Federal Communications Commission DA 07-3736 
Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of
Leased Commercial Access
Development of Competition and Diversity in 
Video Programming Distribution and Carriage
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MB Docket No. 07-42
ORDER GRANTING EXTENSION OF TIME
FOR FILING COMMENTS AND REPLY COMMENTS
Adopted:  August 24, 2007 Released:  August 24, 2007
Revised date for filing Comments: September 11, 2007
Revised date for filing Reply Comments: October 12, 2007
By the Chief, Media Bureau:
1. 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, the comment filing dates were established as September 4, 2007
for comments and September 21, 2007 for reply comments.3
2. On August 16, 2007, the Media Access Project (“MAP”), on behalf of the National 
Alliance of Media Arts and Culture, the United Church of Christ Office of Communication, Inc., and Free 
Press, (together “NAMAC, et al.”) filed a request for a brief extension of time to file comments and reply 
comments in this proceeding.  NAMAC, et al., argue that because of long-planned vacations, it has been
difficult to gather information and coordinate among interested parties.  They also argue that requiring 
parties to file reply comments the day before the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur imposes significant 
hardship for MAP staff and other interested parties.  Furthermore, NAMAC, et al., argue that they 
anticipate that interested parties will file detailed comments that will require significant analysis, 
including useful economic information that interested parties will need to aggregate and analyze for 
replies.  NAMAC, et al., request that the Bureau extend the deadline for comments to September 11, 2007 
and for reply comments to October 12, 2007.  NAMAC, et al., assert that this delay will cause no 
hardship to other interested parties nor disrupt the orderly business of the Bureau nor substantially delay 
the outcome of this proceeding.
  
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).
3 See Public Notice, DA 07-3308 (rel. July 20, 2007).
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3. As set forth in Section 1.46 of the Commission’s Rules,4 it is our policy that extensions of 
time for filing comments in rulemaking proceedings shall not be routinely granted.  However, we believe
that in this case an extension of the comment and reply period is warranted to facilitate informed 
comments and the opportunity for analysis in the reply comments.  In the Notice, we asked the 
commenting parties to be specific in their recommendations and an extension will allow the parties ample 
opportunity to do so.
4. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that the Request for Extension of Time filed in MB Docket 
Number 07-42 by Media Access Project on behalf of NAMAC, et al. is GRANTED.
5. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the time for filing comments in the above captioned 
proceeding is EXTENDED to September 11, 2007 and the time for filing reply comments is EXTENDED 
to October 12, 2007.
6. This action is taken pursuant to authority found in Sections 4(i) and 4(j) of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. §§ 154(i) and 154(j), and Sections 0.61, 0.283, and 
1.46 of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 0.61, 0.283, and 1.46.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 
Monica Shah Desai
Chief, Media Bureau 
  
4 47 C.F.R. § 1.46.