Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service: Promoting Deployment and Subscribership in Unserved and Underserved Areas, Including Tribal and Insular Areas
universal-service · Federal Communications Commission · Published 2000-08-16 · Effective 2000-09-05 · 65 FR 49941
Document
Document number
00-20789
Federal Register citation
65 FR 49941
CFR reference
47 CFR 54
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; announcement of effective date.
Category
universal-service
Publication date
2000-08-16
Effective date
2000-09-05
FCC docket
CC Docket No. 96-45
Abstract
This document announces the effective date of the rules adopted in the Tribal Order amending the Commission's universal service rules to provide additional, targeted support under the Commission's low-income programs to create financial incentives for eligible telecommunications carriers to serve, and deploy telecommunications facilities in, areas that previously may have been regarded as high risk and unprofitable. The document was published in the Federal Register on August 4, 2000. Some of the rules contained information collection requirements.