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Price Cap Business Data Services; Regulation of Business Data Services for Rate-of-Return Local Exchange Carriers
The Federal Communications Commission published this proposed rule in the Federal Register on September 4, 2025. Comments closed on October 6, 2025.
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What the agency says
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) seeks comment on its proposed rules to eliminate rate regulation and tariffing obligations for business data services provided by incumbent local exchange carriers in light of technological and marketplace changes and recent Executive Orders and Commission initiatives. The Commission alternatively seeks comment on updates to its regulatory framework and competitive market tests to better align with current market conditions based on current data.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2025-16981
- Type
- Proposed rule
- Action
- Proposed rule
- Agency
- Federal Communications Commission
- Published
- September 4, 2025
- Comments due
- October 6, 2025
- Dates
- Comments are due on or before October 6, 2025, and reply comments are due on or before October 20, 2025.
- Docket
- WC Docket Nos. 21-17, 17-144; FCC 25-44; FR ID 309561
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 47 CFR 61; 47 CFR 69
- Topics
- Communications common carriers; Radio; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements; Telegraph; Telephone
- Pages
- 13
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