DA 19-1161
Released:  November 8, 2019

COMMENT AND REPLY DEADLINES SET FOR COMMON ANTENNA SITE NPRM
Modernization of Media Regulation Initiative
MB Docket Nos. 19-282 and 17-105
FCC 19-106

NPRM Comment Date: December 6, 2019
NPRM Reply Comment Date: December 23, 2019 

On October 25, 2019, the Commission adopted and released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) seeking comment on whether it should eliminate or revise the requirements, in sections 73.239 and 73.635 of the Commission’s rules, 47 CFR §§ 73.239, 73.635.
 regarding access to FM and TV broadcast antenna sites. See In the Matter of Use of Common Antenna Site – Sections 73.239 and 73.635, Modernization of Media Regulation Initiative, MB Docket Nos. 19-282 and 17-105, FCC 19-106, 2019 WL 5558895, at 1 (rel. Oct. 25, 2019).
  The Commission set deadlines for filing comments and reply comments at 30 and 45 days, respectively, after publication of the NPRM in the Federal Register. Id. 


The summary of the NPRM was published in the Federal Register on November 6, 2019. 84 FR 59756 (Nov. 6, 2019).
  Accordingly, comments will be due on or before December 6, 2019, and reply comments on or before December 23, 2019.  Commenters should follow the filing instructions provided in paragraph 15 of the NPRM. See NPRM at para 15.
  

For additional information, contact Kim Matthews, Media Bureau, at (202) 418-2154 or by email at kim.matthews@fcc.gov.  For press inquiries, contact Janice Wise, janice.wise@fcc.gov, (202) 418-8165.


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