PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 DA 14-1534 October 24, 2014 INTERNATIONAL BUREAU RELEASES FILING MANUAL FOR SECTION 43.62 ANNUAL REPORTS IB Docket No. 04-112 In 2013, the Commission released the Second Report and Order in this proceeding, revising the annual reporting requirements for international service providers.1 The Second Report and Order delegated authority to the International Bureau to publish a filing manual with instructions and reporting requirements for the filing of the annual traffic and revenue and circuit capacity reports.2 The attached Filing Manual provides directions including data specification for completing the traffic and revenue report and the circuit capacity report. It sets forth instructions on how to file the reports, including who must file, which of the reports to file, the information that each report must contain, and the filing procedures. Section 43.62 of the Commission’s rules, adopted in the Secord Report and Order, sets out the new international reporting requirements.3 We anticipate that the new filing system will be available and section 43.62 will be in effect in time for the filing of the 2014 data in 2015.4 We are releasing the Filing Manual now to allow entities that are required to file annual traffic and revenue reports and/or annual circuit capacity reports to prepare to file data in the manner required by the new reporting requirements, as set out in the attached Filing Manual. For additional information, contact: · David Krech, Policy Division, International Bureau, David.Krech@fcc.gov, 202-418-7443; · Mark Uretsky, Policy Division, International Bureau, Mark.Uretsky@fcc.gov, 202-418-1409. - FCC - 1 See Reporting Requirements for U.S. Providers of International Telecommunications Services, Amendment of Part 43 of the Commission’s Rules, IB Docket No. 04-112, Second Report and Order, FCC 13-6, 28 FCC Rcd 575 (2013) (Second Report and Order), recon. pending. 2 Second Report and Order, 28 FCC Rcd at 581-81, ¶ 20. See also 47 C.F.R. § 43.62(d). 3 47 C.F.R. § 43.62. See Carriers Should Continue to File Annual International Traffic and Revenue Reports and Circuit Status Reports Pursuant to Section 43.61 and 43.82 of the Commission’s Rule, Public Notice, DA 13-165, 28 FCC Rcd 1054 (Int’l Bur. 2013) (deferring effectiveness of section 43.62 reporting). See also 79 Fed. Reg. 60158 (Oct. 6, 2014); 47 CFR § 43.62 (effective date note). 4 The annual circuit capacity reports for 2014 will be due no later March 31, 2015, and the annual traffic and revenue reports for 2014 will be due no later than July 31, 2015. News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322