FCC Proposes to Eliminate Part 41 of Its Rules

Summary

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on July 21, 1998, proposing to eliminate part 41 of its rules, which governed telephone and telegraph services. The move was part of the FCC's 1998 biennial regulatory review, citing the development of competition among telecommunications service providers as the reason for the proposed elimination.