FCC Extends Comment Period Again in Comcast / NBCU Merger

Today the FCC extended [pdf] the time to file Replies to Responses/Oppositions (which were due July 21) to Petitions to Deny and Comments (which were due June 21) to the Comcast / NBCU merger, at the request of the American Cable Association (ACA). The deadline was August 5, but has been extended by two weeks to August 19. The ACA requested the extension because NBCU's 599-page Opposition to Petitions to Deny and Responses to Comments was not immediately available for review on July 21, 2010.

This extension reportedly does not change the original 180-day timeframe for the FCC's merger review.