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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  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  TTY:  1-  888-  835-  5322 
 DA  03-  3721 
 November  19,  2003 


 INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  SEEKS  COMMENT  ON  AT&  T  WIRELESS  REQUEST  TO  AMEND  THE  COMMISSION’S  LIST  OF  FOREIGN 
 TELECOMMUNICATIONS  CARRIERS  THAT  ARE  PRESUMED  TO  POSSESS  MARKET  POWER  IN  FOREIGN  TELECOMMUNICATIONS  MARKETS 


 File  No.  214-  PDR-  20030709-  00020 
 Comment  Date:  December  19,  2003 
 Reply  Comment  Date:  January  5,  2004 
 On  July  9,  2003,  AT&  T  Wireless  Services,  Inc.  (“  AWS”)  filed  a  Petition  for  Declaratory  Ruling  asking  the  Commission  to  amend  and  correct  its  List  of  Foreign  Telecommunications 


 Carriers  that  Are  Presumed  to  Possess  Market  Power  in  Foreign  Telecommunications  Markets  (“  Foreign  Carrier  List”)  to  reflect  the  presence  of  Cable  &  Wireless  plc  (“  C&  W”)  and  its 
 affiliates  in  various  foreign  telecommunications  markets.  1  AWS  states  that  a  number  of  C&  W  affiliates  located  in  overseas  territories  of  the  United  Kingdom  hold  significant  market  power  in 
 their  respective  telecommunications  markets  and  should  be  included  in  the  Foreign  Carrier  List.  2 


 1  Petition  for  Declaratory  Ruling,  File  No.  214-  PDR-  20030709-  00020  (filed  July  9,  2003).  See  also 
 International  Bureau  Revises  and  Reissues  the  Commission’s  List  of  Foreign  Telecommunications  Carriers  that  are  Presumed  to  Possess  Market  Power  in  Foreign  Telecommunications  Markets,  Public  Notice,  18  FCC  Rcd  11073 


 (2003).  The  Commission’s  rules  include  a  presumption  that  a  foreign  carrier  does  not  possess  market  power  on  the  foreign  end  of  a  U.  S.  international  route  if  it  possesses  less  than  50  percent  market  share  in  each  of  three  relevant 
 foreign  product  markets:  international  transport  facilities,  including  cable  landing  station  access  and  backhaul  facilities;  inter-  city  facilities  and  services;  and  local  access  facilities  and  services  on  the  foreign  end.  See  47  C.  F.  R.  § 
 43.  51(  g)(  1999)(  64  Fed.  Reg.  34734,  34740-  1  (June  29,  1999)).  See  also  Reform  of  the  International  Settlements  Policy  and  Associated  Filing  Requirements,  14  FCC  Rcd  at  7976-  78,  ¶¶  38-  41. 


 2  AWS  states  that  it  is  expanding  rapidly  in  the  Caribbean  markets,  where  its  affiliates  compete  with  C&  W’s 
 mobile  affiliates.  AWS  asserts  that  its  affiliates  have  experienced  significant  difficulties  and  delays  in  interconnecting  with  C&  W’s  wireline  affiliates.  See  Petition  for  Declaratory  Ruling  at  1. 
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 Express  Mail,  and  Priority  Mail  should  be  addressed  to  445  12th  Street,  SW,  Washington,  D.  C.  20554.  All  filings  must  be  addressed  to  the  Commission’s  Secretary,  Office  of  the  Secretary, 
 Federal  Communications  Commission. 


 In  addition,  one  copy  of  each  pleading  must  be  sent  to  each  of  the  following: 
 (1)  The  Commission’s  duplicating  contractor,  Qualex  International,  Portals  II,  445  12  th  Street,  S.  W.,  Room  CY-  B402,  Washington,  D.  C.  20554;  e-  mail:  qualexint@  aol.  com; 
 facsimile:  (202)  863-  2898;  phone:  202  863-  2893; 
 (2)  Susan  O’Connell,  Policy  Division,  International  Bureau,  445  12  th  Street,  S.  W.,  Room  7-  B544,  Washington,  D.  C.  20554;  e-  mail:  SusanOConnell@  fcc.  gov; 


 (3)  Claudia  Fox,  Policy  Division,  International  Bureau,  445  12  th  Street,  S.  W.,  Room  7-  A622,  Washington,  D.  C.  20554;  e-  mail:  Claudia.  Fox@  fcc.  gov;  and 
 (4)  Peggy  Reitzel,  Policy  Division,  International  Bureau,  445  12  th  Street,  S.  W.,  Room  7-  A630,  Washington,  D.  C.  20554;  e-  mail:  Peggy.  Reitzel@  fcc.  gov. 
 Copies  of  the  application  and  any  subsequently-  filed  documents  in  this  matter  may  be  obtained  from  Qualex  International,  in  person  at  445  12th  Street,  S.  W.,  Room  CY-  B402, 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554,  via  telephone  at  (202)  863-  2893,  via  facsimile  at  (202)  863-  2898,  or  via  e-  mail  at  qualexint@  aol.  com.  The  applications  and  any  associated  documents  are  also 
 available  for  public  inspection  and  copying  during  normal  reference  room  hours  at  the  following  Commission  office:  FCC  Reference  Information  Center,  445  12th  Street,  S.  W.,  Room  CY-  A257, 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554. 


 For  further  information,  contact  Peggy  Reitzel,  International  Bureau,  at  (202)  418-  1460 
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