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 DA  02-  1161  FCC  File  No.  ITC-  214-  20020219-  00085 
 Released:  May  16,  2002 
 International  Bureau’s  Policy  Division  Grants  BSLD  International  Section  214  Authority  for  Georgia  and  Louisiana 


 Pursuant  to  Section  214  of  the  Communications  Act  of  1934,  as  amended  (the  "Act")  (47  U.  S.  C.  §  214)  and  Section  63.18  of  the  Commission’s  rules  (47  C.  F.  R.  §  63.18),  the  International  Bureau’s 
 Policy  Division  approves  the  application  filed  by  BellSouth  Long  Distance,  Inc.  (“  BSLD”)  requesting  authority  to  provide  international  facilities-  based  and  resale  services  originating  in  the 
 states  of  Georgia  and  Louisiana  and  terminating  at  all  international  points,  except  countries  listed  on  the  Commission’s  exclusion  list. 


 This  application  covers  traffic  originating  in  the  states  of  Georgia  and  Louisiana,  which  are  two  of  the  in-  region  states  of  BellSouth  Corporation  (“  BellSouth”)  and  BellSouth’s  subsidiaries, 
 including  BSLD.  BSLD’s  international  Section  214  Application  is  a  companion  to  the  joint  application  of  BellSouth  Corporation,  BellSouth  Telecommunications,  Inc.  (“  BST”),  and  BSLD, 
 for  authorization  to  provide  in-  region,  interLATA  services  in  the  states  of  Georgia  and  Louisiana,  pursuant  to  Section  271  of  the  Act  (47  U.  S.  C.  §  271).  No  comments  were  filed  on  BSLD’s 
 international  Section  214  Application,  which  was  put  on  public  notice  on  March  13,  2002  (See  Non-  Streamlined  International  Application  Accepted  for  Filing,  Public  Notice,  FCC  File  No. 
 ITC-  214-  20020219-  00085,  DA  02-  600  (rel.  March  13,  2002)). 
 Yesterday  the  Commission  approved  BellSouth’s  Section  271  application  (See  “FCC-  02-  147”)  .  Because  BellSouth  has  received  Section  271  authority  to  provide  in-  region,  interLATA  services 
 in  the  states  of  Georgia  and  Louisiana,  we  grant  BSLD  authority  to  provide  international  facilities-  based  and  resale  services  originating  in  Georgia  and  Louisiana  and  terminating  at  all 
 international  points,  except  countries  listed  on  the  Commission’s  exclusion  list.  Grant  of  the  international  Section  214  application  will  serve  the  public  interest  by  increasing  competition  in 
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 international  services,  expanding  the  range  of  new  and  innovative  services,  and  allowing  for  more  efficient  use  of  existing  international  telecommunications  facilities. 
 BSLD  requests  nondominant  treatment  for  the  following  routes  where  it  has  affiliations  with  foreign  carriers:  U.  S.-  Israel,  U.  S.-  Germany,  U.  S.-  Denmark,  U.  S.-  Guatemala,  U.  S.-  Panama,  U.  S.  -Venezuela, 
 U.  S.-  Colombia,  U.  S.-  Ecuador,  U.  S.-  Peru,  U.  S.-  Uruguay,  U.  S.-  Argentina,  U.  S.-  Chile,  U.  S.-  Brazil,  U.  S.-  Nicaragua,  and  U.  S.-  United  Kingdom.  BSLD  has  provided  sufficient  evidence 
 that  the  foreign  carriers  with  which  BSLD  is  affiliated  on  these  routes  lack  sufficient  market  power  on  the  foreign  end  of  the  routes  to  affect  competition  adversely  in  the  U.  S.  market.  BSLD 
 will  therefore  be  regulated  as  nondominant  in  its  provision  of  services  on  all  routes. 
 This  grant  of  the  international  Section  214  Application  will  become  effective  upon  the  effective  date  of  the  Commission  Order  granting  authorization  to  Bell  South  Corporation  to  provide  in-region, 
 interLATA  services  in  the  states  of  Georgia  and  Louisiana. 


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