The first order from the "Delete! Delete! Delete!" docket was just passed by the FCC. According to the press release, the order removed "11 outdated and useless rule provisions—covering 39 regulatory burdens, 7,194 words, and 16 pages." The rules covered things like "telegraph, rabbit-ear broadcast receivers, and telephone booths."
Who wouldn't agree to that? Well, Commissioner Gomez, for one. The lone Democratic commissioner voted no. Why? Was this just "the Republicans are for, so I'm against it"? Not according to Commissioner Gomez's statement. Her concern is procedural. She wants each rule to be published as an NPRM (which maybe they should call an "NPRD!D!D!") before any changes are voted on.
I have to agree. I was thinking about my own suggestions for D!D!D!, and I thought, "I hope they ask for more comment before they take any of my suggestions." Because I'm brilliant and all, but even I can't think of every possible consequence of a rule change. That kind of thing needs crowdsourcing.
In this case, it sounds like the Commission went after truly obsolete rules, but I hope that in the future, they'll ask for comment on any changes they're planning to make, because even in obsolete rules, there may be some line that is important to a current service.
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