FCC Begs OMB: Approve Our Forms, Please!
Published Date: 3/4/2025
Notice
Summary
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is asking the public and other agencies to review and comment on their paperwork plans to make things easier, especially for small businesses with fewer than 25 employees. They want feedback by April 3, 2025, to help reduce the time and hassle of filling out forms. This effort aims to save time and possibly money for everyone involved.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Pay‑Per‑Call Billing and Disclosure Rules
If you receive telephone bills with charges for pay‑per‑call or other information services, those bills must show the type of service, the amount charged, and the date, time, and duration of each billed call. Carriers must provide a toll‑free number for information about pay‑per‑call services, disclose assigned pay‑per‑call numbers and their costs on request, and notify subscribers about pay‑per‑call rights (including that blocking of 900 numbers is available and that local/long‑distance service may not be disconnected for failure to pay per‑call charges).
More Competition in Multi‑Tenant Buildings
The information collection supports rules about the demarcation point between a carrier's wiring and a building's wiring so that competing local exchange carriers (LECs) can gain access to inside wiring in multiple‑tenant environments. This is intended to help competing providers offer services to customers in apartment buildings or office buildings, fostering competition in local telecommunications markets.
Standardized Online FCC Help Form
The FCC uses a standardized online Help Request Form for users of the Universal Licensing System and other FCC electronic systems; 36,300 respondents are expected to use it with an estimated 0.14 hours per response and a total annual burden of 5,082 hours. The form is intended to reduce public and staff burden by collecting needed support information in a standard format (the collection shows a reported total annual cost of $609,840).
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