DA 96-87 Federal Communications Commission Record 11 FCC Red No. 3 Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of COM TECH INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION Application for authority to acquire and operate facilities for service to various overseas points. File No. I-T-C-95-542 ORDER, AUTHORIZATION AND CERTIFICATE Adopted: January 24, 1996; Released: February 1, 1996 By the Chief, Telecommunications Division: 1. Upon consideration of the above-captioned uncontested application, filed pursuant to Section 214 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that the present and future public convenience and necessity require a partial grant thereof. 2. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that application File No. I-T-C-95-542 IS GRANTED IN PART, and Com Tech International Corporation (Com Tech) is authorized to: a. establish channels of communication between ap­ propriately licensed U.S. earth stations and INTELSAT satellites, for provision of Intelsat Busi­ ness Services (IBS), International Television Service and Datanet Service between the United States and the international points listed in Comsat's tariffs for the space segment of these services; b. lease from Comsat and operate the satellite circuits specified in Appendix A, between appropriately li­ censed U.S. earth stations and INTELSAT Atlantic and Pacific Ocean Region satellites, connecting with similar facilities between the satellites and the over­ seas points listed in Appendix A, furnished by its correspondents; c. lease from PanAmerican Satellite Corp. (PAS) and operate the satellite circuits specified in Appendix B, between appropriately licensed U.S. earth stations and the PAS-1, PAS-2 and PAS-4 satellites, connect­ ing with similar circuits between the satellites and the overseas points listed in Appendix B, furnished by its correspondents; d. lease from the Columbia/TDRSS International Sat­ ellite System (TDRSS) and operate the satellite cir­ cuits specified in Appendix C, between appropriately licensed U.S. earth stations and the TDRS-41 and TDRS-174 satellites, connecting with similar circuits between the satellites and the overseas points listed in Appendix C, furnished by its correspondents; e. lease from Orion Satellite Corporation (Orion) and operate the satellite circuits specified in Appen­ dix D, between appropriately licensed U.S. earth sta- 1112 tions and the Orion Fl satellite, connecting with similar circuits between the satellite and the overseas points listed in Appendix D, furnished by its cor­ respondents; f. acquire on an Indefeasible Right of User basis a one-half interest in and operate the cable circuits listed in Appendix G, except that authority is granted to acquire a whole interest in the facilities in the CANUS-1 Cable System; g. lease and operate any necessary domestic connect­ ing facilities; h. lease a one-half interest in and operate any neces­ sary overseas connecting facilities; i. use the facilities in b, c, d, e, f, g and h, above, to provide regularly authorized services, including switched voice and data and private line services, between the United States and the points listed in the Appendices; j. establish channels of communications between ap­ propriately licensed U.S. earth stations and U.S. do­ mestic satellites (also Anik satellites for service to Canada, and Mexican domestic satellites for service to Mexico), for provision of authorized transborder ser­ vices between the United States and the points listed in Appendix E; and k. establish channels of communications between ap­ propriately licensed U.S. earth stations and the Rus­ sian satellites listed in Appendix F, for provision of authorized services between the United States and the points listed in Appendix F. 3. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that neither Com Tech nor any persons or companies directly or indirectly con­ trolling or controlled by Com Tech, or under direct or indirect common control with it, shall acquire or enjoy any right, for the purposes of handling or interchanging traffic to or from the United States, its territories or posses­ sions, which is denied to any other United States carrier by reason of any concession, contract, understanding, or work­ ing arrangement to which Com Tech or any persons or companies controlling or controlled by Com Tech are par­ ties. 4. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that our authorization of Com Tech to provide private lines as part of its au­ thorized services is limited to the provision of such private lines only between the United States and the countries listed in the Appendices -- that is, private lines which originate in the United States and terminate in one of the countries listed in the Appendices or which originate in one of the countries listed in the Appendices and terminate in the United States. In addition, Com Tech may not -- and Com Tech's tariff must state that its customers may not -­ connect private lines provided over these facilities to the public switched network at either the U.S. or foreign end, or both, for the provision of international switched basic services, unless authorized to do so by the Commission upon a finding that the destination country affords resale opportunities equivalent to those available under U.S. law, in accordance with Regulation of International Accounting Rates, Phase ll, First Report and Order, 7 FCC Red 559 (1991), Order on Reconsideration and Third Further No­ tice of Proposed Rulemaking, 7 FCC Red 7927 (1992), petition for reconsideration pending. 11 FCC Red No. 3 Federal Communications Commission Record DA 96-87 5. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the applicant shall file copies of any operating agreements entered into with its foreign correspondents with the Commission within 30 days of their execution, and shall otherwise comply with the filing requirements contained in Section 43.51 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. §43.51. 6. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the applicant shall file a tariff pursuant to Section 203 of the Communications Act, 47 U.S.C. §203 and Part 61 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. Part 61, for the services authorized in this Order. 7. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the applicant shall file the annual reports of overseas telecommunications traf­ fic required by Section 43.61 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. §43.61. 8. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the applicant shall file annual circuit status reports 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 Red 8605 (1995). 9. The Commission retains jurisdiction over this matter to reallocate circuits in the satellite system among the various international common carriers and other autho­ rized users as required to ensure nondiscriminatory use of, and equitable access to, the communications satellite sys­ tem. 10. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the applicant shall file a separate Section 214 application for any additional circuits it seeks to operate via the PAS-1, PAS-2, PAS-4, TDRS-41, TDRS-174, Orion Fl or Russian satellites or the CANUS-1, NPC OR PTAT-1 Cable Systems. 11. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the number of circuits authorized herein for the provision of services via separate satellite systems is subject to limitations on the number of circuits specified under the separate systems policy and applicable consultations under Article XIV(d) of the INTELSAT Agreement. 12. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that action on the applicants' requests to acquire Morelos and Solidaridad circuits to countries in addition to Mexico, and to acquire Intersputnik, Soviet Domestic, Geizer, WSDRN and Ghorizont 21 circuits in addition to the countries of the former Soviet Union, is hereby DEFERRED pending the outcome of a forthcoming Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.1 13. This Order is issued under Section 0.261 of the Commission's Rules and is effective upon adoption. Peti­ tions for reconsideration under Section I. 106 or applica­ tions for review under Section 1.115 of the Commission's Rules may be filed within 30 days of the date of public notice of this Order (see Section 1.4(b)(2)). 1 See Amendment to the Commission's Regulatory Policies Gov­ erning Domestic Fixed Satellites and Separate International Sat- 1113 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Diane J. Cornell Chief, Telecommunications Division International Bureau ellite Systems, lB Docket No. 95-41, FCC 96-14, released January 22, 1996, paragraph 5. DA 96-87 Federal Communications Commission Record 11 FCC Red No. 3 APPENDIX A COUNTRIES TO BE SERVED VIA INTELSAT Numbers are 64-kbps voice-grade circuits Counny Circuits Country Circuits Country Circuits Afghanistan 80 China, People's 80 Greenland 80 Albania 80 Republic Grenada 80 Algeria 80 Christmas Isl 80 Guadeloupe 80 American Samoa 80 Cocoa Isl 80 Guam 80 Andorra 80 Comoros 80 Guantanamo (Cuba) 80 Angola 80 Congo 80 Guatemala 80 Antigua/Babuda 80 Cook Isl 80 Guinea 80 Argentina 80 Croatia 80 Guinea Bissau 80 Armenia 80 Guyana 80 Ascension Isl 80 Cueta 80 Haiti 80 Australia 80 Cyprus 80 Honduras 80 Austria 80 Czech Republic 80 Hungary 80 Azerbaijan 80 Denmark 80 Iceland 80 Bahamas 80 Diego Garcia 80 India 80 Bahrain 80 Djibouti 80 Indonesia 80 Balearic Isl 80 Dominica 80 Iran 80 Bangladesh 80 Dominican 80 Iraq 80 Barbados 80 Republic Ireland 80 Belarus 80 'Ecuador 80 Israel 80 Belize . 80 Egypt 80 Italy 80 Belgium 80 El Salvador 80 Ivory Coast 80 Bolivia 80 Equatorial Guinea 80 Jamaica 80 Benin 80 Eritrea 80 Japan 80 Bhutan 80 Estonia 80 Jordan 80 Bosnia-Herzegovina 80 Ethiopia 80 Kazakhstan 80 Botswana 80 Faeroe Isl 80 Kenya 80 Brazil 80 Falkland Isl 80 Kirghizstan 80 Brunei 80 Fiji Isl 80 Kiribati 80 Bulgaria 80 80Finland 80 Korea-North 80 Burkina Faso 80 France 80 Korea, 80 Burundi 80 French Guyana 80 Republic of Cambodia 80 French Polynesia 80 Kuwait 80 Cameroon 80 Gabon 80 Kyrgyzstan 80 Canada 80 Gambia 80 Laos 80 Canary Isl 80 Georgia 80 Latvia 80 Cape Verde 80 Germany, Federal 80 Lebanon 80 Central Africa 80 Republic of Lesotho 80 Republic Ghana 80 Liberia 80 Chad 80 Gibraltar 80 Libya 80 Chile 80 Greece 80 Liechtenstein 80 1114 11 FCC Red No. 3 Federal Communications Commission Record DA 96-87 Countrv Circuits Countiy Circuits Countiy Circuits Lithuania 80 Niger 80 Spain 80 Luxembourg 80 Nigeria 80 Sri Lanka 80 Macao 80 Niue 80 St. Barthelemy 80 Macedonia, FYRO 80 Norfolk Isl 80 (French Antilles) Madagascar 80 Norway 80 St. Helena 80 Malawi 80 Oman 80 St. Kitts & Nevis 80 Malaysia 80 Pakistan 80 St. Lucia 80 Maldi.ves 80 Palau 80 St. Martin (French 80 Mali 80 Palm Isl 80 Antilles) Malta 80 Panama 80 St. Pierre 80 Mariana Isl 80 Papua New Guinea 80 et Miguelon Marshall Isl 80 Peru 80 St. Vincent 80 Martinique 80 Philippines 80 Sudan 80 Mauretania 80 Poland 80 Suriname 80 Mauritius 80 Portugal 80 Swaziland 80 Mayotte Isl 80 Qatar 80 Sweden 80 Melilla 80 Reunion Isl 80 Switzerland 80 Mexico 80 ·Romania 80 Syria 80 Micronesia 80 Rota (Saipan) 80 Tajikistan 80 Moldova 80 Russian Federation 80 Tanzania 80 Mongolia 80 Rwanda 80 Taiwan 80 Morocco 80 Saipan 80 Thailand 80 Mozambique 80 Sakhalin (Russia) 80 Tinian 80 Mustique 80 San Marino 80 Togo 80 Myanmar 80 Sao-Tome & 80 Tonga 80 N. Caldonia 80 Principe Trinidad & Tobago 80 Nakhodka 80 Saudi Arabia 80 Tunisia 80 Namibia 80 Senegal 80 Turkmenistan 80 Nauru 80 Serbia & 80 Tuvalu 80 Negara Brunei 80 Montenegro Uganda 80 Nepal 80 Seychelles 80 Ukraine 80 Netherlands 80 Sierra Leone 80 United Arab 80 Netherlands 80 Singapore 80 .Emirates Antilles Slovak Rep 80 United Kingdom 80 Nevis 80 Slovenia 80 Union Isl 80 New Caldonia 80 Soloman Isl 80 Uzbeskistan 80 New Zealand 80 Somalia 80 Uruguay 80 Nicaragua 80 South Africa 80 Vanuatu 80 1115 DA 96-87 Federal Communications Commission Record 11 FCC Red No. 3 Country Circuits Countiy Circuits Country Circuits Vatican City (Italy) 80 Vietnam 80 Venezuela 80 Wallis & Futuna 80 Western Samoa 80 Yemen 80 Zaire 80 Zambia 80 Zimbabwe 80 1116 11 FCC Red No. 3 Federal Communications Commission Record DA 96-87 APPENDIX B COUNTRIES TO BE SERVED VIA PAS-I (NON-INTERCONNECTED) Up to 20 64-Kbps voice-grade circuits between the Unit­ ed States and the countries listed below: Ku-band Countries Anguilla Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Belgium Bermuda Bosnia-Herzegovina British Virgin Is. Cayman Islands Czech Republic Denmark France Germany Greece Ireland C-band Countries: Anguilla Argentina Aruba Bahamas Barbados Bermuda Bolivia Brazil British Virgin Is. Cayman Islands Chile Colombia Costa Rica Dominican Republic Ecuador Italy Luxembourg Monaco Montserrat Netherlands Portugal Romania Russian Fed. Serbia & Montenegro Spain Sweden Switzerland Turks & Caicos Is. United Kingdom Macedonia, FYRO Guatemala Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Montserrat Netherlands Antilles Panama Paraguay Peru Trinidad and Tobago Turks & Caicos Is. Uruguay Venezuela COUNTRIES TO BE SERVED VIA PAS-I (INTERCONNECTED) Up to 20 64-kbps voice-grade circuits between the United States and the countries listed below: Ku-band Countries: Azerbaijan Bahamas Bosnia-Herzegovina Czech Republic Portugal Romania Russian Fed. C-Band Countries: Bahamas Costa Rica Dominican Republic Netherlands Antilles Panama Peru 1117 Serbia & Montenegro United Kingdom Macedonia, FYRO COUNTRIES TO BE SERVED VIA PAS-2 (NON-INTERCONNECTED) Up to 20 64-Kbps voice-grade circuits betweP.n the Unit­ ed States and the following country: United Kingdom COUNTRIES TO BE SERVED VIA PAS-2 (INTERCONNECTED) Up to 20 64 -bps voice-grade circuits between the United States and the following country: United Kingdom COUNTRIES TO BE SERVED VIA PAS-4 (NON-INTERCONNECTED) Up to 20 64-Kbps voice-grade circuits between the Unit- ed States and the following countries: Australia Hong Kong New Zealand COUNTRIES TO BE SERVED VIA PAS-4 (INTERCONNECTED) Up to 20 64-Kbps voice-grade circuits between the Unit- ed States and the following countries: Australia Hong Kong New Zealand APPENDIX C COUNTRIES TO BE SERVED VIA COLUMBIA'S TDRSS (NON-INTERCONNECTED) Up to 20 64-Kbps voice-grade circuits between the United States and the countries listed below: TDRSS-41 Austria Bahamas Belgium Bosnia-Herzegovina Canada Denmark Finland France Germany Ireland Israel Jamaica Liechtenstein Luxembourg Mexico TDRSS-174 Hong Kong Japan Mexico Philippines Republic of Korea DA 96-87 Federal Communications Commission Record 11 FCC Red No. 3 Netherlands Portugal Serbia & Montenegro Sweden Switzerland Turkey United Kingdom Macedonia, FYRO COUNTRIES TO BE SERVED VIA TDRSS (INTERCONNECTED) Up to 20 64-Kbps voice-grade circuits between the Unit­ ed States and the countries listed below: TDRSS-41 Germany Bosnia-Herzegovina Serbia & Montenegro United Kingdom Macedonia, FYRO TDRSS-174 Hong Kong APPENDIX D COUNTRIES TO BE SERVED VIA ORION SATELLITE CORPORATION'S F-1 SATELLITE (INTERCONNECTED) Up to 20 64-Kbps voice-grade circuits between the Unit- ed States and the countries listed below: Germany Ireland The Netherlands Poland Sweden COUNTRIES TO BE SERVED VIA ORION SATELLITE CORPORA TIO N'S F • 1 SATELLITE (NON-INTERCONNECTED) Up to 20 64-Kbps voice-grade circuits between the Unit­ ed States and the countries listed below: Austria Belgium Denmark France Germany Ireland Italy Luxembourg Norway Poland Serbia & Montenegro Sweden The Netherlands United Kingdom Macedonia, FYRO 1118 APPENDIX E COUNTRIES TO BE SERVED VIA AUTHORIZED U.S. DOMESTIC SATELLITES, MEXICAN MORELOS (AND SOLIDARIDAD) SATELLITES, AND ANIK SATELLITES Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Bahamas Barbados Belize Bermuda Bolivia Brazil British Virgin Islands Canada Cayman Island Chile Columbia Dominica Ecuador El Salvador French Guiana Grenada Grenadines Guyana Guatemala Honduras Mexico Montserrat Netherlands Antilles Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru St. Kitts & Nevis St. Lucia St. Vincent Suriname Turks & Caicos Uruguay Venezuela Domestic Satellites Domestic Satellites Domestic Satellites Domestic Satellites Domestic Satellites Domestic Satellites Domestic Satellites Domestic Satellites, Domestic Satellites, Domestic Satellites Domestic Satellites, ANIK Domestic Satellites Domestic Satellites Domestic Satellites, Domestic Satellites Domestic Satellites Domestic Satellites Domestic Satellites Domestic Satellites Domestic Satellites Domestic Satellites Domestic Satellites Domestic Satellites Domestic Satellites, Morelos and Solidaridad Domestic Satellites Domestic Satellites Domestic Satellites Domestic Satellites Domestic Satellites Domestic Satellites Domestic Satellites Domestic Satellites DomesticSatellites Domestic Satellites Domestic Satellites Domestic Satellites . Domestic Satellites 11 FCC Red No. 3 Federal Communications Commission Record APPENDIX F COUNTRIES TO BE SERVED VIA THE INTERSPUTNIK AND SOVIET DOMESTIC SATELLITE SYSTEMS, AND THE GEIZER, WSDRN, AND GHORIZONT 21 SATELLITES Up to a total of 20 64-kbps voice-grade circuits intercon­ nected with the public switched network and 20 64-kbps voice-grade circuits not interconnected with the public swittched network between the United States and each of the following points, via the Statsionar 4, 10, 11, 16, 26, Geizer, WSDRN and Ghorizont 21 satellites: Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Estonia Georgia Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Latvia · Lithuania Moldovia Russia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan CABLE SYSTEM CANUS-1 NPC ALOHA PTAT-1 APPENDIX G CAPACITY REQUEST- COUNTRIES/AREAS ED Three (3) E-1 channels Three (3) E-1 chann.els Three (3) E-1 channels Three (3) E-1 channels TO BE SERVED Canada Japan, Hong Kong, the Phillipines, Singapore, and South Korea Hawaii U.K. Bermuda Ireland 1119 DA 96-87