47 CFR 1.53 : Telecommunication (§ 0.1 To Parts 401-499) — (§ 0.1 To § 19.735-203) — Federal Communications Commission (§ 0.1 To § 19.735-203) — General (§ 0.1 To § 19.735-203) — Practice And Procedure (§ 1.1 To Appendix C To Part 1) — General Rules Of Practice And Procedure (§ 1.1 To § 1.117) — Forbearance Proceedings (§ 1.53 To § 1.59) — Separate pleadings for petitions for forbearance.

In order to be considered as a petition for forbearance subject to the one-year deadline set forth in 47 U.S.C. 160(c), any petition requesting that the Commission exercise its forbearance authority under 47 U.S.C. 160 shall be filed as a separate pleading and shall be identified in the caption of such pleading as a petition for forbearance under 47 U.S.C. 160(c). Any request which is not in compliance with this rule is deemed not to constitute a petition pursuant to 47 U.S.C. 160(c), and is not subject to the deadline set forth therein.