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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  02-  1862 
 August  1,  2002 


 THE  INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  NOW  FORMALLY  IDENTIFIES  PAPER-  FILED  VS  ELECTRONICALLY-  FILED  APPLICATIONS  ON  BOTH  IBFS  PUBLIC  NOTICE  REPORTS 
 AND  ON  IBFS  WEB  SITE  QUERY  RESULTS 


 In  keeping  with  the  International  Bureau's  commitment  to  customer  service,  IBFS,  the  International  Bureau  electronic  filing  system,  has  recently  been  enhanced  to  facilitate 
 identification  of  electronically  filed  applications.  Interested  parties  may  now  determine  whether  an  application,  which  has  been  accepted  for  filing  and  for  which  an  action  has  been 
 taken,  was  filed  via  paper  or  electronically  by  two  methods.  First,  on  all  IBFS  Public  Notice  Reports,  every  application  file  number  is  followed  by  either  an  “E”  or  a  “P”.  “E”  designates 
 electronically-  filed  applications  and  P  designates  paper-  filed  applications.  IBFS  Public  Notices  Reports  are  available  either  in  hard  copy  at  the  Commission  or  by  accessing  the 
 IBFS  Public  Notice  Reports  through  the  IBFS  Web  Site  at  www.  fcc.  gov/  ibfs. 
 The  following  demonstrates  how  applications  appearing  in  IBFS  Public  Notice  Reports  identify  electronically-  and  paper-  filed  applications  using  “E”  and  “P.” 
 ______________________________________________________________________  ITC-  214-  20020117-  00008  E  ABC  Communications  Corp 
 International  Telecommunications  Certificate  Service(  s):  Global  or  Limited  Global  Resale  Service 
 Application  for  authority  to  provide  service  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  Section  63.18(  e)(  2)  of  the  rules. 


 ITC-  214-  20020501-  00010  P  XYZ  Telecommunications  Company 
 International  Telecommunications  Certificate  Service(  s):  Global  or  Limited  Global  Facilities-  Based  AND  Resale  Service 


 Application  for  authority  to  operate  as  a  facilities  based  carrier  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  Section  63.18(  e)(  1)  of  the  rules,  and  also  to  provide  service  in  accordance  with  the  provisions 


 of  Section  63.18(  e)(  2)  of  the  rules.  ______________________________________________________ 


 Second,  the  IBFS  Web  Site  search  capability  also  offers  customers  the  ability  to  determine  how  an  application  was  filed  as  soon  as  it  has  been  accepted  for  filing.  By  using  the  Search 
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 Tool  feature,  all  application  query  results  now  display  either  an  “E”  or  a  “P”  immediately  after  the  file  number  to  designate  either  electronically-  filed  or  paper-  filed  applications, 
 respectively.  The  following  demonstrates  a  search  result  identifying  an  application  as  paper-filed. 


 Please  remember  to  look  for  these  designations  in  the  future  when  researching  IB  application  filings. 
 If  you  have  any  questions  about  this  Public  Notice,  please  call  the  IBFS  Help  Line  on  202-  418-  2222  or  e-  mail  us  at  IBFSINFO@  fcc.  gov. 
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