PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 DA 12-1735 Released: October 31, 2012 MEDIA BUREAU ANNOUNCES COMMENT AND REPLY COMMENT DEADLINES FOR THE FURTHER NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING REGARDING REVISION OF THE COMMISSION’S PROGRAM ACCESS RULES MB DOCKET NO. 12-68 FNPRM Comment Deadline: November 30, 2012 FNPRM Reply Comment Deadline: December 17, 2012 On October 5, 2012, the Commission adopted and released a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Matter of Revision of the Commission’s Program Access Rules (the “Program Access FNPRM”).1 In the Program Access FNPRM, the Commission seeks comment on revisions to the program access rules pertaining to buying groups and rebuttable presumptions in program access complaint proceedings challenging certain exclusive contracts. The Commission set deadlines for filing comments and reply comments at 30 and 45 days, respectively, after publication of the Program Access FNPRM in the Federal Register.2 By this Public Notice, the Media Bureau announces that the Program Access FNPRM was published in the Federal Register today, October 31, 2012.3 Comments must be submitted no later than November 30, 2012. Reply Comments must be submitted no later than December 17, 2012. Commenters should follow the filing instructions provided in paragraph 116 of the Program Access FNPRM.4 The Program Access FNPRM is also available on the Commission’s website.5 For additional information on this proceeding, contact David Konczal, David.Konczal@fcc.gov, or Kathy Berthot, Kathy.Berthot@fcc.gov, of the Media Bureau, Policy Division, (202) 418-2120. Press inquiries should be directed to Janice Wise, (202) 418-8165. TTY: (202) 418-7172 or (888) 835-5322. --FCC-- 1 See Revision of the Commission’s Program Access Rules, MB Docket No. 12-68, Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 12-123 (rel. Oct. 5, 2012). 2 See Program Access FNPRM at 1. 3 See Revision of the Commission’s Program Access Rules, 77 Fed. Reg. 66052 (Oct. 31, 2012). 4 See Program Access FNPRM at ¶ 116. 5 See http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-12-123A1.doc (Word), http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-12-123A1.pdf (Acrobat).