{"data":{"id":"us/47-cfr-1.956","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"47 CFR 1.956","heading":"Settlement conferences.","body":"Parties are encouraged to use alternative dispute resolution procedures to settle disputes. See subpart E of this part. In any contested proceeding, the Commission, in its discretion, may direct the parties or their attorneys to appear before it for a conference.\n(a) The purposes of such conferences are:\n(1) To obtain admissions of fact or stipulations between the parties as to any or all of the matters in controversy;\n(2) To consider the necessity for or desirability of amendments to the pleadings, or of additional pleadings or evidentiary submissions;\n(3) To consider simplification or narrowing of the issues;\n(4) To encourage settlement of the matters in controversy by agreement between the parties; and\n(5) To consider other matters that may aid in the resolution of the contested proceeding.\n(b) Conferences are scheduled by the Commission at a time and place it may designate, to be conducted in person or by telephone conference call.\n(c) The failure of any party or attorney, following reasonable notice, to appear at a scheduled conference will be deemed a failure to prosecute, subjecting that party's application or petition to dismissal by the Commission.","path":["Title 47—Telecommunication","CHAPTER I—FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL","PART 1—PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE","Subpart F—Wireless Radio Services Applications and Proceedings"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-47.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:28Z","sha256":"5f8a999a9801085a7d872d96155f8d441ece566ab0953ed814a13e044ae17e1a","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/47-cfr-1.955","next":"us/47-cfr-1.957"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}