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Proposed Rule

2022 Quadrennial Regulatory Review-Review of the Commission's Broadcast Ownership Rules and Other Rules Adopted Pursuant to the Telecommunications Act of 1996

Agency
Document Number
2025-20001
Published
November 17, 2025
Effective Date
December 17, 2025

Abstract

In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) seeks comment on the Commission's media ownership rules. It asks whether the Local Radio Ownership Rule, the Local Television Ownership Rule, and the Dual Network Rule remain necessary in their existing form, or whether they should be modified of repealed. Section 202(h) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 directs the Commission to conduct such review every four years.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the 2025-20001 Federal Register document?
Document 2025-20001 is a Proposed Rule published by the Federal Communications Commission in the Federal Register on November 17, 2025, with an effective date of December 17, 2025. In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) seeks comment on the Commission's media ownership rules. It asks whether the Local Radio Ownership Rule, the Local Television Ownership Rule, and the Dual Network Rule remain necessary in their existing form, or whether they should be modified of repealed. Section 202(h) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 directs the Commission to conduct such review every four years. View the original at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/17/2025-20001/2022-quadrennial-regulatory-review-review-of-the-commissions-broadcast-ownership-rules-and-other.
Is document 2025-20001 an economically significant rule?
No. Document 2025-20001 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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