Today, the FCC
voted to streamline
rules for its formal complaint process. Specifically, the rules create a
uniform deadline of 30 days for a defendant to file an answer to a formal
complaint and they set a 270-day shot clock for resolution of formal complaints.
Earlier this week,
some false
reports circulated through the media suggesting the new rules “would essentially
force” consumers to pay $225 to file a formal complaint. But the new rules do
not eliminate or change the informal complaint process, which is available to
all consumers at the very low price of $0. The new rules simply set guidelines for the
formal complaint process. Jimmy Kimmel spread this false information with a less
than hilarious joke on his late night talk show. Realizing he was incorrect, Jimmy
Kimmel deleted the segment from his Twitter account.
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