FCC Data Breach Order Under Review, Agency Says

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1, 2025 – The Federal Communications Commission’s order expanding its data breach rules is the subject of “ongoing internal review,” the agency told federal judges on Monday.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit upheld the rules last month, ruling the FCC wasn’t blocked from implementing the rule despite a 2017 Congressional action nullifying a larger package of FCC policies order that included a rule similar to the one adopted in 2023.

The telecom trade groups that challenged the rules asked judges Monday to rehear the case. The same day, the FCC said the court should simply hold the case in abeyance, or put it on pause, because it was evaluating the order at issue anyway.