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 PUBLIC  NOTICE 
 Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12th  St.,  S.  W. 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 


 DA  04-  3179  Friday  October  1,  2004 


 CHANGES  TO  PARTS  43  AND  63  EFFECTIVE 
 IB  DOCKET  Nos.  02-  324  and  96-  261 
 On  March  30,  2004,  the  Commission  released  its  Report  and  Order  in  IB  Docket  Nos.  02-  324  and  96-  261,  International  Settlements  Policy  Reform  and  International  Settlement  Rates, 
 FCC  04-  53.  In  this  Order,  the  Commission  lifted  the  International  Settlements  Policy  (“  ISP”)  from  benchmark-  compliant  routes,  eliminated  the  International  Simple  Resale  (“  ISR”)  policy 
 and  associated  filing  requirements,  and  clarified  the  applicability  of  certain  regulatory  safeguards  to  protect  U.  S.  customers  on  all  routes.  The  Commission  retained  its  benchmarks  policy. 


 The  majority  of  rule  changes  adopted  in  this  Report  and  Order  became  effective  on  May  28,  2004  (see  69  FR  23151,  April  8,  2004).  However,  Sections  43.51(  d),  43.51(  e),  64.1001,  and 
 64.1002(  c)  of  the  rules  contained  information  collection  requirements  that  were  subject  to  approval  by  the  Office  of  Management  and  Budget  (“  OMB”).  OMB  has  approved  the 
 information  collection  requirements,  and  Sections  43.51(  d),  43.51(  e),  64.1001,  and  64.1002(  c)  became  effective  on  September  30,  2004. 


 For  additional  information,  please  contact  Gardner  Foster,  Policy  Division,  International  Bureau  (202)  418-  1460. 
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