The timeline is intended to identify generally what tasks the agency needs to accomplish in order to complete its review in cases involving complex or difficult issues, the normal order in which these tasks can be most efficiently performed, and the time normally needed to complete them. Any such general timeline necessarily oversimplifies the process. Statutes and regulations require different procedures for different types of licenses or authorizations, and the circumstances of individual cases will differ (for example, the actions taken by other government agencies considering the antitrust, national security, or law enforcement issues relating to the transaction). The timeline should therefore be viewed as a flexible tool, not an effort to force the review of all diverse transactions into one inflexible mold. For these reasons, the timeline clock may need to be started and stopped several times during the process. A record of these actions for Comcast - NBCU is provided below.

Clock Stopped		Clock Restarted	Days Stopped	Documentation for Stop and Restart
Day	Date
234	1/18/11			FCC Grants Approval of Comcast-NBCU Transaction News Release: Word | Acrobat MO&O (1/20/11): Word | Acrobat Genachowski Statement: Word | Acrobat Copps Statement: Word | Acrobat McDowell and Baker Joint Statement: Word | Acrobat Clyburn Statement: Word | Acrobat U.S. Department of Justice documents
29	4/16/10	6/3/10	19	Order Suspending Pleading Cycle: Word | Acrobat Public Notice Announcing Revised Pleading Schedule: Word | Acrobat
37	6/11/10	7/6/10	24	Letter to NBC Universal Seeking Revised Submission of Response to Information Request and Stopping 180-Day Clock as of June 11, 2010 Letter: Word | Acrobat Letter to Comcast Corporation Seeking Revised Submission of Response to Information Request and Stopping 180-Day Clock as of June 11, 2010. Letter: Word | Acrobat Letter to Comcast Corporation and NBC Universal restarting 180-day clock as of July 6, 2010. Letter: Word | Acrobat