*Pages 1--8 from C:\Pdf2Text\Ready4Text_in\pdf\57090.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. 06- 1057 Thursday May 18, 2006 TEL- 01027 Report No. Section 214 Applications (47 C. F. R. § 63.18); Section 310( b)( 4) Requests INTERNATIONAL AUTHORIZATIONS GRANTED The following applications have been granted pursuant to the Commission’s streamlined processing procedures set forth in Section 63.12 of the Commission’s rules, 47 C. F. R. § 63.12, other provisions of the Commission’s rules, or procedures set forth in an earlier public notice listing applications accepted for filing. Unless otherwise noted, these grants authorize the applicants (1) to become a facilities- based international common carrier subject to 47 C. F. R. § 63.22; and/ or (2) to become a resale- based international common carrier subject to 47 C. F. R. § 63.23; or (3) to exceed the 25 percent foreign ownership benchmark applicable to common carrier radio licensees under 47 U. S. C. § 310( b)( 4). THIS PUBLIC NOTICE SERVES AS EACH NEWLY AUTHORIZED CARRIER'S SECTION 214 CERTIFICATE. It contains general and specific conditions, which are set forth below. Newly authorized carriers should carefully review the terms and conditions of their authorizations. Failure to comply with general or specific conditions of an authorization, or with other relevant Commission rules and policies, could result in fines and forfeitures. An updated version of Sections 63.09–. 25 of the rules, and other related sections, is available at http:// www. fcc. gov/ ib/ pd/ pf/ telecomrules. html. ITC- 214- 20051121- 00476 E Global or Limited Global Facilities- Based Service, Global or Limited Global Resale Service Date of Action: 05/ 16/ 2006 Service( s): Application for authority to provide facilities- based service in accordance with Section 63.18( e)( 1) of the rules, and also to provide service in accordance with Section 63.18( e)( 2) of the rules. Grant of Authority International Telecommunications Certificate NEXOGY INC ITC- 214- 20060224- 00117 E Global or Limited Global Facilities- Based Service, Global or Limited Global Resale Service Date of Action: 05/ 16/ 2006 Service( s): Application for authority to provide facilities- based service in accordance with Section 63.18( e)( 1) of the rules, and also to provide service in accordance with Section 63.18( e)( 2) of the rules. Grant of Authority International Telecommunications Certificate Starlight International, Inc. d/ b/ a/ Bright Star Telecom Page 1 of 8 1 ITC- 214- 20060328- 00169 E Global or Limited Global Resale Service Date of Action: 05/ 16/ 2006 Service( s): Application for authority to provide service in accordance with Section 63.18( e)( 2) of the rules. Grant of Authority International Telecommunications Certificate Central Telecommunication International, Corp. ITC- 214- 20060412- 00232 E Global or Limited Global Resale Service Date of Action: 05/ 16/ 2006 Service( s): Application for authority to provide service in accordance with Section 63.18( e)( 2) of the rules. Grant of Authority International Telecommunications Certificate Innovative Satellite Solutions LLC ITC- 214- 20060420- 00253 E Global or Limited Global Facilities- Based Service, Global or Limited Global Resale Service Date of Action: 05/ 12/ 2006 Service( s): Application for authority to provide facilities- based service in accordance with Section 63.18( e)( 1) of the rules, and also to provide service in accordance with Section 63.18( e)( 2) of the rules. Grant of Authority International Telecommunications Certificate Alpha Telecom, Inc ITC- 214- 20060427- 00257 E Global or Limited Global Facilities- Based Service, Global or Limited Global Resale Service Date of Action: 05/ 12/ 2006 Service( s): Application for authority to provide facilities- based service in accordance with Section 63.18( e)( 1) of the rules, and also to provide service in accordance with Section 63.18( e)( 2) of the rules. Grant of Authority International Telecommunications Certificate TeleCommunication Systems Corporation of Maryland ITC- ASG- 20060118- 00024 E Date of Action: 05/ 17/ 2006 TO: Notification of pro forma assignment filed January 18, 2006 of international section 214 authorization, ITC- 214- 19970707- 00382, held by CEI Networks, Inc. (" CEIN") to D& E Systems, Inc. (" DESI"). Both CEIN and DESI were wholly- owned subsidiaries of D& E Communications, Inc. (" DECI"). Pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated August 25, 2005 entered into by CEIN and DESI, CEIN merged into DESI effective January 1, 2006. Post merger, CEIN has ceased to exist and DESI remains a wholly- owned subsidiary of DECI. CEI Networks, Inc. Grant of Authority FROM: Current Licensee: D& E Systems, Inc. CEI Networks, Inc. Assignment D& E Systems, Inc. Page 2 of 8 2 ITC- ASG- 20060130- 00081 P Date of Action: 05/ 17/ 2006 TO: Notification filed on January 30, 2006 of pro forma assignment of international section 214 authorization, ITC- 214- 19960823- 00397, held by American Long Lines, Inc. (" AMLL") to PAETEC Communications, Inc. (PAETEC"). Both AMLL and PAETEC are wholly- owned subsidiaries of PAETEC Corp. Pursuant to a merger transaction that was consummated on December 31, 2005, AMLL merged into PAETEC and discontinued its operations. PAETEC will continue to provide international services pursuant to its own section 214 authorization, ITC- 214- 19980925- 00658, and has surrendered the section 214 authorization, ITC- 214- 19960823- 00397, previously held by AMLL. American Long Lines, Inc. Grant of Authority FROM: Current Licensee: PAETEC Communications, Inc. American Long Lines, Inc. Assignment PAETEC Communications, Inc. ITC- ASG- 20060224- 00277 P Date of Action: 05/ 17/ 2006 TO: Notification filed February 28, 2006, of pro forma assignment of international section 214 authorization, ITC- 214- 19991220- 00815, held by Stratos Telecom, Inc. (" Stratos Telecom"), to Stratos Offshore Services Company (" Stratos Offshore"). Pursuant to a corporate reorganization, Stratos Telecom was merged into Stratos Offshore effective January 31, 2006, leaving Stratos Offshore as the surviving entity. Stratos Offshore and Stratos Telecom were wholly- owned by Stratos Holdings, Inc., a wholly- owned subsidiary of Stratos Wireless, Inc., which is, in turn, a wholly- owned subsidiary of Stratos Global. Stratos Telecom, Inc. Grant of Authority FROM: Current Licensee: Stratos Offshore Services Company Stratos Telecom, Inc. Assignment Stratos Offshore Services Company ITC- ASG- 20060411- 00239 E Date of Action: 05/ 12/ 2006 TO: Application for consent to assign international section 214 authorization, ITC- 214- 20000110- 00009, held by Yorkville Communications, Inc. (" YCI"), a wholly- owned subsidiary of Yorkville Telephone Cooperative, Inc. (" YTC"), to West Kentucky Networks, Inc. d/ b/ a wk. net (" WKN"), a wholly- owned subsidiary of West Kentucky Rural Telephone Cooperative Corporation, Inc. (" WKT"), a Kentucky cooperative organization. Pursuant to an asset purchase agreement, WKN will purchase YCI's operating assets, including its international section 214 authorization. Upon consummation, WKN will provide services to YCI's customers pursuant to its own international section 214 authorization, ITC- 214- 19981123- 00814, and it anticipates surrendering YCI's current section 214 authorization at some point after finalization of the transaction process. No single member of WKT holds, or will hold upon consummation, a direct or indirect ownership interest in WKT of ten percent or more. This authorization is without prejudice to the Commission's action on any other related pending application( s). Yorkville Communicaitons, Inc. Grant of Authority FROM: Current Licensee: West Kentucky Networks, Inc. Yorkville Communications, Inc. Assignment West Kentucky Networks, Inc. Page 3 of 8 3 ITC- ASG- 20060421- 00255 E Date of Action: 05/ 12/ 2006 TO: Application for consent to assign international section 214 authorization, ITC- 214- 19960826- 00403, held by Amarillo CellTelCo d/ b/ a Cellular One of Amarillo (Amarillo) to WWC License L. L. C. (WWC). Pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement, dated April 17, 2006, WWC will purchase Amarillo's licenses and associated assets, including its international section 214 authorization. WWC is a direct, wholly- owned subsidiary of WWC License Holding L. L. C., which, in turn, is indirectly, wholly owned by ALLTEL Corporation. ALLTEL Corporation is a publicly- traded corporation in which no single shareholder holds 10 percent or more shares. This authorization is without prejudice to the Commission's action on any other related pending application( s). Amarillo CellTelCo d/ b/ a Cellular One of Amarillo Grant of Authority FROM: Current Licensee: WWC License L. L. C. Amarillo CellTelCo d/ b/ a Cellular One of Amarillo Assignment WWC License L. L. C. ITC- T/ C- 20060130- 00076 E Date of Action: 05/ 12/ 2006 TO: Application for consent to transfer control of international section 214 authorization, ITC- 214- 20020214- 00056, held by WaveCrest Communications LLC (" WaveCrest"), a U. S. corporation, from its former shareholders to Marr T& T Limited (Marr T& T"), a British Virgin Islands company. Marr T& T's sole shareholder is Marr Group Holdings Limited, a Mauritius company that is controlled by Mr. Marat Safin, a U. K. citizen. The transaction for which consent is being sought took place on May 7, 2002, when Marr T& T acquired 63.99 percent ownership interest in WaveCrest Communications Limited (formerly, WaveCrest Communications plc), which subsequently assigned its section 214 authorization on a pro forma basis to WaveCrest as part of an internal corporate restructuring in May 2003. Since that time, Marr T& T has held its controlling interest in WaveCrest indirectly through WaveCrest Group Enterprises Limited (" WaveCrest Group"), a British Virgin Islands corporation, and its wholly- owned subsidiary WaveCrest (UK) Limited, a U. K. corporation. The remaining 36.1 percent ownership interests in WaveCrest Group are held by original shareholders of WaveCrest. This authorization is without prejudice to the Commission's action on any other related pending application( s). Wavecrest Communications LLC Grant of Authority FROM: Current Licensee: Marr T& T Limited Wavecrest Communications LLC Transfer of Control Wavecrest Communications LLC ITC- T/ C- 20060313- 00151 E Date of Action: 05/ 11/ 2006 TO: Application for consent to transfer control of international section 214 authorizations, ITC- 214- 19800919- 00001, ITC- 214- 19870904- 00001, and ITC- 214- 19910313- 00004, held by U. S. Satellite Corporation (U. S. Satellite), a wholly- owned subsidiary of Albertsons, Inc., to New Albertson's Inc., a wholly- owned subsidiary of Supervalu Inc. Pursuant to the proposed transaction, Albertsons, Inc. will merge with and into Supervalu Inc., which is a publicly- traded Delaware corporation. Supervalu will then transfer its 100 percent ownership interest in U. S. Satellite to Supervalu's new direct, wholly- owned subsidiary, New Albertson's Inc. Barclays PLC, a publicly- held U. K. company, holds an indirect 12 percent ownership interest in Supervalu Inc. through its wholly- owned U. S. subsidiary, Barclays Global Investors, N. A. There are no other 10% or greater ownership interests in Supervalu Inc. This authorization is without prejudice to the Commission's action on any other related pending application( s). Albertsons Inc. Grant of Authority FROM: Current Licensee: New Albertson's Inc. U. S. Satellite Corporation Transfer of Control U. S. Satellite Corporation Page 4 of 8 4 ITC- T/ C- 20060417- 00236 E Date of Action: 05/ 12/ 2006 TO: Application for consent to transfer control of international section 214 authorization, ITC- 214- 20060314- 00153, held by Virginia Cellular LLC d/ b/ a/ Cellular One, from its parent Virginia Cellular, Inc., to WWC License L. L. C. (" WWC"), a Delaware limited liability company. Pursuant to a purchase agreement dated March 24, 2006, WWC will purchase all outstanding membership interests in Virginia Cellular LLC and, consequently, Virginia Cellular LLC will become a wholly- owned subsidiary of WWC. WWC is a direct, wholly- owned subsidiary of WWC License Holding L. L. C., which, in turn, is indirectly, wholly owned by ALLTEL Corporation. ALLTEL Corporation is a publicly- traded corporation in which no single shareholder holds 10 percent or more shares. This authorization is without prejudice to the Commission's action on any other related pending application( s). Virginia Cellular, Inc. Grant of Authority FROM: Current Licensee: WWC License L. L. C. Virginia Cellular LLC dba Cellular One Transfer of Control Virginia Cellular LLC dba Cellular One ITC- T/ C- 20060417- 00237 E Date of Action: 05/ 12/ 2006 TO: Application for consent to transfer control of international section 214 authorization, ITC- 214- 19980508- 00305, held by ICG Telecom Group, Inc. (ICG Telecom), a wholly held subsidiary of ICG Communications, Inc. (ICG), to Level 3 Communications, LLC (Level 3). Pursuant to a Stock Purchase Agreement entered into on April 14, 2006, between Level 3 and ICG's parent MCCC ICG Holdings, LLC (MCCC ICG) Level 3 will acquire all of the stock of ICG. Upon consummation, ICG will become a direct wholly owned subsidiary, and in turn, ICG Telecom will become an indirect wholly owned subsidiary, of Level 3. ICG Telecom will continue to operate and provide international resale and facilities- based international services pursuant to its international section 214 authorization, under the ICG brand name. Level 3 Financing, Inc., holds 100% equity and voting interest in Level 3 and is, in turn, 100% owned by Level 3 Communications, Inc., in which Southeastern Asset Management, Inc. (SAM) holds sole or shared voting rights for approximately 18% of outstanding shares. This authorization is without prejudice to the Commission's action on any other related pending application( s). ICG Communications, Inc. Grant of Authority FROM: Current Licensee: Level 3 Communications, LLC ICG Telecom Group, Inc. Transfer of Control ICG Telecom Group, Inc. Page 5 of 8 5 CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO INTERNATIONAL SECTION 214 AUTHORIZATIONS (1) These authorizations are subject to the Exclusion List for International Section 214 Authorizations, which identifies restrictions on providing service to particular countries or using particular facilities. The most recent Exclusion List is attached to this Public Notice. The list applies to all U. S. international carriers, including those that have previously received global or limited global Section 214 authority, whether by streamlined grant or specific written order. Carriers are advised that the attached Exclusion List is subject to amendment at any time pursuant to the procedures set forth in Streamlining the International Section 214 Authorization Process and Tariff Requirements, IB Docket No. 95- 118, 11 FCC Rcd 12884 (1996), para. 18. A copy of the current Exclusion List will be maintained in the FCC Reference and Information Center and will be available at http:// www. fcc. gov/ ib/ td/ pf/ exclusionlist. html. It also will be attached to each Public Notice that grants international Section 214 authority. (2) The export of telecommunications services and related payments to countries that are subject to economic sanctions may be restricted. For information concerning current restrictions, call the Office of Foreign Assets Control, U. S. Department of the Treasury, (202) 622- 2520. (3) Carriers shall comply with the requirements of Section 63.11 of the Commission's rules, which requires notification by, and in certain circumstances prior notification by, U. S. carriers acquiring an affiliation with foreign carriers. A carrier that acquires an affiliation with a foreign carrier will be subject to possible reclassification as a dominant carrier on an affiliated route pursuant to the provisions of Section 63.10 of the rules. The Commission recently amended Section 63.11 of the rules in its Order on Reconsideration in IB Docket No. 97- 142, 15 FCC Rcd 18158 (2000). (4) Carriers shall comply with the Commission's International Settlements Policy and associated filing requirements contained in Sections 43.51 and 64.1001 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C. F. R. §§ 43.51, 64.1001. The Commission modified these requirements most recently in 2000 Biennial Regulatory Review, Policy and Rules Concerning the International, Interexchange Marketplace, FCC 01- 93, released, March 20, 2001, 66 Fed. Reg. 16874 (Mar. 28, 2001). See also 1998 Biennial Regulatory Review - Reform of the International Settlements Policy and Associated Filing Requirements, IB Docket Nos. 98- 148, 95- 22, CC Docket No. 90- 337 (Phase II), FCC 99- 73 (rel. May 6, 1999). In addition, any carrier interconnecting private lines to the U. S. public switched network at its switch, including any switch in which the carrier obtains capacity either through lease or otherwise, shall file annually with the Chief, International Bureau, a certified statement containing, on a country- specific basis, the number and type (e. g., 64 kbps circuits) of private lines interconnected in such manner. The Commission will treat the country of origin information as confidential. Carriers need not file their contracts for interconnection unless the Commission specifically requests. Carriers shall file their annual report on February 1 (covering international private lines interconnected during the preceding January 1 to December 31 period) of each year. International private lines to countries for which the Commission has authorized the provision of switched basic services over private lines at any time during a particular reporting period are exempt from this requirement. See 47 C. F. R. § 43.51( d). (5) Carriers authorized to provide private line service either on a facilities or resale basis are limited to the provision of such private line service only between the United States and those foreign points covered by their referenced applications for Section 214 authority. In addition, the carriers may not -- and their tariffs must state that their customers may not -- connect their private lines to the public switched network at either the U. S. or foreign end, or both, for the provision of international switched basic services, unless the Commission has authorized the provision of switched services over private lines to the particular country at the foreign end of the private line or the carrier is exchanging switched traffic with a foreign carrier that the Commission has determined lacks market power in the country at the foreign end of the private line. See 47 C. F. R. §§ 63.16, 63.22( e), 63.23( d). A foreign carrier lacks market power for purposes of this rule if it does not appear on the Commission list of foreign carriers that do not qualify for the presumption that they lack market power in particular foreign points. This list is available at http:// www. fcc. gov/ Bureaus/ International/ Public_ Notices/ 1999/ da990809. txt. See generally 1998 Biennial Regulatory Review - Reform of the International Settlements Policy and Associated Filing Requirements, IB Docket Nos. 98- 148, 95- 22, CC Docket No. 90- 337 (Phase II), FCC 99- 73 (rel. May 6, 1999), paras. 12- 15, 102- 109. (6) The Commission has authorized the provision of switched basic services via facilities- based or resold private lines between the United States and the following foreign points: Sweden, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Australia, The Netherlands, Luxembourg, Norway, Denmark, France, Germany, Belgium, Austria, Switzerland, Japan, Italy, Ireland, Hong Kong, Iceland, Spain, Finland, Israel, Singapore, Netherlands Antilles, Poland, Argentina, United Arab Emirates, Macau, Hungary, Philippines, Greece, Uruguay, Brunei, Trinidad & Tobago, Czech Republic, the Dominican Republic, Brazil, Botswana, Costa Rica, South Africa, Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts & Nevis, Saint Vincent, Antigua, Malaysia, Thailand, Belize, Panama, Guatemala, Venezuela, Bahrain, South Korea, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, Kuwait, Jordan, Paraguay, Croatia, Egypt, Zambia, Ecuador, Barbados, Colombia, Chile, El Salvador, Taiwan, Nicaragua, Turkey, Peru, Morocco, Ghana, Bolivia, Guyana, Mongolia, Zimbabwe, Gambia, Nigeria, Page 6 of 8 6 Salvador, Taiwan, Nicaragua, Turkey, Peru, Morocco, Ghana, Bolivia, Guyana, Mongolia, Zimbabwe, Gambia, Nigeria, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Tunisia, Qatar, Oman, Mauritius, New Caledonia, Guniea, Suriname, and Fiji Islands. (7) Carriers may engage in "switched hubbing" to countries for which the Commission has not authorized the provision of switched basic services over private lines consistent with Section 63.17( b) of the rules. (8) Carriers may provide U. S. inbound or outbound switched basic service via their authorized private lines extending between or among the United States, Sweden, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Australia, The Netherlands, Luxembourg, Norway, Denmark, France, Germany, Belgium, Austria, Switzerland, Japan, Italy, Ireland, Hong Kong, Iceland, Spain, Finland, Israel, Singapore, Netherlands Antilles, Poland, Argentina, United Arab Emirates, Macau, Hungary, Philippines, Greece, Uruguay, Brunei, Trinidad & Tobago, Czech Republic, the Dominican Republic, Brazil, Botswana, Costa Rica, South Africa, Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts & Nevis, Saint Vincent, Antigua, Malaysia, Thailand, Belize, Panama, Guatemala, Venezuela, Bahrain, South Korea, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, Kuwait, Jordan, Paraguay, Croatia, Egypt, Zambia, Ecuador, Barbados, Colombia, Chile, El Salvador, Taiwan, Nicaragua, Turkey, Peru, Morocco, Ghana, Bolivia, Guyana, Mongolia, Zimbabwe, Gambia, Nigeria, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Tunisia, Qatar, Oman, Mauritius, and New Caledonia, Guniea, Suriname, and Fiji Islands. (9) Carriers shall comply with the "No Special Concessions" rule, Section 63.14, 47 C. F. R. § 63.14. (10) Carriers regulated as dominant for the provision of a particular communications service on a particular route for any reason other than a foreign carrier affiliation under Section 63.10 of the rules shall file tariffs pursuant to Section 203 of the Communications Act, as amended, 47 U. S. C. § 203, and Part 61 of the Commission’s Rules, 47 C. F. R. Part 61. Except as specified in Section 20.15 with respect to commercial mobile radio service providers, carriers regulated as non- dominant, as defined in Section 61.3, and providing detariffed international services pursuant to Section 61.19 must comply with all applicable public disclosure and maintenance of information requirements in Sections 42.10 and 42.11. These non- dominant carriers may continue filing new or revised international tariffs for mass market services until January 28, 2002, when all tariffs, with limited exceptions, must be cancelled. Carriers may not file any new or revised contract tariffs or tariffs for other long- term international service arrangements. See 2000 Biennial Regulatory Review, Policy and Rules Concerning the International, Interexchange Marketplace, FCC 01- 93, released March 20, 2001, 66 Fed. Reg. 16874 (Mar. 28, 2001). (11) Carriers shall file the annual reports of overseas telecommunications traffic required by Section 43.61( a). Carriers shall also file the quarterly reports required by Section 43.61 in the circumstances specified in paragraphs (b) and (c) of that Section. (12) Carriers shall file annual reports of circuit status and/ or circuit additions in accordance with the requirements set forth in Rules for Filing of International Circuit Status Reports, CC Docket No. 93- 157, Report and Order, 10 FCC Rcd 8605 (1995). See 47 C. F. R. §§ 43.82, 63.23( e). These requirements apply to facilities- based carriers and private line resellers, respectively. See also: http: www. fcc. gov/ ib/ pd/ pf/ csmanual. html (13) Carriers should consult Section 63.19 of the rules when contemplating a discontinuance, reduction or impairment of service. Further, the grant of these applications shall not be construed to include authorization for the transmission of money in connection with the services the applicants have been given authority to provide. The transmission of money is not considered to be a common carrier service. (14) If any carrier is reselling service obtained pursuant to a contract with another carrier, the services obtained by contract shall be made generally available by the underlying carrier to similarly situated customers at the same terms, conditions and rates. 47 U. S. C. § 203. (15) To the extent the applicant is, or is affiliated with, an incumbent independent local exchange carrier, as those terms are defined in Section 64.1902 of the rules, it shall provide the authorized services in compliance with the requirements of Section 64.1903. See Regulatory Treatment of LEC Provision of Interexchange Services Originating in the LEC's Local Exchange Area and Policy and Rules Concerning the Interstate, Interexchange Marketplace, Second Report and Order in CC Docket No. 96- 149 and Third Report and Order in CC Docket No. 96- 61, 12 FCC Rcd 15756, recon., 12 FCC Rcd 8730 (1997), Order, 13 FCC Rcd 6427 (Com. Car. Bur. 1998), further recon., FCC 99- 103 (rel. June 30, 1999). (16) Except as otherwise ordered by the Commission, a carrier authorized here to provide facilities- based service that (i) is classified as dominant under Section 63.10 of the rules for the provision of such service on a particular route and (ii) is affiliated with a carrier that collects settlement payments for terminating U. S. international switched traffic at the foreign end of that route may not provide facilities- based service on that route unless the current rates the affiliate charges U. S. international carrier to terminate traffic are at or below the Commission's relevant benchmark adopted in International Page 7 of 8 7 international carrier to terminate traffic are at or below the Commission's relevant benchmark adopted in International Settlement Rates, IB Docket No. 96- 261, Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd 19806 (1997). See also Report and Order on Reconsideration and Order Lifting Stay in IB Docket No. 96- 261, FCC 99- 124 (rel. June 11, 1999). For the purposes of this rule, "affiliation" and "foreign carrier" are defined in Section 63.09. Petitions for reconsideration under Section 1.106 or applications for review under Section 1.115 of the Commission's rules in regard to the grant of any of these applications may be filed within thirty days of this public notice (see Section 1.4( b)( 2)). For additional information, please contact the FCC Reference and Information Center, Room CY- A257, 445 12th Street SW, Washington, D. C. 20554, (202) 418- 0270. People with Disabilities: To request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities (braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an e- mail to fcc504@ fcc. gov or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202- 418- 0530 (voice), 202- 418- 0432 (tty). Exclusion List for International Section 214 Authorizations -- Last Modified December 22, 1999 -- The following is a list of countries and facilities not covered by grant of global Section 214 authority under Section 63.18( e)( 1) of the Commission's Rules, 47 C. F. R. § 63.18( e)( 1). In addition, the facilities listed shall not be used by U. S. carriers authorized under Section 63.18 of the Commission's Rules unless the carrier's Section 214 authorization specifically lists the facility. Carriers desiring to serve countries or use facilities listed as excluded hereon shall file a separate Section 214 application pursuant to Section 63.18( e)( 4) of the Commission's Rules. See generally 47 C. F. R. § 63.22. Countries: Cuba (Applications for service to Cuba shall comply with the separate filing requirements of the Commission's Public Notice Report No. I- 6831, dated July 27, 1993, "FCC to Accept Applications for Service to Cuba.") Facilities: All non- U. S.- licensed satellite systems that are not on the Permitted Space Station List, maintained at http:// www. fcc. gov/ ib/ sd/ se/ permitted. html. See International Bureau Public Notice, DA 99- 2844 (rel. Dec. 17, 1999). This list is subject to change by the Commission when the public interest requires. Before amending the list, the Commission will first issue a public notice giving affected parties the opportunity for comment and hearing on the proposed changes. The Commission may then release an order amending the exclusion list. This list also is subject to change upon issuance of an Executive Order. See Streamlining the Section 214 Authorization Process and Tariff Requirements, IB Docket No. 95- 118, FCC 96- 79, 11 FCC Rcd 12,884, released March 13, 1996 (61 Fed. Reg. 15,724, April 9, 1996). A current version of this list is maintained at http:// www. fcc. gov/ ib/ pd/ pf/ telecomrules. html# exclusionlist. For additional information, contact the International Bureau's Policy Division, (202) 418- 1460. Page 8 of 8 8