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<br /> <br />(1) Each side shall disclose to the other the identity of any person who <br />may be used at the hearing to present expert testimony prior to the <br />hearing date. The disclosure must be accompanied by a written <br />report prepared and signed by the expert which shall contain a <br />complete statement of all opinions to be expressed and the basis <br />and reasons therefore; the data or other information considered by <br />the expert informing his or her opinions; and any exhibits to be <br />used as a summary or in support of the opinions so rendered; the <br />qualifications of the witness; the compensation to be paid for the <br />study and testimony of the expert; and a listing of other cases in <br />which the expert has testified at trial within the preceding four (4) <br />years. <br />(2) Exhibits and witness lists will be mutually exchanged one (1) week <br />prior to hearing date. Witness lists will briefly state the subject of <br />the expected testimony of each witness. <br />D. Administrative Hearing: <br />(1) The hearing will be conducted on a date established by the hearing <br />officer; <br />(2) Each side may be represented by an attorney and shall be afforded <br />the opportunity to present relevant evidence and to call and <br />examine witnesses and cross-examine witnesses of the other party; <br />(3) Commission members may not be called as witnesses nor may the <br />Commission’s or Comcast’s legal counsel be called as witnesses. <br />(4) Witnesses will be sworn; <br />(5) The hearing shall be transcribed by a court reporter; <br />(6) The hearing officer will determine evidentiary objections. Strict <br />compliance with the federal rules of evidence will not be <br />necessary. <br />(7) Post-hearing briefs will be permitted in lieu of closing argument. <br />Briefs will be mutually exchanged at a date established by the <br />hearing officer; <br />(8) The hearing officer will issue recommended findings of fact based <br />upon the record of the proceeding and stating the reasons therefore, <br />pursuant to the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984, as <br />amended. <br />E. The Commission will review the recommended findings of fact from the <br />hearing officer and will, upon request of the parties, permit oral argument