# General Policies, Types of Loans, Loan Requirements-Telecommunications Program
> **Rural Utilities Service** · Final rule. · Published 2000-09-08 · Effective 2000-09-08 · 65 FR 54399
## Document
- **Document number:** 00-23092
- **Category:** rural-development
- **Sub-agency:** Rural Utilities Service
- **Federal Register citation:** 65 FR 54399
- **CFR reference:** 7 CFR 1735
- **Publication date:** 2000-09-08
- **Effective date:** 2000-09-08
## Abstract

The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) is amending its regulations to update the criteria for determining "reasonably adequate service" levels for local exchange carriers and providers of specialized telecommunications service. This rule is part of an ongoing RUS project to modernize agency policies in order to provide borrowers with the flexibility to continue providing reliable, modern telephone service at reasonable costs in rural areas, while maintaining the security and feasibility of the Government's loans.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2000/09/08/00-23092/general-policies-types-of-loans-loan-requirements-telecommunications-program)
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