*Pages 1--2 from C:\Pdf2Text\Ready4Text_in\pdf\52281.pdf* PUBLIC NOTICE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 445 12th STREET S. W. WASHINGTON D. C. 20554 News media information 202- 418- 0500 Fax- On- Demand 202- 418- 2830; Internet: http:// www. fcc. gov (or ftp. fcc. gov) TTY (202) 418- 2555 DA No. 05- 2683 Wednesday October 12, 2005 FCN- 00099 Report No. FOREIGN CARRIER AFFILIATION NOTIFICATION Pursuant to the Commission's rules, the U. S. international carriers and submarine cable landing licensees listed below filed with the Commission a notification of the affiliation they have or propose to have with foreign carriers. These notifications are filed pursuant to Sections 63.11 and 1.768 of the Commission's rules, 47 C. F. R. Sections 63.11 and 1.768. The Commission amended Section 63.11 in IB Docket No. 97- 142, Rules and Policies on Foreign Participation in the U. S. Telecommunications Market, 15 FCC Rcd. 18158 (2000). The Commission recently adopted Section 1.768 in IB Docket No. 00- 106, Review of Commission Consideration of Applications under the Cable Landing License Act, 16 FCC Rcd. 22167 (2001). ALLTEL Corporation Notification Pursuant to Section 63.11 of the Commission's rules, ALLTEL Corporation hereby notifies the Commission of the foreign carrier affiliation with carriers in Austria, Bolivia, Georgia, Ghana, Haiti, Ireland, Ivory Coast, and Slovenia. Other Companies: Alltel Communications, Inc. (Delaware); Western Wireless International Enterprise, Inc. (Delaware); Western Wireless, LLC (Washington) - formerly Wigeon Acquisition LLC FCN- NEW- 20050831- 00024 E Telmex USA, L. L. C. Notification Pursuant to Section 63.11 of the Commission's rules, Telmex USA, L. L. C. hereby notifies the Commission of the foreign carrier affiliation with Smartcom, S. A. (" Smartcom") in Chile. FCN- NEW- 20050901- 00022 E LATAM Telecomunicaciones, L. L. C. Notification Pursuant to Section 63.11 of the Commission's rules, LATAM Telecomunicaciones, L. L. C. hereby notifies the Commission of the foreign carrier affiliation with Smartcom, S. A. (" Smartcom") in Chile. FCN- NEW- 20050901- 00025 E Page 1 of 2 1 For further information concerning this matter, please contact Peggy Reitzel, Policy Division, International Bureau, (202) 418- 1460; TTY: 418- 2555. Unless otherwised specified, interested parties may file comments with respect to these notifications within 14 days of the date of this public notice (see Section 1.4( b)( 4)). The notifying carrier may respond within 10 days after any such pleadings are filed, and the parties that filed such pleadings may reply within 5 days. See Section 63.52( c), 1.45( c)-( j). It is requested that such comments refer to the notification file number shown above. A copy of the notification is available for public inspection in the Reference Information Center, Court Yard Level, 445 12th Street, S. W., Washington, D. C. 20554. Page 2 of 2 2