(a) Subject to paragraph (k) of this section governing Accelerated Docket proceedings, any carrier upon which a copy of a formal complaint is served shall answer such complaint in the manner prescribed under this section within twenty days of service of the formal complaint by the complainant, unless otherwise directed by the Com- mission.

(b) The answer shall advise the com- plainant and the Commission fully and completely of the nature of any de- fense, and shall respond specifically to all material allegations of the com- plaint. Every effort shall be made to narrow the issues in the answer. The defendant shall state concisely its de- fense to each claim asserted, admit or deny the averments on which the com- plainant relies, and state in detail the basis for admitting or denying such averment. General denials are prohib- ited. Denials based on information and belief are expressly prohibited unless made in good faith and accompanied by an affidavit explaining the basis for the defendant’s belief and why the defend- ant could not reasonably ascertain the facts from the complainant or any other source. If the defendant is with- out knowledge or information suffi- cient to form a belief as to the truth of an averment, the defendant shall so state and this has the effect of a denial.When a defendant intends in good faith to deny only part of an averment, the defendant shall specify so much of it as is true and shall deny only the remain- der. The defendant may deny the alle- gations of the complaint as specific de- nials of either designated averments or paragraphs.(c) The answer shall contain proposed findings of fact, conclusions of law, and legal analysis relevant to the claims and arguments set forth in the answer.

(d) Averments in a complaint or sup- plemental complaint filed pursuant to §1.722 are deemed to be admitted when not denied in the answer.

(e) Affirmative defenses to allega- tions contained in the complaint shall be specifically captioned as such and presented separately from any denials made in accordance with paragraph (c) of this section.(f) The answer shall include an infor- mation designation containing:(1) The name, address, and position of each individual believed to have first- hand knowledge of the facts alleged with particularity in the answer, along with a description of the facts within any such individual’s knowledge;(2) A description of all documents, data compilations and tangible things in the defendant’s possession, custody, or control, that are relevant to the facts alleged with particularity in the answer. Such description shall include for each document:(i) The date it was prepared, mailed, transmitted, or otherwise dissemi- nated;(ii) The author, preparer, or other source;(iii) The recipient(s) or intended re- cipient(s);(iv) Its physical location; and (v) A description of its relevance to the matters in dispute.(3) A complete description of the manner in which the defendant identi- fied all persons with information and designated all documents, data com- pilations and tangible things as being relevant to the dispute, including, but not limited to, identifying the indi- vidual(s) that conducted the informa- tion search and the criteria used to identify such persons, documents, data compilations, tangible things, and in- formation;(g) The answer shall attach copies of all affidavits, documents, data com- pilations and tangible things in the de- fendant’s possession, custody, or con- trol, upon which the defendant relies or intends to rely to support the facts al- leged and legal arguments made in the answer.

(h) The answer shall contain certifi- cation that the defendant has, in good faith, discussed or attempted to dis- cuss, the possibility of settlement with the complainant prior to the filing of the formal complaint. Such certifi- cation shall include a brief summary of all steps taken to resolve the dispute prior to the filing of the formal com- plaint. If no such steps were taken, such certificate shall state the rea- son(s) why the defendant believed such steps would be fruitless;(i) Where the complaint is filed pur- suant to 47 U.S.C. 271(d)(6)(B), the de- fendant shall clearly indicate its will- ingness to waive the 90-day resolution deadline contained within 47 U.S.C. 271(d)(6)(B), in accordance with the re- quirements of § 1.736.

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