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FCC Issues Reprieve for Most Filings Following Shutdown

November 13, 2025

The FCC issued a Public Notice with information about the due date for FCC filings that either fell during the U.S. government shutdown or would otherwise be required to be made over the next several days. According to the notice, the filing deadline “for all filings that would have been due from October 1, 2025, through November 17, 2025” has “now extended at least until Tuesday, November 18, 2025.” It was previously understood that any affected filings would be due 24 hours after the systems had been restored to operation.

The FCC says additional guidance will be issued before Nov. 18. As this news item was posted, the FCC’s affected various systems were not yet back online.


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