Public Notice TEL00142

International Telecommunications

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1999-10-07

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PUBLIC NOTICE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 445 12th STREET S.W. WASHINGTON D.C. 20554 News media information 202-418-0550 Fax-On-Demand 202-418-2830; Internet: http://www.fcc.gov (or ftp.fcc.gov) TTY (202) 418-2555 DA No. 99-2097 Report No. TEL-00142 Thursday October 7, 1999 INTERNATIONAL AUTHORIZATIONS GRANTED Section 214 Applications (47 C.F.R. § 63.18); Cable Landing License Applications (47 C.F.R. § 1.767); Requests to Authorize Switched Services over Private Lines (47 C.F.R. § 63.16); Section 310(b)(4) Requests The following applications have been granted pursuant to the Commission’s streamlined processing procedures set forth in Section 63.12 of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 63.12, other provisions of the Commission’s rules, or procedures set forth in an earlier public notice listing applications accepted for filing. Unless otherwise noted, these grants authorize the applicants (1) to become a facilities-based international common carrier subject to 47 C.F.R. § 63.22; and/or (2) to become a resale-based international common carrier subject to 47 C.F.R. § 63.23; or (3) to exceed the 25 percent foreign ownership benchmark applicable to common carrier radio licensees under 47 U.S.C. § 310(b)(4). Grants under Section 63.16 and certain grants under Section 63.18 also authorize carriers generally to use their authorized private lines to provide switched services (ISR) between the United States and particular international points pursuant to 47 C.F.R. § 63.16. See also 47 C.F.R. §§ 63.22(e), 63.23(d). This public notice serves as each newly authorized carrier’s Section 214 certificate. It contains general and specific conditions, which are set forth below. Newly authorized carriers should carefully review the terms and conditions of their authorizations. These are set forth in detail below and in Sections 63.21, 63.22, and 63.23 of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 63.21–.23. Failure to comply with general or specific conditions of an authorization, or with other relevant Commission rules and policies, could result in fines and forfeitures. The Commission most recently amended its rules applicable to international telecommunications common carriers in IB Docket No. 98-118, Review of International Common Carrier Regulations, FCC 99-51, released March 23, 1999, 64 Fed. Reg. 19,057 (Apr. 19, 1999). An updated version of Sections 63.09–.24 of the rules, and other related sections, is available at http://www.fcc.gov/ib/td/pf/telecomrules.html. ITC-214-19990820-00566 NORSTAR TELECOMMUNICATIONS, LLC International Telecommunications Certificate Service(s): Global or Limited Global Resale Service Grant of Authority Date of Action: 10/06/1999 Application for authority to provide service in accordance with the provisions of Section 63.18(e)(2) of the rules. ITC-214-19990820-00567 THE AMERICAN TELECOMMUNICATION GROUP, INC. International Telecommunications Certificate Service(s): Global or Limited Global Facilities-Based AND Resale Service Grant of Authority Date of Action: 10/06/1999 Application for authority to operate as a facilities-based carrier in accordance with the provisions of Section 63.18(e)(1) of the rules and also to provide service in accordance with the provisions of Section 63.18(e)(2) of the rules. Page 1 of 6

ITC-214-19990820-00568 US CONNECTION, INC. International Telecommunications Certificate Service(s): Global or Limited Global Facilities-Based AND Resale Service Grant of Authority Date of Action: 10/06/1999 Application for authority to operate as a facilities-based carrier in accordance with the provisions of Section 63.18(e)(1) of the rules and also to provide service in accordance with the provisions of Section 63.18(e)(2) of the rules. ITC-214-19990820-00569 FIRST SUNRISE GROUP, INC. International Telecommunications Certificate Service(s): Global or Limited Global Resale Service Grant of Authority Date of Action: 10/06/1999 Application for authority to provide service in accordance with the provisions of Section 63.18(e)(2) of the rules. ITC-214-19990826-00564 WIN CARD CORP. International Telecommunications Certificate Service(s): Global or Limited Global Facilities-Based AND Resale Service Grant of Authority Date of Action: 10/06/1999 Application for authority to operate as a facilities-based carrier in accordance with the provisions of Section 63.18(e)(1) of the rules and also to provide service in accordance with the provisions of Section 63.18(e)(2) of the rules. ITC-214-19990827-00560 LD TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. International Telecommunications Certificate Service(s): Global or Limited Global Facilities-Based AND Resale Service Grant of Authority Date of Action: 10/06/1999 Application for authority to operate as a facilities-based carrier in accordance with the provisions of Section 63.18(e)(1) of the rules and also to provide service in accordance with the provisions of Section 63.18(e)(2) of the rules. ITC-214-19990830-00571 GIPCO HOLDINGS INTERNATIONAL, LTD International Telecommunications Certificate Service(s): Global or Limited Global Facilities-Based AND Resale Service Grant of Authority Date of Action: 10/06/1999 Application for authority to operate as a facilities-based carrier in accordance with the provisions of Section 63.18(e)(1) of the rules and also to provide service in accordance with the provisions of Section 63.18(e)(2) of the rules. ITC-214-19990831-00565 FAR EAST CONNECTION, LLC International Telecommunications Certificate Service(s): Global or Limited Global Resale Service Grant of Authority Date of Action: 10/06/1999 Application for authority to provide service in accordance with the provisions of Section 63.18(e)(2) of the rules. ITC-214-19990901-00559 GLOBAL TELEKOM VENTURES, INC. International Telecommunications Certificate Service(s): Global or Limited Global Facilities-Based Service, Global or Limited Global Resale Service Grant of Authority Date of Action: 10/06/1999 Application for authority to operate as a facilities-based carrier in accordance with the provisions of Section 63.18(e)(1) of the rules and also to provide service in accordance with the provisions of Section 63.18(e)(2) of the rules. Page 2 of 6

ITC-214-19990907-00578 STEELVILLE LONG DISTANCE COMPANY, INC. International Telecommunications Certificate Service(s): Global or Limited Global Resale Service Grant of Authority Date of Action: 10/06/1999 Application for authority to provide service in accordance with the provisions of Section 63.18(e)(2) of the rules. ITC-214-19990908-00563 WORKNET COMMUNICATIONS INC. International Telecommunications Certificate Service(s): Global or Limited Global Facilities-Based Service, Global or Limited Global Resale Service Grant of Authority Date of Action: 10/06/1999 Application for authority to operate as a facilities-based carrier in accordance with the provisions of Section 63.18(e)(1) of the rules and also to provide service in accordance with the provisions of Section 63.18(e)(2) of the rules. INFORMATIVE ITC-214-19960130-00045 AXICOM COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC. Notification of pro forma assignment of license from Axicom Communications Group, Inc. to its parent company CallNOW.com, Inc. Previous File No. ITC-96-063 by letter dated September 25, 1999. ITC-214-19970609-00314 STORMTEL, INC. Z-TEL, INC. has changed its name by letter dated June 28, 1999. Previous File No. ITC-97-348 ITC-214-19980922-00657 CITYMAINSTREET.COM, INC. Customer First Communications has changed its name by letter dated September 24, 1999. Page 3 of 6

CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO INTERNATIONAL SECTION 214 AUTHORIZATIONS (1) These authorizations are subject to the Exclusion List for International Section 214 Authorizations, which identifies restrictions on providing service to particular countries or using particular facilities. The most recent Exclusion List is attached to this Public Notice. The list applies to all U.S. international carriers, including those that have previously received global or limited global Section 214 authority, whether by streamlined grant or specific written order. Carriers are advised that the attached Exclusion List is subject to amendment at any time pursuant to the procedures set forth in Streamlining the International Section 214 Authorization Process and Tariff Requirements, IB Docket No. 95-118, 11 FCC Rcd 12884 (1996), para. 18. A copy of the current Exclusion List will be maintained in the FCC Reference and Information Center and will be available at http://www.fcc.gov/ib/td/pf/exclusionlist.html. It also will be attached to each Public Notice that grants international Section 214 authority. (2) The export of telecommunications services and related payments to countries that are subject to economic sanctions may be restricted. For information concerning current restrictions, call the Office of Foreign Assets Control, U.S. Department of the Treasury, (202) 622-2520. (3) Carriers shall comply with the requirements of Section 63.11 of the Commission's rules, which requires notification by, and in certain circumstances prior approval for, U.S. carriers acquiring an affiliation with foreign carriers. A carrier that acquires an affiliation with a foreign carrier will be subject to possible reclassification as a dominant carrier on an affiliated route pursuant to the provisions of Section 63.10 of the rules. (4) Carriers shall file with the Commission a copy of all operating agreements entered into with their foreign correspondents and all amendments within thirty (30) days of their execution, and shall otherwise comply with the filing requirements contained in Sections 43.51, 64.1001 and 64.1002 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 43.51, 64.1001, 64.1002. In addition, any carrier interconnecting private lines to the U.S. public switched network at its switch, including any switch in which the carrier obtains capacity either through lease or otherwise, shall file annually with the Chief, International Bureau, a certified statement containing, on a country-specific basis, the number and type (e.g., 64 kbps circuits) of private lines interconnected in such manner. The Commission will treat the country of origin information as confidential. Carriers need not file their contracts for interconnection unless the Commission specifically requests. Carriers shall file their annual report on February 1 (covering international private lines interconnected during the preceding January 1 to December 31 period) of each year. International private lines to countries for which the Commission has authorized the provision of switched basic services over private lines at any time during a particular reporting period are exempt from this requirement. See 47 C.F.R. § 43.51(d). (5) Carriers authorized to provide private line service either on a facilities or resale basis are limited to the provision of such private line service only between the United States and those foreign points covered by their referenced applications for Section 214 authority. In addition, the carriers may not -- and their tariffs must state that their customers may not -- connect their private lines to the public switched network at either the U.S. or foreign end, or both, for the provision of international switched basic services, unless the Commission has authorized the provision of switched services over private lines to the particular country at the foreign end of the private line. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 63.16, 63.22(e)(1). This restriction is subject to an exception for facilities-based private lines as set forth in 47 C.F.R. § 63.22(e)(2). See generally International Settlement Rates, IB Docket No. 96-261, Report and Order, FCC 97-280 (rel. Aug. 18, 1997), paragraphs 242-259. (6) The Commission has authorized the provision of switched basic services via facilities-based or resold private lines between the United States and the following foreign points: Sweden, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Australia, The Netherlands, Luxembourg, Norway, Denmark, France, Germany, Belgium, Austria, Switzerland, Japan, Italy, Ireland, Hong Kong, Iceland, Spain, Finland, and Israel. (7) Carriers may engage in "switched hubbing" to countries for which the Commission has not authorized the provision of switched basic services over private lines consistent with Section 63.17(b) of the rules. (8) Carriers may provide U.S. inbound or outbound switched basic service via their authorized private lines extending between or among the United States, Sweden, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Australia, The Netherlands, Luxembourg, Norway, Denmark, France, Germany, Belgium, Austria, Switzerland, Japan, Italy, Ireland, Hong Kong, Iceland, Spain, Finland and Israel. (9) Carriers shall comply with the "No Special Concessions" rule, Section 63.14, 47 C.F.R. § 63.14. (10) Carriers shall file a tariff pursuant to Section 203 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. § 203, and Part 61 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. Part 61,Page for their authorized services. 4 of 6

and Part 61 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. Part 61, for their authorized services. (11) Carriers shall file the annual reports of overseas telecommunications traffic required by Section 43.61(a). Carriers shall also file the quarterly reports required by Section 43.61 in the circumstances specified in paragraphs (b) and (c) of that Section. (12) Carriers shall file annual reports of circuit status and/or circuit additions in accordance with the requirements set forth in Rules for Filing of International Circuit Status Reports, CC Docket No. 93-157, Report and Order, 10 FCC Rcd 8605 (1995). See 47 C.F.R. §§ 43.82, 63.23(e). These requirements apply to facilities-based carriers and private line resellers, respectively. (13) Carriers should consult Section 63.19 of the rules when contemplating a discontinuance, reduction or impairment of service. 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. (14) If any carrier is reselling service obtained pursuant to a contract with another carrier, that contract or a contract summary shall be filed publicly by the underlying carrier in accordance with Section 203 of the Communications Act, 47 U.S.C. § 203, and Competition in the Interstate Interexchange Marketplace, 6 FCC Rcd 5880, 5902 (1991). In addition, the services obtained by contract shall be made generally available by the underlying carrier to similarly situated customers at the same terms, conditions and rates. (15) To the extent that any of the above-listed applicants intends to provide international call-back services through the use of uncompleted call signaling, its authorization to resell international switched voice and/or data services to provide these services is expressly subject to the conditions listed in VIA USA Ltd., et al., 9 FCC Rcd 2288 (1994), on recon., 10 FCC Rcd 9540 (1995). (16) To the extent the applicant is, or is affiliated with, an incumbent independent local exchange carrier, as those terms are defined in Section 64.1902 of the rules, it shall provide the authorized services in compliance with the requirements of Section 64.1903. See Regulatory Treatment of LEC Provision of Interexchange Services Originating in the LEC's Local Exchange Area and Policy and Rules Concerning the Interstate, Interexchange Marketplace, Second Report and Order in CC Docket No. 96-149 and Third Report and Order in CC Docket No. 96-61, FCC 97-142 (released April 18, 1997), recon., 12 FCC Rcd 8730. (17) Any carrier authorized here to provide facilities-based service between the United States and markets served by a foreign carrier with which it has an affiliation may provide U.S. facilities-based service between the United States and such market only if the affiliated foreign carrier has negotiated a settlement rate for its settled traffic with U.S. international carriers that is in effect and is at or below the relevant benchmark settlement rate adopted in International Settlement Rates, IB Docket No. 96-261, Report and Order, FCC 97-280 (rel. Aug. 18, 1997) (Benchmarks Order). See also Benchmarks Order, paragraphs 224-227. For the purposes of this condition, "affiliation" and "foreign carrier" are defined in Section 63.09. 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 thirty days of this public notice (see Section 1.4(b)(2)). For additional information, please contact the FCC Reference and Information Center, Room CY-A257, 445 12th Street SW, Washington, D.C. 20554, (202) 418-0270. Exclusion List for International Section 214 Authorizations -- Last Amended May 19, 1999 -- The following is a list of countries and facilities not covered by grant of global Section 214 authority under Section 63.18(e)(1) of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. § 63.18(e)(1). In addition, the facilities listed shall not be used by U.S. carriers authorized under Section 63.18 of the Commission's Rules unless the carrier's Section 214 authorization specifically lists the facility. Carriers desiring to serve countries or use facilities listed as excluded hereon shall file a separate Section 214 application pursuant to Section 63.18(e)(4) of the Commission's Rules. See generally 47 C.F.R. §63.22. Page 5 of 6

§63.22. Countries: Cuba (Applications for service to Cuba shall comply with the separate filing requirements of the Commission's Public Notice Report No. I-6831, dated July 27, 1993, "FCC to Accept Applications for Service to Cuba.") Facilities: All non-U.S.-licensed satellite systems This list is subject to change by the Commission when the public interest requires. Before amending the list, the Commission will first issue a public notice giving affected parties the opportunity for comment and hearing on the proposed changes. The Commission may then release an order amending the exclusion list. This list also is subject to change upon issuance of an Executive Order. See Streamlining the Section 214 Authorization Process and Tariff Requirements, IB Docket No. 95-118, FCC 96-79, 11 FCC Rcd 12,884, released March 13, 1996 (61 Fed. Reg. 15,724, April 9, 1996). A current version of this list is maintained at http://www.fcc.gov/ib/td/pf/exclusionlist.html. For additional information, contact the International Bureau's Telecommunications Division, Policy & Facilities Branch, (202) 418-1460. Page 6 of 6


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