The FCC Media Bureau pushed back by 14 days the...
The FCC Media Bureau pushed back by 14 days the deadline for comments on a recent public notice seeking input on how it should interpret the terms “multichannel video programming distributor” and “channel” in the context of a program access…
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dispute between Sky Angel and Discovery Communications. The NAB had asked for a 30-day extension from the initial April 30 deadline (CD April 2 p9). In a public notice released Tuesday (http://xrl.us/bm4yw4), the bureau said an extension will help develop a full record, but “due to a desire to conduct a prompt review of the record, we find that the requested 30-day extension is excessive.” The new deadline for comments is May 14, with replies due June 13. Meanwhile, Sky Angel told a federal appeals judge not to wait for the bureau to gather the input it sought before the court rules on a Sky Angel petition for a writ of mandamus. “The Public Notice does not assist with a timely resolution of the dispute,” the company said. “In fact, it will delay a decision indefinitely.” The bureau will probably be inundated with comments on the notice, Sky Angel said. Because the notice came from the bureau, not the full commission, it may take years before the matter is settled at the FCC, it said.