FCC established public comment cycle on order reconsidering certa...

FCC established public comment cycle on order reconsidering certain aspects of previous Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) and order on cable rates. Original order and NPRM, released in June, proposed to update FCC’s cable TV rate regulations to reflect end of its jurisdiction over rates for cable programming services and to update its rules on rate regulation of basic service tier rates and related equipment by local franchising authorities. In Aug., FCC issued another order, this time reconsidering some of changes it was proposing. NPRM and order were published in Federal Register Sept. 5, so FCC said comments on item (MB 02-144) would be due Nov. 4, replies Dec. 4.