26 Aug 2025
📺FCC Removes Obsolete Regulations Impacting Cable Businesses
Delete, Delete, Delete; Removal of Obsolete Regulations
Summary
In this document, the Media Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) conforms part 76 of the Commission's rules to the court decisions in Time Warner Cable Inc. v. FCC, which vacated the temporary standstill rule for program carriage complaint proceedings, and EchoStar Satellite LLC v. FCC, which set aside two 2003 Commission orders adopting the encoding rules.
Agencies
- Federal Communications Commission
Business Impact
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The removal of obsolete regulations reduces compliance burdens and costs for businesses in the cable and television sectors, improving operational flexibility. By conforming to court decisions, it eliminates outdated legal requirements that could impact contract negotiations and service delivery.