Federal Communications Commission DA  07-38 
Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of
Advanced Television Systems And Their Impact 
Upon The Existing Television Broadcast Service
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MB Docket No. 87-268
ORDER GRANTING EXTENSION OF TIME FOR FILING COMMENTS AND REPLY 
COMMENTS
Adopted:  January 9, 2007 Released:  January 9, 2007 
Revised date for filing Comments: January 25, 2007
Revised date for filing Reply Comments: February 26, 2007
By the Chief, Media Bureau:
1. On October 20, 2006, the Commission adopted a Seventh Further Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking, FCC 06-150, proposing a new Digital Television Table of Allotments providing all eligible 
stations with channels for digital television (“DTV”) operations after the DTV transition (“Further 
Notice”).1 Comments on the Further Notice were initially due on January 11, 2007, and reply comments 
were initially due on February 12, 2007. 
2. On December 29, 2006, the Association of Federal Communications Consulting 
Engineers (AFCCE) filed a request for a 30 day extension of time to file comments in this proceeding.  
AFCCE argues that additional time is needed to complete the engineering analysis necessary to prepare 
comments. 
3. As set forth in Section 1.46 of the Commission’s rules,2 it is our policy that extensions of 
time for filing comments in rulemaking proceedings shall not be routinely granted.  Moreover, the initial 
comment period in the proceeding was longer than usual.  However, in view of the circumstances outlined 
by AFCCE, we believe a 14 day extension for the comment and reply period is warranted to facilitate the 
development of a complete record.  This extension allows parties ample time to develop and provide 
technical analyses during the comment and reply period, which we hope will reduce the time needed later 
in this rulemaking process for further adjustments and filings.  It is essential, however, that the industry 
and Commission remain on track to complete this transition by the statutory deadline for the final 
transition for full power stations from analog to digital television on February 17, 2009.3 Accordingly, we 
decline to grant the full 30 day extension AFCCE requested. 
  
1 See Seventh Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 21 FCC Rcd. 12100 (2006) (“Further Notice”).
2 47 C.F.R. § 1.46.
3 See Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, Pub. L. No. 109-171, 120 Stat. 4 (2006) (amending Section 309(j) (14) and 
Section 337(e) of the Communications Act, as amended).
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4. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that the Request for Extension of Time filed in MB
Docket No. 87-268 by the AFCCE is GRANTED to the extent detailed above. 
5. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the time for filing comments in the above captioned 
proceeding is EXTENDED to January 25, 2007 and the time for filing reply comments is EXTENDED 
to February 26, 2007.
6. This action is taken pursuant to authority found in Sections 4(i), 4(j), and 303(r) of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. §§ 154(i), 154(j), and 303(r) 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 
Donna C. Gregg
Chief, Media Bureau