47 CFR §1.54
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- (a)Description of relief sought. Petitions for forbearance must identify the requested relief, including:
- (1)Each statutory provision, rule, or requirement from which forbearance is sought.
- (2)Each carrier, or group of carriers, for which forbearance is sought.
- (3)Each service for which forbearance is sought.
- (4)Each geographic location, zone, or area for which forbearance is sought.
- (5)Any other factor, condition, or limitation relevant to determining the scope of the requested relief.
- (b)Prima facie case. Petitions for forbearance must contain facts and arguments which, if true and persuasive, are sufficient to meet each of the statutory criteria for forbearance.
- (1)A petition for forbearance must specify how each of the statutory criteria is met with regard to each statutory provision or rule, or requirement from which forbearance is sought.
- (2)If the petitioner intends to rely on data or information in the possession of third parties, the petition must identify:
- (3)The petitioner shall, at the time of filing, provide a copy of the petition to each third party identified as possessing data or information on which the petitioner intends to rely.
- (c)Identification of related matters. A petition for forbearance must identify any proceeding pending before the Commission in which the petitioner has requested, or otherwise taken a position regarding, relief that is identical to, or comparable to, the relief sought in the forbearance petition. Alternatively, the petition must declare that the petitioner has not, in a pending proceeding, requested or otherwise taken a position on the relief sought.
- (d)Filing requirements. Petitions for forbearance shall comply with the filing requirements in § 1.49.
- (1)Petitions for forbearance shall be e-mailed to forbearance@fcc.gov at the time for filing.
- (2)All filings related to a forbearance petition, including all data, shall be provided in a searchable format. To be searchable, a spreadsheet containing a significant amount of data must be capable of being manipulated to allow meaningful analysis.
- (e)Contents. Petitions for forbearance shall include:
- (f)Supplemental information. The Commission will consider further facts and arguments entered into the record by a petitioner only: