Attachment OVERSEAS COMMON CARR

This document pretains to ITC-214-19950215-00064 for International Global Resale Authority on a International Telecommunications filing.

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Page 1 1 of 2 DOCUMENTS OVERSEAS COMMON CARRIER SECTION 214 APPLICATIONS ACTIONS TAKEN (Formal Section 63.01) Report No. I-8030 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 1995 FCC LEXIS 1883 March 22, 1995 ACTION: [*1] PUBLIC NOTICE (52898) OPINION: The following applications for international Section 214 certification have been granted effective March 13, 1995 pursuant to the Commission's streamlined processing procedures set forth in Section 63.12 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. Section 63.12. ITC-95-135 Business Telephone Network, Inc. (resale of public switched service). ITC-95-136 Global Information Service, Inc. (resale of public switched service). ITC-95-137 TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. (resale of public switched service). ITC-95-140 New World Communications Services, Limited (resale of public switched service). ITC-95-144 Kardan Communications Lines, LTD (resale of public switched service). The applicants listed above are authorized to provide international switched services by reselling the international switched services of other carriers as listed in their application, and only in accordance with all rules, regulations and policies of the Commission. The following applications for international Section 214 certification have been granted effective March 17, 1995 pursuant to the Commission's streamlined processing procedures set forth in Section 63.12 of the Commission's [*2] Rules, 47 C.F.R. Section 63.12.

Page 2 1995 FCC LEXIS 1883, *2 ITC-95-145 SNET America, Inc. (resale of public switched service). ITC-95-146 Southwest Texas Communications, Inc. (resale of public switched service). The applicants listed above are authorized to provide international switched services by reselling the international switched services of other carriers as listed in their application, and only in accordance with all rules, regulations and policies of the Commission. The following applications for international Section 214 certification have been granted effective March 20, 1995 pursuant to the Commission's streamlined processing procedures set forth in Section 63.12 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. Section 63.12. ITC-95-147 TNI Associates, Inc. (resale of public switched service). ITC-95-148 Telecom Investment Corporation (resale of public switched service). The applicants listed above are authorized to provide international switched services by reselling the international switched services of other carriers as listed in their application, and only in accordance with all rules, regulations and policies of the Commission. The following applications for international Section [*3] 214 certification have been granted effective March 13, 1995 pursuant to the Commission's streamlined processing procedures set forth in Section 63.12 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. Section 63.12. ITC-95-138 Golden Pages LTD to resell the international private line services of Common Carriers for the provision of switched telecommunication services, interconnected to the public switched network at both ends, between the United States and the United Kingdom. The applicants listed above are authorized to provide international switched and/or private line services by reselling the international switched and/or private line services of other carriers as listed in their application, and only in accordance with all rules, regulations and policies of the Commission. Applicants shall file semi-annual reports of circuit additions, pursuant to Section 63.15(b) of the Commission's Rules. Applicants also shall file with the Commission a copy of any operating agreement entered into with its foreign correspondents within thirty (30) days of its execution, and shall otherwise comply with the filing requirements contained in Section 43.51 of the Commission's Rules. In addition, those [*4] applicants reselling international interconnected private lines to Canada and the United Kingdom shall file all arrangements for private line interconnection to the United States public switched network pursuant to this section. Those applicants reselling international private lines for the provision of non-interconnected private line service are limited to the provision of such private line service only between the U.S. and those points listed in their application -- that is, private lines which originate in the U.S. and terminate in one of the points listed in their application, or which originate in one of the points listed in their application and terminate in the U.S. In addition, applicants may not -- and the applicants' tariffs must state that the applicants' customers may not -- connect private lines provided over these facilities to the public switched network at either the U.S. or foreign end, or both, for the provision of international basic telecommunications services, including switched voice services, unless authorized to do so by the Commission upon a

Page 3 1995 FCC LEXIS 1883, *4 finding that the foreign administration affords resale opportunities equivalent to those available under U.S. law, [*5] in accordance with Regulation of International Accounting Rates, Phase II, First Report and Order, 7 FCC Rcd 559 (1991), Order on Reconsideration and Third Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 7 FCC Rcd 7927 (1992), petition for reconsideration pending. In addition, applicants authorized to resell international private lines for the provision of switched services between the United States and Canada or the United Kingdom are limited to the provision of such services between the United States and Canada or the United Kingdom -- that is, private lines which carry traffic that originates in the United States, and terminates in Canada or the United Kingdom, or traffic that originates in Canada or the United Kingdom, that terminates in the United States. Grant of applications to resell international private lines for the provision of switched services and interconnected private line services between the United States and Canada, and/or the United Kingdom is conditioned upon Canada and/or the United Kingdom continuing to afford resale opportunities equivalent of those available under U.S. law. In addition, all such non-dominant [*6] private line resellers are required to file with the Commission on a semi-annual basis the information contained in the annual traffic reports required by Section 43.61 of the Commission's Rules. This reporting requirement applies to traffic carried through December 1995 for Canada, and December 1997 for the United Kingdom. See f ONOLOROLA/EMI, Order on Reconsideration, 9 FCC Rcd 4066, 4070 (1994); ACC Global Corp., FCC 94-236, para. 51 (released October 6, 1994). These semi-annual reports shall be to filed with the Commission not later than September 30 for the first six-month calendar period, and March 31 for the second six-month calendar period. This policy does not affect the requirement that dominant international private line resellers are required to file with the Commission quarterly traffic reports. Further, applicants nor any persons or companies directly or indirectly controlling them or controlled by them, or under direct or indirect common control with them, shall acquire or enjoy any right, for the purposes of handling or interchanging traffic to or from the United States, its territories or possessions which is denied to any other United [*7] States carrier by reason of any concession, contract, understanding, or working arrangement to which the applicants or any such persons or companies controlling or controlled by the applicants are parties. Provisions Pertaining to All Applicants All of the applicants listed in this public notice shall file a tariff pursuant to Section 203 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. Section 203, and Part 61 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. Part 61, for the services requested in their application. The applicants shall file the annual reports of overseas telecommunications traffic required by Section 43.61 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. Section 43.61. Further, the grant of these applications shall not be construed to include authorization for the transmission of money in connection with the services the applicants have been given authority to provide. The transmission of money is not considered to be a common carrier service. If an applicant is reselling services obtained pursuant to a contract, the applicant shall file publicly any contracts entered into with other carriers or a contract summary in accordance with Section [*8] 203 of the Communications Act, 47 U.S.C. § 203, and the Interexchange Order. n1 In addition, the services obtained by contract shall be made generally available to similarly situated customers at the same terms, conditions and rates. n1 See Competition in the Interstate Interexchange Marketplace, 6 FCC Rcd 5880, 5902 (1991) (Interexchange Order). Petitions for reconsideration under Section 1.106 or applications for review under Section 1.115 of the Commission's Rules in regard to the grant of any of these applications may be filed within 30 days of the date of this public notice (see Section 1.4(b) (2)).

Page 4 1995 FCC LEXIS 1883, *8 For additional information concerning this matter, please contact Janice Alston or Mary Cobb at (202) 418-1470. Legal Topics: For related research and practice materials, see the following legal topics: Administrative LawGovernmental InformationRecordkeeping & ReportingCommunications LawFederal ActsCommunications ActTariffsCommunications LawTelephone ServicesLong Distance Telephone ServicesSlamming


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