Federal Communications Commission	"FCC  XX-XXX"


STATEMENT OF
CHAIRMAN BRENDAN CARR

Re: 	Delete, Delete, Delete, Direct Final Rule, GN Docket No. 25-133 (March 26, 2026)

One year ago this month, we launched our In Re: Delete, Delete, Delete proceeding to cut the deadwood from the Code of Federal Regulations and eliminate rules that no longer serve the public interest.  Today, we vote on our seventh direct final rule and close out phase one of this historic deregulatory effort.  

Today’s order will eliminate 18 rule provisions, over 6,400 words, and covering over 10 pages in the Part 1 of the CFR.  Many of these are outdated procedural rules that serve no purpose except to bloat rulebook.

Across this first phase, the FCC has now cut roughly 1,274 rule provisions, 149,566 words, and more than 338 pages of obsolete regulations.  The vast majority of deadwood is gone.  But we’re not slowing down.  On deck for 2026 is licensing and permitting reform, eliminating unnecessary paperwork, and smashing technological silos that have held back innovation for decades. 

None of this is possible without the FCC’s top tier team.  Their hard work to identify and eliminate wasteful rules is yielding great results.  And for their work on today’s item, my thanks to David Konczal, Scott Bouboulis, Mary Lovejoy, Gary Michaels, Kelly Quinn, Cameron Duncan, Michele Wu-Baily, Hayley Steffen, Michelle Schaefer, Jonathan Williams, and all the staff across the agency who made this possible.

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