FCC Wants Comments by Sept. 22 on Slamming, Truth-in-Billing Updates

Comments are due Sept. 22, replies Oct. 21, in docket 17-169 on the FCC’s NPRM seeking input on updates to its slamming and truth-in-billing rules, according to a Federal Register notice released Thursday (see 2507240055). The NPRM was unanimously approved at the July FCC meeting, but Commissioner Anna Gomez said then that any updates should preserve consumer protection measures. Chairman Brendan Carr said at the meeting that while the agency has heard concerns that the rules impose unnecessary burdens on companies, it has received zero complaints about slamming in 2025.