*Pages 1--2 from D:\Pdf2Text\Ready4Text_in\pdf\12922.pdf* 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. 01- 2558 Thursday November 1, 2001 FCN- 00057 Report No. FOREIGN CARRIER AFFILIATION NOTIFICATION Pursuant to Section 63.11 of the Commission's Rules, the U. S. international carrier( s) listed below filed with the Commission a notification of the affiliation it has or proposes to have with foreign carriers. The Commission recently amended Section 63.11 in IB Docket No. 97- 142, Rules and Policies on Foreign Participation in the U. S. Telecommunications Market, 15 FCC Rcd 18158 (2000). FCN- NEW- 20010927- 00047 BELGACOM, INC. Notification Pursuant to Section 63.11 of the Commission's rules, Belgacom, Inc. hereby notifies the Commission of their foreign carrier affiliaition with Belgacom China Ltd. (Hong Kong) FCN- NEW- 20011010- 00052 VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. Notification Pursuant to Section 63.11 of the Commission's rules, Verizon Communications Inc. and their subsidiaries and affiliates hereby notify the Commission of their foreign carrier affiliation with Iusacell (Mexico), Telus Corporation and Clearnet Communications Inc. (Canada), CODETEL (Dominican Republic), CANTV (Venezuela), CTI (Argentina), GTEFE (Hong Kong), Verizon Global Solutions (United Kingdom, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Ireland, and France), Gibraltar NYNEX and Gibtel (Gibraltar). FCN- NEW- 20011011- 00051 TELUS CORPORATION Notification Pursuant to Section 63.11 of the Commission's rules, Telus Corporation hereby notifies the Commission of their foreign carrier affiliation with Clearnet Communications, Inc. and PSINet (Canada). FCN- NEW- 20011012- 00053 VARTEC TELECOM, INC. Notification Pursuant to Section 63.11 of the Commission's rules, VarTec Telecom, Inc. hereby notifies the commission of their foreign carrier affiliation with Holding Protel, S. A. de C. V. (Mexico), VarTec Telekom [Deutschland] GmbH (Germany), and VarTec Telecom Europe Limited and VarTec Telecom (UK) Limited (United Kingdom). FCN- NEW- 20011016- 00049 CINGULAR WIRELESS LLC Notification Pursuant to Section 63.11 of the Commission's rules, Cingular Wireless LLC and their affiliates hereby notify the Commission of their foreign carrier affiliation with Belgacom China Ltd. (Hong Kong) and TDC Switzerland AG (Switzerland). Page 1 of 2 1 FCN- NEW- 20011018- 00050 SOUTHWESTERN BELL COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, INC. Notification Pursuant to Section 63.11 of the Commission's rules, Southwestern Bell Communications Services, Inc. and their affiliates hereby notify the Commission of their foreign carrier affiliation with Tritone (Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands) and Proximus (Belgium). For further information concerning this matter, please contact Peggy Reitzel, Telecommunications Division, International Bureau, (202) 418- 1460; TTY: 418- 2555. Unless otherwised specified, interested parties may file comments with respect to this notification within 14 days of the date of this public notice (see Section 1.4( b)( 4)). The notifying carrier may respond within 10 days after any such pleadings are filed, and the parties that filed such pleadings may reply within 5 days. See Section 63.52( c), 1.45( c)-( j). It is requested that such comments refer to the notification file number shown above. A copy of the notification is available for public inspection in the Reference Information Center, Court Yard Level, 445 12th Street, S. W., Washington, D. C. 20554. Page 2 of 2 2