Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau Seeks To Dismiss Twenty-Four Mooted or Outdated Petitions
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) seeks to assess the continuing interest in certain petitions that were filed between 2003 and 2023. The Comm...
[CG Docket Nos. 02-278, 05-338, 17-59; DA 26-867; FR ID 364588]
AGENCY:
Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION:
Notification.
SUMMARY:
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) seeks to assess the continuing interest in certain petitions that were filed between 2003 and 2023. The Commission plans to dismiss the petitions with prejudice unless a petitioner or other interested party files a letter in the relevant docket specifying that it objects to the dismissal of the petition and the reason for such objection.
DATES:
Petitioners may file a letter in CG Docket Nos. 02-278, 05-338, or 17-59 on or before October 15, 2026.
ADDRESSES:
Any petitioner or other interested party objecting to the dismissal of its petition must file a letter stating its objection. The letter must reference its docket number(s), and may be filed by any of the following methods:
Electronic Filers:
Comments may be filed electronically using the internet by accessing the ECFS:
www.fcc.gov/ecfs.
Paper Filers:
Parties who choose to file by paper must file an original and one copy of each filing.
Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery, by commercial courier, or by the U.S. Postal Service. All filings must be addressed to the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission.
Hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings for the Commission's Secretary are accepted between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. by the FCC's mailing contractor at 9050 Junction Drive, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701. All hand deliveries must be held together with rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes and boxes must be disposed of before entering the building.
Commercial courier deliveries (any deliveries not by the U.S. Postal Service) must be sent to 9050 Junction Drive, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701.
Filings sent by U.S. Postal Service First-Class Mail, Priority Mail, and Priority Mail Express must be sent to 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Richard D. Smith of the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at
Richard.Smith@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
This is a summary of Public Notice, DA 26-867, CG Docket Nos. 02-278, 05-338, 17-59, released on August 19, 2026. The full text of this document is available at DA-26-867A1.pdf. To request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities (braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an email to
fcc504@fcc.gov
or call the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530. The proceedings this Notice initiates shall be treated as a “permit-but-disclose” proceeding in accordance with the Commission's ex parte rules.
Synopsis
By this Public Notice, the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau (Bureau) announces its intention to dismiss with prejudice the petitions identified herein 45 days after publication of this Notice in the
Federal Register
.
To improve efficiency and reduce backlog, the Bureau seeks to determine whether the entities listed below remain interested in their petitions. Parties filed these petitions between 2003 and 2023, and they have gone without advocacy for several years. In addition, the specific matters to which they relate likely have been mooted or outdated by advancements in technology, changes in consumer preferences, or changes in regulations that have occurred since.
Consistent with our past practice, we therefore plan to dismiss the petitions with prejudice unless a petitioner or other interested party files a letter in the relevant docket or dockets within 45 days of the date of the
Federal Register
publication of this
Notice
specifying that it objects to the dismissal of the petition and the reasons for such objection. Upon release of this
Notice,
the Bureau will send copies hereof to the petitioners via certified mail at the last availablemailing address associated with the petition.
( printed page 55836)
The petitions, along with related information, are:
1. Petitioner Mark Boling, Petition for Declaratory Ruling, CG Docket No. 02-278; Petition filed 8/11/2003.
2. Petitioner Vincent Lucas, Petition for Expedited Declaratory Ruling, CG Docket No. 02-278; Petition filed 6/18/2014.
3. Petitioner Sumotext Corp., Petition for Expedited Clarification or, in the Alternative, Declaratory Ruling, CG Docket No. 02-278; Petition filed 9/3/2015.
4. Petitioner Todd C. Bank, Petition for Declaratory Ruling, CG Docket No. 02-278; Petition filed 3/7/2016.
5. Petitioner Network Communications International Corp., Petition for Expedited Declaratory Ruling, CG Docket No. 02-278; Petition filed 5/10/2016.
7. Petitioner Anthem, Inc. et al., Joint Petition for Expedited Declaratory Ruling and/or Clarification, CG Docket No. 02-278; Petition filed 7/28/2016.
8. Petitioner Craig Moskowitz and Craig Cunningham, Petition for Rulemaking and Declaratory Ruling, CG Docket Nos. 02-278, 05-338; Petition filed 1/22/2017.
9. Petitioner M3 USA Corp., Petition of Expedited Declaratory Ruling, CG Docket No. 02-278; Petition filed 3/20/2017.
10. Petitioner Insights Association and American Association for Public Opinion Research, Petition for Declaratory Ruling, CG Docket No. 02-278; Petition filed 10/30/2017.
11. Petitioner Federal Housing Finance Agency, Petitions for Expedited Declaratory Ruling and Urgent Clarification, CG Docket No. 02-278; Petition filed 11/15/2017.
13. Petitioner U.S. Chamber Institute For Legal Reform, et al., Petition for Declaratory Ruling, CG Docket No. 02-278; Petition filed 5/3/2018.
14. Petitioner Life Insurance Direct Marketing Association et al., Petition for Clarification and Declaratory Ruling, CG Docket No. 02-278; Petition filed 6/18/2018.
15. Petitioner Best Doctors, Inc., Petition for Declaratory Ruling, CG Docket Nos. 02-278, 05-338; Petition filed 12/14/2018.
16. Petitioner Patrick Maupin, Petition for Clarification, CG Docket No. 02-278; Petition filed 6/21/2019.
17. Petitioner American Banker Association, et al., Petition for Expedited Declaratory Ruling, Clarification, or Waiver, CG Docket No. 02-278; Petition filed 3/30/2020.
19. Petitioner National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Petition for Clarification or, in the Alternative, Declaratory Ruling, CG Docket No. 02-278; Petition filed 8/17/2020.
Use this for formal legal and research references to the published document.
91 FR 55835
Web Citation
Suggested Web Citation
Use this when citing the archival web version of the document.
“Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau Seeks To Dismiss Twenty-Four Mooted or Outdated Petitions,” thefederalregister.org (August 31, 2026), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2026-17774/consumer-and-governmental-affairs-bureau-seeks-to-dismiss-twenty-four-mooted-or-outdated-petitions.
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