U.S. Chamber Criticizes Broadband Labels and Other FCC Rules in 'Delete' Filing
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce urged the FCC to consider cutting numerous regulations, starting with broadband labels, in a filing this week in the commission’s “Delete” docket (25-133). The chamber called for a proceeding to review the broadband label order “with an eye toward removing needlessly burdensome requirements and promoting increased flexibility.” The FCC should close a Further NPRM on labels, the filing said.
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The chamber also aimed at the FCC’s SIM swapping and port-out fraud order, calling for further delays in compliance dates (see 2407050019). “At minimum the Commission should terminate the pending FNPRM in that proceeding, which proposes yet further regulatory burdens,” the group said: "The costs outweigh the benefits," considering that the number of unauthorized SIM and port transactions is "minimal compared to the high volume of legitimate transactions.”
Among other changes, the chamber pushed for siting reform, calling it “necessary to instill certainty for broadband investment which is vital to connecting all Americans and improving quality of service through new buildout and technology upgrades.” It also urged revisions to radio station ownership rules and cable rules.