Analysis
What the official said
“establish a rebuttable presumption that state and local governments have effectively prohibited the provision of wireline telecommunications services if they fail to process all authorizations for use of public rights-of-way to provide wireline telecommunications services or to deploy wireline telecommunications infrastructure within 120 days;”
Claimant: Federal Communications Commission The Commission
Agency or office: Federal Communications Commission
Context
From the FCC's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (WC Docket No. 25-253, FCC 26-40), adopted June 25, 2026 and published in the Federal Register on 2026-08-07. This is a proposal seeking comment, not a final rule.
Evidence
The Federal Register summary of FCC 26-40 explicitly lists as a proposed rule the establishment of a rebuttable presumption tied to a 120-day deadline for processing authorizations to use public rights-of-way for wireline deployments. The document is a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (seeking comments), so the proposal is not yet final.