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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 15. PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CABLE TELEVISION |
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Chapter 15-26. RULES IMPLEMENTING SECTION 252 OF THE FEDERAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1996 |
Section 15-2612. POWERS OF THE ARBITRATOR
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2612.1Pursuant to 47 U.S.C. § 252(b)(4)(A), the arbitrator or arbitration panel shall consider only those issues set forth in the arbitration petition and any response thereto.
2612.2The arbitrator or arbitration panel shall be delegated all powers necessary to conduct a fair, impartial, and expeditious proceeding, including but not limited to the power to:
(a)Administer oaths and affirmations;
(b)Issue subpoenas;
(c)Rule on motions;
(d)Compel the production of information pursuant to 47 U.S.C. § (b)(4)(B);
(e)Regulate the course of the proceeding consistent with this section;
(f)Require conferences and evidentiary hearings, and set the time and place for such conferences and hearings;
(g)Require the submission of legal memoranda and briefs;
(h)Call and examine witnesses, including Commission staff;
(i)Limit the number of witnesses offering testimony;
(j)Exclude evidence and witnesses whose testimony is irrelevant, immaterial, or unduly repetitious;
(k)Require written testimony; and
(l)Prepare the arbitration decision in accordance with section 2617.