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 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-  786 


 Tuesday  April  4,  2006  FCN-  00101  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). 


 Level  3  Landing  Station,  Inc. 
 Notification 
 Pursuant  to  Section  1.178  of  the  Commission's  rules,  Level  3  Landing  Station,  Inc.  hereby  notifies  the  Commission  of  the  foreign 
 affiliation  with  WilTel  Communications  UK  Limited  in  the  United  Kingdom  and  WilTel  Communications  (Cayman)  Limited  in  the 
 Netherlands. 


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 Verizon  Communications  Inc. 
 Notification 
 Pursuant  to  Section  63.11  of  the  Commission's  rules,  Verizon  Communications,  Inc.  and  its  licensees  and  subsidiaries  hereby  notify  the 
 Commission  of  its  foreign  affiliation  with  carriers  in  the  following  countries:  Argentina,  Australia,  Austria,  Belgium,  Botswana, 
 Canada,  Chile,  Columbia,  Czech  Republic,  Denmark,  Finland,  France,  Germany,  Greece,  Hong  Kong,  Hungary,  Ireland,  Italy,  Japan, 
 Kenya,  Korea,  Luxembourg,  Namibia,  Netherlands,  New  Zealand,  Norway,  Panama,  Peru,  Poland,  Portugal,  Russia,  Singapore,  South 
 Africa,  Spain,  Sweden,  Switzerland,  Taiwan  ROC,  United  Kingdom,  Venezuela,  and  Zambia. 


 Verizon  Communications,  Inc.  and  its  licensees  and  subsidiaries  agree  to  be  classified  as  dominant  on  the  U.  S.-  Dominican  Republic, 
 U.  S.-  Gibraltar,  and  U.  S.-  Venezuela  routes  and  to  comply  with  the  dominant  carrier  safeguards  contained  in  Section  63.10  of  the 
 Commission's  rules. 


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 Compania  Anonima  Nacional  Telefonos  de  Venezuela  (CANTV) 
 Notification 
 Pursuant  to  Section  63.11  of  the  Commission's  rules,  Compania  Anonima  Nacional  Telefonos  de  Venezuela  hereby  notifies  the 
 Commission  of  its  foreign  affiliation  with  carriers  in  the  following  countries:  Argentina,  Australia,  Austria,  Belgium,  Botswana, 
 Canada,  Chile,  Columbia,  Czech  Republic,  Denmark,  Finland,  France,  Germany,  Greece,  Hong  Kong,  Hungary,  Ireland,  Italy,  Japan, 
 Kenya,  Korea,  Luxembourg,  Namibia,  Netherlands,  New  Zealand,  Norway,  Panama,  Peru,  Poland,  Portugal,  Russia,  Singapore,  South 
 Africa,  Spain,  Sweden,  Switzerland,  Taiwan  ROC,  United  Kingdom,  Venezuela,  and  Zambia. 


 Compania  Anonima  Nacional  Telefonos  de  Venezuela  agrees  to  be  classified  as  dominant  on  the  U.  S.-  Dominican  Republic, 
 U.  S.-  Gibraltar,  and  U.  S.-  Venezuela  routes  and  to  comply  with  the  dominant  carrier  safeguards  contained  in  Section  63.10  of  the 
 Commission's  rules. 


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 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.  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). 


 Cellco  Partnership 
 Notification 
 Pursuant  to  Section  63.11  of  the  Commission's  rules,  Cellco  Partnership  d/  b/  a  Verizon  Wireless  and  its  subsidiaries  hereby  notify  the 
 Commission  of  its  foreign  affiliation  with  carriers  in  the  following  countries:  Argentina,  Australia,  Austria,  Belgium,  Botswana, 
 Canada,  Chile,  Columbia,  Czech  Republic,  Denmark,  Finland,  France,  Germany,  Greece,  Hong  Kong,  Hungary,  Ireland,  Italy,  Japan, 
 Kenya,  Korea,  Luxembourg,  Mexico,  Namibia,  Netherlands,  New  Zealand,  Norway,  Panama,  Peru,  Poland,  Portugal,  Russia,  Singapore, 
 South  Africa,  Spain,  Sweden,  Switzerland,  Taiwan  ROC,  United  Kingdom,  Venezuela,  and  Zambia. 


 Cellco  Partnership  d/  b/  a  Verizon  Wireless  and  its  subsidiaries  agree  to  be  classified  as  dominant  on  the  U.  S.-  Dominican  Republic, 
 U.  S.-  Gibraltar,  and  U.  S.-  Venezuela  routes  and  to  comply  with  the  dominant  carrier  safeguards  contained  in  Section  63.10  of  the 
 Commission's  rules. 


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 PRT  Larga  Distancia,  Inc. 
 Notification 
 Pursuant  to  Section  63.11  of  the  Commission's  rules,  PRT  Larga  Distancia  Inc.  hereby  notifies  the  Commission  of  its  foreign 
 affiliation  with  carriers  in  the  following  countries:  Argentina,  Australia,  Austria,  Belgium,  Botswana,  Canada,  Chile,  Columbia,  Czech 
 Republic,  Denmark,  Finland,  France,  Germany,  Greece,  Hong  Kong,  Hungary,  Ireland,  Italy,  Japan,  Kenya,  Korea,  Luxembourg, 
 Namibia,  Netherlands,  New  Zealand,  Norway,  Panama,  Peru,  Poland,  Portugal,  Russia,  Singapore,  South  Africa,  Spain,  Sweden, 
 Switzerland,  Taiwan  ROC,  United  Kingdom,  Venezuela,  and  Zambia. 


 PRT  Larga  Distancia  Inc.  agrees  to  be  classified  as  dominant  on  the  U.  S.-  Dominican  Republic,  U.  S.-  Gibraltar,  and  U.  S.-  Venezuela  routes 
 and  to  comply  with  the  dominant  carrier  safeguards  contained  in  Section  63.10  of  the  Commission's  rules. 


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