*Pages 1--8 from Microsoft Word - 38790* 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 04- 1584 May 28, 2004 The International Bureau Revises and Reissues the Commission’s List of Foreign Telecommunications Carriers that Are Presumed to Possess Market Power in Foreign Telecommunications Markets By this Public Notice, the International Bureau revises and reissues the Commission’s “List of Foreign Telecommunications Carriers that Are Presumed to Possess Market Power in Foreign Telecommunications Markets.” This Public Notice also summarizes the relevant rule sections that incorporate this list by reference. The revised list adds foreign carriers in 13 countries or non- sovereign points not previously specified in the list. 1 It also updates the names of carriers in seven geographical markets that were already included in the list. 2 This list shall continue to apply for purposes of implementing the following Commission rules: Sections 1.767( g)( 5) (involving the prohibition on cable landing licensees agreeing to accept special concessions); 43.51( b) (involving reporting contracts and concessions); 63.14 (involving the prohibition on telecommunications carriers agreeing to accept special concessions); and 63.23( d) (involving the provision of switched basic services over authorized resold private lines). This list shall also apply for purposes of implementing Section 64.1002 (involving the international settlements policy), which the Commission adopted in the 2004 ISP Reform Order. 3 In that Order, the Commission revised its rules relating to the international settlements policy (ISP). 1 See List of Foreign Carriers that Are Presumed to Possess Market Power in Foreign Telecommunications Markets, Declaratory Ruling, DA 04- 970, 19 FCC Rcd 6331 (IB/ PD 2004). 2 Id. While the Commission’s staff attempts to maintain current information as to the names of carriers on this list, we encourage interested parties to advise the Commission of future name changes that may occur as a result of divestiture of national incumbent operators into regional operators or for other reasons. 3 International Settlements Policy Reform, International Settlement Rates, IB Docket Nos. 02- 324 and 96-261, First Report and Order, FCC 04- 53, rel. Mar. 30, 2004, 69 FR 23151 (Apr. 28, 2004) (2004 ISP Reform Order). Among other rule changes, the 2004 ISP Reform Order also eliminated Section 63. 22( e) (involving the provision of switched basic services over authorized facilities- based private lines). Section 63. 22( e) had incorporated this list by reference. The effective date of all rule changes adopted in the 2004 ISP Reform Order is May 28, 2004, with the exception of Sections 43. 51( d), 43. 51( e), 64. 1001 and 64. 1002( c). These provisions are subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Once OMB completes its review, we will issue a public notice stating the effective date for these rules changes. 1 2 The Commission first adopted its list of foreign carriers that are presumed to possess market power in the 1999 ISP Reform Order. 4 In that proceeding, the Commission modified its rules to remove the requirement that agreements between U. S. telecommunications carriers and foreign carriers that lack market power in the foreign telecommunications market conform to the Commission's ISP. 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; intercity facilities and services; and local access facilities and services on the foreign end. The Commission stated that it would issue a list of carriers that do not qualify for this presumption. U. S. international carriers would be precluded from exchanging traffic outside of the ISP with carriers on the list unless otherwise allowed. 5 U. S.- authorized carriers would also be precluded from agreeing to accept special concessions (as defined in Section 63.14 of the Commission's rules) from carriers on the list unless otherwise allowed under the Commission's rules. The Commission found that this approach would best advance the policy of allowing U. S. carriers to enter into arrangements with foreign carriers that lack market power with a minimum of regulatory oversight, while maintaining the ISP for certain arrangements with foreign carriers that possess market power in the foreign market. In the 2004 ISP Reform Order, the Commission further reformed its rules to remove the ISP from U. S. international routes for which U. S. carriers have negotiated settlement rates at or below the benchmark level established by the Commission. The following list specifies particular foreign carriers that do not qualify for the presumption that a foreign carrier lacks market power on the foreign end of a U. S. international route if it possesses less than 50 percent market share in each of the three relevant foreign product markets identified above. The list is based on publicly available information, compiled from official sources, including the International Telecommunication Union. The list of “Dominant Operators” does not specifically identify all incumbent local exchange carriers that may operate in the destination markets listed below. However, all incumbent local exchange carriers that may operate in the markets are incorporated by reference on the list. 6 Interested persons may challenge the inclusion or exclusion of any carrier on the list by submitting a petition for declaratory ruling and the appropriate supporting documentation 4 1998 Biennial Regulatory Review -- Reform of the International Settlements Policy and Associated Filing Requirements, IB Docket No. 98- 148 and CC Docket No. 90- 337, Report and Order and Order on Reconsideration, 14 FCC Rcd 7963 (1999) (1999 ISP Reform Order). 5 See List of Foreign Telecommunications Carriers that Are Presumed to Possess Market Power in Foreign Telecommunications Markets, Public Notice, 14 FCC Rcd 7038 (1999) (Public Notice issuing initial list of foreign carriers presumed to possess market power). 6 See infra “Additional carriers included on this list.” 2 3 to demonstrate that a carrier included on the list lacks market power or that a carrier not included does not lack market power. 7 This list applies only for purposes of implementing those rules which incorporate this list by reference. It does not apply for purposes of market power determination under Section 63.10 (Regulatory classification of international carriers) or Section 63.18 (Contents of applications for international common carriers). The list below will be posted on the International Bureau's World Wide Web site (http:// www. fcc. gov/ ib). Destination Market Dominant Operators Afghanistan Ministry of Communications Albania Albania Telecom Algeria Ministère des Postes et Télécommunications (MPT) Angola Angola Telecom Anguilla Cable and Wireless (West Indies) Limited Antigua and Barbuda Cable and Wireless (West Indies) Limited Argentina Telcom Argentina S. A., Telefónica de Argentina S. A. Armenia Armentel Ascension Island Cable & Wireless plc Branch Australia Telstra Corporation Austria Post and Telekom Austria AG (PTA) Azerbaijan Ministry of Communication Bahamas Bahamas Telecommunications Corporation (Batelco) Bahrain Bahrain Telecommunications Company (BATELCO) Bangladesh Bangladesh Telegraph & Telephone Board Barbados Barbados External Telecommunications Ltd. (BET) Belarus Belarus Telecom Belgium Belgacom Belize Belize Telecommunications Ltd. Benin Office des postes et télécommunications (OPT) Bermuda Cable & Wireless Bermuda Bhutan Bhutan Telecom Bolivia Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones S. A. Bosnia and Herzegovina Telecom SRPSKE Telekom Republike Srpske Botswana Botswana Telecommunications Corporation (BTC) Brazil Embratel British Virgin Islands Cable and Wireless (West Indies) Limited Brunei Jabatan Telecom Brunei Darussalam (JTB) Bulgaria Bulgarian Telecommunications Company (BTC) Burkino Faso Office National des Télécommunications (ONATEL) Burma Myanmar Posts & Telecommunications Burundi Office National des Télécommunications (ONATEL) Cambodia Directorate of Posts and Telecommunications (DPTK) 7 See 47 C. F. R. § 43. 51 Note 3 (2003). 3 4 Destination Market Dominant Operators Cameroon Société des Télécommunications Internationales du Cameroun (INTELCAM) Canada Aliant Inc., Bell Canada, Manitoba Telecom Services, SaskTel, Telus Communications Cape Verde Cabo Verde Telecom Sarl Cayman Islands Cable & Wireless (Cayman Islands) Limited Central African Rep. Sciété Centrafricaine des Télécommunications (SOCATEL) Chad Société des Télécommunications Internationales du Tchad (TIT) Chile CTC China China Telecom, China Netcom Colombia Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones Comoros Société Nationale des Postes et Télécommunications (SNPT) Congo Office National des Postes et des Télécommunications (ONPT) Costa Rica Instituto Costariccense de Electricidad (ICE) Côte d'Ivoire Société Côte d'Ivoire- TELECOM (CI- TELECOM) Croatia Croatia Telecom (HT) Cuba Empresa Telecomunicaciones de Cuba S. A. (ETECSA) Cyprus Cyprus Telecommunications Company Czech Rep. SPT Telecom Dem. Rep. of Congo Office Congolais des Postes et des Télécommunications (OCPT) Denmark Tele Danmark A/ S Diego Garcia Cable and Wireless plc Branch Djibouti Société Telecom International (STID) Dominica Cable & Wireless Dominica Limited Dominican Republic Compañía Dominicana de Teléfonos (CODETEL) Ecuador Emetel Andinatel Pacifictel Egypt Egypt Telecom El Salvador Compañía de Telecomunicaciones de El Salvador Equatorial Guinea La Sociedad Anonima de Telecomunicaciones de la Republica de Guinea Guinea Ecuatorial (GETESA) Eritrea Telecommunications Services of Eritrea (TSE) Estonia Estonian Telephone Company Ethiopia Ethiopian Telecommunications Corporation (ETC) Falkland Islands Cable and Wireless plc Branch Finland TeliaSonera Fiji Telecom Fiji Limited France France Télécom Gabon Télécommunications Internationales Gabonaises (TIG) Gambia Gambia Telecommunications Company, Ltd. (GAMTEL) Georgia Georgia Telecom (GTC) 4 5 Destination Market Dominant Operators Germany Deutsche Telekom AG Ghana Ghana Telecommunications Company Greece Hellenic Telecommunications Organization (OTE) Grenada Cable & Wireless Grenada Limited Guatemala Telecomunicaciones de Guatemala (Telgua) Guernsey Cable and Wireless Guernsey Ltd Guinea Société des Télécommunications de Guinée (SOTELGUI) Guinea- Bissau Companhia de Telecomunicaçoes da Guiné- Bissau, sarl (Guiné- Telecom) Guyana Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Ltd. Haiti Telecommunications d'Haiti S. A. M. Holy See (Vatican City) Telecom Italia Honduras Empresa Hondureña de Telecomunicaciones Hong Kong Pacific Century CyberWorks HKT Hungary Hungarian Telecommunication Co. (MATAV) Iceland Landssiminn India Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited (VSNL) Indonesia PT Telekomunikas Iran Telecommunciations Company of Iran Iraq Ministry of Telecommunications Ireland Eircom Israel Bezeq Italy Telecom Italia Jamaica Cable & Wireless Jamaica Japan Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corporation (NTT) Jordan Jordan Telecommunications Corporation (JTC) Kazakhstan Kazakhtelecom Kenya Telkom Kenya Limited Kiribati Telecom Services Kiribati Limited Korea (South) Korea Telecom Korea (North) Pycompute Pyongyang Kuwait Ministry of Communications Kyrgyszstan Kyrgyztelecom Laos Shinawatra Telecom Company Latvia Lattelekom Lebanon Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications Lesotho Lesotho Telecommunications Corporation (LTC) Liberia Liberia Telecommunications Corporation Libya General Post and Telecommunications Company (GPTC) Liechtenstein Swiss Telecom PTT Lithuania Lietuvos Telekom Luxembourg Luxembourg PTT Macau Companhia de Telecomunicações de Macau S. A. R. L. Macedonia Makedonski Telecom (MT) Madagascar Telecom Malagasy (TELMA) 5 6 Destination Market Dominant Operators Malawi Malawi Posts and Telecommunications Corporation (MPTC) Malaysia Telecom Malaysia, Celcom, Maxis Communications, DiGi. Com, TimedotCom. Maldives DHIRAAGU Mali Société des Télécommunications du Mali (SOTELMA) Malta Telemalta Corporation Marshall Islands National Telecommunications Authority Mauritania Office des Postes et des Télécommunications (OPT) Mauritius Mauritius Telecom Limited Mayotte France Télécom Mexico Telefonos de Mexico (TelMex) Micronesia FSM Telecommunications Moldova Moldtelecom Monaco France Télécom Mongolia Mongolia Telecommunications Company Monserrat Cable and Wireless (West Indies) Limited Morocco Maroc Telecom Mozambique Telecomunicaçoes de Moçambique Namibia Telecom Namibia Nauru Nauru Department of Telcommunications Nepal Nepal Telecommunications Corporation Netherlands KPN Telecom N. V. Netherlands Antilles Antelecom N. V. New Zealand Telecom Corporation of New Zealand Ltd. (TCNZ) Nicaragua Enitel Niger Société nigérinne des télécommunications (SONITEL) Nigeria Nigerian Telecomunications Limited Norway Telenor AS Oman General Telecommunications Organization (GTO) Pakistan Pakistan Telecommunications Palau Palau National Communications Corporation (PNCC) Palestine Palestine Telecommunications Company P. L. C. (PALTEL) Panama Cable & Wireless Panama S. A. Papua New Guinea Telikom PNG Paraguay Antelco Peru Telefónica del Peru Philippines Philippines Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) Poland Telekomunikacja Polska S. A. Portugal Portugal Telecom S. A. Qatar Qatar Public Telecommunications Corporation Réunion France Télécom Romania Romtelecom Russia Rostelecom Rwanda Rwandatel S. A. (RWANDATEL) Sakhalin Sakhalin Telecom Limited 6 7 Destination Market Dominant Operators St Helena Cable and Wireless plc Branch St. Kitts and Nevis Cable & Wireless St Kitts & Nevis Limited St. Lucia Cable and Wireless (West Indies) Limited St. Vincent and the Grenadines Cable and Wireless (West Indies) Limited San Marino Telecom Italia Sao Tomé & Principe Companhia Santomense de Telecomunicações, s. a. r. l. (CST) Saudi Arabia Saudi Telecommunications Company Senegal Société Nationale des Télécommunications du Sénégal (SONATEL) Serbia and Montenegro Serbija Telecom Seychelles Cable & Wireless (Seychelles) Ltd. Sierra Leone Sierra Leone Telecommunications Company (SIERRATEL) Singapore Singapore Telecom Slovakia Slovak Telecom (ST) Slovenia Telekom Slovenije (TS) Solomon Islands Solomon Telekom Company Somalia Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications South Africa Telkom SA Limited Spain Telefónica Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Telecom Sudan Sudan Telecommunications Company Ltd. (Sudatel) Suriname Telesur Swaziland Swaziland Posts and Telecommunications Corporation (SPTC) Sweden TeliaSonera Switzerland Swisscomm Syria Syrian Telecommunications Establishment (STE) Taiwan Chunghwa Telecom Tajikistan Tajiktelecom Tanzania Tanzania Telecommunications Corporation Limited (TTCL) Thailand Telephone Organization of Thailand (TOT) Togo Société des Télécommunications du Togo (TOGO TELECOM) Trinidad and Tobago Telecom Services of Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Tunisie Telecom Turks and Caicos Cable and Wireless (West Indies) Limited Turkey Turk Telekomunikasyon A. S. Turkmenistan Turkmentelecom Tuvalu Ministry of Labor, Works and Communications Uganda Uganda Telecommunications Limited (UTC) Ukraine Ukrtelecom United Arab Emirates The Emirates Telecommunications Corp. Ltd. (Etisalat) United Kingdom British Telecom Uruguay Administración Nacional de Telecomunicationes Uzbekistan Halqaro Telecom Vanuatu Telecom Vanuatu Ltd. Venezuela Compañía Anónima Nacional Teléfonos de Venezuela 7 8 Destination Market Dominant Operators Vietnam Viet Nam Post and Telecommunications Corporation (VNPT) Samoa Samoa Tel Yemen Yemen International Telecommunications Company (TELEYEMEN) Zambia Zambia Telecommunications Company Limited (Zamtel) Zimbabwe Posts and Telecommunications Corporation (PTC) Additional carriers included on this list: All incumbent local exchange carriers in the destination markets above. All carriers that control, are controlled by, or are under common control with, a carrier listed above in the particular destination market. For additional information, please contact Peggy Reitzel or Mark Uretsky, Policy Division, International Bureau, (202) 418- 1460. -FCC- 8