The FCC received 35 comments and 17 reply comments in response to the NPRM to which it responds in the preamble to the final rule.
The FCC hired a separate entity to respond to all the comments.
mnli hypothesis: The FCC hired a separate entity to respond to all the comments. premise: The FCC received 35 comments and 17 reply comments in response to the NPRM to which it responds in the preamble to the final rule.