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 NEWS  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.  Circ  1974).  News  Media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  TTY:  1-  888-  835-  5322 
 FOR  IMMEDIATE  RELEASE:  NEWS  MEDIA  CONTACT:  October  14,  2004  Jacki  Ponti  (202)  418-  0436 
 FCC  SEEKS  INFORMATION  ON  FOREIGN  MOBILE  TERMINATION  RATES 
 Washington,  D.  C.  –  Today,  the  Federal  Communications  Commission  (FCC)  adopted  a  Notice  of  Inquiry  that  fulfills  a  commitment  that  the  Commission  made  in  March  2004  in  the  ISP  Reform 
 Order  to  develop  a  record  on  foreign  mobile  termination  rates.  Today’s  Notice  seeks  to  further  develop  the  Commission’s  understanding  of  the  possible  effects  of  foreign  mobile  termination 
 rates  on  U.  S.  customers  and  competition  in  the  U.  S.-  international  telecommunications  services  market. 


 The  Notice  of  Inquiry  solicits  comment  on  foreign  mobile  termination  payment  arrangements  and  on  payment  flows  between  carriers  that  terminate  mobile  calls  in  certain  foreign  countries.  It 
 also  requests  data  and  information  on  foreign  mobile  termination  rates,  on  the  actions  taken  by  foreign  regulators  with  respect  to  these  rates,  and  on  competitive  concerns  raised  in  the  FCC’s 
 ISP  Reform  proceeding.  Finally,  the  Notice  seeks  comment  and  information  on  the  appropriate  framework  for  evaluating  whether  foreign  mobile  termination  rates  are  unreasonably  high. 


 Action  by  the  Commission  October  14,  2004  by  Notice  of  Inquiry  (FCC  04-  248).  Chairman  Powell,  Commissioners  Abernathy,  Copps,  Martin,  and  Adelstein,  with  Commissioner  Copps 
 issuing  a  separate  statement. 
 IB  Docket  No.  04-  398 


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 International  Bureau  contacts:  Claudia  Fox,  Alexandra  Field,  Francis  Gutierrez,  and  Mark  Uretsky  at  (202)  418-  1460. 
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