Resilient Networks; Concerning Disruptions to Communications; Reopening of Comment Period

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; DA 25-943; FR ID 319866] AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of comment period. SUMMARY: On November 17, 2025, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) extended the comment and reply comment periods of the Third Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ( Third Further Notice ) in PS Docket Nos. 21-346 and 15-80, ET Docket No. 04-35, FCC-25-45, that was released on August 6, 2025, and published in the Federal Register on September 2, 2025. DATES: The reply comment period for the proposed rule published September 2, 2025, at 90 FR 42355 , is reopened. Reply comments should be received on or before December 18, 2025. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by PS Docket Nos. 21-346 and 15-80; ET Docket No. 04-35 by any of the following methods: Federal Communications Commission's Website: https://www.fcc.gov/​ecfs . Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Mail: Parties who choose to file by paper must file an original and one copy of each filing. If more than one docket or rulemaking number appears in the caption of this proceeding, filers must submit two additional copies for each additional docket or rulemaking number. Filings can be sent by commercial overnight courier, or by first-class or overnight U.S. Postal Service mail. All filings must be addressed to the Commission's Secretary, Office of the Secretar…