# [WC Docket Nos. 25-208, 25-209; FCC 26-19; FR ID 370342] Reducing Barriers to Network Improvements and Service Changes, Accelerating Network Modernization

**Action Urgency Score:** 30/100

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Agency | Federal Communications Commission |
| Type | Final rule |
| Action | Final rule; announcement of effective date. |
| Published | 2026-10-01 |
| Effective | 2026-10-15 |
| Significant | No |
| CFR parts | 47 CFR 51, 47 CFR 63 |
| Summary | In this document, the Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved the information collection associated with the Commission's revised network change disclosure and service discontinuance rules in a Report and Order, which stated that the revised rules would not become effective until OMB completed its review of any information collection requirements under the Paperwork Reduction Act and that the Bureau would announce the effective date for the revised rules by subsequent Public Notice. |
| Document number | 2026-20192 |

## Why this score
- Final rule.

Source: Federal Register API (Office of the Federal Register) (https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/10/01/2026-20192/wc-docket-nos-25-208-25-209-fcc-26-19-fr-id-370342-reducing-barriers-to-network-improvements-and). Last refreshed: 2026-11-04T21:40:49.974Z.
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