Federal Communications Commission	"FCC/DA  XX-XXX"




Released: DA 18-1069
October 18, 2018

COMMENT AND REPLY COMMENT DATES SET
 FOR NPRM ADDRESSING CABLE FRANCHISING ISSUES

MB Docket No. 05-311

Comment Deadline: November 14, 2018
Reply Comment Deadline: December 14, 2018

	On September 25, 2018, the Commission released a Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Second FNPRM) to address two issues raised by a remand from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Montgomery County, Md. et al. v. FCC regarding how local franchising authorities may regulate cable operators. See Implementation of Section 621(a)(1) of the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984 as Amended by the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992, MB Docket No. 05-311, FCC 18-131, at 1 (rel. Sept. 25, 2018).
  The Commission set deadlines for filing comments and reply comments at 30 and 60 days, respectively, after publication of the Second FNPRM in the Federal Register. Id.


	A summary of the Second FNPRM was published in the Federal Register on October 15, 2018. 83 Fed. Reg. 51911
 Accordingly, comments will be due on or before November 14, 2018, and reply comments on or before December 14, 2018.  Commenters should follow the filing instructions provided in paragraph 36 of the Second FNPRM. See Second FNPRM at para. 36.


	For additional information, contact Kathy Berthot, of the Policy Division, Media Bureau, at Kathy.Berthot@fcc.gov or (202) 418-2120.  Press inquiries should be directed to Janice Wise, Janice.Wise@fcc.gov or (202) 418-8165.

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