Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission
Published Date: 11/25/2025
Notice
Summary
The FCC is checking in to make sure its paperwork rules are clear and not too much work for people and businesses, especially small ones. They want your thoughts on how to keep things simple while still getting the info they need to protect consumers from sneaky phone carrier changes. If you want to share your ideas, you’ve got until January 26, 2026, to speak up—no fees or penalties involved!
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Analyzed Economic Effects
5 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
Paperwork burden: hours and cost
The FCC estimates this information collection involves 1,178 respondents, 3,817 responses, 8,692 total annual burden hours, and $2,630,000 in total annual costs tied to preventing unauthorized carrier changes.
Response required to retain benefits
Responding to this collection is 'required to obtain or retain benefits' under the statutory authority (47 U.S.C. 258) related to preventing unauthorized changes in subscriber carrier selection.
Small-business burden minimization request
The FCC asks for comments specifically on ways to minimize the paperwork burden on small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees as part of this PRA review; comments are due January 26, 2026.
No penalty if OMB number missing
The FCC states that no person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act that does not display a valid OMB control number.
Public comment deadline: January 26, 2026
The FCC invites public comments on this information collection and related burden issues; written PRA comments must be submitted on or before January 26, 2026.
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