Coalition of E-Reader Manufacturers Seeks More Time to Prepare Report to FCC

The Coalition of E-Reader Manufacturers asked for an extra 30 days to prepare a study on technological development, marketing and consumer use trends in the basic e-reader market. The FCC will use the information to determine whether to leave in place an exclusion from advanced communications services (ACS) accessibility rules, the coalition said. The report was due Friday, required by a 2016 order from Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, which provided a three-year extension. Additional time would “ensure development of a complete record and thereby serve the public interest,” said a filing posted Monday in docket 10-213. The 2013 petition seeking a waiver said members were Amazon, Kobo and Sony.