2026-22334·FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Reducing Barriers to Network Improvements and Service Changes, Accelerating Network Modernization; Correction

Final RuleEffective

Published: Nov 2, 2026
Effective: Nov 2, 2026
Citation: 91 FR 68890
Docket: WC Docket Nos. 25-208, 25-209, FCC 26-19, FR ID 370342

Final rule; correction; announcement of effective date.

Summary

The Federal Communications Commission’s Wireline Competition Bureau issued a corrective rule that removes mistaken instructions that were published on October 1, 2026. The correction clears the way for the network‑change disclosure and discontinuance provisions adopted in the FCC’s April 20, 2026 Report and Order (FCC 26‑19), which are designed to make it easier for telephone and broadband providers to upgrade infrastructure and adjust services without unnecessary regulatory hurdles. By fixing the error, the FCC ensures the intended rules can take effect as planned, helping speed the rollout of modern network technology. The rule is issued by the FCC, the federal agency that oversees communications services. It primarily affects wireline telecommunications carriers—including incumbent local exchange carriers and competitive local exchange carriers—who must follow the updated disclosure and discontinuance requirements when they make network improvements or change service offerings. The corrected amendments become effective on November 2, 2026, the same date the notice was published. Because the rule is being finalized as a correction, there is no additional public comment period. From that date forward, affected carriers must comply with the revised network‑change rules, and the FCC will monitor implementation to ensure the changes facilitate faster network modernization.

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Official abstract

In this document, the Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) withdraws all amendatory instructions inadvertently included in the notification published on October 1, 2026, announcing the effective dates of amendments to the Federal Communications Commission's network change disclosure and discontinuance rules adopted in a Report and Order (FCC 26-19) that published on April 20, 2026. In this document, the Bureau also announces the effective date for amendments published on April 20, 2026.