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Technologie i telekomunikacja · 9.02.2015

Privacy Act System of Records

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission or Agency) proposes to add a new system of records, FCC/CGB-4, "Internet- based Telecommunications Relay Service-User Registration Database (ITRS-URD) Program." The FCC's Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau (CGB) will use the information contained in the ITRS-URD Program's system of records to cover the personally identifiable information (PII) that is collected, used, stored, and maintained as part of the management, operations, and functions of the ITRS-URD's Program's database(s). The ITRS-URD Program, which is administered under contract with the FCC, is a database registration system that provides a necessary interface for multiple services, which include, but are not limited to Internet-based Telecommunications Relay Services (ITRS) such as VRS,\1\ IP Relay,\2\ and IPCTS,\3\ for individuals who are deaf, deaf-blind, hard of hearing, and/or have speech disabilities, and who are eligible under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and who have registered to subscribe to/participate in the ITRS-URD Program's services. These various forms of Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) allow persons who are deaf, deaf-b

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Technologie i telekomunikacja · 9/14/2026

Promoting Fair and Open Competitive Bidding in the E-Rate Program; Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support Mechanism

In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved until November 30, 2027 an information collection associated with the rules for the Universal Service Schools and Libraries program contained in the Commission's Promoting Fair and Open Competitive Bidding in the E-Rate Program; Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support Mechanism Report and Order (Report and Order), WC Docket No. 21-455, CC Docket No. 02-6; FCC 26-30. This document is consistent with the Report and Order, which stated that the Commission would publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the effective date of the new information collection requirements.

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Technologie i telekomunikacja · 9/11/2026

Protecting Against National Security Threats to the Communications Supply Chain Through the Equipment Authorization Program

In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) takes further steps to strengthen its equipment authorization program against national security risks to the communications supply chain. The Commission closes a component-part loophole by prohibiting authorization of devices that incorporate logic-bearing hardware components produced by an entity identified on the Commission's Covered List, where the device would itself be prohibited from authorization had the Covered List entity produced the entire device. The Commission also requires that any modification or permissive change to equipment by an entity identified on the Covered List undergo full certification, clarifies that its marketing rules reach any entity (including online marketplaces) that markets unauthorized equipment, and requires online marketplaces, subject to limited exceptions, to display a device's FCC ID at the online point of sale. Finally, the Commission amends its definition of "critical infrastructure," as used on the Covered List, and corrects two administrative errors in its rules.

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Technologie i telekomunikacja · 9/11/2026

Notice of Debarment; Federal E-Rate Program

The Enforcement Bureau (the "Bureau") debars John Comito from the schools and libraries universal service support mechanism (or E-Rate Program) and all federal universal service support mechanisms for three years.

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Technologie i telekomunikacja · 9/11/2026

Notice of Debarment; Federal E-Rate Program

The Enforcement Bureau (the "Bureau") debars Shawn Clemmons from the schools and libraries universal service support mechanism (or E-Rate Program) and all federal universal service support mechanisms for three years.

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Technologie i telekomunikacja · 9/11/2026

Notice of Debarment; Federal E-Rate Program

The Enforcement Bureau (the "Bureau") debars Mark Whitaker from the schools and libraries universal service support mechanism (or E-Rate Program) and all federal universal service support mechanisms for three years.

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