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FCC | RIN: 3060-AK33 | Publication ID: Spring 2015 |
Title: ●Modernizing Common Carrier Rules, WC Docket No 15-33 | |
Abstract:
The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Notice) seeks to update our rules to better reflect current requirements and technology by removing outmoded regulations from the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). The Notice proposes to update the CFR by (1) eliminating certain rules from which the Commission has forborn, and (2) eliminating references to telegraph service in certain rules. We propose to eliminate several rules from which the Commission has granted unconditional forbearance for all carriers. These are: (1) section 64.804(c)-(g), which governs a carrier’s recordkeeping and other obligations when it extends to federal candidates unsecured credit for communications service; (2) sections 42.4, 42.5, and 42.7, which require carriers to preserve certain records; (3) section 64.301, which requires carriers to provide communications service to foreign governments for international communications; (4) section 64.501, governing telephone companies’ obligations when recording telephone conversations; (5) section 64.5001(a)-(c)(2), and (c)(4), which imposes certain reporting and certification requirements for prepaid calling card providers; and (6) section 64.1, governing traffic damage claims for carriers engaged in radio-telegraph, wire-telegraph, or ocean-cable service. We also propose to remove references to telegraph from certain sections of the Commission’s rules. This proposal is consistent with Recommendation 5.38 of the Process Reform Report. Specifically, we propose to remove telegraph from: (1) section 36.126 (separations); (2) section 54.706(a)(13) (universal service contributions); and (3) sections 63.60(c), 63.61, 63.62, 63.65(a)(4), 63.500(g), 63.501(g), and 63.504(k) (discontinuance). |
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Agency: Federal Communications Commission(FCC) | Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant |
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions |
Major: Undetermined | Unfunded Mandates: No |
CFR Citation: 47 CFR 36.126 47 CFR 42.4 47 CFR 42.5 47 CFR 4.7 47 CFR 54.706(a)(13) 47 CFR 63.60(c) 47 CFR 63.62 47 CFR 63.65(a)(4) 47 CFR 63.61 47 CFR 63.500(g) 47 CFR 63.501(g) 47 CFR 63.504(k) 47 CFR 64.1 47 CFR 64.301 47 CFR 64.501 47 CFR 64.804(c) to 64.804(g) 47 CFR 64.5001(a) 47 CFR 64.5001(b) 47 CFR 64.5001(c)(1) to (c)(2) 47 CFR 64.5001(c)(4) | |
Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151 47 U.S.C. 152(a) 47 U.S.C.154(j) 47 U.S.C.154(i) 47 U.S.C.160 to 161 47 U.S.C. 201 to 205 47 U.S.C. 214 47 U.S.C.218 to 221 47 U.S.C.225 to 228 47 U.S.C.254 47 U.S.C.303 47 U.S.C.308 47 U.S.C.403 47 U.S.C.410 47 U.S.C. 571 47 U.S.C.1302 52 U.S.C. § 30141 |
Legal Deadline:
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes | Government Levels Affected: Undetermined |
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Organizations | |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes | |
Agency Contact: Denise Coca Assistant Division Chief Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20554 Phone:202 418-0574 Email: denise.coca@fcc.gov |