Rule 17 Sep 2025 regulatory compliance, federal communications commission, radio broadcast services, ownership waivers, broadcast stations

📡Regulatory Compliance for Radio Broadcast Services Ownership Waivers

The Federal Communications Commission has published a rule correcting an editorial error in the Code of Federal Regulations concerning radio broadcast services. It details waiver requests for station ownership, particularly focused on financially distressed or failing stations, emphasizing conditions that must be met for approval.

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Notice 16 Sep 2025 job creation, emerging technologies, business advice, federal communications commission, technological advisory council

🛠️FCC Re-establishes Technological Advisory Council for Two-Year Term

The Federal Communications Commission (Commission) hereby announces that the Technological Advisory Council (hereinafter Council or TAC) will be reestablished for a two-year period pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), following consultation with the Committee Management Secretariat, General Services Administration.

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Notice 11 Sep 2025 information collection, paperwork reduction act, regulations, federal communications commission, business compliance

📄FCC Notice on Information Collection and Comments Request

As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collections. Comments are requested concerning: whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information shall have practical utility; the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on the respondents, including the use of automated collection burden on small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees. The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the PRA that does not display a valid OMB control number.

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Notice 9 Sep 2025 paperwork reduction act, regulatory compliance, small business, information collection, federal communications commission

📝FCC Notice on Information Collection Affects Small Businesses

As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) invites the general public and other Federal Agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection. Pursuant to the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, the FCC seeks specific comment on how it might further reduce the information collection burden for small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees. The Commission may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the PRA that does not display a valid OMB control number.

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Proposed Rule 4 Sep 2025 local exchange carriers, communications common carriers, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, telephone, radio, regulation, business data services, compliance, telecommunications, federal communications commission, telegraph

📡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.

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Notice 3 Sep 2025 compliance, information collection, business regulations, federal communications commission, telecommunications

📡FCC Notice on Information Collection and Compliance Requirements

As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collections. Comments are requested concerning: whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information shall have practical utility; the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on the respondents, including the use of automated collection burden on small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees. The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the PRA that does not display a valid OMB control number.

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Notice 28 Aug 2025 regulatory compliance, small business, federal communications commission, accessibility, digital apparatus

📡FCC Notice on Information Collection Impacting Businesses

As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collections. Comments are requested concerning: whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information shall have practical utility; the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on the respondents, including the use of automated collection burden on small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees. The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the PRA that does not display a valid OMB control number.

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Rule 26 Aug 2025 compliance, regulations, federal communications commission, television, cable television, obsolete rules

📺FCC Removes Obsolete Regulations Impacting Cable Businesses

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.

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Notice 26 Aug 2025 regulatory compliance, information collection, small businesses, federal communications commission, paperwork reduction

📄FCC Notice

As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) invites the general public and other Federal Agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection. Pursuant to the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, the FCC seeks specific comment on how it might further reduce the information collection burden for small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees. The Commission may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the PRA that does not display a valid OMB control number.

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Notice 26 Aug 2025 regulatory compliance, public meeting, consumer protection, advisory committee, federal communications commission, accessibility

📅CPAAC Meeting Announcement - Federal Communications Commission

In this document, the Commission announces the first meeting of the current term of its Consumer Protection and Accessibility Advisory Committee (CPAAC or Committee).

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