NAB Wants Deadline Extension for Comments on Proposal To Preserve Channel for White Spaces
NAB wants a 21-day extension of the deadline for comments on the FCC’s proposal to preserve one TV channel for use by TV white space devices and wireless microphones, the association said in a motion posted online Monday. Comments in…
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the proceeding are currently due Aug. 3, replies Aug. 31. Under the NAB proposal, those deadlines would move to Aug. 24 and Sept. 23. The extension is merited by the FCC’s delay in releasing a procedures public notice (see 1507150058), NAB said. “Because the vote on the Procedures Public Notice was delayed by three weeks, NAB respectfully submits that a three-week delay in the comment deadline in this proceeding would be appropriate,” the motion said. The FCC “will have a better, more informed record” if comments are filed after the procedures PN, NAB said.