---
kind: "section"
citation: "47 C.F.R. § 1.718"
title: "47"
number: "1.718"
heading: "Unsatisfied informal complaints; formal complaints relating back to the filing dates of informal complaints."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/47/1.718"
---

# §1.718. Unsatisfied informal complaints; formal complaints relating back to the filing dates of informal complaints.


When an informal complaint has not been satisfied pursuant to [§ 1.717](/cfr/47/1.717.md), the complainant may file a formal complaint with this Commission in the form specified in [§ 1.721](/cfr/47/1.721.md). Such filing will be deemed to relate back to the filing date of the informal complaint: Provided, That the formal complaint: Is filed within 6 months from the date of the carrier's response, or if no response has been filed, within 6 months of the due date for the response; makes reference to the date of the informal complaint, and is based on the same cause of action as the informal complaint. If no formal complaint is filed within the 6-month period, the informal complaint proceeding will be closed.


## Notes

### Amendments

[83 FR 44831, Sept. 4, 2018]

### Source

Source: 28 FR 12450, Nov. 22, 1963, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 47 U.S.C. chs. 2, 5, 9, 13; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; 47 U.S.C. 1754, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[83 FR 44831, Sept. 4, 2018]