2018-18689: Formal Complaint Proceedings to the Enforcement Bureau
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In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) considers creating a uniform set of procedural rules for formal complaint proceedings delegated to the Enforcement Bureau and currently handled by its Market Disputes Resolution Division and Telecommunications Consumers Division. This document streamlines and consolidates the procedural rules governing formal complaints filed under section 208 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (Act); pole attachment complaints filed under section 224 of the Act; and formal advanced communications services and equipment complaints filed under sections 255, 716, and 718 of the Act.
The agency’s own summary, as published.
What this changes
Amends 7 parts of the Code of Federal Regulations — the standing rules this notice rewrites.
- 47 CFR 1 Practice and Procedure
- 47 CFR 6 Access to Telecommunications Service, Telecommunications Equipment and Customer Premises Equipment by Persons with Disabilities
- 47 CFR 7 Access to Voicemail and Interactive Menu Services and Equipment by People with Disabilities
- 47 CFR 14 Access to Advanced Communications Services and Equipment by People with Disabilities
- 47 CFR 20 Commercial Mobile Services
- 47 CFR 64 Miscellaneous Rules Relating to Common Carriers
- 47 CFR 68 Connection of Terminal Equipment to the Telephone Network
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