# 2026-12510: FCC Quietly Deletes Stack of Meaningless Old Regulations

2026-12510, Deletion of Obsolete Regulations, is a Federal Register rule from Federal Communications Commission published 2026-06-22, effective 2026-08-21; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-29).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12510
- As of: 2026-06-29
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-12510
- Title: Deletion of Obsolete Regulations
- Type: Rule
- Agencies: Federal Communications Commission
- Citation: 91 FR 37043
- Published: 2026-06-22
- Effective: 2026-08-21
- Comments close: 2026-07-13
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-29

## In one line

FCC Quietly Deletes Stack of Meaningless Old Regulations

## Summary

The Federal Communications Commission is cleaning house by deleting old, outdated rules that no longer make sense. This update affects anyone who follows FCC regulations and will take effect on August 21, 2026, unless someone speaks up by July 13. No extra costs or hassles are expected—just a smoother, simpler set of rules for everyone.

## Abstract

In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) acts to eliminate certain outdated, obsolete, and unnecessary rules to modernize its regulatory framework.

## Effects PRIA read

- FCC deletes obsolete rules (effective Aug 21): benefit, low. The FCC is removing outdated rules. This Direct Final Rule repeals 18 rule provisions (about 6,400 words and more than 10 pages) and is part of a series that has removed approximately 1,274 provisions (149,566 words and more than 338 pages). These changes are effective August 21, 2026 unless advers…
- No new paperwork burden for very small firms: benefit, low. The document states it does not contain new or modified information collections under the Paperwork Reduction Act and therefore does not create any new or modified information collection burden for small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees. That means small firms under 25 employees shoul…

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## Sources
- [2026-12510 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/22/2026-12510/deletion-of-obsolete-regulations)
- [2026-12510 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-22/pdf/2026-12510.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12510 (as of 2026-06-29).