*Pages 1--2 from D:\Pdf2Text\Ready4Text_in\pdf\25357.pdf* 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 Wednesday February 26, 2003 TEL- 00641NS Report No. Section 214 Applications (47 C. F. R. § 63.18); Cable Landing License Applications (47 C. F. R. § 1.767); Authorize Switched Services over Private Lines (47 C. F. R. § 63.16) and Section 310( b)( 4) NON STREAMLINED INTERNATIONAL APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING Unless otherwise specified, the following procedures apply to the applications listed below: The applications listed below have been found, upon initial review, to be acceptable for filing. These applications are not 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 shall not be deemed granted until the Commission affirmatively acts upon the application, either by public notice or by written order. Operation for which authorization is sought may not commence except in accordance with any terms or conditions imposed by the Commission. Unless otherwise specified, interested parties may file comments with respect to these applications within 28 days of the date of this public notice. We request that such comments refer to the application file number shown below. Ex parte 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. 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. Petition for Declaratory Ruling Application for Authority to provide service in accordance with the provisions of Section 63.16( d) of the rules to provide switched service via international private lines interconnected with the public switched network at one or both ends (ISR) between the Untied States and Tunisia. Interested parties may file comments by March 12, 2003 and reply comments by March 19, 2003. For futher information, contact Lisa Choi or Cathy Hsu at (202) 418- 1460. AT& T Corp. ISP- PDR- 20030212- 00003 P Page 1 of 2 1 REMINDER: 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. Assignment Other Companies: 360americas (USA) Corp. (Delaware, USA); BrT Servi; Brasil Telecom S. A. (Brasil) TO: Application for consent to the assignment of cable landing licenses held by 360americas (USA) Corp. for the 360americas cable system to Brasil Telecom of America Inc. These cable landing licenses were originally issued for two separate cable systems: the BUS- I cable system (File No. SCL- LIC- 19961026- 00001) and the Atlantica- 1 cable system (File No. SCL- LIC- 19990602- 00010) that today comprise the 360americas cable system. The 360americas cable system, which now operates under the trade name GlobeNet Cable System, links two cable landing stations on the East Coast of the United States with cable landing stations in Bermuda, Venezuela, and Brazil. Brasil Telecom of America Inc., the assignee, is indirectly wholly owned by Brasil Telecom S. A., the principal provider of fixed- line telecommunications service within its local exchange service territory in Brazil. Applicants agree that, upon consummation of the proposed assignment, and until such time as the Commission may remove Brasil Telecom from the Commission's "List of Foreign Carriers Presumed to Possess Market Power in Foreign Telecommunications Markets," they will accept and abide by the reporting requirements set out in section 1.767( l) of the rules on the U. S.- Brazil route. See Application to Modify Regulatory Classification from Dominant to Non- Dominant on the U. S.- Brazil Route, filed May 8, 2002; FCC Public Notice, DA 02- 1259, rel. May 28, 2002. Interested persons may file comments on the above- referenced application to assign cable landing licenses no later than March 12, 2003. Replies may be filed no later than March 19, 2003. For further information, contact Imani Ellis- Cheek or Susan O'Connell at 202- 418- 1460. 360americas (USA) Corp. FROM: Current Licensee: Brasil Telecom of America Inc. 360americas (USA) Corp. Brasil Telecom of America Inc. 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