NHMC Wants FCC to Extend Comments Deadline for Net Neutrality NPRM
The National Hispanic Media Coalition wants the FCC to extend the comment and reply deadlines for the 2015 rules and reclassification of broadband as a Communications Act Title II service NPRM, it said in a Friday news release and motion.…
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The comments deadline for docket 17-108 is July 17 and the reply deadline is Aug. 16. As of Friday, more than 5.1 million comments have been filed. NHMC said it filed several Freedom of Information Act requests to the FCC for "evidence critical to the proceeding." Its initial May 1 FOIA request sought open internet consumer complaints filed since the 2015 order became effective and documents on the open internet ombudsperson's interactions with internet users. NHMC Director-Legal Affairs Carmen Scurato said the FCC documents would provide "essential insight" into maintaining the 2015 order. "The FCC has confirmed that there is an overwhelming amount of responsive documents, therefore the disclosure of this information must be paired with sufficient time for members of the public to review and contribute meaningful input,” she said. NHMC said the more than 47,000 consumer complaints, plus the ombudsperson documents would help answer the NPRM's questions about consumer harm, safeguards and positive impact of reclassification. The FCC didn't comment.