# 2026-00612: FCC's Hilarious Rule Purge: Delete, Delete, Delete!

2026-00612, Delete, Delete, Delete, is a Federal Register rule from Federal Communications Commission published 2026-01-14, effective 2026-03-16 (as of 2026-06-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-00612
- As of: 2026-06-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-00612
- Title: Delete, Delete, Delete
- Type: Rule
- Agencies: Federal Communications Commission
- Citation: 91 FR 1400
- Published: 2026-01-14
- Effective: 2026-03-16
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-11

## In one line

FCC's Hilarious Rule Purge: Delete, Delete, Delete!

## Summary

The FCC is cleaning house by deleting 21 outdated rules that no longer help anyone, covering old tech and expired events. This change affects FCC licensees and the public, making regulations simpler and clearer starting March 16, 2026—unless someone objects by February 3. No money changes hands, just a smoother, smarter rulebook for everyone.

## Abstract

The Direct Final Rule would repeal approximately 21 rule provisions and rule parts, totaling 2,927 words and covering approximately 7 pages in the Code of Federal Regulations, that plainly no longer serve the public interest because they have sunset by operation of law; govern an expired event; regulate an obsolete technology; are no longer used in practice by the FCC or licensees; or are otherwise duplicative, outdated, or unnecessary. The Direct Final Rule would find prior notice and comment "unnecessary" under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) before repealing these rules, but elect to provide an opportunity for input on that assessment, with the identified rules automatically being repealed absent any significant adverse comments in response to this Direct Final Rule.

## Effects PRIA read

- FCC Deletes 21 Outdated Rules: benefit, low. The FCC will repeal approximately 21 rule provisions totaling 2,927 words (about 7 CFR pages) that the agency says are sun‑set, govern expired events, or regulate obsolete technology. The deletions take effect March 16, 2026 unless significant adverse comments are filed by February 3, 2026. The Com…
- Expired Compliance Deadlines Removed: benefit, low. The rule repeals specific provisions that set compliance deadlines which have passed, including 47 CFR 9.20 (sunset September 1, 2025), 4.17(e) (compliance deadline May 1, 2024), and 9.19(d)(1) (initial 911 reliability certifications deadline October 15, 2014), among others in parts 10 and 11. Thes…
- Obsolete-Technology Rules Deleted: benefit, low. The FCC removes provisions that regulate obsolete technologies, for example section 9.10(n) (dispatch service routing option for CMRS providers the Commission believes no longer exists), section 11.16 (priority-based processing procedures tied to an alert code deleted in 2012), and section 90.20(d)…
- Unused EAS Procedures and Reports Removed: benefit, low. The Commission deletes codified but unused Emergency Alert System (EAS) procedures and one‑time reporting requirements—examples include removing 11.11(e), 11.43, 11.47, and parts of 11.21 that describe an FCC "Mapbook" never developed and reporting deadlines that have passed or were never triggered…
- Annual 911 Provider Certification Date: cost, low. The revised rule text requires that on October 15 of each year, a certifying official of every covered 911 service provider must submit a certification to the Commission (see revised 47 CFR 9.19(c)). This requirement is part of the rule package that becomes effective March 16, 2026 unless significa…

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## Sources
- [2026-00612 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/14/2026-00612/delete-delete-delete)
- [2026-00612 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-14/pdf/2026-00612.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-00612 (as of 2026-06-11).