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Free State Foundation Makes Case for Deregulatory 'Rebuttable Presumptions'

Free State Foundation again urged the FCC to use "rebuttable presumptions" to eliminate "obsolete" rules, as it said Congress intended in Telecom Act forbearance and regulatory review provisions. "Use of deregulatory rebuttable presumptions would be a fairly modest but nevertheless…

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important regulatory reform procedural measure that is consistent with the Trump Administration FCC's efforts to eliminate regulations that are not necessary to protect consumers or competition," said President Randolph May in a paper Tuesday. He noted Commissioner Mike O'Rielly's recent process proposals (see 1812200061) included implementing "a deregulatory presumption when reviewing and implementing rules and forbearance requests."