{"description":"Documents matching 'Legal Operations Internet Software & Services'","count":6379,"total_pages":50,"next_page_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents?conditions%5Bterm%5D=Legal+Operations+Internet+Software+%26+Services&format=json&page=2","results":[{"title":"Internet-Based Telecommunications Relay Service Modernization","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Federal Communications Commission (Commission) proposes to modernize its telecommunications relay services (TRS) rules and seeks comment on the use of automatic speech recognition (ASR) for speech-to- text conversion and advanced text-to-speech technologies for Internet Protocol (IP) Relay Service; the need for metrics for IP Relay quality; the compatibility of IP Relay with Real-Time Text (RTT) technology; adding captioning functionality to Video Relay Service (VRS) platforms; amending VRS calling rules for calls to U.S. embassies and consulates by U.S. residents while traveling abroad; adjusting VRS call center requirements; streamlining TRS provider certification and user registration processes; updating or eliminating obsolete rules; and closing outdated dockets. With these proposals, the Commission presents targeted reforms that align internet-based TRS with twenty-first century technological advancements in relay services that can better serve the needs of persons with disabilities while securing the viability and enhancing the effectiveness and functional equivalency of internet-based TRS.","document_number":"2026-05213","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/17/2026-05213/internet-based-telecommunications-relay-service-modernization","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-17/pdf/2026-05213.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-05213.pdf?1773665121","publication_date":"2026-03-17","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","name":"Federal Communications Commission","id":161,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-communications-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/161","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-communications-commission"}],"excerpts":"provide <span class=\"match\">service</span>.\n \n In recognition of this inconsistent policy and to ensure clarity and uniformity across all <span class=\"match\">internet</span>-based relay <span class=\"match\">services</span>, the Commission proposes to amend § 64.606(f)(2) of its rules to replace the specific references to “VRS and IP Relay providers” with the broader term “<span class=\"match\">internet</span>-based TRS providers.” This proposed modification would ensure that a uniform notification requirement is applicable to each <span class=\"match\">internet</span>-based TRS provider. Furthermore, this amendment would accommodate the emergence of new <span class=\"match\">internet</span>-based relay <span class=\"match\">services</span>, such"},{"title":"TRS Fund Support for internet Protocol Captioned Telephone Service Compensation","type":"Rule","abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) adopts a revised, five-year plan for support of internet Protocol Captioned Telephone Service (IP CTS) by the Interstate Telecommunications Relay Services Fund (TRS Fund). To ensure that IP CTS providers have the appropriate incentive structure to support captioning with communications assistants (CAs) and with only automatic speech recognition (ASR), the Commission establishes separate compensation formulas for CA-assisted and ASR-only IP CTS. In addition, this compensation plan will give providers certainty regarding the applicable compensation levels, provide an incentive to improve efficiency, and allow the Commission an opportunity to timely reassess the compensation formulas in response to potential unanticipated cost changes and other significant developments.","document_number":"2024-19559","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/09/04/2024-19559/trs-fund-support-for-internet-protocol-captioned-telephone-service-compensation","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-09-04/pdf/2024-19559.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-19559.pdf?1725367514","publication_date":"2024-09-04","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","name":"Federal Communications Commission","id":161,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-communications-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/161","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-communications-commission"}],"excerpts":"provider or a third party. While TRS users need a <span class=\"match\">software</span> interface to access TRS, they do not need proprietary devices that can be connected to and used with only one provider's <span class=\"match\">service</span>, nor do they need <span class=\"match\">software</span> designed for such devices. Although the Commission does not prohibit providers from distributing such devices and <span class=\"match\">software</span> to consumers requesting them, it is not necessary to support proprietary devices and <span class=\"match\">software</span> with TRS Fund resources. Further, allowing recovery of such <span class=\"match\">software</span> costs would not advance the Commission's policy to"},{"title":"Analog Telecommunications Relay Service Modernization","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) proposes to modernize its telecommunications relay services (TRS) rules and seeks comment on phasing out the mandatory status of traditional TTY-based relay services (TTY Relay) under state TRS programs; recognizing additional forms of internet-based TRS, such as internet Protocol Speech-to-Speech (IP STS) and real-time text (RTT)-based relay as compensable forms of TRS; establishing a temporary, national certification process for analog relay providers and user registration and verification requirements; and updating or eliminating obsolete rules to all forms of TRS. Through these proposals, the Commission aims to align TRS with today's communications landscape, better serve the needs of relay users, ensure the continued availability of TRS through the transition from legacy communications network, to modern, IP-based networks, and continue to protect the integrity of the TRS program through the prevention of waste, fraud, and abuse.","document_number":"2025-24210","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/02/2025-24210/analog-telecommunications-relay-service-modernization","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-02/pdf/2025-24210.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-24210.pdf?1767188718","publication_date":"2026-01-02","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","name":"Federal Communications Commission","id":161,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-communications-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/161","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-communications-commission"}],"excerpts":"The analog TRS providers provide the relay <span class=\"match\">services</span> for intrastate, interstate, and international calls. They seek reimbursement for intrastate analog TRS calls from the relevant state program and seek reimbursement for interstate and international calls from the Interstate TRS Fund. Currently, the Commission recognizes six forms of TRS, three analog <span class=\"match\">services</span> and three <span class=\"match\">internet</span>-based <span class=\"match\">services</span>. The three analog forms of TRS are TTY Relay, Speech-to-Speech relay <span class=\"match\">service</span> (STS), and Captioned Telephone <span class=\"match\">Service</span> (CTS). \n 3. Section 225 of the Act provides"},{"title":"Normalizing Unmanned Aircraft Systems Beyond Visual Line of Sight Operations","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This action proposes performance-based regulations to enable the design and operation of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) at low altitudes beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) and for third-party services, including UAS Traffic Management (UTM), that support these operations. The FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 directs the development of this proposed rule. This proposed rule is necessary to support the integration of UAS into the national airspace system (NAS). This proposed rule is intended to provide a predictable and clear pathway for safe, routine, and scalable UAS operations that include package delivery, agriculture, aerial surveying, civic interest, operations training, demonstration, recreation, and flight testing. TSA proposes to make complementary changes to its regulations to ensure it can continue to impose security measures on these operations under its current regulatory structure for civil aviation.","document_number":"2025-14992","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/07/2025-14992/normalizing-unmanned-aircraft-systems-beyond-visual-line-of-sight-operations","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-07/pdf/2025-14992.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-14992.pdf?1754484350","publication_date":"2025-08-07","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"Federal Aviation Administration","name":"Federal Aviation Administration","id":159,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-aviation-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/159","parent_id":492,"slug":"federal-aviation-administration"},{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","name":"Homeland Security Department","id":227,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/homeland-security-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/227","parent_id":null,"slug":"homeland-security-department"},{"raw_name":"Transportation Security Administration","name":"Transportation Security Administration","id":494,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-security-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/494","parent_id":227,"slug":"transportation-security-administration"}],"excerpts":"Area of <span class=\"match\">Operations</span> (§ 108.165) \n E. Preflight Requirements (§ 108.170) \n F. Operating Restrictions (§ 108.175) \n G. <span class=\"match\">Operation</span> in Controlled Airspace (§ 108.180) \n H. <span class=\"match\">Operations</span> Over People (§ 108.185) \n I. Use of Strategic Deconfliction and Conformance Monitoring (§ 108.190) \n J. <span class=\"match\">Operations</span> Near Aircraft: Low Altitude Right-of-Way Rules (§ 108.195) \n K. Remote Identification of Unmanned Aircraft (§ 108.200) \n L. <span class=\"match\">Operation</span> in Shielded Areas (§ 108.205) \n M. <span class=\"match\">Operations</span> of Multiple Unmanned Aircraft (§ 108.210) \n N. Careless and Reckless <span class=\"match\">Operation</span> (§ 108"},{"title":"Safeguarding and Securing the Open Internet; Restoring Internet Freedom","type":"Rule","abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) adopts a Declaratory Ruling, Report and Order, Order, and Order on Reconsideration that reestablishes the Commission's authority over broadband internet access service (BIAS). The Declaratory Ruling classifies broadband internet access service as a telecommunications service under Title II of the Communications Act, providing the Commission with additional authority to safeguard national security, advance public safety, protect consumers, and facilitate broadband deployment. The Order establishes broad, tailored forbearance of the Commission's application of Title II to broadband providers while maintaining Title II provisions the Commission needs to fulfill its obligations and objectives. The Report and Order reinstates straightforward, clear rules that prohibit blocking, throttling, or engaging in paid or affiliated prioritization arrangements, adopts certain enhancements to the transparency rule, and reinstates a general conduct standard that prohibits unreasonable interference or unreasonable disadvantage to consumers or edge providers. The Order on Reconsideration partially grants and otherwise dismisses as moot four petitions for reconsideration filed in response to the 2020 Restoring Internet Freedom Remand Order.","document_number":"2024-10674","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/05/22/2024-10674/safeguarding-and-securing-the-open-internet-restoring-internet-freedom","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-05-22/pdf/2024-10674.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-10674.pdf?1716295515","publication_date":"2024-05-22","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","name":"Federal Communications Commission","id":161,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-communications-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/161","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-communications-commission"}],"excerpts":"of its emergency communications and <span class=\"match\">operations</span> protocols. Santa Clara also describes the importance of redundancies in its emergency communications and <span class=\"match\">operations</span> systems, and that many of these systems rely on BIAS, outside of its enterprise systems. Public safety entities benefit as well when they rely on enterprise <span class=\"match\">services</span>, which often flow over the same facilities as mass-market retail <span class=\"match\">services</span>. For example, Emergency <span class=\"match\">Services</span> <span class=\"match\">Internet</span> (ESInet) is a managed UP network that is used for emergency <span class=\"match\">services</span> communications and which may be constructed"},{"title":"NGSO Fixed-Satellite Service (Space-to-Earth) Operations in the 17.3-17.8 GHz Band","type":"Rule","abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) adopts rules to permit use of the 17.3-17.7 GHz band by non-geostationary satellite orbit (NGSO) space stations operating in the fixed-satellite service (FSS) in the space-to-Earth (downlink) direction. The Report and Order modifies the United States Table of Frequency Allocations (U.S. Table) to enable NGSO FSS to operate in the 17.3-17.8 GHz band in the downlink direction on a co-primary basis with incumbent services and on a shared, co- primary basis with geostationary satellite orbit (GSO) services. The Report and Order also enables NGSO FSS downlink use of the 17.7-17.8 GHz band on a co-primary basis with GSO services and on an unprotected basis with respect to terrestrial fixed services. The Commission additionally adopts technical requirements to establish safeguards to reduce the likelihood of harmful interference to incumbent operators. The actions taken in the Commission's Report and Order promote spectrum efficiency, foster competition and U.S. leadership, and expand the ability of satellite operators to deploy advanced services, including high-speed internet access to unserved and underserved areas.","document_number":"2024-28390","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/05/2024-28390/ngso-fixed-satellite-service-space-to-earth-operations-in-the-173-178-ghz-band","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-12-05/pdf/2024-28390.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-28390.pdf?1733319920","publication_date":"2024-12-05","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","name":"Federal Communications Commission","id":161,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-communications-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/161","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-communications-commission"}],"excerpts":"facilitate both inter-<span class=\"match\">service</span> and intra-<span class=\"match\">service</span> sharing. The Commission also clarified that earth stations operating FSS downlinks in the 17.7-17.8 GHz band shall not claim protection from terrestrial fixed <span class=\"match\">service</span> <span class=\"match\">operations</span> in that band, and that the adopted PFD limits will apply vis-à-vis fixed <span class=\"match\">services</span> in the 17.7-17.8 GHz band or adjacent 17.8-18.3 GHz band.\n \n \n NGSOs assert that taking the same approach to NGSO FSS <span class=\"match\">services</span> is appropriate and supports adopting the ITU PFD limits to protect terrestrial fixed <span class=\"match\">services</span> operating in the 17.7-17"},{"title":"Facilitating Implementation of Next Generation 911 Services (NG911); Improving 911 Reliability","type":"Rule","abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (the FCC or Commission) adopts rules to ensure that emerging Next Generation 911 (NG911) networks are reliable and interoperable. NG911 is replacing legacy 911 technology across the country with internet Protocol (IP)- based infrastructure that will support new 911 capabilities, including text, video, and data. However, for NG911 to be fully effective, NG911 networks must be designed to safeguard the reliability of critical components and support the interoperability needed to seamlessly transfer 911 calls and data from one network to another. The rules require entities essential to delivering emergency calls in the NG911 environment to implement common sense measures to safeguard the reliability of NG911 networks and reduce the risk of 911 outages, and require certain entities to report on their support for NG911 interoperability. The rules also eliminate unnecessary and burdensome legacy rules to increase flexibility and encourage technical innovation to make NG911 services reliable, interoperable, and accessible to all.","document_number":"2026-13998","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/10/2026-13998/facilitating-implementation-of-next-generation-911-services-ng911-improving-911-reliability","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-10/pdf/2026-13998.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-13998.pdf?1783601118","publication_date":"2026-07-10","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","name":"Federal Communications Commission","id":161,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-communications-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/161","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-communications-commission"}],"excerpts":"approach: \n \n • \n Covered 911 <span class=\"match\">service</span> providers. \n We update our definition of covered 911 <span class=\"match\">service</span> providers (CSPs) to identify categories of providers whose <span class=\"match\">operations</span> are essential to NG911 call delivery, whose failure could cause significant outages, and who therefore must meet enhanced reliability standards under the Commission's framework. Our updated CSP definition includes operators of Emergency <span class=\"match\">Services</span> IP networks (ESInets), Next Generation Core <span class=\"match\">Services</span> (NGCS) providers, and providers of real-time location <span class=\"match\">services</span>, major IP transport, IP 911"},{"title":"Cybersecurity Labeling for Internet of Things","type":"Rule","abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) establishes a voluntary cybersecurity labeling program for wireless consumer Internet of Things, or IoT, products. The program will provide consumers with an easy-to-understand and quickly recognizable FCC IoT Label that includes the U.S. Cyber Trust Mark and a QR code linked to a dynamic, decentralized, publicly available registry of more detailed cybersecurity information. This program will help consumers make safer purchasing decisions, raise consumer confidence regarding the cybersecurity of the IoT products they buy, and encourage manufacturers to develop IoT products with security-by- design principles in mind.","document_number":"2024-14148","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/07/30/2024-14148/cybersecurity-labeling-for-internet-of-things","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-07-30/pdf/2024-14148.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-14148.pdf?1722257113","publication_date":"2024-07-30","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","name":"Federal Communications Commission","id":161,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-communications-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/161","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-communications-commission"}],"excerpts":"non-<span class=\"match\">internet</span> connected networks, and that those devices should not be excluded from the program.” While we do not foreclose the possibility of expanding the IoT Labeling Program to devices on non-<span class=\"match\">internet</span> connected networks in the future, we focus initially on the more common category of <span class=\"match\">internet</span>-connected consumer IoT products. Others argue that “<span class=\"match\">internet</span>-connected” is too “situational,” with a concern that the device might become “disconnected from the <span class=\"match\">internet</span> and, therefore, no longer be an `IoT device.' ” We do not agree that “<span class=\"match\">internet</span>-connected"},{"title":"Reporting on Border Gateway Protocol Risk Mitigation Progress; Secure Internet Routing","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) seeks to increase the security of the information routed across the internet by proposing certain reporting obligations on providers of broadband internet access service (BIAS providers) and their use of the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP). Internet traffic can be disrupted, intercepted, and blackholed--when a service provider drops traffic addressed to a targeted IP address or range of addresses by redirecting it to a null route--due to either accidental or deliberate adversarial manipulation of security vulnerabilities inherent to BGP. Together, the intended effect of the plans, filings, and measures the Commission proposes would be to mitigate such threats. BIAS providers would be required to develop BGP Routing Security Risk Management Plans that describe their plans for and progress in implementing security measures that utilize the Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI). Nine of the largest service providers would be required to file specific additional data on a quarterly basis. The FCC also seeks comment on issues related to implementing RPKI-based security measures.","document_number":"2024-13048","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/06/17/2024-13048/reporting-on-border-gateway-protocol-risk-mitigation-progress-secure-internet-routing","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-06-17/pdf/2024-13048.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-13048.pdf?1718369113","publication_date":"2024-06-17","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","name":"Federal Communications Commission","id":161,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-communications-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/161","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-communications-commission"}],"excerpts":"essential set of <span class=\"match\">service</span> providers is performing ROV filtering and executing on its BGP Plan. \n 20. We note that there are several publicly available, open-source <span class=\"match\">software</span> packages that validate BGP routing information based on information stored in the RPKI. We seek comment on the maturity of the open-source <span class=\"match\">software</span> used in route validation, the degree to which these are currently deployed by <span class=\"match\">service</span> providers, the extent to which such deployments verify that secure <span class=\"match\">software</span> design principles including testing for trustworthy <span class=\"match\">operation</span> have been utilized"},{"title":"Exemption for Certain Investment Advisers Operating Through the Internet","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Securities and Exchange Commission (\"SEC\" or \"Commission\") is adopting amendments to the rule under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 that exempts certain investment advisers that provide advisory services through the internet (\"internet investment advisers\") from the prohibition on Commission registration, as well as related amendments to Form ADV. The amendments are designed to modernize the rule's conditions to account for the evolution in technology and the investment advisory industry since the initial adoption of the rule in 2002.","document_number":"2024-06865","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/04/09/2024-06865/exemption-for-certain-investment-advisers-operating-through-the-internet","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-04-09/pdf/2024-06865.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-06865.pdf?1712580314","publication_date":"2024-04-09","agencies":[{"raw_name":"SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION","name":"Securities and Exchange Commission","id":466,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/securities-and-exchange-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/466","parent_id":null,"slug":"securities-and-exchange-commission"}],"excerpts":"example, new <span class=\"match\">services</span> or <span class=\"match\">software</span>.\n 129 \n \n The <span class=\"match\">Internet</span> Adviser Exemption was adopted for advisers that provide investment advice to their <span class=\"match\">internet</span> clients “exclusively” through their interactive website.\n 130 \n \n The current \n de minimis \n exception was adopted when providing advice through the <span class=\"match\">internet</span> was still in a fairly nascent stage and the exception could prevent <span class=\"match\">internet</span> investment advisers from losing their ability to rely on the exemption while providing advice to a small number of clients other than using the <span class=\"match\">internet</span>.\n 131 \n \n As discussed"},{"title":"Designation-Restrict the Operation of Unmanned Aircraft in Close Proximity to a Fixed Site Facility","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This action would implement section 2209, of the FAA Extension, Safety and Security Act of 2016, by establishing a process for operators and proprietors of certain fixed site facilities to request and maintain an unmanned aircraft flight restriction. The proposal also establishes requirements for applicants to demonstrate the unmanned aircraft flight restriction is necessary for: aviation safety, protection of people and property on the ground, national security, or homeland security. Lastly, the proposal identifies the types of operations that are allowed in the unmanned aircraft flight restriction UAFR.","document_number":"2026-08943","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/06/2026-08943/designation-restrict-the-operation-of-unmanned-aircraft-in-close-proximity-to-a-fixed-site-facility","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-06/pdf/2026-08943.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-08943.pdf?1777985132","publication_date":"2026-05-06","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"Federal Aviation Administration","name":"Federal Aviation Administration","id":159,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-aviation-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/159","parent_id":492,"slug":"federal-aviation-administration"}],"excerpts":"communications sector makes it possible to communicate in rapid time anywhere around the world by providing the products and <span class=\"match\">services</span> that support the efficient <span class=\"match\">operation</span> of today's global information-based society. This sector is responsible for delivering voice, data, video, and <span class=\"match\">internet</span> <span class=\"match\">services</span> to support national security and the economy.\n 46 \n Many of these products and <span class=\"match\">services</span> are foundational or necessary for the <span class=\"match\">operations</span> and <span class=\"match\">services</span> provided by all of the other 15 critical infrastructure sectors.\n \n \n Communications networks involve both physical"},{"title":"Spectrum Rules and Policies for the Operation of Unmanned Aircraft Systems","type":"Rule","abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) enables Uncrewed Aircraft System (UAS) operators to access dedicated spectrum for control-related communications. Specifically, this document adopts service rules under new rule part 88 that provide operators the ability to obtain direct frequency assignments in a portion of the 5030-5091 MHz band for non-networked operation. Under these rules, one or more dynamic frequency management systems (DFMSs) will manage and coordinate access to the spectrum and enable its safe and efficient use, by providing requesting operators with temporary frequency assignments to support UAS control link communications with a level of reliability suitable for operations in controlled airspace and other safety-critical circumstances. To address concerns regarding the impact of these aeronautical operations on adjacent services, this document locates these operations, for now, in the central part of the band, with substantial separation from the bands adjacent to the 5030- 5091 MHz band.","document_number":"2024-29967","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/08/2024-29967/spectrum-rules-and-policies-for-the-operation-of-unmanned-aircraft-systems","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-08/pdf/2024-29967.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-29967.pdf?1736257516","publication_date":"2025-01-08","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","name":"Federal Communications Commission","id":161,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-communications-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/161","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-communications-commission"}],"excerpts":"specific categories of <span class=\"match\">service</span>, including the “citizens band radio <span class=\"match\">service</span>.” Section 307(e)(3) in turn provides that “citizens band radio <span class=\"match\">service</span>” shall have the meaning given to it by the Commission by rule. As defined in the Commission's rules, the “citizens band radio <span class=\"match\">service</span>” encompasses “any radio <span class=\"match\">service</span> or other specific classification of radio stations used primarily for wireless telecommunications for which the FCC has determined that it serves the public interest, convenience, and necessity to authorize by rule the <span class=\"match\">operation</span> of radio stations"},{"title":"Privacy Act of 1974; Systems of Records","type":"Notice","abstract":"Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a, and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular No. A-108, notice is hereby given that the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), a component within the United States Department of Justice (DOJ or Department), proposes to develop a new system of records titled \"Pro Bono List Program Records,\" and numbered JUSTICE/EOIR-005. EOIR proposes to establish this system of records to track and manage information and documents related to the List of Pro Bono Legal Service Providers (the List), as well as administration of the underlying application process for organizations, pro bono referral services, and attorneys to be included on the List. The system integrates an electronic information system to manage the records more efficiently, simplify the application process for providers through an online web- based Pro Bono List User Portal, allow providers to update their own contact information in the List, and streamline communications between EOIR, legal service providers, and the public.","document_number":"2025-23472","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/19/2025-23472/privacy-act-of-1974-systems-of-records","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-12-19/pdf/2025-23472.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-23472.pdf?1766065529","publication_date":"2025-12-19","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","name":"Justice Department","id":268,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/justice-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/268","parent_id":null,"slug":"justice-department"}],"excerpts":"the List of Pro Bono <span class=\"match\">Legal</span> <span class=\"match\">Service</span> Providers (the List), as well as administration of the underlying application process for organizations, pro bono referral <span class=\"match\">services</span>, and attorneys to be included on the List. The system integrates an electronic information system to manage the records more efficiently, simplify the application process for providers through an online web-based Pro Bono List User Portal, allow providers to update their own contact information in the List, and streamline communications between EOIR, <span class=\"match\">legal</span> <span class=\"match\">service</span> providers, and the"},{"title":"Facilitating Implementation of Next Generation 911 Services (NG911); Improving 911 Reliability","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (the FCC or Commission) proposes rules that would help ensure that emerging Next Generation 911 (NG911) networks are reliable and interoperable. NG911 is replacing legacy 911 technology across the country with Internet Protocol (IP)-based infrastructure that will support new 911 capabilities, including text, video, and data. However, for NG911 to be fully effective, NG911 networks must safeguard the reliability of critical components and support the interoperability needed to seamlessly transfer 911 calls and data from one network to another. When the Commission first adopted 911 reliability rules in 2013, the transition to NG911 was in its very early stages. Since then, many state and local 911 Authorities have made significant progress in deploying NG911 capabilities in their jurisdictions. This Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) is the next step in fulfilling the Commission's commitment to facilitate the NG911 transition and to ensure that the transition does not inadvertently create vulnerabilities in the nation's critical public safety networks. The FNPRM proposes to update the definition of \"covered 911 service provider\" in the Commission's existing 911 reliability rules to ensure that the rules apply to service providers that control or operate critical pathways and components in NG911 networks. It also proposes to update the reliability standards for providers of critical NG911 functions to ensure the reliable delivery of 911 traffic to NG911 delivery points, and proposes to establish NG911 interoperability requirements for interstate transfer of 911 traffic between Emergency Services IP Networks (ESInets). In addition, the FNPRM proposes to modify the certification and oversight mechanisms in the current 911 reliability rules to improve reliability and interoperability in NG911 systems while minimizing burdens on service providers, and proposes to empower state and local 911 Authorities to obtain reliability and interoperability certifications directly from covered 911 service providers.","document_number":"2025-09279","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/06/04/2025-09279/facilitating-implementation-of-next-generation-911-services-ng911-improving-911-reliability","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-06-04/pdf/2025-09279.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-09279.pdf?1748954707","publication_date":"2025-06-04","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","name":"Federal Communications Commission","id":161,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-communications-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/161","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-communications-commission"}],"excerpts":"Id. \n (“There is a need for <span class=\"match\">Service</span> Providers across all industry segments (cable, wireline, wireless, Interconnected VoIP) to be able to identify within their networks <span class=\"match\">service</span>-impacting events that impair or cause a total loss of <span class=\"match\">service</span>.”).\n \n \n \n \n 28 \n  \n Id. \n at 70.\n \n \n \n \n 29 \n  \n Id. \n (recommending (1) “<span class=\"match\">Service</span> Providers consider incorporating network detection tools, as appropriate, to assist network <span class=\"match\">operations</span> in detecting or deterring threats to 9-1-1 before they reach the ESInet perimeter” and (2) “<span class=\"match\">Service</span> Providers and other stakeholders"},{"title":"Safeguarding and Securing the Open Internet","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission's (Commission) adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that proposes to reestablish the Commission's authority over broadband internet access service by classifying it as a telecommunications service under Title II of the Communications Act. This NPRM proposes to classify broadband internet access service as a telecommunications service and provide the Commission with authority necessary to safeguard the open internet, advance national security, and protect public safety. The NPRM also proposes to reestablish conduct rules for internet service providers that would provide a national approach for safeguarding internet openness.","document_number":"2023-23630","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/11/03/2023-23630/safeguarding-and-securing-the-open-internet","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-11-03/pdf/2023-23630.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-23630.pdf?1698929118","publication_date":"2023-11-03","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","name":"Federal Communications Commission","id":161,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-communications-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/161","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-communications-commission"}],"excerpts":"Broadband <span class=\"match\">Internet</span> Access <span class=\"match\">Service</span>. \n We propose to continue using the definition of “broadband <span class=\"match\">internet</span> access <span class=\"match\">service</span>” as a “mass-market retail <span class=\"match\">service</span> by wire or radio that provides the capability to transmit data to and receive data from all or substantially all <span class=\"match\">internet</span> endpoints, including any capabilities that are incidental to and enable the <span class=\"match\">operation</span> of the communications <span class=\"match\">service</span>, but excluding dial-up <span class=\"match\">internet</span> access <span class=\"match\">service</span>,” as well as “any <span class=\"match\">service</span> that the Commission finds to be providing a functional equivalent of the <span class=\"match\">service</span> described"},{"title":"Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain: Unmanned Aircraft Systems","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"In this advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM), the Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) seeks public comment on issues related to transactions involving information and communications technology and services (ICTS) that are designed, developed, manufactured, or supplied by persons owned by, controlled by, or subject to the jurisdiction or direction of foreign adversaries, pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13873, \"Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain,\" and that are integral to unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). This ANPRM will assist BIS in determining the technologies and market participants that may be appropriate for regulation in order to address undue or unacceptable risks to U.S. national security, including U.S. ICTS supply chains and critical infrastructure, or/and to the security and safety of U.S. persons.","document_number":"2024-30209","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/03/2024-30209/securing-the-information-and-communications-technology-and-services-supply-chain-unmanned-aircraft","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-03/pdf/2024-30209.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-30209.pdf?1735825508","publication_date":"2025-01-03","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","name":"Commerce Department","id":54,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commerce-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/54","parent_id":null,"slug":"commerce-department"},{"raw_name":"Bureau of Industry and Security","name":"Industry and Security Bureau","id":241,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/industry-and-security-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/241","parent_id":54,"slug":"industry-and-security-bureau"}],"excerpts":"controllers; (5) operating <span class=\"match\">software</span> including, but not limited to, network management <span class=\"match\">software</span>; (6) mission planning <span class=\"match\">software</span>; (7) intelligent battery power systems; (8) local and external data storage devices and <span class=\"match\">services</span>; and (9) artificial intelligence (AI) <span class=\"match\">software</span> or applications. BIS also solicits input on mechanisms to mitigate the risks posed by foreign adversary ICTS integral to UAS, such as potential design requirements, machine learning controls, implementation standards and protocols, cybersecurity firmware and/or <span class=\"match\">software</span> inputs, manufacturing"},{"title":"Privacy Act of 1974; Systems of Records","type":"Notice","abstract":"Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974 and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular No. A-108, notice is hereby given that the Office for Access to Justice (ATJ), a component within the United States Department of Justice (DOJ or Department), proposes to develop a new system of records to support the Civil Legal Empowerment, Access, and Reentry (CLEAR) Program. The system of records is the Civil Legal Empowerment, Access, and Reentry (CLEAR) Program Records System, JUSTICE/ATJ-001. The ATJ proposes to establish this system of records to maintain records of the information received, reviewed, or created for the CLEAR Program, administered by ATJ, in collaboration with the Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP), and third-party partners, such as legal and medical service providers or academic institutions, to provide civil legal services to individuals incarcerated or previously incarcerated at FBOP facilities.","document_number":"2024-23951","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/10/25/2024-23951/privacy-act-of-1974-systems-of-records","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-10-25/pdf/2024-23951.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-23951.pdf?1729773917","publication_date":"2024-10-25","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","name":"Justice Department","id":268,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/justice-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/268","parent_id":null,"slug":"justice-department"}],"excerpts":"incarcerated individuals better understand their civil <span class=\"match\">legal</span> rights and feel empowered to meet their own civil <span class=\"match\">legal</span> needs. As part of the CLEAR Program, ATJ will collaborate with a private third party, such as an academic institution or <span class=\"match\">legal</span> <span class=\"match\">services</span> provider, to provide civil <span class=\"match\">legal</span> <span class=\"match\">services</span> to incarcerated individuals and formerly incarcerated individuals at selected FBOP facilities. \n \n The CLEAR Program will include three segments: (1) developing and providing self-help materials to address civil <span class=\"match\">legal</span> needs of incarcerated individuals; (2) conducting"},{"title":"Federal Acquisition Regulation: Prohibition on Certain Semiconductor Products and Services","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"OFPP, DoD, GSA, and NASA (collectively referred to as the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council, or FAR Council) are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to partially implement a section of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 which prohibits executive agencies from procuring or obtaining certain products and services that include covered semiconductor products or services effective December 23, 2027.","document_number":"2026-03065","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/17/2026-03065/federal-acquisition-regulation-prohibition-on-certain-semiconductor-products-and-services","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-17/pdf/2026-03065.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-03065.pdf?1770990325","publication_date":"2026-02-17","agencies":[{"raw_name":"OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET","name":"Management and Budget Office","id":280,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/management-and-budget-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/280","parent_id":null,"slug":"management-and-budget-office"},{"raw_name":"Office of Federal Procurement Policy","name":"Federal Procurement Policy Office","id":184,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-procurement-policy-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/184","parent_id":280,"slug":"federal-procurement-policy-office"},{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE","name":"Defense Department","id":103,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/defense-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/103","parent_id":null,"slug":"defense-department"},{"raw_name":"GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION","name":"General Services Administration","id":210,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/general-services-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/210","parent_id":null,"slug":"general-services-administration"},{"raw_name":"NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION","name":"National Aeronautics and Space Administration","id":301,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-aeronautics-and-space-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/301","parent_id":null,"slug":"national-aeronautics-and-space-administration"}],"excerpts":"categories of commercial <span class=\"match\">services</span> (\n e.g., \n hotel accommodations) where the risk is very low to the Government and the Government is a very small share of the overall market. This targeted exception will allow the Government to focus this prohibition on all electronic products, non-commercial <span class=\"match\">services</span>, IT <span class=\"match\">services</span>, and telecommunication <span class=\"match\">services</span> where the risk is considered greatest. Therefore, the prohibition will not apply to commercial <span class=\"match\">service</span> procurements except for procurements for IT <span class=\"match\">services</span> and telecommunication <span class=\"match\">services</span>.\n \n \n To align with"},{"title":"Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain: Connected Vehicles","type":"Rule","abstract":"This final rule, published by the Department of Commerce's (Department) Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), sets forth regulations and procedures to address undue or unacceptable risks to national security and U.S. persons posed by classes of transactions involving information and communications technology and services (ICTS) that are designed, developed, manufactured, or supplied by persons owned by, controlled by, or subject to the jurisdiction or direction of certain foreign adversaries and that are integral to connected vehicles as defined herein.","document_number":"2025-00592","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/16/2025-00592/securing-the-information-and-communications-technology-and-services-supply-chain-connected-vehicles","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-16/pdf/2025-00592.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-00592.pdf?1736862326","publication_date":"2025-01-16","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","name":"Commerce Department","id":54,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commerce-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/54","parent_id":null,"slug":"commerce-department"},{"raw_name":"Bureau of Industry and Security","name":"Industry and Security Bureau","id":241,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/industry-and-security-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/241","parent_id":54,"slug":"industry-and-security-bureau"}],"excerpts":"regarding how covered <span class=\"match\">software</span> applies to the <span class=\"match\">software</span> stack for VCS and ADS. Common feedback urged BIS to define <span class=\"match\">software</span>-based components that fall in and out of scope of the regulation, such as application, firmware, middleware, and system <span class=\"match\">software</span>. Commenters also encouraged BIS to provide a definition of these layers of <span class=\"match\">software</span>, particularly emphasizing that a definition was needed for firmware. Commenters advocated for the exclusion of embedded <span class=\"match\">software</span> (\n e.g., \n middleware and system <span class=\"match\">software</span>) because the application <span class=\"match\">software</span> more directly facilitates"},{"title":"Incarcerated People's Communication Services; Implementation of the Martha Wright-Reed Act; Rates for Interstate Inmate Calling Services","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) seeks additional comment and data from stakeholders on adopting permanent audio and video IPCS rate caps and on whether and how the Commission should refine its IPCS data collections going forward to provide the data needed to ensure rate caps are just and reasonable and fairly compensate IPCS providers. It also seeks comment on how and when the Commission should structure a permanent rate additive to account for the recovery of correctional facility costs incurred in making IPCS available, including an additive that potentially varies by facility type and size. Finally, it proposes to retain the prohibition on ancillary service charges previously adopted by the Commission and seeks further comment on this proposal. In the alternative, it seeks comment on a request to reinstate automated payment fees and third-party financial transaction fees as permissible ancillary service charges.","document_number":"2025-22130","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/05/2025-22130/incarcerated-peoples-communication-services-implementation-of-the-martha-wright-reed-act-rates-for","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-12-05/pdf/2025-22130.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-22130.pdf?1764855937","publication_date":"2025-12-05","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","name":"Federal Communications Commission","id":161,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-communications-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/161","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-communications-commission"}],"excerpts":"permanent rate caps for video IPCS? What data could be used to project the rate of future investments in video <span class=\"match\">software</span> and hardware? Video IPCS platforms and devices typically enable the provision of both regulated video IPCS and nonregulated video <span class=\"match\">services</span>. We seek comment on how video IPCS providers recover shared costs between regulated and nonregulated <span class=\"match\">services</span>. Do commenters expect the usage of regulated and nonregulated <span class=\"match\">services</span> to change over time, and, if so, how should such trends be taken into account in adopting permanent video IPCS"}]}