FCC Streamlines Processes

The FCC has made progress on streamlining its processes, said Diane Cornell, special counsel to Chairman Tom Wheeler, in a blog post Monday. The reforms include an internal “rocket docket” that provides guidelines for accelerated review of applications for review. The Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau is closing an additional 751 dormant dockets, Cornell also said. Other reforms include internal circulation of streamlining “best practices,” and expanded online filing options and automated password reset for the commission registration database, Cornell said. The automated reset saves time by “forestalling the approximately 75,000 password-reset requests received annually,” Cornell said. More news on process reform will come in the new year, Cornell said.