The Federal Communications Commission removed from its list of active proceedings proposed rules on cable set-top boxes and the bulk data connections that telecom companies provide to businesses. The move effectively kills the two measures.
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai removed the two items from circulation last week “for further review,” along with other items that were circulated by Pai’s predecessor, Tom Wheeler, that never received a final vote, an FCC official confirmed in an email Monday.
“The items could be put back on circulation following modifications,” the official said, adding that the move is “typical” during a change of administration.
Items on the list are considered pending, and commissioners can vote on them at any time.
The two rules — one aimed at opening up the cable set-top box marketplace by requiring service providers to allow streaming apps for content, and another placing price caps one business data services — were priorities for Wheeler.