[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 47, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 47CFR1.17]



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                       TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION

 

              CHAPTER I--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

 

PART 1_PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE--Table of Contents

 

            Subpart A_General Rules of Practice and Procedure

 

Sec. 1.17  Truthful and accurate statements to the Commission.



    (a) In any investigatory or adjudicatory matter within the 

Commission's jurisdiction (including, but not limited to, any informal 

adjudication or informal investigation but excluding any declaratory 

ruling proceeding) and in any proceeding to amend the FM or Television 

Table of Allotments (with respect to expressions of interest) or any 

tariff proceeding, no person subject to this rule shall;

    (1) In any written or oral statement of fact, intentionally provide 

material factual information that is incorrect or intentionally omit 

material information that is necessary to prevent any material factual 

statement that is made from being incorrect or misleading; and

    (2) In any written statement of fact, provide material factual 

information that is incorrect or omit material information that is 

necessary to prevent any material factual statement that is made from 

being incorrect or misleading without a reasonable basis for believing 

that any such material factual statement is correct and not misleading.

    (b) For purpose of paragraph (a) of this section, ``persons subject 

to this rule'' shall mean the following:

    (1) Any applicant for any Commission authorization;

    (2) Any holder of any Commission authorization, whether by 

application or by blanket authorization or other rule;

    (3) Any person performing without Commission authorization an 

activity that requires Commission authorization;

    (4) Any person that has received a citation or a letter of inquiry 

from the Commission or its staff, or is otherwise the subject of a 

Commission or staff investigation, including an informal investigation;

    (5) In a proceeding to amend the FM or Television Table of 

Allotments, any person filing an expression of interest; and

    (6) To the extent not already covered in this paragraph (b), any 

cable operator or common carrier.



[68 FR 15098, Mar. 28, 2003]