In November 2009, the FCC released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking which would update the CIPA certifications made by E-rate applicants on the Form 486. These certifications would be updated to comply with the new requirements created by the Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act. The FCC's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking has now been published in the Federal Register, establishing the deadlines for stakeholder comments and reply comments.
In November 2009, the FCC released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking which would update the CIPA certifications made by E-rate applicants on the Form 486. These certifications would be updated to comply with the new requirements created by the Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act. The FCC's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking has now been published in the Federal Register, establishing the deadlines for stakeholder comments and reply comments.
Initial comments are due on February 18, 2010 and reply comments are due on March 5, 2010. Comments may be filed electronically using the FCC's Electronic Comment Filing System: https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/ or the Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
The CIPA NPRM and Federal Register Notice can be viewed here.
