Post-Loan Policies and Procedures Common to Guaranteed and Insured Loans

Recent changes in the telecommunications industry, including deregulation and technological developments, have caused Rural Utilities Service (RUS) borrowers and other organizations providing telecommunications services to consider undertaking projects that provide new telecommunications services and other telecommunications services not ordinarily financed by RUS. To facilitate the financing of those projects and services, RUS is willing to consider accommodating the Government's lien on telecommunications borrowers' systems in an expedited manner based on the financial strength of the borrowers operations. This will help enable RUS telecommunications providers to compete in an expanding number of telecommunications services may be critical to their financial strength and stability.