FCC Reform

The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association submitted remarks to the Federal Communications Commission in response to the In Re: Delete, Delete, Delete request for comments. NRECA's comments focused on several rules, including transparency and reporting requirements. "Broadband providers that receive high-cost support are currently required not only to file detailed deployment data in the Universal Service Administrative Company High Cost Universal Broadband portal, but also to file coverage data twice each year in the Broadband Data Collection program.

The Taxpayers Protection Alliance submitted comments to the Federal Communications Commission in response to the In Re: Delete, Delete, Delete request for comments. TPA made a number of recommendations, including:

The Telecommunications Industry submitted remarks to the Federal Communications Commission in response to the In Re: Delete, Delete, Delete request for comments. TIA's comments focus on the FCC's Equipment Authorization Program. "Given the evolving landscape of technology and consumer needs, it is crucial for the Commission to ensure that its regulations are efficient and effective.

The Digital Progress Institute submitted remarks to the Federal Communications Commission in response to the In Re: Delete, Delete, Delete request for comments. DPI's comments focused on the regulatory burden of needless filings and reports required by the FCC. "Archaic Commission rules require far too much paperwork from Commission regulatees, with total paperwork burdens requiring the private sector to hire, in effect, 22,461 full-time equivalents to complete.

The Computer & Communications Industry Association submitted remarks to the Federal Communications Commission in response to the In Re: Delete, Delete, Delete request for comments. CCIA encouraged the FCC to "delete" subpart (a)(2) of Commission Rule 25.161, which prohibits licensed entities from launching any non-geostationary orbit satellites if they are found to miss a milestone on any other satellite.

The Benton Institute for Broadband & Society joined Access Humboldt, Common Sense Media, Everyone On, Massachusetts Law Reform Institute, National Digital Inclusion Alliance, and New America's Open Technology Institute (all members of the Lifeline Coalition*) in a filing in the Federal Communications Commission's RE: DELETE, DELETE, DELETE proceeding. With the expiration of the Affordable Connectivity Program, millions of households lost the support they relied on to access the internet.

NTCA-The Rural Broadband Association submitted comments to the Federal Communications Commission in response to the In Re: Delete, Delete, Delete request for comments. NTCA's remarks focused on the "elimination, pruning, or streamlining of regulations that are outdated, unnecessary, unduly burdensome, or inconsistent with their governing statutory authority." Notably, NTCA recommended the elimination of digital discrimination rules adopted in November 2023. The Association also opposes the addition of proposed broadband label requirements, including multilingual labels.

We spend a lot of time talking about the future—of AI, of the nation’s economic competitiveness, of closing the digital divide. But too often, we’re forced to try and build that future on a foundation of regulations designed for a different world.

Two recent Federal Communications Commission documents have caught my attention.

Through a series of Executive Orders, President Trump has called on administrative agencies to eliminate regulations. By this Public Notice, the Federal Communications Commission is taking action to promote the policies outlined by President Trump in those Executive Orders. Specifically, the FCC is seeking public input on identifying Commission rules for the purpose of alleviating unnecessary regulatory burdens.