Set-top NPRM Comments Due April 15; ACA Wants 30-day Extension

The FCC NPRM on proposed changes to rules for set-top boxes and its rule change ending the integration ban was published in Wednesday's Federal Register. Replies are due April 15. The American Cable Association asked for a 30-day extension of that due date. “This brief filing window is not sufficient for MVPDs that operate diverse networks under a variety of financial circumstances to adequately evaluate the proposal’s impact, particularly in the case of smaller MVPDs with few employees,” ACA said of multichannel video programming distributors.