FCC Provides More Time to File Oppositions to USTelecom Sect. 214 Recon Petition
The FCC Wireline Bureau Tuesday provided more time for parties to file oppositions to USTelecom’s petition for reconsideration of the FCC’s Nov. 24 declaratory ruling on what constitutes a "discontinuance, reduction, or impairment of a service” for purposes of interpreting…
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Section 214 of the Communications Act. USTelecom argued the ruling imposed “new substantive requirements, or rules, on providers without any notice or opportunity for comment.” Public Knowledge asked for additional time, in a filing also posted by the FCC Tuesday in docket 14-174. Oppositions were due Jan. 2 and the new due date is Jan. 23. Replies are due Jan. 30. The bureau said there has been some confusion about the opposition deadline and that major holidays fall during the response period. “We find that granting the extension requested by Public Knowledge is warranted by the unusual circumstances here,” the bureau said.