JACKSON, WY— Jackson residents now have an opportunity to submit public comment about Charter Communications to the Federal Communications Committee (FCC).
After a contractual tiff between Charter Communications and NBC left Charter customers without Olympic or Superbowl coverage, Jackson residents spoke up. Charter appeared in front of the town council to defend itself in February, but so far nothing has changed. Now the Town of Jackson is one of four cities filing a petition against Charter Communications with the FCC, along with Yuma, Arizona, El Centro, California, and Crescent City, California.
This petition allows for public comment until April 16, but the FCC requires some special steps for individuals wishing to file comment. Below is a list of the requirements to file a public comment with the FCC regarding Charter Communications:
- Members of the public who wish to comment should do so on or before April 16, 2018.
- Filing should be submitted to the FCC via the electronic comment filing system (ECFS).
- That system is accessible at https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filings.
- A member of the public should type his or her comments and save them.
- At the top of the ECFS page, select standard filing and in the “proceedings” box, type 18-91 (the proceeding is MB Docket No. 18-91).
- Fill out the remainder of the boxes with information that is required (some information is optional).
- At the end of the form, there is a box where saved comments can be uploaded.
- Comments that contain statements of fact (for example, “Here is what happened to me”) should be supported by an affidavit.
- “Comments or oppositions shall be served on the petitioner and on all persons listed in petitioner’s certificate of service…” The petitioners here are the Cities, and the certificate of service is at the end of the communities’ filing, which can be downloaded from https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filing/1032236683943.
“This is an opportunity for members of our community to provide the FCC with feedback on their personal experience with Charter Communications,” said Assistant Town Attorney Lea Colasuonno. “It is important for the community to continue the public comment process at the federal level.”
For more information about this petition or questions about filing public comment please contact Lea Colasuonno, Assistant Town Attorney at 734-3497 or via email at lcolasuonno@jacksonwy.gov.
