Four rules covering the amateur radio service in the United States are marked for elimination by the Federal Communications Commission unless the agency receives objections filed no later than the 2nd of January -- objections that it considers worthy of consideration. The FCC plans to otherwise remove the four rules, three of which it called “obsolete,” and one that it says duplicates an existing provision.

The FCC published its intention in the Federal Register and identified the rules. They are provisions 97.27, 97.29, 97.315 (b)(2), considered out of date by the FCC. The fourth provision is 97.521 (b), which relates to Volunteer Examiner Coordinators.

The FCC has scheduled the removal of the four rules on the 10th of February. The agency’s action is part of its broader 2025 initiative to remove regulations that it considers burdensome or no longer necessary.

To see each of the rules relevant to ham radio in depth, visit federalregister-dot-gov (federalregister.gov). There you will also find information on how to file a comment, if you wish to do so.