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FCC 1.17
Revised as of October 2, 2015
Goto Year:2014 | 2016
§ 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]

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