FCC Outlines Post-Shutdown Recovery In New Filing Timeline

FCC Braces for Backlog After 6 Week Shutdown

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13, 2025 – After 42 days without funding, the Federal Communications Commission clarified Thursday how it will manage an anticipated surge in regulatory filings, as the agency resumed operations after the longest federal shutdown in U.S. history.The FCC said it anticipates “complications” as staff return to an “exceptionally large” number of filings after six weeks without pay. The agency asked parties to limit new submissions u…

FCC Extends Filing Deadlines

The agency has extended filing deadlines and offered some guidance on its plans for returning to normal operations

FCC Resumes Operations, Faces Backlogs

FCC employees returning to work today will be faced with a backlog of issues. Which items will be prioritized and which ones can wait?  The federal government shutdown spanned 43 days and drastically limited activity at the FCC. It suspended normal operations with some public facing filing systems and databases remaining available while others were not.  Approximately 80% of the FCC’s staff has been furloughed and not working during the shutdown…

FCC Outlines Post-Shutdown Recovery In New Filing Timeline

The longest federal government shutdown in US history is over. Now, after 43 days, DC is resuming operation, and the FCC is restarting the clock on a variety of vital issues as the agency takes steps to clear a massive backlog of filings and gives new calendar guidance.

FCC Extends Filing Deadlines As Government Reopens; Asks For Limited Filings

As the federal government reopens today, the FCC has extended its filing deadlines. The Commission noted, “given the unprecedented length of the shutdown, we anticipate that the public will have an exceptionally large number of filings and submissions that they will want to provide the FCC over a relatively short period of time as we resume normal operations.” To ease burdens of filers and staff all deadlines that were due to be filed between Oc…