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DA 25-1051
Released:  December 11, 2025

MEDIA BUREAU ANNOUNCES FINAL EFFECTIVE DATE OF CABLE TELEVISION RATE REGULATION REVISIONS
MB Docket No. 02-144, MM Docket Nos. 92-266 and 93-215, CS Docket No. 94-28

The Media Bureau announces the effective date of January 1, 2026 for the revisions to cable television rate regulations in 47 CFR § 76.923.  On June 27, 2025, the Commission released a Report and Order (FCC 25-33) that adopted rules to streamline the cable television rate regulations in Part 76 of the Commission’s rules. Revisions to Cable Television Rate Regulations, MB Docket No. 02-144, MM Docket Nos. 92-266 and 93-215, CS Docket No. 94-28, Report and Order, FCC 25-33 (rel. June 27, 2025) (FCC 25-33), available online at https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC-25-33A1.pdf.  On July 14, 2025, the Federal Register published a summary of the final rules adopted in FCC 25-33.  See Federal Communications Commission, Revisions to Cable Television Rate Regulations, Final Rule, 90 Fed. Reg. 31145 (July 14, 2025) available online at https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-14/pdf/2025-13107.pdf.
  Subsequently, the Media Bureau announced the effective date of August 13, 2025 for the rule revisions, except for the revisions to 47 CFR § 76.923, which were pending approval by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) of the reduced information collection burden associated with FCC Form 1205, “Determining Costs of Regulated Cable Equipment and Installation.” See Media Bureau Announces Effective Date of Cable Television Rate Regulation Revisions, Public Notice, DA 25-627 (rel. July 16, 2025) and Media Bureau Announces Effective Date of Certain Cable Television Rate Regulation Revisions, Public Notice, DA 25-661 (rel. July 25, 2025).  See also Federal Communications Commission, Cable Television Rates, Final Rule, Announcement of Effective Date, 90 Fed. Reg. 35238 (July 25, 2025) available online at https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-25/pdf/2025-14093.pdf.
  

On December 5, 2025, following OMB approval of the reduced burden, the Federal Register published the effective date of January 1, 2026 for the revisions to 47 CFR § 76.923. Federal Communications Commission, Cable Television Rates, Final Rule, Announcement of Effective Date, 90 Fed. Reg. 56062 (Dec. 5, 2025) available online https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-12-05/pdf/2025-22062.pdf.


  Effective dates for all of the rate regulation revisions adopted in FCC 25-33 have now been publicly announced.

To request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice).  For additional information, contact Katie Costello, Policy Division, Media Bureau at Katie.Costello@fcc.gov or (202) 418-2233.


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