Deleting Obsolete and Duplicative Wireline Rules

What it does

In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (the Commission) continues its efforts to modernize its regulatory framework by rescinding facially obsolete provisions of its rules.

The Federal Communications Commission's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What changed in the regulation

13 parts of Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

47 CFR 1, 47 CFR 6, 47 CFR 7, 47 CFR 14, 47 CFR 43, 47 CFR 51, 47 CFR 53, 47 CFR 54, 47 CFR 61, 47 CFR 64, 47 CFR 65, 47 CFR 68, 47 CFR 69

Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).

Compared with

The Federal Communications Commission has published 57 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 78 in all of 2025.

Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.

What happens next and when

These rules are effective June 15, 2026, without further action, unless adverse comment is received by May 6, 2026. If adverse comment is received, the Commission will publish a timely withdrawal of the rule in the Federal Register.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Check it yourself

• The document in the Federal Register
• Title 47 on eCFR

The record as published

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register