FCC Paperwork Rules Open for Small Biz Feedback
Published Date: 2/24/2025
Notice
Summary
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is asking the public and other agencies to review and comment on their paperwork rules by March 26, 2025. They want to make it easier for small businesses with fewer than 25 employees to handle these forms. This is part of a big effort to cut down on unnecessary paperwork and keep things simple and fair for everyone.
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 4 costs, 0 mixed.
Carriers must report access revenues
If you participate in association tariffs as a carrier, Section 69.605 requires you to report access revenues and cost data to the association so monthly pool revenue distributions can be computed. The collected information is used to compute access service charges and revenue pool distributions and is required by law.
Estimated reporting burden and response details
The FCC estimates 803 respondents and 9,625 responses with an estimated time per response of 0.75 to 1 hour, totaling 7,219 annual burden hours, and states there is no annual monetary cost. The notice also states the obligation to respond is required to obtain or retain benefits under the Communications Act.
Association annual report due by February 1
Associations must submit a report on or before February 1 each calendar year describing the association's cost study review process for the preceding calendar year and the results of that process. This annual report supports the computation of tariffs and revenue pool distributions.
10% threshold triggers detailed disclosures
If revisions to cost study results would change a carrier's calculated annual common line or traffic sensitive revenue requirement by 10% or more, the association's report must include: the carrier's name; a detailed description of the revisions; the amount of the revisions; the impact on the carrier's calculated requirements; and the carrier's total annual requirements.
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