{"data":{"id":"us/7-cfr-1735.19","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 CFR 1735.19","heading":"Mergers and consolidations.","body":"RUS does not make loans for the sole purpose of merging or consolidating telephone organizations. After a merger or consolidation, RUS will consider making loans to the telephone system to finance the improvement or extension of telephone service in rural areas. See RUS Bulletins 320-4, 321-2, 325-1, and 326-1.","path":["Title 7—Agriculture","Subtitle B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture","CHAPTER XVII—RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","PART 1735—GENERAL POLICIES, TYPES OF LOANS, LOAN REQUIREMENTS—TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM","Subpart B—Loan Purposes and Basic Policies"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-7.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:01Z","sha256":"e9350d11e9c8d116dbf65912c6b74afdade0e9847caab39a335f8ca5e9b91da3","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/7-cfr-1735.18","next":"us/7-cfr-1735.20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}