[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 47, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 47CFR1.17]

[Page 110]
 
                       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]