Resilient Networks; Concerning Disruptions to Communications

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 4 [PS Docket Nos. 21-346 and 15-80; ET Docket No. 04-35, FCC 25-45; FR ID 311054] AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) adopts an Order on Reconsideration ( Order ) which grants in part, the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions' (ATIS's) petition for reconsideration of the Second Report and Order & Further Notice Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM)—in which the Commission adopted certain rules governing Disaster Information Reporting System (DIRS) activations—to clarify what the Commission expects from providers during DIRS activations. Specifically, the Order clarifies the ( printed page 44561) scope of the suspension of Network Outage Reporting System (NORS) reporting obligations during DIRS activations, thereby reducing filing burdens. The Commission otherwise denies ATIS's petition. DATES: Effective September 16, 2025. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeanne Stockman, Attorney Advisor, Cybersecurity and Communications Reliability Division, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, at (202) 418-7830, or Jeanne.Stockman@fcc.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Order on Reconsideration ( Order ), FCC 25-45, adopted August 4, 2025, and released August 6, 2025. The full text of this document is available by downloading the text from the Commission's website at: https://docs…