 2155-2180 MHz Bands, GN Docket No. 25-70, GN Docket No. 25-71, GN Docket No. 13-185, Report and Order and Second Report and Order, 40 FCC Rcd 5544 (2025); and Auction of Advanced Wireless Services (AWS-3) Licenses; Notice and Filing Requirements, Minimum Opening Bids, Upfront Payments, and Other Procedures for Auction 113; Bidding Schedule to begin June 2, 2026, AU Docket No. 25-117, Public Notice, 40 FCC Rcd 10097 (2026).
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Original text here: https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-886A1.pdf