Establishing the Digital Opportunity Data Collection; Modernizing the FCC Form 477 Data Program

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Federal Communications Commission 47 CFR Part 1 [WC Docket Nos. 19-195 and 11-10; FCC 25-34; FR ID 301047] AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) eliminates the professional engineer certification requirement for the biannual Broadband Data Collection filings and instead allows the biannual filings to be certified by a qualified engineer that has relevant minimum experience and education. DATES: Effective July 1, 2025. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jamile Kadre, Broadband Data Task Force, by email at jamile.kadre@fcc.gov or by phone at (202) 418-2245. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Report and Order, in WC Docket Nos. 19-195 and 11-10, FCC 25-34, adopted on June 26, 2025, and released on June 26, 2025. The full text of this document is available online at https://www.fcc.gov/​document/​fcc-takes-steps-streamline-broadband-data-collection . To request this document in accessible formats for people with disabilities ( e.g., Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format) or to request reasonable accommodations ( e.g., accessible format documents, sign language interpreters, CART), send an email to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the FCC's Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530. Final Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 Analysis The rulemaking required under the Broadband DATA Act is exempt from review by Office of Man…