Pursuant to Section 212 of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, the Commission is implementing a program to publish small entity compliance guides. The compliance guides will explain to small entities, in plain language, what the FCC requires of them with respect to complying with new rules.

Michael K. Powell, Chairman of the FCC, comments, "The Small Entity Compliance Guide Program will help small businesses determine the bottom line in complying with our regulations. Written in plain language, the compliance guides will spell out the requirements that small entities must follow. The program is particularly important because small businesses are an essential part of the digital migration and the national broadband future.”

FCC Announces Small Entity Compliance Guide Program.
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We will publish guides here as they become available.

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