Attachment 20170209093911-910.p

20170209093911-910.p

SUPPLEMENT

Supplement

1999-04-29

This document pretains to ITC-214-19990429-00259 for International Global Resale Authority on a International Telecommunications filing.

IBFS_ITC2141999042900259_1420332

Streamlined ITC—214—19990429—00259 FORTE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Categories of Services for 214 Applications (Streamline/Non—streamline) Chnaagoemremeremmanemcom, ASSIGNMENT OF LICENSE o 9 c:t:*%kcj[: GLOBAL FACILITIES—BASED SERVICE GLOBAL FACILITIES—BASED/GLOBAL RESALE SERVICE GLOBAL RESALE SERVICE INDIVIDUAL FACILITIES—BASED SERVICE INTERCONNECTED PRIVATE LINE RESALE SERVICE LIMITED GLOBAL FACILITIES—BASED SERVICE/LIMITED GLOBAL RESALE SERVICE LIMITED GLOBAL FACILITIES—BASED SERVICE G o o o o o B LIMITED GLOBAL RESALE SERVICE INMARSAT AND MOBILE SATELLITE SERVICE SWITCHED RESALE SERVICE TRANSFER OF CONTROL— SUBMARINE CABLE LANDING LICENSE INTERNATIONAL SPECIAL PROJECT Description of Application:

NowALSKY, BRONSTON & GOTHARD A Professional Limited Liability Company Attorneys at Law Leon L. Nowalsky 3500 N. Causeway Boulevard Monica R. Borne Benjamin W. Bronston Suite 1442 EllenAnn G. Sands Edward P. Gothard | Metairie, Louisiana 70002 Telephone: (504) 832—1984 Facsimile: (504) 831—0892 April 28, 1999 Federal Communications Commission Three Mellon Bank Center %03 525 William Penn Way 99 N 27" Floor, Room 153—2713 * Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15259—0001 a alQ%'”\é‘ IDNL Attention: Wholesale Lockbox Shift Superviifgfié"i\t\ Re: Forte Communications, Inc. Dear Sir or Madam: Enclosed please find an original and five (5) copies ofthe Application for authority pursuant to Section 214 ofthe Communications Act of 1934, as amended, to operate as an international resale carrier. Also, enclosed is FCC Form 159 and therequisite $780.00 filing fee. Please acknowledge receipt of this filing by date stamping and returning the additional copy of this cover letter in the stamped self—addressed envelope provided. Thank you for your cooperation and assistance in this matter. I f you should require any additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Sincerely, Benjamin W. Bronston BWB:sw Enclosures £6: FCC Secretary — Via Overnight Delivery 415 12"" Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554

FEDERAL COMMUNICATTO0NS COMMISSION Approved by OMB 3060—0589 FCC REMITANCE ADVICE E:cpires 2/28/97 pacgE no. _L or SERVED) SPECIALUSE: i o FCC USE ONLY e * (Read instructions carefully BEFORE proceeding.) o yb BR Payor mFORMATION iedltige (1) FCC ACCOUIIT NUMBER Did you have a number prior to this? Enter it. (2) TOTAlL AMOUNT PAID (dollars and cents) [A Lal2 4 _ L 1L_LL_L 1_1_L_1L_L 1_[° [X s 299 .00 (3) PAYOR NAMIS (If paying bycredit card, enter name exactly as it appe:irs on your card) NIOWALSKY, BRONSTON & GOTHARD ; APLLC (4) STREET ADDRESS LINE NO. 1 3500 NORTH CAUSEWAY BLVD. (5) STREET ADDREYS LINE No. 2 SUITE 1442 (6) CITYy (7) STATE (8) ZIP CODE R LIE.TAIRIE TLA 70002 C (9) ECAYTIME TELEEFHONE NUMBER (Include area code) (10) COUNTRYCODE (Gifnot U.S.A.) (504) 832—1984 Dooly + rwroryivo~ m (11A) NAMEOF APPLICANT, LICENSEE, REGULATEE, OR DEBTOR FCC USE ONLY FORTE COMMUNICATIONS, Inc. (12A) FCC CALL SIGN/OTHER ID (13A) ZIP CODE (14A) PAYMENT TYPE CODE (15A) QUANTITY (16A) FEE DUE FOR 60202 - IShoogl,0 098 ~ c U T 1 $ 78000 C {(17A) FCC CODE i (18A) FCC CODE2 (19A) ADDRESS LINE NO. 1 | (20A) ADDRESS LINE NO. 2) (21A) CITY/STATE OR COUNTRY CODE m 1028 HULL TERRACE e y +2 mrormarion (11B) NAME OF APPLICANT, LICENSEE, REGUIL ATEE, OR DEBTOR FCC USE ONLY (12B) FCC CALL SIGN/OTHER ID (13B) ZIP CODE (14B) PAYMENT TYPE CODE (15B) QUANTITY |(16B) FEE DUE FOR PAYMENT TYPE CODE IN BLOCK 14 $ (17B) FCC CODE 1 (18B) FCC CODE 2 (19B) ADDRESS LINE NO. 1 (20B) ADDRESS LINE NO. 2 (21B) CITY/STATE. OR COUNTRY CODE hcr—or caro rayvent nmrormsvoxi (22) MASTERCARD/VISA ACCOUNT NUMBER: [_] Mastercard EXPIRATION DATE: . Month Year [:] Visa AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE DATE (23) Ihereby authorize the FCC to charge my VISA or Mastercard for the service(s)/authorization(s) herein describe. s ~ $sns — — mm RORM 149

Before the FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Washington, D.C. In the Matter of: vvvvvvvv’vv FORTE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. APPLICATION OF AUTHORITY PURSUANT TO SECTION 214 OF THE COMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED, FOR GLOBAL AUTHORITY TO OPERATE AS A GLOBAL FACILITIES—BASED CARRIER AND AS AN INTERNATIONAL RESALE CARRIER Application Forte Communications, Inc. ("Forte" or "Applicant"), hereby requests authority, pursuant to Section 214 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. Section 214 (1982), and Section 63.18 of the Commissioner‘s Rules, 47 C.F.R. Section 63.18, to operate as a global facilities—based carrier and to provide global international resale services between the United States and international points. 1. The Proposed International Services: Forte requestsfour (4) types of authority in this Application, all of which are eligible for streamlined processing. Specifically, Forte requests: (1) global facilities—based authority pursuant to Section 63.18(e) acduire ownership interests in unaffiliated, U.S. licensed facilities to provide international telecommunications services between the United States and all international points; (2) global authority pursuant to Section 63.18(e)(2) to resell international, switched services of all authorized carriers to provide international switched

services between the United States and all international points served by those carriers; (3) global authority pursuant to Section 63.18(e)(2)(A¥) to resell interna;tional private lines to provide international private line serlvices between the United States and all international points, other than those requiring special authority because of their listing on the most recent exclusion list; and (4) global authority pursuant to Seétion 63.18(e)(2)(B) to resell international, private lines interconnected to the public switched telephone network at one or both ends to provide international switched services between the United States and all countries found to offer equivalent resale opportunities to U.S. carriers. Forte is hereby requesting: (a) facilities—based authority to obtain interests in U.S. authorized facilities, and connecting facilities not appearing on the Exclusion List; (b) authority to resell international private lines to provide international switched services between the United States and countries designated by the Commission as offering equivalent resale opportunities; and (c) authority to resell international private lines to private line services to countries not appearing on the Exclusion List. Forte will report its acquisition of interest(s) in facilities, including earth stations, channels of communicationto satellites, and submarine cables in its circuit addition/circuit status report files under Section 43.82 of the Commissions Rules, 47 C.F.R. Section 43.82. Forte will also report its resale of international switched services and international private lines in its traffic reports filed pursuant to Section 43.61 of the Commission‘s Rules. By granting this application, the Commission will serve the public interest, convenience and necessity by promoting competition in the international services market. Competition will benefit U.S. consumers by increasing service options and lowering prices. Thus, the public interest will be served by the grant of Section 214 authority to Forte. 2

II. The Applican Forte is a corp in organized and exis inder the laws of the State of IIlinois. Forte is privately he ind no Forte officel lirector is an employee, agent or representative of a 1 n telecommunicatior tity. Further, Forte has no foreign affiliations as defined art 63of the Commis ; Rules. | Forte has not iously received autr under Section 214 to provide any telecommunications s es or operate any fas i which provide such services. Upon the grant of this Applic , Forte will become ar orized non—dominant facilities—based carrier and internatio »sseller subject to Se 214 of the Communications Act, as amended, and the C« ssion‘s Rules. III. Public Interes asiderations: The Commissi publicly stated policy s for regulation of the United States international telecomi :ations market is to p te effective competition in the United States telecomrmnunic s market, including 1arket for international services, to prevent anti—competit induct in the provisio iternational services or facilities and to encourage foreig vernments to open rcommunications markeeté. The Commission has also ad to establish an eff : global communications market that could result in reduced rates, increased quality and new services. The Commission has found that effective competition directly advances the public interests and the Commission‘s paramount goal of making available a rapid, efficient worldwide wire and radio communications service with adequate facilities at reasonable charges.

The grant of Forte‘s request for resale and facilities—based authority as described herein will further the Commission‘s policies of facilitating increased competition within the United States international telecommunications services market, and is therefore in the public interest. IV. Information Required Under Section 63.18: The following information is submitted, as required by Section 63.18 of the Commission‘s Rules, in support of Forte‘s request for authorization: (a) Name and address of Applicant: Forte Communications, Inc. 1028 Hull Terrace Evanston, Illinois 60202 Phone: (847) 733—8907 (b) Applicant is a corporation which was organized under the laws of the State of IIlinois. (c) Correspondence concerning this application should be sent to: Benjamin W. Bronston Nowalsky, Bronston & Gothard A Professional Limited Liability Company 3500 N. Causeway Boulevard Suite 1442 Metairie, Louisiana 70002 Telephone: (504) 832—1984 Forte has not received authority previously under Section 214 of the Communications Act. Forte requests: (1) global facilities—based authority pursuant to Section 63.18(e)(1) to acquire ownership interests in unaffiliated, U.S. licensed facilities, including but not limited to full and partial circuits in submarine

transmission cables and channels of communication with U.S. owned satellite systems, to provide international telecommunications services between the United States and all international £—*~*~; (2) globa‘ — *hority s E.4L pursuant to Section 63. 18(e)(2) to resell internatio1 fitched ser of all authorized common carriers, except carriers régt as domin: 1 the route to be served, to provide international switcl ervices be 1 the United States and all international points; (3) glk iuthority pi nt to Section 63.18(e)(2)(A¥) to resell international private services be n the United States and all international points; and (4) al authority uant to Section 63.18(e)(2)(B) to resell international pri‘ ines for the ision of international switched services between the ited State 1 all countries that the Commission finds offer ivalent c titive opportunities to U.S. carriers. At this time, Forte seeks no other authorization lable unde stion 63.18(e). (g) Not applicable. (h) Forte certifies that it is not affiliated, either direc * indirectly any foreign or U.S. facilities—based carrier whose services it proposes to resell. Should the substance of this certification cease to be accurate, Forte shall notify the Commission immediately of any such affiliation. (1) In support of this certification, the name, address, citizenship and principal business of the ten percent or greater shareholders of Forte are as follows:

Name % Held Citizenship) Principal Business Tom Waterloo 60% U;:S. / Telecommunications 1028 Hull Terrace | Evanston, Illinois 60202 Web \,// (J) Forte certifies that it has not agreed and will not agree in the futureto accept any direct or indirect special concessions from a foreign carrier or administration with regards to traffic or revenue flows between the United states and any foreign countries the Company is authorized to serve. (Kk) Forte certifies that no party to this Application has been denied federal benefits pursuant to Section 5301 of the Anti—Drug Abuse Act of 1988. Conclusion: In conclusion, Forte certifies that all of the information in this application is accurate and correct. WHEREFORE, for the reasons stated, Forte respectfully requests that the Commission grant this Application. Respectfully submitted, Forte Communications, Inc. By: Tom Waterloo, President Forte Communications, Inc. 1028 Hull Terrace Evanston, IIlinois 60202 Phone: (847) 733—8907


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