Sec.  1.47   Service of documents and proof of service.

   (a) Where the Commission or any person is required by statute or by the
   provisions of this chapter to serve any document upon any person, service
   shall  (in  the  absence of specific provisions in this chapter to the
   contrary) be made in accordance with the provisions of this section.

   (b)  Where any person is required to serve any document filed with the
   Commission, service shall be made by that person or by his representative on
   or before the day on which the document is filed.

   (c) Commission counsel who formally participate in any proceeding shall be
   served  in  the  same  manner as other persons who participate in that
   proceeding. The filing of a document with the Commission does not constitute
   service upon Commission counsel.

   (d) Except in formal complaint proceedings against common carriers under
    Sec.  Sec. 1.720 through 1.736, documents may be served upon a party, his attorney,
   or other duly constituted agent by delivering a copy or by mailing a copy to
   the last known address. See  Sec. 1.736. Documents that are required to be served
   must be served in paper form, even if documents are filed in electronic form
   with the Commission, unless the party to be served agrees to accept service
   in some other form.

   (e) Delivery of a copy pursuant to this section means handing it to the
   party, his attorney, or other duly constituted agent; or leaving it with the
   clerk or other person in charge of the office of the person being served;
   or, if there is no one in charge of such office, leaving it in a conspicuous
   place therein; or, if such office is closed or the person to be served has
   no office, leaving it at his dwelling house or usual place of abode with
   some person of suitable age and discretion then residing therein.

   (f) Service by mail is complete upon mailing.

   (g) Proof of service, as provided in this section, shall be filed before
   action is taken. The proof of service shall show the time and manner of
   service, and may be by written acknowledgement of service, by certificate of
   the person effecting the service, or by other proof satisfactory to the
   Commission. Failure to make proof of service will not affect the validity of
   the service. The Commission may allow the proof to be amended or supplied at
   any time, unless to do so would result in material prejudice to a party.

   (h) Every common carrier and interconnected VoIP provider, as defined in
    Sec. 54.5 of this chapter, that is subject to the Communications Act of 1934, as
   amended, shall designate an agent in the District of Columbia, and may
   designate additional agents if it so chooses, upon whom service of all
   notices, process, orders, decisions, and requirements of the Commission may
   be made for and on behalf of such carrier or interconnected VoIP provider in
   any proceeding before the Commission. Such designation shall include, for
   both the carrier or interconnected VoIP provider and its designated agents,
   a name, business address, telephone or voicemail number, facsimile number,
   and, if available, Internet e-mail address. Such carrier or interconnected
   VoIP provider shall additionally list any other names by which it is known
   or under which it does business, and, if the carrier or interconnected VoIP
   provider  is an affiliated company, the parent, holding, or management
   company.  Within  thirty (30) days of the commencement of provision of
   service,  such carrier or interconnected VoIP provider shall file such
   information with the Chief of the Enforcement Bureau's Market Disputes
   Resolution Division. Such carriers and interconnected VoIP providers may
   file a hard copy of the relevant portion of the Telecommunications Reporting
   Worksheet, as delineated by the Commission in the Federal Register, to
   satisfy this requirement. Each Telecommunications Reporting Worksheet filed
   annually by a common carrier or interconnected VoIP provider must contain a
   name, business address, telephone or voicemail number, facsimile number,
   and,  if available, Internet e-mail address for its designated agents,
   regardless of whether such information has been revised since the previous
   filing.  Carriers  and  interconnected  VoIP providers must notify the
   Commission within one week of any changes in their designation information
   by filing revised portions of the Telecommunications Reporting Worksheet
   with  the Chief of the Enforcement Bureau's Market Disputes Resolution
   Division. A paper copy of this designation list shall be maintained in the
   Office of the Secretary of the Commission. Service of any notice, process,
   orders, decisions or requirements of the Commission may be made upon such
   carrier or interconnected VoIP provider by leaving a copy thereof with such
   designated agent at his office or usual place of residence. If such carrier
   or interconnected VoIP provider fails to designate such an agent, service of
   any notice or other process in any proceeding before the Commission, or of
   any  order, decision, or requirement of the Commission, may be made by
   posting such notice, process, order, requirement, or decision in the Office
   of the Secretary of the Commission.

   [ 28 FR 12415 , Nov. 22, 1963, as amended at  40 FR 55644 , Dec. 1, 1975;  53 FR 11852 , Apr. 11, 1988;  63 FR 1035 , Jan. 7, 1998;  63 FR 24124 , May 1, 1998;  64 FR 41330 , July 30, 1999;  64 FR 60725 , Nov. 8, 1999;  71 FR 38796 , July 10,
   2006]

   Effective Date Note:   At  71 FR 38796 , July 10, 2006,  Sec. 1.47(h) was amended.
   This section contains information collection and recordkeeping requirements
   and will not become effective until approval has been given by the Office of
   Management and Budget.