*Pages 1--3 from Unknown* 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 Friday June 30, 2000 TEL- 00252S Report No. SECTION 214 APPLICATIONS (47 C. F. R. § 63.18); CABLE LANDING LICENSE APPLICATIONS (47 C. F. R. § 1.767) REQUESTS TO AUTHORIZE SWITCHED SERVICES OVER PRIVATE LINES (47 C. F. R. § 63.16); SECTION 310( B)( 4) REQUESTS STREAMLINED INTERNATIONAL APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING Unless otherwise specified, the following procedures apply to the applications listed below: The international Section 214 applications listed below have been found, upon initial review, to be acceptable for filing and subject to the streamlined processing procedures set forth in Section 63.12 of the Commission's rules, 47 C. F. R. § 63.12. These applications are for authority under Section 214 of the Communications Act, 47 U. S. C. § 214, (a) to transfer control of an authorized carrier or to assign a carrier's existing authorization; and/ or (b) to become a facilities- based international common carrier; and/ or (c) to become a resale- based international common carrier. Pursuant to Section 63.12 of the rules, these Section 214 applications will be granted 14 days after the date of this public notice (see 47 C. F. R. § 1.4 regarding computation of time), and the applicant may commence operations on the 15th day, unless the Commission has informed the applicant in writing, within 14 days after the date of this public notice, that the application, on further examination, has been deemed ineligible for streamlined processing. Communications between outside parties and Commission staff concerning these applications are permitted subject to the Commission's rules for "permit- but- disclose proceedings." See 47 C. F. R. § 1.1206. An application can be removed from streamlined processing only in the sound discretion of Commission staff. The filing of comments or a petition to deny will not necessarily result in an application being deemed ineligible for streamlined processing. The petitions for declaratory ruling listed below are (1) for authority under Section 310( b)( 4) of the Communications Act, 47 U. S. C. § 310( b)( 4), to exceed the 25 percent foreign ownership benchmark applicable to common carrier radio licensees, or (2) under Section 63.16 of the rules, to add a foreign market to the list of markets for which carriers may provide switched services over private lines. The requested rulings will be granted 14 days after the date of this public notice, effective the next day, unless the application is formally opposed or the Commission has informed the applicant in writing, within 14 days of the date of this public notice, that the application, on further examination, has been deemed ineligible for streamlined processing. For this purpose, a formal opposition shall be sufficient only if it is received by the Commission and by the applicant within 14 days of the date of this public notice and its caption and text make it unmistakably clear that it is intended to be a formal opposition. Copies of all applications listed here are available for public inspection in the FCC Office of Public Affairs Reference and Information Center, located in room CY- A257 at the Portals 2 building, 445 12th Street SW, Washington DC 20554. The center can be contacted at (202) 418- 0270. All applications listed are subject to further consideration and review, and may be returned and/ or dismissed if not found to be in accordance with the Commission's rules, regulations, and other requirements. We request that comments on any of these applications refer to the application file number shown below. Page 1 of 3 1 ITC- 214- 20000516- 00367 SNET MOBILITY, INC. International Telecommunications Certificate Global or Limited Global Resale Service Service( s): Application for authority to provide service solely through the resale of an unaffiliated U. S. facilities- based carrier's international switched services (either directly or indirectly through resale of another U. S. resale carrier's international swiched service) in accordance with the provisions of Section 63.18( e)( 2) of the rules. ITC- 214- 20000516- 00368 PACIFIC TELESIS MOBILE SERVICES International Telecommunications Certificate Global or Limited Global Resale Service Service( s): Application for authority to provide service solely through the resale of an unaffiliated U. S. facilities- based carrier's international switched services (either directly or indirectly through resale of another U. S. resale carrier's international swiched service) in accordance with the provisions of Section 63.18( e)( 2) of the rules. ITC- 214- 20000608- 00372 POWERCOM ENERGY & COMMUNICATIONS ACCESS, INC. International Telecommunications Certificate Application for authority to operate as a facilites- based carrier in accordance with the provisions of Section 63.18 (e)( 1) of the rules and also to provide service in accordance with the provisions of Section 63.18 (e)( 2) of the rules. ITC- 214- 20000614- 00348 GTS CARRIER SERVICES, INC. International Telecommunications Certificate Individual Facilities- Based and Resale Service Service( s): Application for authority to operate as a facilities- based carrier in accordance with the provisions of Section 63.18( e)( 1) of the rules and also to provide service in accordance with the provisions of Section 63.18( e)( 2) of the rules between the United States and Russia. Applicant undertakes the following commitments: 1) The applicant will file quarterly reports on any traffic and revenue exchanged with EDN Sovintel LLC, consistent with the reporting requirements authorized pursuant to § 43.61, within 90 days of the end of each claendar quarter. 2.) Within 90 days of the end of each calendar quarter, the applicant will file quarterly reports summarizing the provisioning and maintenance of any basic network facilities and services procured from EDN Sovintel LLC. These reports will contain the following: the types of circuits and services provided; the average time intervals between order and delivery; the number of outages and intervals between fault report and service restoration; and, for circuitsused to provide international switched service, the percentage of "peak hour" calls that failed to complete. 3.) With respect to any authorized facilites- based operations conducted in conjunction with EDN Sovintel LLC, the applicant will file quarterly circuit status reports within 90 days of the end of each calendar quarter in the format set out by the § 43.82 annual curcuit status manual, with two exceptions: activated or idle circuits must be reported on a facility- by- facility basis; and the derived circuits need not be specified in the three quarterly reports due on June 30, September 30, and December 31. ITC- 214- 20000615- 00356 GLOBALSTAR USA, INC International Telecommunications Certificate Global or Limited Global Facilities- Based Service, Global or Limited Global Resale Service Service( s): Application for authority to operate as a facilities- based carrier in accordance with the provisions of Section 63.18( e)( 1) of the rules and also to provide service in accordance with the provisions of Section 63.18( e)( 2) of the rules, through gateway facilities located at any U. S. domestic point other than the Clifton, Texas, gateway which applicant already has international Section 214 authority. This application does not extend to any facilities outside of the United States. ITC- 214- 20000616- 00363 SAKON, LLC International Telecommunications Certificate Global or Limited Global Facilities- Based AND Resale Service Service( s): Application for authority to operate as a facilities- based carrier in accordance with the provisions of Section 63.18( e)( 1) of the rules and also to provide service in accordance with the provisions of Section 63.18( e)( 2) of the rules. ITC- 214- 20000616- 00366 MTEL LONG DISTANCE COMPANY, INC. International Telecommunications Certificate Global or Limited Global Resale Service Service( s): Application for authority to provide service in accordance with the provisions of Section 63.18( e)( 2) of the rules. Page 2 of 3 2 REMINDERS: Applicants must certify that neither the applicant nor any party to the application is subject to a denial of federal benefits by federal and/ or state courts under authority granted in 21 U. S. C. § 862. See 47 C. F. R. §§ 1.2001-. 2003. The Commission most recently amended its rules applicable to international telecommunications common carriers in IB Docket No. 98- 118, Review of International Common Carrier Regulations, FCC 99- 51, released March 23, 1999, 64 Fed. Reg. 19,057 (Apr. 19, 1999). An updated version of Section 63.09-. 24 of the rules, and other related sections, is available at http:// www. fcc. gov/ ib/ td/ pf/ telecomrules. html. Page 3 of 3 3