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Delete, Delete, Delete; Removal of Obsolete Regulations
The Federal Communications Commission published this final rule in the Federal Register on December 12, 2025. It took effect on February 10, 2026. Comments closed on January 2, 2026.
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What the agency says
In this document, Commission acts to eliminate certain outdated, obsolete, and unnecessary rules.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2025-22633
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Direct final rule; request for comments
- Agency
- Federal Communications Commission
- Published
- December 12, 2025
- Takes effect
- February 10, 2026
- Comments due
- January 2, 2026
- Dates
- Effective February 10, 2026, unless significant adverse comments are received by January 2, 2026. In the event the Commission receives significant adverse comments, the Commission will publish a timely withdrawal in the Federal Register informing the public the provisions of the rule(s) for which significant adverse comments were received and elimination will not take effect.
- Docket
- GN Docket No. 25-133; FCC 25-77; FR ID 318984
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 47 CFR 1; 47 CFR 13; 47 CFR 17; 47 CFR 20; 47 CFR 22; 47 CFR 24; 47 CFR 26; 47 CFR 27; 47 CFR 30; 47 CFR 54; 47 CFR 74; 47 CFR 80; 47 CFR 87; 47 CFR 88; 47 CFR 90; 47 CFR 95; 47 CFR 96; 47 CFR 97; 47 CFR 101
- Topics
- Air transportation; Aviation safety; Business and industry; Communications; Communications common carriers; Communications equipment; Marine safety; Radio; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements; Telecommunications; Telegraph; Telephone; Vessels
- Pages
- 16
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