Among them, court-invalidated net neutrality measures and defunct interconnection rules were eliminated to reduce provider burdens.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently announced the removal of nearly 3,000 words and 41 outdated rules as part of its ongoing “Delete, Delete, Delete” initiative aimed at reducing regulatory burdens. The eliminated provisions include utility-style regulations on internet providers from a prior net neutrality proceeding under President Biden’s administration, which were invalidated by a federal court and never implemented. The FCC also deleted decades-old interconnection rules that had been vacated by the courts but remained in the Code of Federal Regulations.
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr emphasized that the Commission is continuing “to clean house at the FCC, working to identify and eliminate rules that no longer serve a purpose, have been on our books for decades, and have no place in the current Code of Federal Regulations.”
The action follows a public request for input in March 2025 on additional rules that should be repealed. The FCC stated these updates are intended to simplify compliance for communication service providers and remove obsolete regulations that no longer reflect the current legal or technological landscape.
As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us…
- For discernment for Chairman Carr and members of the FCC as they review and reduce the regulations in the Federal Code.
- For the FCC commissioners as they consider the necessary protections and rules for contemporary communications in the nation.
Sources: Federal Communications Commission
