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Final Rule

Connect America Fund et al.

Agency
FCC
Document Number
2025-12696
Published
July 9, 2025
Effective Date
July 9, 2025

Abstract

In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years, an information collection associated with certain rules for the Connect America Fund contained in the Commission's Enhanced A-CAM Order of August 17, 2023, and Connect America Fund Order of April 10, 2024 (Orders). This document is consistent with the Orders, which stated that the Commission would publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the effective date of the revised information collection requirement.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the 2025-12696 Federal Register document?
Document 2025-12696 is a Final Rule published by the Federal Communications Commission in the Federal Register on July 9, 2025, with an effective date of July 9, 2025. In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years, an information collection associated with certain rules for the Connect America Fund contained in the Commission's Enhanced A-CAM Order of August 17, 2023, and Connect America Fund Order of April 10, 2024 (Orders). This document is consistent with the Orders, which stated that the Commission would publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the effective date of the revised information collection requirement. View the original at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/09/2025-12696/connect-america-fund-et-al.
Is document 2025-12696 an economically significant rule?
No. Document 2025-12696 is not classified as economically significant under Executive Order 12866. Economically significant rules require OIRA review and are estimated to have impacts of $100 million or more per year.

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