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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Proposed Rule 24 Mar 2025 compliance, regulations, financial implications, telecommunications, fcc, local exchange carriers

📡FCC Seeks Comments on Part 36 Separations Rules Impacting Carriers

In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission), on behalf of the Federal-State Joint Board on Jurisdictional Separations (Joint Board), seeks comment on issues and questions that the Commission referred to the Joint Board for consideration in the 2024 Separations Freeze Extension and Referral Order to determine the future course of the Part 36 separations rules.

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