Public Notice TEL00444

International Telecommunications

Action Taken Public Notice

2001-09-20

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ITC-214-20010824-00443

International Telecommunications
ITC-214-20010822-00445

International Telecommunications
ITC-T/C-20010820-00451

International Telecommunications
ITC-214-20010817-00425

International Telecommunications
ITC-214-20010820-00441

International Telecommunications
ITC-T/C-20010817-00446

International Telecommunications
ITC-T/C-20010817-00447

International Telecommunications
ITC-T/C-20010817-00448

International Telecommunications
ITC-T/C-20010817-00449

International Telecommunications
ITC-T/C-20010817-00450

International Telecommunications
ITC-214-20010817-00440

International Telecommunications

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ITC-214-20010817-00440 CONVERSANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
International Telecommunications Certificate
Service(s): Global or Limited Global Resale Service
Grant of Authority Date of Action: 09/14/2001

Application for authority to provide service in accordance with the provisions of Section 63.18(e)(2) of the rules.

ITC-214-20010820-00441 HYDRO ONE TELECOM LINK LIMITED ( d/b/a HYDRO ONE TELECOM LINK
LIMITED )
International Telecommunications Certificate
Service(s): Global or Limited Global Facilities-Based Service, Global or Limited Global Resale Service
Grant of Authority Date of Action: 09/14/2001

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-214-20010822-00445 FRANZ, INC. ( d/b/a TELELIGHT INC. )
International Telecommunications Certificate
Service(s): Global or Limited Global Facilities-Based AND Resale Service
Grant of Authority Date of Action: 09/14/2001

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-214-20010824-00443 SADDLEBACK COMMUNICATIONS
International Telecommunications Certificate
Service(s): Global or Limited Global Resale Service
Grant of Authority Date of Action: 09/14/2001

Application for authority to provide service in accordance with the provisions of Section 63.18(e)(2) of the rules.

ITC-T/C-20010817-00446 AMERICATEL CORPORATION
Transfer of Control
Grant of Authority Date of Action: 09/14/2001

Current Licensee: AMERICATEL CORPORATION
FROM: BELL S.A.
TO: PIRELLI S.P.A.
Application for Consent to Transfer Control of Americatel Corporation from Bell S.A. to Pirelli S.p.A. This grant of authority is
without prejudice to Commission action on other pending applications that seek consent to transfer control of authorizations and
licenses to Pirelli S.p.A. or that request a declaratory ruling pursuant to Section 310(b)(4) of the Communications Act, as amended,
with respect to the proposed indirect ownership of common carrier radio licensees by Pirelli.

ITC-T/C-20010817-00447 AMERICASKY CORPORATION
Transfer of Control
Grant of Authority Date of Action: 09/14/2001

Current Licensee: AMERICASKY CORPORATION
FROM: BELL S.A.
TO: PIRELLI S.P.A.
Application for Consent to Transfer Control of AmericaSky Corporation from Bell S.A. to Pirelli S.p.A. This grant of authority is
without prejudice to Commission action on other pending applications that seek consent to transfer control of authorizations and
licenses to Pirelli S.p.A. or that request a declaratory ruling pursuant to Section 310(b)(4) of the Communications Act, as amended,
with respect to the proposed indirect ownership of common carrier radio licensees by Pirelli.

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ITC-T/C-20010817-00448 TELEMEDIA INTERNATIONAL USA, INC.
Transfer of Control
Grant of Authority Date of Action: 09/14/2001

Current Licensee: TELEMEDIA INTERNATIONAL USA, INC.
FROM: BELL S.A.
TO: PIRELLI S.P.A.
Application for Consent to Transfer Control of Telemedia International USA, Inc. from Bell S.A. to Pirelli S.p.A. This grant of
authority is without prejudice to Commission action on other pending applications that seek consent to transfer control of
authorizations and licenses to Pirelli S.p.A. or that request a declaratory ruling pursuant to Section 310(b)(4) of the Communications
Act, as amended, with respect to the proposed indirect ownership of common carrier radio licensees by Pirelli.

ITC-T/C-20010817-00449 TELECOM ITALIA OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Transfer of Control
Grant of Authority Date of Action: 09/14/2001

Current Licensee: TELECOM ITALIA OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.
FROM: BELL S.A.
TO: PIRELLI S.P.A.
Application for Consent to Transfer of Control of Telecom Italia of North America, Inc. from Bell S.A. to Pirelli S.p.A. This grant
of authority is without prejudice to Commission action on other pending applications that seek consent to transfer control of
authorizations and licenses to Pirelli S.p.A. or that request a declaratory ruling pursuant to Section 310(b)(4) of the Communications
Act, as amended, with respect to the proposed indirect ownership of common carrier radio licensees by Pirelli.

ITC-T/C-20010817-00450 LATIN AMERICAN NAUTILUS U.S.A. INC.
Transfer of Control
Grant of Authority Date of Action: 09/14/2001

Current Licensee: LATIN AMERICAN NAUTILUS U.S.A. INC.
FROM: BELL S.A.
TO: PIRELLI S.P.A.
Application for Consent to Transfer Control of Latin American Nautilus U.S.A. Inc. from Bell S.A. to Pirelli S.p.A. This grant of
authority is without prejudice to Commission action on other pending applications that seek consent to transfer control of
authorizations and licenses to Pirelli S.p.A. or that request a declaratory ruling pursuant to Section 310(b)(4) of the Communications
Act, as amended, with respect to the proposed indirect ownership of common carrier radio licensees by Pirelli.

ITC-T/C-20010820-00451 VOITEL, INC.
Transfer of Control
Grant of Authority Date of Action: 09/14/2001

Current Licensee: VOITEL, INC.
FROM: SPECTRUM TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
TO: COMBRATEL INC.
Application for Consent to Transfer Control of Voitel, Inc. from Spectrum Telecommunications Corporation to Combratel Inc.

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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 notification by, 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. The Commission recently amended Section 63.11 of the
rules in its Order on Reconsideration in IB Docket No. 97-142, 15 FCC Rcd 18158 (2000).

(4) Carriers shall comply with the Commission's International Settlements Policy and associated filing requirements
contained in Sections 43.51 and 64.1001 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 43.51, 64.1001. The Commission modified
these requirements most recently in 2000 Biennial Regulatory Review, Policy and Rules Concerning the International,
Interexchange Marketplace, FCC 01-93, released, March 20, 2001, 66 Fed. Reg. 16874 (Mar. 28, 2001). See also 1998
Biennial Regulatory Review - Reform of the International Settlements Policy and Associated Filing Requirements, IB
Docket Nos. 98-148, 95-22, CC Docket No. 90-337 (Phase II), FCC 99-73 (rel. May 6, 1999). 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 or the carrier is exchanging
switched traffic with a foreign carrier that the Commission has determined lacks market power in the country at the foreign
end of the private line. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 63.16, 63.22(e), 63.23(d). A foreign carrier lacks market power for purposes of this
rule if it does not appear on the Commission list of foreign carriers that do not qualify for the presumption that they lack
market power in particular foreign points. This list is available at
http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/International/Public_Notices/1999/da990809.txt. See generally 1998 Biennial Regulatory
Review - Reform of the International Settlements Policy and Associated Filing Requirements, IB Docket Nos. 98-148,
95-22, CC Docket No. 90-337 (Phase II), FCC 99-73 (rel. May 6, 1999), paras. 12-15, 102-109.

(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, Israel, Singapore, Netherlands Antilles, Poland, Argentina, United Arab
Emirates, Macau, Hungary, Philippines, Greece, Uruguay, Brunei, Trinidad & Tobago, Czech Republic, the Dominican
Republic, Brazil, Botswana, Costa Rica, South Africa, Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts & Nevis, Saint Vincent, Antigua, Malaysia,
Thailand, Belize, Panama, Guatemala, Venezuela, Bahrain, South Korea, Portugal, Cyprus and Slovak Republic.

(7) Carriers may engage in "switched hubbing" to countries for which the Commission has not authorized the provision
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(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, Israel, Singapore, Netherlands Antilles, Poland, Argentina, United Arab Emirates, Macau,
Hungary, Philippines, Greece, Uruguay, Brunei, Trinidad & Tobago, Czech Republic, the Dominican Republic, Brazil,
Botswana, Costa Rica, South Africa, Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts & Nevis, Saint Vincent, Antigua, Malaysia, Thailand, Belize,
Panama, Guatemala, Venezuela, Bahrain, South Korea, Portugal, Cyprus and Slovak Republic.

(9) Carriers shall comply with the "No Special Concessions" rule, Section 63.14, 47 C.F.R. § 63.14.

(10) Carriers regulated as dominant for the provision of a particular communications service on a particular route for any
reason other than a foreign carrier affiliation under Section 63.10 of the rules shall file tariffs pursuant to Section 203 of
the Communications Act, as amended, 47 U.S.C. § 203, and Part 61 of the Commission’s Rules, 47 C.F.R. Part 61. Except as
specified in Section 20.15 with respect to commercial mobile radio service providers, carriers regulated as non-dominant,
as defined in Section 61.3, and providing detariffed international services pursuant to Section 61.19 must comply with all
applicable public disclosure and maintenance of information requirements in Sections 42.10 and 42.11. These
non-dominant carriers may continue filing new or revised international tariffs for mass market services until January 28,
2002, when all tariffs, with limited exceptions, must be cancelled. Carriers may not file any new or revised contract tariffs
or tariffs for other long-term international service arrangements. See 2000 Biennial Regulatory Review, Policy and Rules
Concerning the International, Interexchange Marketplace, FCC 01-93, released March 20, 2001, 66 Fed. Reg. 16874 (Mar.
28, 2001).

(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, 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. 47 U.S.C. § 203.

(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, 12 FCC Rcd 15756, recon., 12 FCC Rcd 8730
(1997), Order, 13 FCC Rcd 6427 (Com. Car. Bur. 1998), further recon., FCC 99-103 (rel. June 30, 1999).

(17) Except as otherwise ordered by the Commission, a carrier authorized here to provide facilities-based service that (i) is
classified as dominant under Section 63.10 of the rules for the provision of such service on a particular route and (ii) is
affiliated with a carrier that collects settlement payments for terminating U.S. international switched traffic at the foreign
end of that route may not provide facilities-based service on that route unless the current rates the affiliate charges U.S.
international carrier to terminate traffic are at or below the Commission's relevant benchmark adopted in International
Settlement Rates, IB Docket No. 96-261, Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd 19806 (1997). See also Report and Order on
Reconsideration and Order Lifting Stay in IB Docket No. Page 96-261, FCC
5 of 6 99-124 (rel. June 11, 1999). For the purposes of this

Reconsideration and Order Lifting Stay in IB Docket No. 96-261, FCC 99-124 (rel. June 11, 1999). For the purposes of this
rule, "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 Modified December 22, 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.

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 that are not on the Permitted Space Station List, maintained at
http://www.fcc.gov/ib/srd/se/permitted.html. See International Bureau Public Notice, DA 99-2844 (rel. Dec. 17, 1999).

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/telecomrules.html#exclusionlist.

For additional information, contact the International Bureau's Telecommunications Division, Policy & Facilities Branch,
(202) 418-1460.

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