Federal Communications Commission	"FCC/DA  XX-XXX"


DA 20-746
Released:  July 16, 2020

COMMENT AND REPLY COMMENT DATES SET FOR 
BROADCAST INTERNET NPRM 

MB Docket No. 20-145
Comment Date:  August 17, 2020
Reply Comment Date:  August 31, 2020

On June 9, 2020, the Commission adopted a Declaratory Ruling and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) seeking comment on whether and, if so, how to clarify or modify existing broadcast rules in order to expand the potential for broadcast spectrum capacity to support new services beyond traditional over-the-air video in ways that will complement the nation’s burgeoning 5G network—services we refer to as Broadcast Internet services—as part of the transition to ATSC 3.0. Promoting Broadcast Internet Innovation through ATSC 3.0, MB Docket No. 20-145, Declaratory Ruling and Notice of Proposed, FCC 20-73 (rel. Jun. 9, 2020) (NRPM).  The NPRM is available on the Commission’s website.  See https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC-20-73A1.pdf. 
  The NPRM set deadlines for filing comments and reply comments at 30 and 45 days, respectively, after publication of the NPRM in the Federal Register. Id. at 1.	

 
	By this Public Notice, the Media Bureau announces that the NPRM was published in the Federal Register on July 16, 2020. Promoting Broadcast Internet Innovation through ATSC 3.0, 85 Fed. Reg. 43195 (July 16, 2020).
  Accordingly, comments must be submitted no later than August 17, 2020.  Reply Comments must be submitted no later than August 31, 2020.  Commenters should follow the filing instructions provided in paragraph 42 of the NPRM. See NPRM at 20, para. 42.    
  

	For additional information on this proceeding, contact John Cobb, John.Cobb@fcc.gov, of the Media Bureau, Policy Division, (202) 418-2655.  Press inquiries should be directed to Janice Wise, Janice.Wise@fcc.gov, (202) 418-8165. 
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