The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) submitted its Seventh Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Reimbursement Program (Reimbursement Program) Report to Congress, identifying steps the Commission has taken to implement the Reimbursement Program and Reimbursement Program recipients’ progress toward the removal, replacement, and disposal of covered communications equipment and services.
The Bureau reported that Reimbursement Program recipients continue to progress with their plans to permanently remove, replace, and dispose of covered equipment and services. Final certifications have been filed for 13 of the 126 applications, indicating that 13 Reimbursement Program recipients have permanently removed, replaced, and disposed of all covered communications equipment and services that were in their networks. 13 recipients have initiated the closeout process, and seven recipients have completed the closeout process, indicating compliance with all requirements and certifications necessary to finish their participation in the Reimbursement Program.
