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Final Rule

Delete, Delete, Delete; Removal of Obsolete Regulations

Agency
FCC
Document Number
2025-16351
Published
August 26, 2025
Effective Date
August 26, 2025

Abstract

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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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the 2025-16351 Federal Register document?
Document 2025-16351 is a Final Rule published by the Federal Communications Commission in the Federal Register on August 26, 2025, with an effective date of August 26, 2025. 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. View the original at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/26/2025-16351/delete-delete-delete-removal-of-obsolete-regulations.
Is document 2025-16351 an economically significant rule?
No. Document 2025-16351 is not classified as economically significant under Executive Order 12866. Economically significant rules require OIRA review and are estimated to have impacts of $100 million or more per year.

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