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 NEWS  News  Media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  TTY  202  /  418-  2555  Fax-  On-  Demand  202  /  418-  2830  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  ftp.  fcc.  gov  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12  th  Street,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  This  is  an  unofficial  announcement  of  Commission  action.  Release  of  the  full  text  of  a  Commission  order  constitutes  official  action.  See  MCI  v.  FCC.  515  F  2d  385  (D.  C.  Cir.  1974). 
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 FOR  IMMEDIATE  RELEASE  NEWS  MEDIA  CONTACT: 
 June  15,  2001  John  Winston  (202)  418-  7450 


 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION  IMPOSES  $137,  000  FINE  AGAINST 
 PTT  TELEKOM,  INC.  FOR  FAILURE  TO  MAKE  REQUIRED  UNIVERSAL  SERVICE  CONTRIBUTIONS 


 Washington,  D.  C.  --  Today,  the  Federal  Communications  Commission  (FCC) 
 imposed  a  fine  of  $137,000  on  PTT  Telekom,  Inc.  (PTT).  The  Commission  found  that  PTT 
 violated  statutory  and  regulatory  requirements  that  interstate  telecommunications  providers  make 
 certain  contributions  to  foster  universal  service. 


 In  the  Telecommunications  Act  of  1996  (the  “Act”),  Congress  mandated  that  the 
 Commission  establish  mechanisms  to  collect  contributions  to  preserve  and  advance  universal 
 service.  In  1997,  the  Commission  authorized  the  Universal  Service  Administrative  Company 
 (USAC)  to  perform  the  administrative  tasks  as  well  as  the  billing  and  collections  functions 
 necessary  for  the  universal  service  program.  The  Commission  oversees  the  administration  of  the 
 universal  service  program  and  imposes  sanctions  on  carriers  that  fail  to  meet  their  full 
 obligations.  USAC  bills  for  and  collects  universal  service  contributions.  Although  USAC  sent 
 bills  to  PTT  on  a  monthly  basis,  PTT  has  never  contributed  to  universal  service. 


 Action  by  the  Commission,  June  13,  2001,  by  Forfeiture  Order  (FCC  01-  187),  Chairman 
 Powell,  Commissioners  Tristani,  Abernathy  and  Copps.  File  No.  EB-  01-  IH-  0035. 


 Enforcement  Bureau  Contacts:  John  Winston  at  (202)  418-  7450 
 James  Shook  at  (202)  418-  1420 
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