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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced they will remove 21 rules and regulations from the Code of Federal Regulations.
By Brad Randall, Broadband Communities
The FCC’s deregulation push continues.
Wednesday saw the FCC announce they’re moving forward to eliminate 21 rules and regulations from the Code of Federal Regulations. It’s the latest chapter of the FCC’s “In re: Delete, Delete, Delete” docket, which was first announced by FCC Chair Brendan Carr in March.
The docket, an effort to comply with the president’s executive orders, has sought deregulation recommendations from the public.
“Today’s decision is the latest in an important, streamlined process to remove regulations at scale without going through years of unnecessary legal procedures,” the FCC’s Wednesday announcement stated.
Last month, the FCC said they approved the deletion of nearly 400 rules and requirements. Similarly, in September, the FCC approved the deletion of 386 wireline rules and requirements.
The FCC’s release explained the rationale behind the rule removals.
“Today’s action deletes rule provisions and rule parts that are unnecessary because they have been sunset by operation of law or govern an expired event,” the release stated. “This includes the suggested elimination of a rule referencing a board that has not existed in more than a decade, and another rule that was rendered moot in 2012 when FirstNet was established.”
