*Pages 1--2 from Microsoft Word - 9648.doc* PUBLIC NOTICE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 445 TWELFTH STREET, S. W. WASHINGTON, D. C. 20554 News media information 202/ 418- 0500 Fax- On- Demand 202/ 418- 2830 Internet: http:// www. fcc. gov ftp. fcc. gov DA 01- 1313 Released: May 30, 2001 NON STREAMLINED INTERNATIONAL APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING Section 214 Application (47 C. F. R. § 63.18) Unless otherwise specified, the following procedures apply to the applications listed below: The applications listed below have been found, upon initial review, to be acceptable for filing. These applications are not subject to the streamlined processing procedures set forth in section 63. 12 of the Commission's rules, 47 C. F. R. § 63.12. These applications shall not be deemed granted until the Commission affirmatively acts upon the application. Operation for which authorization is sought may not commence except in accordance with any terms or conditions imposed by the Commission. Interested parties may file comments with respect to these applications within 28 days of the date of this public notice, and Applicants may file replies within 14 days thereafter. We request that such comments and replies refer to the application file numbers shown below. Ex parte communications between outside parties and Commission staff concerning these applications are permitted subject to the Commission's rules for "permit- but- disclose proceedings." See 47 C. F. R. § 1.1206. Copies of the applications listed here are available for public inspection in the FCC Office of Public Affairs Reference and Information Center, located in room CY- A257 at the Portals 2 building, 445 12th Street SW, Washington DC 20554. The center can be contacted at (202) 418- 0270. The applications listed are subject to further consideration and review, and may be returned and/ or dismissed if not found to be in accordance with the Commission's rules, regulations, and other requirements. ______________________________________________________________________________ ITC- 214- 20010518- 00309 Bell Atlantic Communications, Inc., d/ b/ a Verizon Long Distance ITC- 214- 20010518- 00308 NYNEX Long Distance Company, d/ b/ a Verizon Enterprise Solutions ITC- 214- 20010518- 00310 Verizon Global Solutions Inc. (formerly Bell Atlantic Global Network and Transport Solutions, Inc.) ITC- 214- 20010518- 00311 Verizon Select Services Inc. (formerly GTE Communications Corporation) 1 DA 01- 1313 2 International Telecommunications Certificate Services: Global International Facilities- Based and Resale Services Applications for authority to provide service in accordance with the provisions of section 63. 18 (e)( 1) and (2) of the Commission's rules, specifically: (1) authority to provide global international facilities- based service between all points in Connecticut and all international points, except Gibraltar and countries listed on the Commission's exclusion list; and (2) authority to provide resale service between all points in Connecticut and all international points, except countries listed on the Commission's exclusion list. Pursuant to section 63. 10 of the Commission's rules, Applicants request nondominant treatment for all routes except the U. S.- Dominican Republic route, the U. S.- Venezuela route, and the U. S.- Gibraltar route, except to the extent the service provided on these routes is the resale of the international switched services of unaffiliated U. S. facilities- based carriers, fitting under the exception in section 63. 10( a)( 4) of the Commission's rules. These applications cover traffic originating in the state of Connecticut which is one of the "in- region" states of Bell Atlantic Corp. d/ b/ a/ Verizon Communications and its U. S. international services subsidiaries listed above. Applicants request grant of these applications at the same time that Verizon (through Verizon New York, Inc.) is legally permitted to provide in- region interLATA service in the state of Connecticut under section 271 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U. S. C. § 271. Commenters should limit their comments in this proceeding to issues specific to the requests of Verizon and its U. S. international services subsidiaries for authorization under section 214 to provide international service. Issues related to whether Verizon has met the criteria under section 271 for entry into interLATA services in the state of Connecticut will be addressed in the context of the pending section 271 application for that state. See Comments Requested on the Application by Verizon New York, Inc. for Authorization under section 271 of the Communications Act to Provide In- region, InterLATA Service in the state of Connecticut, CC Docket No. 01- 100, Public Notice, DA 01- 1063 (rel. April 23, 2001). REMINDER: Applicants must certify that neither the applicant nor any party to the application is subject to a denial of federal benefits by federal and/ or state courts under authority granted in 21 U. S. C. § 862. See 47 C. F. R. §§ 1.2001-. 2003. 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 Section 63. 09-. 24 of the rules, and other related sections, is available at http:// www. fcc. gov/ ib/ td/ pf/ telecomrules. html. For additional information concerning this matter, contact Imani K. Ellis- Cheek, Telecom Division, International Bureau, (202) 418- 1028, TTY (202) 418- 2555. 2