Media Bureau Extends Good-Faith Negotiation Reply Deadline to Jan. 14

The FCC Media Bureau extended the reply comment deadline for its NPRM on good-faith negotiations in retransmission consent to Jan. 14, it said in an order released Friday. An extension was requested by NAB and several network affiliate organizations, which all said the original deadline of Dec. 31 would make it difficult for them to participate in the incentive auction. The American Television Alliance (see 1510260025) argued against the extension, but the bureau said it granted it in part “given the importance of the issues in this proceeding, and in light of the intervening holidays.” Telco interests also had opposed the delay (see 1510280047).