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FCC Wireline Competition Bureau Issues Public Notice: Counties Where Conditional Forbearance From Lifeline Voice Obligation Applies
July 10, 2026
WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 11-42):

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By this Public Notice, the Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) announces the counties in which conditional forbearance from the obligation to offer Lifeline-supported voice service applies, pursuant to the Commission's 2016 Lifeline Order./1 This forbearance applies only to the Lifeline voice obligation of . . .

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