FCC Reopens; Issues Guidance on Revised Filing Deadlines

Now that this month's Federal Government shutdown is over, and after a 16-day suspension in normal operations, the Federal Communications Commission has issued a Public Notice announcing revised deadlines for submitting certain FCC filings. The changes were needed because many of the agency's regular electronic filing systems and web pages were inaccessible during the shutdown. As a result, licensees, applicants, participants in rulemaking proceedings and other interested parties will want to carefully review the Public Notice to help ensure that their FCC filings are made in a timely manner.