SIA Seeks 45-Day Comment Deadline Extension in FCC Satellite Proceeding

The Satellite Industry Association wants a 45-day comment deadline delay for an FCC rulemaking on satellite issues, and comments should be due Jan. 29 and replies March 2, SIA said in a motion for extension posted Wednesday in docket 12-267. The Oct. 31 Further NPRM seeks comment on "several dozen proposals with significant domestic and international implications for the satellite industry," including how the FCC makes satellite network filings to the ITU, said the association. "Due to the ongoing ITU Plenipotentiary Conference currently taking place in Korea, however, many satellite industry experts on this topic are unavailable during the designated comment period."