§ 1.718 Unsatisfied informal complaints; formal complaints relating back to the filing dates of informal complaints.

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Title 47 CFR: Telecommunication › Chapter I: FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION › Part 1: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE › Subpart E: Complaints, Applications, Tariffs, and Reports Involving Common Carriers › § 1.718: § 1.718 Unsatisfied informal complaints; formal complaints relating back to the filing dates of informal complaints.

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When an informal complaint has not been satisfied pursuant to § 1.717, the complainant may file a formal complaint with this Commission in the form specified in § 1.721. Such filing will be deemed to relate back to the filing date of the informal complaint:

Provided,

That the formal complaint: Is filed within 6 months from the date of the carrier's response, or if no response has been filed, within 6 months of the due date for the response; makes reference to the date of the informal complaint, and is based on the same cause of action as the informal complaint. If no formal complaint is filed within the 6-month period, the informal complaint proceeding will be closed.

[83 FR 44831, Sept. 4, 2018]

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