Sec. 1.2108  Procedures for filing petitions to deny against long-form 
          applications.

    (a) Where petitions to deny are otherwise provided for under the Act 
or the commission's Rules, and unless other service-specific procedures 
for the filing of such petitions are provided for elsewhere in the 
Commission's Rules, the procedures in this section shall apply to the 
filing of petitions to deny the long-form applications of winning 
bidders.
    (b) Within thirty (30) days after the Commission gives public notice 
that a long-form application has been accepted for filing, petitions to 
deny that application may be filed. Any such petitions must contain 
allegations of fact supported by affidavit of a person or persons with 
personal knowledge thereof.
    (c) An applicant may file an opposition to any petition to deny, and 
the petitioner a reply to such opposition. Allegations of fact or 
denials thereof must be supported by affidavit of a person or persons 
with personal knowledge thereof. The times for filing such opposition 
and replies will be those provided in Sec. 1.45.
    (d) If the Commission determines that:
    (1) An applicant is qualified and there is no substantial and 
material issue of fact concerning that determination, it will grant the 
application.
    (2) An applicant is not qualified and that there is no substantial 
issue of fact concerning that determination, the Commission need not 
hold a evidentiary hearing and will deny the application.
    (3) Substantial and material issues of fact require a hearing, it 
will conduct a hearing. The Commission may permit all or part of the 
evidence to be submitted in written form and may permit employees other 
than administrative law judges to preside at the taking of written 
evidence. Such hearing will be conducted on an expedited basis.