FCC Denies Further Delay in Restoring Internet Freedom Proceeding

By this Order, the Federal Communications Commission denies a further extension of time for filing comments and reply comments on the Public Notice seeking to refresh the record in the above-captioned Restoring Internet Freedom and Lifeline proceedings. On April 16, 2020, the City of Los Angeles, the County of Santa Clara, the Santa Clara
County Central Fire Protection District, and the City of New York (Requestors) filed a letter requesting a further 60-day extension of the deadlines to comment in the proceedings. Stating that circumstances have not yet improved since the FCC granted the original extension request, and that local government personnel continue to be fully occupied with responding to the current emergency, Requestors claim that the continuing coronavirus pandemic supports a further 60-day extension.

While Requestors note that there is an ongoing emergency, they have not established that the pandemic affected their ability to file a timely motion for extension of time. As Requestors recognize, the issues in this proceeding have public safety implications, and we do not believe that delaying resolution of these critical issues is in the public interest.