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The FCC has begun a new initiative and is seeking comments from the public to suggest deregulation measures the agency can undertake.
By: Brad Randall, Broadband Communities
A new docket, titled “In re: Delete, Delete, Delete,” will seek comments from the public regarding rules, regulations, and guidance documents the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) should eliminate.
In an announcement Wednesday, the now Republican-led FCC stated the docket will seek deregulation recommendations for the eventual purpose “of alleviating unnecessary regulatory burdens.”
The deregulation initiative will help the FCC to comply with recent executive orders by President Donald Trump, the announcement stated.
Comments from FCC Chairman Brendan Carr were included in the FCC’s announcement. He thanked the president for “unleashing a new wave of economic opportunity.”
“For too long, administrative agencies have added new regulatory requirements in excess of their authority or kept lawful regulations in place long after their shelf life had expired,” Carr stated. “This only creates headwinds and slows down our country’s innovators, entrepreneurs, and small businesses.”
Carr also said the FCC is committed to ending rules and regulations the FCC sees as no longer necessary.
“The American people expect and deserve a government that will efficiently deliver great results,” Carr said. “We are committed to doing exactly that at the FCC.”
Public notice offers commenters guidance
A public notice, which was also posted on the FCC’s website Wednesday, listed comments as due by April 11.
Reply comments, meanwhile, are due by April 28, according to the public notice.
Policy factors the notice urged commenters to consider included cost-benefit considerations and experience gained from implementation of the rule. Marketplace and technological changes, changes in legal frameworks and regulatory contexts, and barriers to entry were also factors mentioned.
“Submissions should identify with as much detail and specificity as possible the rule or rules that the commenting party believes should be repealed (or modified) and the rationale for their recommended action,” the notice stated.
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