FEDUnited States · Jun 1, 2026
High-Cost Program Reform for All-IP Future
The Commission will consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking comment on how a High-Cost Modernization initiative can ensure all Americans, especially in rural areas, have access to next-generation services.
The Bottom Line
This item seeks public comment on modernizing the High-Cost Program to ensure access to next-generation services for all Americans, particularly in rural areas.
Highlights
- Seeks comment on how a High-Cost Modernization initiative could best ensure access to next-generation services.
- Focuses on ensuring access for all Americans, particularly those in rural areas.
- Addresses the context of an ever-changing technological environment.
- Part of reforming the High-Cost Program for an All-IP Future.
Key Numbers
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Source Verification
Federal Communications Commission | Country | FR Doc No: 2026-09837
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✓ Quote-groundedFederal Register — FCC
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/15/2026-09837/sunshine-act-meeting-open-commission-meeting-wednesday-may-20-2026
Quoted passages this brief is built from (2)
- "The Commission will consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking comment on how a High-Cost Modernization initiative could best ensure that all Americans, particularly those in rural areas, have access to next-generation services in an ever-changing environment."— Item 4 Summary
- "Title: Reforming the High-Cost Program for an All-IP Future (WC Docket No. 26- 96); and Connect America Fund: A National Broadband Plan for our Future High- Cost Universal Support (WC Docket No. 10-90)"— Item 4 Title