FCC Removes Nearly 3,000 Words of Rules in DDD Initiative

RADIO ONLINE | Friday, July 11, 2025 | 10:57am CT

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has taken new steps in its ongoing effort to eliminate outdated and unnecessary regulations under its "Delete, Delete, Delete" initiative, removing approximately 2,991 words and 41 rules from its regulatory code.

The Commission's latest action targets what it describes as "utility-style burdens" imposed on broadband providers during the Biden Administration and removes long-defunct interconnection rules that had remained in the Code of Federal Regulations for decades.

FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr, who has led the deregulation initiative, emphasized the agency's broader effort to streamline its regulatory framework.

"We're 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," Carr said in a statement. "Today's action is just the latest step the FCC is taking to follow the Trump Administration's effort to usher in prosperity through deregulation."

The rules removed include:

Restrictions on broadband internet providers established under the Biden-era "Restore Net Neutrality" proceeding. These rules never took effect and were struck down by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit earlier this year.

Prescriptive network interconnection rules that were vacated by the Eighth Circuit more than 25 years ago but were never formally removed from FCC regulations.

The agency says the deletions will help reduce confusion for communications service providers by removing obsolete language from its regulatory code.

The move comes as part of a broader review initiated in March 2025, when the FCC opened a public docket inviting comment on any rules or guidance documents that should be eliminated to reduce regulatory burdens. Additional deregulatory actions are expected in the coming months.