FCC granted motion by DBS operators EchoStar and DirecTV Fri. for...
FCC granted motion by DBS operators EchoStar and DirecTV Fri. for extension of deadline until April 5 for reply comments in Multichannel Video Distribution and Data Services (MVDDS)- Northpoint proceeding involving spectrum sharing. Commission clarified its ruling Mon. following…
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confusion over new deadline. DBS operators had asked for 30-day extension, but FCC granted them 10 days. Comments were due March 26. Rival Northpoint in motion to deny argued that request was untimely and not justified by emergency. Company called it stalling tactic to stop proceeding from moving forward. Meanwhile Assn. of America’s Public TV Stations (APTS) filed reply comments asking Commission to make certain MVDDS operators would be held to same standards as satellite and cable operators on must-carry rules. “MVDDS service must possess the same rights and responsibilities as the industries in which it competes,” filing said.