The Commission Amends E-Rate Program Rules to Strengthen Program Integrity, Assist Participants with Compliance, Prevent Improper Payments, Decrease the Risk of Fraud, and Simplify Program Rules.
To enhance "Know-Your-Customer" requirements, the Commission seeks comment on information that voice service providers must obtain from customers before they make calls, how providers should verify that information, and penalties for violations.
FCC seeks comment on a proposal to amend the Audible Crawl Rule, which would eliminate the need for successive waivers of the rule and would ensure the continued availability of visual but non-textual emergency information.