ITC-214-20090817-003

EXHIBIT submitted by Intraco Traders, Inc.

Supplemental Infromation

2009-09-14

This document pretains to ITC-214-20090817-00385 for International Global Resale Authority on a International Telecommunications filing.

IBFS_ITC2142009081700385_739216

Federal Communications Commission International Bureau Policy Division 445 12th Street, SW Washington D.C. 20554 Re: Supplemental Information to ITC-214-20090817-00385 September 11, 2009 Dear International Bureau Staff, Intraco Traders, Inc. (“Intraco Traders”) is a US carrier that applied for a 214 authorization under the above-captioned file name. Intraco Traders is affiliated with Citraco Sprl (“Citraco”), a carrier in the Democratic Republic of Congo (“DRC”). Intraco Traders wishes to provide international services to the DRC. Pursuant to 47 C.F.R. 63.18(m), any applicant that is affiliated with a foreign carrier in a country it wishes to serve and that desires to be classified as non-dominant, for the provision of services to that country, should provide information to demonstrate that it qualifies as non-dominant. Pursuant to 47 C.F.R. 63.10(a)(3), a carrier that seeks to be classified as non-dominant must submit to the Federal Communications Commission (“Commission”) information sufficient to demonstrate that its foreign affiliate lacks market power on the foreign end. If the US carrier demonstrates that the foreign affiliate lacks 50% market share in the foreign end of the route, the US carrier shall presumptively be classified as non-dominant. In the instant case, Intraco Traders should be classified as non-dominant because its foreign affiliate, Citraco, lacks 50% market share in the DRC. Citraco is a carrier duly licensed by the DRC PTT ministry (See license in Appendix A). Citraco operates a wireless broadband and satellite network to offer voice, data, and video services over the Internet Protocol. Citraco owns two sites equipped with 3.8m antennas complete wth VoIP/ISDN PRI platforms. These sites interconnect with local PSTN and GSM networks. Citraco owns and controls its own facilities as opposed to leasing. Citraco started offering retail origination traffic in 2004 and wholesale VoIP termination in 2006.

The telecommunications environment in DRC is majority controlled by non-DRC carriers. The largest being Belacom and Gateway. In fact, 80% of the telecom industry in DRC is owned and controlled by foreign carriers. It is presumed that annual revenue produced by the DRC telecom market is 1 billion U.S. dollars. Over the last two years, Citraco has averaged 1 million dollars per year in revenue. Appendix B shows a letter from ProCredit Bank, Congo, certifying as to Citraco’s average turn over for the last two years. Hence, Citraco’s market share in DRC is well below 50% and Intraco Traders should be classified as non-dominant. Sincerely, /s/ Raul Magallanes _____________________ Raul Magallanes, Counsel to Intraco Traders

Appendix A

REPUBLI_ JE D )CRATIQUE NGO MINISTERE DES POSTES, TELEPHONES ET TELECOMMUNICATIONS.— LE SECRETAIRE GENERAL Kinshasa,lef) 2 2001 N° MIN/PTT/G/2030/DRTAO3ICTGR/CM/2000.— pour copie information & : + Son Excellence Monsieurle Ministre des PMT. + Monsieur le Directeur de I‘nspection du Ministére des P.T.T. * Monsieur le Directeur de la Réglementa— tion des Télécommunications du Ministére des P.T.T. (TOUS) a KINSHASA/GOMBE— Obijct : Votre demande d‘auto— l/A la Société CITRACO SPRL risation.— Building du 30 Juin, local n° 8 mc KINSHASA/GOMBE— Messicurs, J‘ai Vhonneur de vous informer que Nexamen de votre dossier de demande d‘autorisation d‘exploitation de votre réseau des télécommunications en République Démocratique du Congo s‘est avéré concluant. En outre, mes services ont enregistré les paiements que vous avez effectués pour le compte du Trésor Public, relatifs a la rémunération des titres A obtenir— suivant les notes de perceptions ci— dessous: * Licence de Concession Wireless Local Area Network (Pop Multi—Services) : Us $ 100.000 N.P. : N° 450367 du 23/05/2001. * Licence de Concession de Publiphone : US $ 50.000 N.P. : N° 450366 du 23/05/2001. *

* Licence d‘exploitation d‘une Station Terrienne de type VsAT : US $ 30.000. N.P. : N° 450.369 du 23/05/2001. * Licence d‘exploitation de Faisceau Hertziens : US $10.000 N.P. : N° 450368 du 23/05/2001. De ce fait, en attendant la délivrance de vos titres dexploitation, vous étes autorisé & exploiter votre réseau de télécommunications pour une durée de 90 jours. Par ailleurs, je vous demande de vous mettre en contact avec Fopérateur public OCPT en vue de finaliser certains aspects techniques. Veuillez agréer, Messicurs, Texpression de mes sentiments distingués. J. Ph. MOKONZI MQ‘AMBA—M.— i & P CA ~

DEMOCRATIC REP* 3LIC OF CONGO MINISTRY OF POST TELEPHONES AND TELECOMMUNICATION: OFFICE OF THE GENERAL SECRETARY Copy for Information transmitted to: —the minister of PTT The Director in change of Inspections for the PTT Ministry The Director in change of regulations for the PTT ministry Subject: Your Application for Authorization Attention to: CITRACO sprl Building du 30 juin suite # 8 Kinshasa/Gombe Sir. I am pleased to inform that you the examination of your Application for Authorization to deploy and am your Telecommunication network in Democratic Republic of Congo has been conclusive Besides, my services have registered payments that you have made for the public treasury account related to the remuneration for the licenses to obtain according to the receipts stated below: *Concession License Wireless local Area Network (POP Multi—service) USD 100.000 Receipt # 450367 Dated May 23 2001 *Concession de License of public phone: USD 50.000


} (C_ProCredit Bank Kinshasa, 18"of August 2009 L/DG/2009/03/16 LETTER OF REFERENCE To whom it may concern On the request of CITRACO SPRL customerofour Bank, we are pleased to confirm that this Company hold accounts with our banking institution since 24"" October 2005 maintaining an average turnover of1.000 000(one million US Dollars) during the last two years. The accounts have been managed properly This letter is delivered on the bearer‘s request in orderto grant himthe rights arising from it. Without any responsibility or endorsement from the bank Celestin Muk g¥@@g Deputy Gcl ProCredit Hgtr@ Phone: (+2:


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