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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12  th  St.,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  News  Media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Fax-  On-  Demand  202  /  418-  2830  TTY  202  /  418-  2555  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  ftp  fcc  gov 
 DA  01-  2435 
 October  19,  2001 


 INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  INFORMATION 
 IMPLEMENTATION  OF  ITU  COST  RECOVERY  CHARGES  FOR 
 SATELLITE  NETWORK  FILINGS 


 This  Public  Notice  establishes  the  information  needed  for  the  implementation  of  the  International 
 Telecommunication  Union  (ITU)  satellite  cost  recovery  program,  as  modified  by  the  recent  meeting  of 
 the  ITU  Council  (see  http://  www.  itu.  int/  itudoc/  gs/  council/  c01/  docs/  100.  html). 


 Satellite  filings  subject  to  ITU  cost  recovery  charges  include  certain  advance  publication 
 submissions,  requests  for  coordination  or  agreement  (Articles  S9  and  S11  of  the  Radio  Regulations),  and 
 requests  for  modification  of  the  space  service  plans  contained  in  Appendices  S30,  S30A,  and  S30B  of  the 
 Radio  Regulations  that  were  received  by  the  ITU  after  November  7,  1998.  Advance  publication  filings 
 not  subject  to  coordination  procedures  (generally  non-  geosynchronous  orbit  (NGSO)  systems)  that  were 
 received  by  the  ITU  after  November  7,  1998  are  also  subject  to  cost  recovery. 


 The  applicant,  licensee,  or  other  entity  associated  with  any  ITU  satellite  filing  that  the 
 International  Bureau  files  on  its  behalf  is  unconditionally  responsible  for  paying  these  fees  in  a  timely 
 fashion  directly  to  the  ITU.  The  FCC  itself  will  not  be  responsible  for  these  fees,  and  will  require  any 
 entity  associated  with  an  ITU  filing  to  certify  that  it  unconditionally  accepts  all  cost  recovery 
 responsibilities.  Payment  of  these  fees  by  the  applicant,  licensee,  or  other  entity  to  the  ITU  grants  no 
 right  to  the  orbit  or  spectrum  identified  in  the  ITU  filing. 


 In  order  for  the  International  Bureau  to  assist  the  ITU  in  implementing  its  cost  recovery  system, 
 all  satellite  entities  that  have  network  filings  subject  to  the  ITU  cost  recovery  charges  described  above 
 must  provide  to  the  Bureau,  within  30  days  of  this  Public  Notice,  contact  information  for  the  entity 
 responsible  for  payment  of  the  ITU  charges.  This  information  must  include:  (1)  name  of  contact,  (2) 
 name  of  company  and  office,  (3)  address,  (4)  e-  mail  address,  (5)  telephone  number,  and  (6)  fax  number. 
 The  point  of  contact  may  be  a  party  other  than  the  applicant  or  licensee,  acting  pursuant  to  an  agreement 
 between  the  applicant  or  licensee  and  the  third  party  in  which  the  third  party  assumes  responsibility  for 
 payment  of  these  fees.  Whether  or  not  an  applicant  or  licensee  identifies  another  entity  as  the  point  of 
 contact  for  payment  of  the  charges,  the  applicant  or  licensee  may  be  held  responsible  for  all  fees  and 
 costs. 
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 The  International  Bureau  and  the  ITU  Radiocommunication  Bureau  will  use  this  contact 
 information  to  ensure  that  the  invoice  is  sent  to  the  appropriate  satellite  network  operator  or  its  agent.  In 
 addition  to  providing  this  contact  information  for  all  filings  described  above,  applicants  should  note  that 
 contact  information  must  also  accompany  all  relevant  future  filings.  The  International  Bureau  will  submit 
 to  the  ITU  the  filings  based  on  technical  parameters  contained  in  an  application  before  the  Commission 
 only  after  the  International  Bureau  receives  certification  of  unconditional  acceptance  of  all  cost  recovery 
 responsibilities. 


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