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MVPDs Stymied by FCC Software Issue Have Aug. 25 Deadline for Initial Repacking Cost Estimate

MVPDs that haven’t filed initial reimbursement cost estimates must do so by Aug. 25, said an FCC public notice Friday. Technical issues with the Media Bureau’s Licensing and Management System “briefly interrupted” the filing of some MVPD Form 399 estimates…

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during the initial window, and the agency temporarily suspended the deadline for MVPDs, the PN said. If MVPDs that couldn’t file earlier file by midnight of the new deadline day, their forms will be considered in the initial allocation of reimbursement funds. The addition of the filings is likely to add slightly to the more than $300 million shortfall between the repacking reimbursement fund and the estimated cost of the repacking (see 1707140070).