§  64.1195   Registration requirement.

   (a) Applicability. A telecommunications carrier that will provide
   interstate telecommunications service shall file the registration
   information described in paragraph (b) of this section in accordance
   with the procedures described in paragraphs (c) and (g) of this
   section. Any telecommunications carrier already providing interstate
   telecommunications service on the effective date of these rules shall
   submit the relevant portion of its FCC Form 499-A in accordance with
   paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section.

   (b) Information required for purposes of part 64. A telecommunications
   carrier that is subject to the registration requirement pursuant to
   paragraph (a) of this section shall provide the following information:

   (1) The carrier's business name(s) and primary address;

   (2) The names and business addresses of the carrier's chief executive
   officer, chairman, and president, or, in the event that a company does
   not have such executives, three similarly senior-level officials of the
   company;

   (3) The carrier's regulatory contact and/or designated agent;

   (4) All names that the carrier has used in the past; and

   (5) The state(s) in which the carrier provides telecommunications
   service.

   (c) Submission of registration. A carrier that is subject to the
   registration requirement pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section
   shall submit the information described in paragraph (b) of this section
   in accordance with the Instructions to FCC Form 499-A. FCC Form 499-A
   must be submitted under oath and penalty of perjury.

   (d) Rejection of registration. The Commission may reject or suspend a
   carrier's registration for any of the reasons identified in paragraphs
   (e) or (f) of this section.

   (e) Revocation or suspension of operating authority. After notice and
   opportunity to respond, the Commission may revoke or suspend the
   authorization of a carrier to provide service if the carrier provides
   materially false or incomplete information in its FCC Form 499-A or
   otherwise fails to comply with paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of this
   section.

   (f) Imposition of fine. After notice and opportunity to respond, the
   Commission may impose a fine on a carrier that is subject to the
   registration requirement pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section if
   that carrier fails to submit an FCC Form 499-A in accordance with
   paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of this section.

   (g) Changes in information. A carrier must notify the Commission of any
   changes to the information provided pursuant to paragraph (b) of this
   section within no more than one week of the change. Carriers may
   satisfy this requirement by filing the relevant portion of FCC Form
   499-A in accordance with the Instructions to such form.

   (h) Duty to confirm registration of other carriers. The Commission
   shall make available to the public a comprehensive listing of
   registrants and the information that they have provided pursuant to
   paragraph (b) of this section. A telecommunications carrier providing
   telecommunications service for resale shall have an affirmative duty to
   ascertain whether a potential carrier-customer ( i.e., reseller) that
   is subject to the registration requirement pursuant to paragraph (a) of
   this section has filed an FCC Form 499-A with the Commission prior to
   offering service to that carrier-customer. After notice and opportunity
   to respond, the Commission may impose a fine on a carrier for failure
   to confirm the registration status of a potential carrier-customer
   before providing that carrier-customer with service.

   [ 66 FR 12894 , Mar. 1, 2001]

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Subpart L--Restrictions on Telemarketing, Telephone Solicitation, and
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