# 2025-12696: FCC Clears Paper Trail for Connect America Internet Cash Flow

2025-12696, Connect America Fund et al., is a Federal Register rule from Federal Communications Commission published 2025-07-09, effective The Office of Management and Budget has approved, for a period of three years, an information collection associated with certain rules for the Connect America Fund. (as of 2026-06-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-12696
- As of: 2026-06-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-12696
- Title: Connect America Fund et al.
- Type: Rule
- Agencies: Federal Communications Commission
- Citation: 90 FR 30213
- Published: 2025-07-09
- Effective: The Office of Management and Budget has approved, for a period of three years, an information collection associated with certain rules for the Connect America Fund.
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-11

## In one line

FCC Clears Paper Trail for Connect America Internet Cash Flow

## Summary

The FCC got the green light from the Office of Management and Budget to collect info for the Connect America Fund rules for the next three years. This affects companies involved in the fund, making sure they follow updated reporting rules starting soon. It’s all about keeping the fund running smoothly and helping connect more Americans.

## Abstract

In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years, an information collection associated with certain rules for the Connect America Fund contained in the Commission's Enhanced A-CAM Order of August 17, 2023, and Connect America Fund Order of April 10, 2024 (Orders). This document is consistent with the Orders, which stated that the Commission would publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the effective date of the revised information collection requirement.

## Effects PRIA read

No economic effects identified for this document.

## Related documents

- [2026-20591](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20591): Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority, 2026-10-08
- [2026-20590](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20590): Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission, 2026-10-08
- [2026-20676](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20676): Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority, 2026-10-08
- [2026-20607](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20607): Information Collections Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget, 2026-10-08
- [2026-20681](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20681): Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget, 2026-10-08
- [2026-20486](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20486): Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission, 2026-10-06

## Sources
- [2025-12696 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/09/2025-12696/connect-america-fund-et-al)
- [2025-12696 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-09/pdf/2025-12696.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-12696 (as of 2026-06-11).