# Protecting and Promoting the Open Internet
> **Federal Communications Commission** · Final rule. · Published 2016-01-25 · Effective 2016-02-24 · 81 FR 3967
## Document
- **Document number:** 2016-00485
- **Category:** broadband
- **Federal Register citation:** 81 FR 3967
- **CFR reference:** 47 CFR 8
- **Publication date:** 2016-01-25
- **Effective date:** 2016-02-24
- **FCC docket:** GN Docket No. 14-28
## Abstract

The Commission, via the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau (CGB or Bureau) temporarily extends an exemption for smaller broadband Internet access service providers from compliance with certain enhancements to the exiting transparency rule that governs the content and format of disclosures made by providers. The exemption is available to providers with 100,000 or fewer broadband connections as per the provider's most recent Form 477, aggregated over all of the providers' affiliates. These actions are necessary to enable consideration of whether to make the exemption permanent after the Commission completes its burden analysis.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/01/25/2016-00485/protecting-and-promoting-the-open-internet)
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