FCC Spring Agenda: Rules for Small Businesses and Fair Play
Published Date: 9/22/2025
Notice
Summary
The Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions for Spring 2025 shows what new rules and changes the government is working on over the next year. It mainly affects small businesses and the public by highlighting important updates that could impact money and operations. You can expect clear info on upcoming deadlines and how these changes might affect you, all designed to keep things fair and easy to follow.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Twice-yearly FCC Agenda Notices
The FCC will publish a regulatory flexibility agenda in the Federal Register twice-yearly that describes rulemakings likely to have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. The agenda entries cover regulatory activities the agency expects to develop or review over the next 12 months and include objectives, legal basis, and the name and telephone number of an agency official.
Full Unified Agenda Online at reginfo.gov
The FCC will publish its complete list of regulatory and deregulatory actions for the Unified Agenda on the internet in a searchable format at www.reginfo.gov. The online list provides the public and small entities access to all regulations the agency expects to develop or review during the next 12 months.
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