Sec.  1.6008   Determinations.

   (a) In General. Within forty five (45) days after the filing of a complaint,
   the Commission shall issue a final determination in any proceeding brought
   under this subsection. The Commission's final determination shall specify
   the number of violations committed by the satellite carrier. The Commission
   shall  hear witnesses only if it clearly appears, based on the written
   filings by the parties, that there is a genuine dispute about material
   facts. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, the Commission may
   issue a final ruling based on the written filings by the parties.

   (b) Discovery. The Commission may direct the parties to exchange pertinent
   documents,  and  if necessary, to take prehearing depositions, on such
   schedule as the Commission may approve, but only if the Commission first
   determines that such discovery is necessary to resolve a genuine dispute
   about  material  facts, consistent with the obligation to make a final
   determination  within  forty  five  (45) days. In this connection, the
   Commission may utilize the discovery or other evidentiary procedures set
   forth in  Sec.  Sec. 1.311 through 1.364 of the Commission's rules.