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USTelecom, ITTA Seek Extension for Special-Access Comment Period

USTelecom, joined by ITTA, asked the FCC to further extend the dates for submitting initial comments and replies in the special-access rulemaking. "Given the size and complexity of the data collection, Petitioners’ members (many of whom still have not gained…

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access to the data due to process delays) will not be able to adequately review and provide meaningful comment on the data within the current deadlines," the incumbent telco groups said in a joint request posted Thursday in docket 05-25. "We therefore request at least a 60-day extension for comments to January 19, 2016, and an extension for reply comments to February 18, 2016, 30 days after comments would be due." Initial comments and replies are now due Nov. 20 and Dec. 11.