RUS Discontinues List of Materials for Telecommunications

Effective May 23, 2011, Department of Agriculture' will no longer accept applications for equipment to be added to the List of Materials and will cease publication of the List of Materials for Telecommunications.

The List of Materials historically has been a very useful tool in assuring product quality and reliability. However, the Department of Agriculture is taking a fundamentally new approach to advancing state-of-the-art telecommunications technologies, consistent with our commitment to high quality rural service and the efficient use of taxpayer dollars. Maintaining the List of Materials, which includes a product by product review, simply cannot be sustained under our current budget and with our limited staff.