2026-17774: Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau Seeks To Dismiss Twenty-Four Mooted or Outdated Petitions

Federal Register, Volume 91 Issue 167 (Monday, August 31, 2026) [Federal Register Volume 91, Number 167 (Monday, August 31, 2026)] [Proposed Rules] [Pages 55835-55836] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2026-17774] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 47 CFR Part 64 [CG Docket Nos. 02-278, 05-338, 17-59; DA 26-867; FR ID 364588] Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau Seeks To Dismiss Twenty- Four Mooted or Outdated Petitions

Agency

Federal Communications Commission.

Action

Notification. -----------------------------------------------------------------------

Summary

In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) seeks to assess the continuing interest in certain petitions that were filed between 2003 and 2023. The Commission plans to dismiss the petitions with prejudice unless a petitioner or other interested party files a letter in the relevant docket specifying that it objects to the dismissal of the petition and the reason for such objection.

Dates

Petitioners may file a letter in CG Docket Nos. 02-278, 05-338, or 17-59 on or before October 15, 2026.

Addresses

Any petitioner or other interested party objecting to the dismissal of its petition must file a letter stating its objection. The letter must reference its docket number(s), and may be filed by any of the following methods: Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically using the internet by accessing the ECFS: https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs. Paper Filers: Parties who choose to file by paper must file an original and one copy of each filing. Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery, by commercial courier, or by the U.S. Postal Service. All filings must be addressed to the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission. Hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings for the Commission's Secretary are accepted between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. by the FCC's mailing contractor at 9050 Junction Drive, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701. All hand deliveries must be held together with rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes and boxes must be disposed of before entering the building. Commercial courier deliveries (any deliveries not by the U.S. Postal Service) must be sent to 9050 Junction Drive, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701. Filings sent by U.S. Postal Service First-Class Mail, Priority Mail, and Priority Mail Express must be sent to 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554.

For Further Information Contact

Richard D. Smith of the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at [email protected].

Supplementary Information

This is a summary of Public Notice, DA 26- 867, CG Docket Nos. 02-278, 05-338, 17-59, released on August 19, 2026. The full text of this document is available at DA-26-867A1.pdf. To request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities (braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an email to [email protected] or call the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530. The proceedings this Notice initiates shall be treated as a ``permit-but-disclose'' proceeding in accordance with the Commission's ex parte rules. Synopsis By this Public Notice, the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau (Bureau) announces its intention to dismiss with prejudice the petitions identified herein 45 days after publication of this Notice in the Federal Register. To improve efficiency and reduce backlog, the Bureau seeks to determine whether the entities listed below remain interested in their petitions. Parties filed these petitions between 2003 and 2023, and they have gone without advocacy for several years. In addition, the specific matters to which they relate likely have been mooted or outdated by advancements in technology, changes in consumer preferences, or changes in regulations that have occurred since. Consistent with our past practice, we therefore plan to dismiss the petitions with prejudice unless a petitioner or other interested party files a letter in the relevant docket or dockets within 45 days of the date of the Federal Register publication of this Notice specifying that it objects to the dismissal of the petition and the reasons for such objection. Upon release of this Notice, the Bureau will send copies hereof to the petitioners via certified mail at the last availablemailing address associated with the petition. [[Page 55836]] The petitions, along with related information, are: