PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Fax-On-Demand 202 / 418-2830 TTY 202 / 418-2555 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov ftp.fcc.gov DA 07-3308 Released: July 20, 2007 MEDIA BUREAU ANNOUNCES COMMENT AND REPLY COMMENT DATES FOR THE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE MAKING REGARDING LEASED COMMERCIAL ACCESS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMPETITION AND DIVERSITY IN VIDEO PROGRAMMING DISTRIBUTION AND CARRIAGE MB Docket No. 07-42 Comment Date: September 4, 2007 Reply Comment Date: September 21, 2007 On June 15, 2007, the Commission released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Notice) in this proceeding, seeking comment on its commercial leased access, 47 CFR sections 76.970 through 76.977, and program carriage, 47 CFR sections 76.1300 through 76.1302, complaint processes.1 The Notice set deadlines for filing comments and reply comments at 45 and 65 days, respectively, after publication of the Notice in the Federal Register. A summary of the Notice was published in the Federal Register on July 18, 2007.2 Accordingly, comments must be filed on or before September 4, 2007, and reply comments must be filed on or before September 21, 2007. Commenters should follow the filing instructions provided in paragraphs 21 through 24 of the Notice. The Notice is available at: http://www.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Digest/2007/dd070615.html. For more information contact Katie Costello, Media Bureau, Policy Division, at (202) 418-2233. Press inquiries should be directed to Mary Diamond, (202) 418-2388. TTY: (202) 418-7172 or (888) 835-5322. By the Chief, Media Bureau - FCC - 1 Leased Commercial Access; Development of Competition and Diversity in Video Programming Distribution and Carriage, Notice of Proposed Rule Making (MB Docket No. 07-42), FCC 07-18 (rel. June 15, 2007). 2 72 FR 39370 (July 18, 2007).