47 C.F.R. § 1.701

Show cause orders

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(a) The Commission may commence any proceeding within its jurisdiction against any common carrier by serving upon the carrier an order to show cause. The order shall contain a statement of the particulars and matters concerning which the Commission is inquiring and the reasons for such action, and will call upon the carrier to appear before the Commission at a place and time therein stated and give evidence upon the matters specified in the order.

(b) Any carrier upon whom an order has been served under this section shall file its answer within the time specified in the order. Such answer shall specifically and completely respond to all allegations and matters contained in the show cause order.

(c) All papers filed by a carrier in a proceeding under this section shall conform with the specifications of §§ 1.49 and 1.50 and the subscription and verification requirements of § 1.52.

[28 FR 12450, Nov. 22, 1963, as amended at 36 FR 7423, Apr. 20, 1971]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1955–2001 · leading case: Digitel, Inc. v. MCI Worldcom, Inc., 239 F.3d 187 (2d Cir. 2001).

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Digitel, Inc. v. MCI Worldcom, Inc., 239 F.3d 187 (2d Cir. 2001). “See 47 C.F.R. § 1.701 et seq. These regulations recognize two distinct forms of “complaint”: “informal complaints” and “formal complaints,” and they establish that “an informal complaint shall be in writing and should contain” the name, address, and telephone number of the…”

Casey v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 457 S.E.2d 543 (W. Va. 1995). “A procedure by which the FCC resolves informal and formal complaints involving common carrier is set forth in Practice and Procedure, 47 C.F.R. § 1.701 , et seq.”

City of New York Mun. Broad. Sys. v. Fed. Commc'ns Comm'n, 223 F.2d 637 (D.C. Cir. 1955). “§ 1.361 (c) (Rev. 1953), applications in conflict with a rule will not be considered defective if they are accompanied by a request of the applicant for waiver of the rule.”

Leon Wyszatycki, D/b as Greater Erie Broad. Co. v. Fed. Commc'ns Comm'n, Wkbw-Tv, Inc., a New York Corp., Intervenor, 267 F.2d 676 (D.C. Cir. 1959). “47 C.F.R. § 1.701 (1949) reads: “The rules and regulations of the Commission may be suspended, revoked, modified, amended, or supplemented, in whole or in part, at any time by the Commission, subject to the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act.”

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