Consumer Groups Oppose Net Neutrality Comment Extension

A coalition of consumer advocacy organizations opposed a petition from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, National Association of Manufacturers and Information Technology Industry Council to extend the comment deadline for the FCC's NPRM proposing to reestablish net neutrality rules (see 2312050073). Public Knowledge, the American Library Association, Benton Institute for Broadband & Society, Center for Rural Strategies, Common Cause, Communications Workers of America, Demand Progress Education Fund, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Electronic Privacy Information Center, Fight for the Future, Future of Music Coalition, New America’s Open Technology Institute and United Church of Jesus Christ Media Justice Ministry signed the opposition letter. It was posted Friday in docket 23-320. The groups said many of the reasons cited in the petition for a delay "demonstrate why a delay should not be granted," adding that an extension is "especially untoward in light of the circumstances of this proceeding."