📡FCC Proposes Deregulation of Business Data Services
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.
Learn More📶Temporary Waiver of Competitive Market Tests for Business Data Services
In this document, the Commission temporarily waives Sec. Sec. 61.50(j)(2) and 69.803(c) of the Commission's rules until the Commission directs the Wireline Competition Bureau to update the competitive market tests for incumbent local exchange carriers' business data services.
Learn More📡FCC Telecommunications Regulation Changes and Business Impact
The Commission will consider a Notice of Inquiry that would initiate the annual assessment of whether advanced telecommunications capability is being deployed to all Americans in a reasonable and timely fashion, as required by section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. 6..................... Public Safety and TITLE: Resilient Networks Homeland Security. (PS Docket No. 21-346); Amendments to Part 4 of the Commission's Rules Concerning Disruptions to Communications (PS Docket No. 15-80); New Part 4 of the Commission's Rules Concerning Disruptions to Communications (ET Docket No. 04-35). SUMMARY: The Commission will consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that proposes to reduce the reporting burdens on communication service providers during disasters through the modernization of DIRS. The Commission will also consider an accompanying Order on Reconsideration that clarifies the situations in which outage reporting requirements are suspended during DIRS activations. 7..................... Wireline Competition. TITLE: Price Cap Business Data Services (WC Docket No. 21-17); Regulation of Business Data Services for Rate-of- Return Local Exchange Carriers (WC Docket No. 17-144).
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