Public Notice TEL01094

International Telecommunications

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2006-12-07

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PUBLIC NOTICE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 445 12th STREET S.W. WASHINGTON D.C. 20554 News media information 202-418-0500 Fax-On-Demand 202-418-2830; Internet: http://www.fcc.gov (or ftp.fcc.gov) TTY (202) 418-2555 DA No. 06-2477 Report No. TEL-01094 Thursday December 7, 2006 INTERNATIONAL AUTHORIZATIONS GRANTED Section 214 Applications (47 C.F.R. § 63.18); 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). 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. 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. An updated version of Sections 63.09–.25 of the rules, and other related sections, is available at http://www.fcc.gov/ib/pd/pf/telecomrules.html. ITC-214-20050728-00291 E Telecommunications Investment of America, Inc. dba ClearCall International Telecommunications Certificate Service(s): Global or Limited Global Facilities-Based Service, Global or Limited Global Resale Service Grant of Authority Date of Action: 12/05/2006 Application for authority to provide facilities-based service in accordance with Section 63.18(e)(1) of the rules and also to provide service in accordance with Section 63.18(e)(2) of the rules. ITC-214-20060526-00291 E Roadpost USA 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: 12/05/2006 Application for authority to provide facilities-based service in accordance with Section 63.18(e)(1) of the rules, and also to provide service in accordance with Section 63.18(e)(2) of the rules. Page 1 of 9

ITC-214-20060614-00315 E Belgacom International Carrier Services N.V./S.A. International Telecommunications Certificate Service(s): Global or Limited Global Facilities-Based Service, Global or Limited Global Resale Service Grant of Authority Date of Action: 12/06/2006 Application for authority to provide facilities-based service in accordance with Section 63.18(e)(1) of the rules, and also to provide service in accordance with Section 63.18(e)(2) of the rules. We grant the Petition to Adopt Conditions (Petition) filed in this proceeding on December 5, 2006, by the United States of Justice (DOJ), including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), together with the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) (collectively, the Executive Branch Agencies). Accordingly, we condition grant of this authorization on Belgacom International Carrier Services N.V./S.A. and its subsidiaries, including Belgacom International Carrier Services North America Inc. abiding by the commitments it made to the Executive Branch Agencies to address national security, law enforcement, and public safety concerns contained on their November 28, 2006 letter to Sigal P. Mandelker, Stewart A. Baker, and Elaine N. Lammert (November 28, 2006 Letter). The Petition and the November 28, 2006 Letter are publicly available in the record of this proceeding and maybe viewed on the FCC web-site through the International Bureau Filing System (IBFS) by searching for ITC-214-20060614-00315 and accessing the “Attachment Menu” from the Document Viewing area. Applicant agrees to be classified as a dominant carrier on the U.S.-Belgium and U.S.-Switzerland routes pursuant to section 63.10 of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 63.10. ITC-214-20060831-00408 E Lyca Tel, LLC International Telecommunications Certificate Service(s): Global or Limited Global Facilities-Based Service, Global or Limited Global Resale Service Grant of Authority Date of Action: 12/05/2006 Application for authority to provide facilities-based service in accordance with Section 63.18(e)(1) of the rules, and also to provide service in accordance with Section 63.18(e)(2) of the rules. ITC-214-20060925-00442 E UNITED TELECOM INC. International Telecommunications Certificate Service(s): Global or Limited Global Resale Service Grant of Authority Date of Action: 12/05/2006 Application for authority to provide service in accordance with Section 63.18(e)(2) of the rules. ITC-214-20060927-00444 E E-SKY, 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: 12/05/2006 Application for authority to provide facilities-based service in accordance with Section 63.18(e)(1) of the rules, and also to provide service in accordance with Section 63.18(e)(2) of the rules. ITC-214-20061003-00449 E Global Telesat Corp International Telecommunications Certificate Service(s): Global or Limited Global Facilities-Based Service, Global or Limited Global Resale Service Grant of Authority Date of Action: 12/05/2006 Application for authority to provide facilities-based service in accordance with Section 63.18(e)(1) of the rules, and also to provide service in accordance with Section 63.18(e)(2) of the rules. Page 2 of 9

ITC-214-20061010-00459 E Honeybee Networks LLC International Telecommunications Certificate Service(s): Global or Limited Global Resale Service Grant of Authority Date of Action: 12/05/2006 Application for authority to provide service in accordance with Section 63.18(e)(2) of the rules. ITC-214-20061024-00485 E Stella 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: 12/05/2006 Application for authority to provide facilities-based service in accordance with Section 63.18(e)(1) of the rules, and also to provide service in accordance with Section 63.18(e)(2) of the rules. ITC-214-20061110-00514 E Kortel 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: 12/01/2006 Application for authority to provide facilities-based service in accordance with Section 63.18(e)(1) of the rules, and also to provide service in accordance with Section 63.18(e)(2) of the rules. ITC-214-20061115-00519 E EKU Solutions DBA International Telecommunications Certificate Service(s): Global or Limited Global Facilities-Based Service, Global or Limited Global Resale Service Grant of Authority Date of Action: 12/01/2006 Application for authority to provide facilities-based service in accordance with Section 63.18(e)(1) of the rules, and also to provide service in accordance with Section 63.18(e)(2) of the rules. ITC-214-20061115-00520 E Continental Exchange Solutions, 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: 12/01/2006 Application for authority to provide facilities-based service in accordance with Section 63.18(e)(1) of the rules, and also to provide service in accordance with Section 63.18(e)(2) of the rules. ITC-214-20061116-00521 E Nevcom Communications, Inc. International Telecommunications Certificate Service(s): Global or Limited Global Facilities-Based Service Grant of Authority Date of Action: 12/01/2006 Application for authority to provide facilities-based service in accordance with Section 63.18(e)(1) of the rules. Page 3 of 9

ITC-T/C-20060614-00316 E Belgacom International Carrier Services North America Inc. Transfer of Control Grant of Authority Date of Action: 12/06/2006 Current Licensee: Belgacom International Carrier Services North America Inc. FROM: Swisscom Fixnet Ltd. TO: Belgacom International Carrier Services N.V./S.A. Application for consent to transfer control of international section 214 authorizations, ITC-214-19970609-00317, ITC-214-19970609-00318, ITC-214-19980407-00235, ITC-214-19980713-00482, held by Belgacom International Carrier Services North America Inc. (f/k/a Swisscom North America, Inc.) (BICS NA) from Swisscom Fixnet Ltd. (Swisscom Fixnet), to Belgacom International Carrier Services N.V./S.A. (BICS). On July 1, 2005, Swisscom Fixnet and Belgacom S.A./N.V. (Belgacom) combined their international carrier businesses into BICS. Swisscom Fixnet contributed its wholly-owned subsidiary Swisscom North America, Inc. (SCNA) and received a 28% ownership interest in BICS. As part of the reorganization SCNA was renamed Belgacom International Carrier Services North America Inc. BICS is 72 percent owned by Belgacom, a Belgium telecommunication company, and the remaining 28 percent of equity interest is held by Swisscom Fixnet, a Swiss corporation. Belgacom is owned approximately 53 percent by the Belgian State, and 46 percent of the remaining shares of Belgacom are publicly traded on the Euronext exchange, and no person or entity owns 10 percent or more of such stock. Swisscom Fixnet is wholly owned by Swisscom Ltd., a Swiss corporation that is 68 percent owned by the Swiss Confederation, and the remaining 32 percent interest in Swisscom Ltd. is publicly traded, with no Swisscom, Ltd. shareholder holding a 10 percent or greater indirect ownership interest in BICS. We grant the Petition to Adopt Conditions (Petition) filed in this proceeding on December 5, 2006, by the United States of Justice (DOJ), including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), together with the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) (collectively, the Executive Branch Agencies). Accordingly, we condition grant of this authorization on Belgacom International Carrier Services N.V./S.A. and its subsidiaries, including Belgacom International Carrier Services North America Inc. abiding by the commitments it made to the Executive Branch Agencies to address national security, law enforcement, and public safety concerns contained on their November 28, 2006 letter to Sigal P. Mandelker, Stewart A. Baker, and Elaine N. Lammert (November 28, 2006 Letter). The Petition and the November 28, 2006 Letter are publicly available in the record of this proceeding and maybe viewed on the FCC web-site through the International Bureau Filing System (IBFS) by searching for ITC-T/C-20060614-00316 and accessing the “Attachment Menu” from the Document Viewing area. BICS NA agrees to be classified as a dominant carrier on the U.S.-Belgium and U.S.-Switzerland routes pursuant to section 63.10 of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 63.10. This authorization is without prejudice to the Commission’s action on any other related pending application(s). ITC-T/C-20060727-00368 E World Communication Center Transfer of Control Grant of Authority Date of Action: 12/05/2006 Current Licensee: World Communication Center FROM: World Communication Center TO: SatCom Distribution, Inc. Application for consent to transfer control of international section 214 authorization, ITC-214-20000803-00478, held by World Communication Center (WCC), a Nevada corporation, to SatCom Distribution, Inc. (SatCom), a Delaware corporation. Pursuant to a Stock Purchase Agreement (Agreement) executed and closed on July 3, 2006, without prior Commission approval, SatCom acquired all of the issued and outstanding stock of WCC, and WCC became a wholly-owned subsidiary of SatCom. SatCom is a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of SatCom Group Holdings Plc (Satcom Group Holdings), a public company based in the United Kingdom. The following four individuals hold a ten percent or greater indirect equity interest in SatCom by virtue of their ownership interest in SatCom Group Holdings: Mark White, a citizen of the United Kingdom (31 percent), Adam Thompson, a U.S. citizen (21 percent), Alexandra Johnson, a citizen of the United Kingdom (21 percent), and Martin Ward, a citizen of the United Kingdom (21 percent). This authorization is without prejudice to the Commission's action on any other related pending application(s). Page 4 of 9

ITC-T/C-20061012-00465 E Telesphere Networks Ltd. Transfer of Control Grant of Authority Date of Action: 12/01/2006 Current Licensee: Telesphere Networks Ltd. FROM: Telesphere Networks Ltd. TO: Rally Capital, LLC Application for consent to transfer control of international section 214 authorization, ITC-214-20050824-00344, held by Telesphere Networks Ltd. (Telesphere) to Rally Capital, LLC (Rally Capital), a Washington based limited liability company. Pursuant to a conversion of Telesphere debt to equity in Telesphere, on September 20, 2006, Rally Capital, LLC acquired 64.9 percent of Telesphere's capital stock, and therefore, without prior Commission approval, acquired control of Telesphere. On October 4, 2006, Rally Capital acquired an additional 2.1 percent of Telesphere's capital stock. Thus Rally Capital now owns 67 percent of Telesphere's capital stock. The following U.S. entities and individual U.S. citizen hold 10 percent or greater ownership interests in Telesphere through Rally Capital: Teledesic LLC (100 percent of Rally Capital's units and indirectly 67 percent of Telesphere's capital stock); Teledesic Corporation (99 percent of Teledesic LLC's units and indirectly 66 percent of Telesphere's capital stock); Mente LLC (88 percent of Teledesic Corporation's capital stock and indirectly approximately 58 percent of Telesphere's capital stock); William H. Gates (100 percent direct ownership and sole membership interests in Mente LLC and indirectly approximately 58 percent of Telesphere's capital stock). No other individual or entity holds 10 percent or greater direct or indirect equity or voting interest in Telesphere or Rally Capital. This authorization is without prejudice to the Commission's action on any other related pending application(s). ITC-T/C-20061107-00503 E Guam Cable Group, Inc. Transfer of Control Grant of Authority Date of Action: 12/01/2006 Current Licensee: Guam Cable Group, Inc. FROM: Startec Global Operating Company TO: Guam Telecom, LLC Application for consent to transfer control of international section 214 authorizations held by Guam Cable Group Inc. (GCG) from Startec Global Operating Company (Startec) to Guam Telecom, LLC (GTL). The authorizations are ITC-214-19910624-00006 (Old File No. ITC-91-171), ITC-214-19921211-00121 (Old File No. ITC-93-047), ITC-214-19960730-00354 (Old File No. ITC-96-432), ITC-214-20030404-00169, and ITC-214-19950613-00022 (Old File No. ITC-95-394). ITC-214-19950613-00022 provides authority for operation of facilities on the TPC-5 submarine cable system on a common carrier basis. See also SCL-T/C-20060920-00007, transfer of control of GCG's interests in the China-U.S., Guam-Philippines, and TPC-5 cable systems (granted Dec. 6, 2006, DA 06-2478). Pursuant to a Stock Purchase Agreement dated August 10, 2006, Startec will sell its 50 percent interest in GCG to GTL, a Delaware limited liability company headquartered in Guam. (EC Communications, LCC also has a 50% interest in GCG, but that is not changing as part of this transaction.) The parties also executed a Management Services Agreement, pursuant to which GTL will assume complete management control of GCG upon completion of transaction. Seaport Capital Partners II, LP (Seaport Capital) holds 89.9% indirect ownership interest in GTL through MCV Acquisition, LLC which holds a 100% ownership interest in MCV Guam Holding Corp. which holds 99.75% ownership interest in MCV Guam Investments, LLC, which is the 100% direct parent of GTL. The California Public Employees Retirement System which holds 13.7% ownership interest in Seaport Capital is the only interest holder in Seaport Capital with a derivative interest in GTL of 10 percent or greater. CEA Investment Partners II, LLC (CEA Investment Partners) is the sole general partner of Seaport Capital. The following entities hold 10 percent or greater interest in CEA Investment Partners: Seaport Associates, LLC (75%) (William Luby and James Collis managing members) and CEA Seaport Holdings, LLC (25%) (The J. Patrick Michaels Family Trust, J. Patrick Michaels, Jr. Trustee). All individuals and entities listed above are U.S. entities. This authorization is without prejudice to the Commission's action on any other related pending application(s). Dismissal ISP-PDR-20060605-00008 FTMSC US, LLC By letter dated November 20, 2006, FTMSC US, LLC notified the Commission of the withdrawal of its Petition for Declaratory Ruling. INFORMATIVE ITC-214-20000428-00254 Dobson Communications Corp. Page 5 of 9

INFORMATIVE By letter dated October 30, 2006, Dobson Communications Corporation, notified the Commission that effective September 29, 2006, its wholly-owned subsidiary, Dobson Cellular Systems of Alaska, LLC began providing service under authority of the international section 214 authorization held by Dobson Communications Corporation, ITC-214-20000428-00254, pursuant to section 63.21(h) of the Commission's rules. ITC-214-20011113-00568 Legent Communications Corporation d/b/a Long Distance Americ By letter dated October 13, 2006, Applicant notified the Commission that it changed its name from Legent Communications Corporation d/b/a Long Distance America to Legent Communications Corporation (d/b/a Long Distance America and Long Distance Services) effective immediately. Page 6 of 9

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, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, Kuwait, Jordan, Paraguay, Croatia, Egypt, Zambia, Ecuador, Barbados, Colombia, Chile, El Salvador, Taiwan, Nicaragua, Turkey, Peru, Morocco, Ghana, Page Bolivia, 7 of 9Guyana, Mongolia, Zimbabwe, Gambia, Nigeria,

Salvador, Taiwan, Nicaragua, Turkey, Peru, Morocco, Ghana, Bolivia, Guyana, Mongolia, Zimbabwe, Gambia, Nigeria, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Tunisia, Qatar, Oman, Mauritius, New Caledonia, Guniea, Suriname, and Fiji Islands. (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, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, Kuwait, Jordan, Paraguay, Croatia, Egypt, Zambia, Ecuador, Barbados, Colombia, Chile, El Salvador, Taiwan, Nicaragua, Turkey, Peru, Morocco, Ghana, Bolivia, Guyana, Mongolia, Zimbabwe, Gambia, Nigeria, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Tunisia, Qatar, Oman, Mauritius, and New Caledonia, Guniea, Suriname, and Fiji Islands. (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. See also: http:www.fcc.gov/ib/pd/pf/csmanual.html (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 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). (16) 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 Page 8 of 9

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. 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. People with Disabilities: To request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities (braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (tty). 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/sd/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/pd/pf/telecomrules.html#exclusionlist. For additional information, contact the International Bureau's Policy Division, (202) 418-1460. Page 9 of 9


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