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Policymakers should explore options for extending the affordability of rental housing units whose subsidies are set to expire. These include: 

Congress should modify the LIHTC program to enable greater flexibility in the development of housing projects for older adults.

Policymakers and researchers should study and put in place successful policies to keep housing costs affordable for existing residents, particularly in neighborhoods where housing costs are rising

Federal, state, and local policymakers should enact, monitor for compliance, and fully enforce laws prohibiting housing discrimination on the basis of lawful source of income, including use of a ho

Policymakers should adopt robust service standards and consumer protections to ensure fair terms and conditions for all essential utility and telecommunications services.

Policymakers should adopt and enforce network reliability and resiliency standards for utility and telecommunications services. 

Policymakers should adopt programs to help consumer groups take part in regulatory proceedings. They should fully fund these programs. 

Regulators should be free from conflicts of interest.

Policymakers should relax or remove laws and regulations only when there are clear consumer benefits.

Policymakers and regulators should ensure that wireless carriers make wireless E911 technology available as soon as possible in areas where it does not yet exist.