[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 124 (Tuesday, June 29, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34799-34803]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-16033]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[DA 99-809]


List of Foreign Telecommunications Carriers that are Presumed To 
Possess Market Power in Foreign Telecommunications Markets

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This document contains a list of carriers that are presumed to 
possess market power in foreign telecommunications markets. Carriers 
will be precluded from exchanging traffic outside of the international

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settlements policy with carriers on the list unless otherwise allowed 
by the rules. The Commission developed this list to provide carriers 
with a means of identifying carriers that lack market power in the 
foreign market.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert McDonald, Attorney-Advisor, 
Policy and Facilities Branch, Telecommunications Division, 
International Bureau, (202) 418-1470.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Released: May 6, 1999.

    In the 1998 Biennial Regulatory Review--Reform of the International 
Settlements Policy and Associated Filing Requirements, IB Docket No. 
98-148 and CC Docket No. 90-337, Report and Order and Order on 
Reconsideration FCC 99-73 (released May 6, 1999 and published elsewhere 
in this issue), the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) 
modified its rules to remove its requirement that agreements between 
U.S. telecommunications carriers and foreign carriers that lack market 
power in the foreign telecommunications market conform to the 
Commission's international settlements policy (ISP). The Commission's 
rules include a presumption that a foreign carrier does not possess 
market power on the foreign end of a U.S. international route if it 
possesses less than 50 percent market share in each of three relevant 
foreign product markets: international transport facilities, including 
cable landing station access and backhaul facilities; intercity 
facilities and services; and local access facilities and services on 
the foreign end.
    The Commission stated that it would issue a list of carriers that 
do not qualify for this presumption. U.S. international carriers would 
be precluded from exchanging traffic outside of the ISP with carriers 
on the list unless otherwise allowed. U.S.-authorized carriers would 
also be precluded from agreeing to accept special concessions (as 
defined in Section 63.14 of the Commission's rules) from carriers on 
the list unless otherwise allowed under the Commission's rules. The 
Commission found that this approach best advances the policy of 
allowing U.S. carriers to enter into arrangements with foreign carriers 
that lack market power with a minimum of regulatory oversight, while 
maintaining the ISP for certain arrangements with foreign carriers that 
possess market power in the foreign market.
    The following list specifies particular foreign carriers that do 
not qualify for this presumption. The list is based on publicly 
available information, compiled from official sources, including the 
International Telecommunication Union. Interested parties may challenge 
the inclusion or exclusion of any carrier on the list by submitting a 
petition for declaratory ruling and the appropriate supporting 
documentation to demonstrate that a carrier included on the list lacks 
market power or that a carrier not included does not lack market power. 
This list applies only for purposes of determining those foreign 
carriers that are subject to our ISP, our rules on providing switched 
services over private lines, and the No Special Concessions rule. It 
does not apply for purposes of market power determination under 
Sections 63.10 (Regulatory classification of international carriers) or 
63.18 (Contents of applications for international common carriers).
    The list below will be posted on the International Bureau's World 
Wide Web site. (http://www.fcc.gov/ib).

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      Destination market                   Dominant operators
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Afghanistan:.................  Cable Alcao Kabul.
Albania......................  Albania Telecom.
Algeria......................  Ministere des Postes et
                                Telecommunications (MPT).
Angola.......................  Angola Telecom.
Antigua and Barbuda..........  Cable & Wireless.
Argentina....................  Telintar.
Armenia......................  Armentel.
Australia....................  Telstra.
Austria......................  Post and Telekom Austria AG (PTA).
Azerbaijan...................  Ministry of Communication.
Bahamas......................  Bahamas Telecommunications Corporation
                                (Batelco).
Bahrain......................  Bahrain Telecommunications Company
                                (BATELCO).
Bangladesh...................  Bangladesh Telegraph & Telephone Board.
Barbados.....................  Barbados External Telecommunications Ltd.
                                (BET).
Belarus......................  Beltelecom.
Belgium......................  Belgacom.
Belize.......................  Belize Telecommunications Ltd.
Benin........................  Office des postes et telecommunications
                                (OPT).
Bermuda......................  Cable & Wireless Bermuda.
Bhutan.......................  Bhutan Telecom.
Bolivia......................  Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones
                                S.A.
Bosnia and Herzegovina.......  Post Telephone & Telegraph of Bosnia and
                                Herzegovina.
                               Telekom Republike Srpske.
Botswana.....................  Botswana Telecommunications Corporation
                                (BTC).
Brazil.......................  Embratel.
Brunei.......................  Jabatan Telekom Brunei (JTB).
Bulgaria.....................  Bulgarian Telecommunications Company
                                (BTC).
Burkino Faso.................  Office national des telecommunications
                                (ONATEL).
Burma........................  Myanmar Posts & Telecommunications.
Burundi......................  Office National des Telecommunications
                                (ONATEL).
Cambodia.....................  Directorate of Posts and
                                Telecommunications (DPTK).
Cameroon.....................  Societe des Telecommunications
                                Internationales du Cameroun (INTELCAM).
Canada.......................  Stentor Alliance (BC Tel, Bell Canada,
                                Island Tel. Manitoba Telecom Services,
                                Inc., Maritiem Tel&Tel, NewTel
                                Communications, NBTel, and Telus).
Cape Verde...................  Cabo Verde Telecom Sarl.
Central African Rep..........  Societe Centrafricaine des
                                Telecommunications (SOCATEL).
Chad.........................  Societe des Telecommunications
                                Internationales du Tchad (TIT).
Chile........................  CTC.

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China........................  China Telecom.
Colombia.....................  Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones.
Comoros......................  Societe Nationale des Postes et
                                Telecommunications (SNPT).
Congo........................  Office National des Postes et des
                                Telecommunications (ONPT).
Costa Rica...................  Instituto Costariccense de Electicidad
                                (ICE).
Cote d'Ivoire................  Societe Cote d'Ivoire-TELECOM (CI-
                                TELECOM).
Croatia......................  Croatian Post and Telecommunications
                                (HPT).
Cuba.........................  Empresa Telecomunicaciones de Cuba S.A.
                                (ETECSA).
Cyprus.......................  Cyprus Telecommunications Company.
Czech Rep....................  SPT Telecom.
Dem. Rep. of Congo...........  Office Congolais des Postes et des
                                Telecommunications (OCPT).
Denmark......................  Tele Danmark A/S.
Djibouti.....................  Societe Telecom International (STID).
Dominica.....................  Telecommunications of Dominica.
Dominican Republic...........  Compania Dominicana de Telefonos
                                (CODETEL).
Ecuador......................  Emetel.
                               Andinatel.
                               Pacifictel.
Egypt........................  Egypt Telecom.
El Salvador..................  Compania de Telecomunicaciones de El
                                Salvador.
Equatorial Guinea............  La Sociedad Anonima de Telecomunicaciones
                                de la.
Republica de.................  Guinea Ecuatorial (GETESA).
Eritrea......................  Telecommunications Services of Eritrea
                                (TSE).
Estonia......................  Estonian Telephone Company.
Ethiopia.....................  Ethipian Telecommunications Corporation
                                (ETC).
Finland......................  Sonera Ltd.
France.......................  France Telecom.
Gabon........................  Telecommunications Internationales
                                Gabonaises (TIG).
Gambia.......................  Gambia Telecommunications Company, Ltd.
                                (GAMTEL).
Georgia......................  Georgia Telecom.
Germany......................  Deutsche Telekom AG.
Ghana........................  Ghana Telecommunications Company.
Greece.......................  Hellenic Telecommunications Organization
                                (OTE).
Grenada......................  Grenada Telecommunications.
Guatemala....................  Telecomunicaciones de Guatemala (Telgua).
Guinea.......................  Societe des Telecommunications de Guinee
                                (SOTELGUI).
Guinea-Bissau................  Companhia de Telecomunicaoes da Guine-
                                Bissau, sarl (Guine-Telecom).
Guyana.......................  Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Ltd.
Haiti........................  Telecommunications d'Haiti S.A.M.
Holy See (Vatican City)......  Telecom Italia.
Honduras.....................  Empresa Hondurena de Telecomunicaciones.
Hong Kong....................  Hong Kong Telecom.
Hungary......................  Hungarian Telecommunication Co. (MATAV).
Iceland......................  Landssiminn.
India........................  Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited (VSNL).
Indonesia....................  PT Indosat.
Iran.........................  Telecommunciations Company of Iran.
Iraq.........................  Ministry of Telecommunications.
Ireland......................  Telecom Eireann.
Israel.......................  Bezeq.
Italy........................  Telecom Italia.
Jamaica......................  Cable & Wireless Jamaica.
Japan........................  Kokusai Denshin Denwa Co., Ltd. (KDD).
                               Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corporation
                                (NTT).
Jordan.......................  Jordan Telecommunications Corporation
                                (JTC).
Kazakhstan...................  Kazakhtelecom.
Kenya........................  Kenya Posts and Telecommunication
                                Corporation (KPTC).
Kiribati.....................  Telecom Services Kiribati Limited.
Korea (South)................  Korea Telecom.
Korea (North)................  Pycompute Pyongyang.
Kuwait.......................  Ministry of Communications.
Kyrgyszstan..................  Kyrgyztelecom.
Laos.........................  Enterprise of Telecommunications Lao
                                (ETL).
                               Lao Shinawatra Telecom Company.
Latvia.......................  Lattelekom.
Lebanon......................  Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications.
Lesotho......................  Lesotho Telecommunications Corporation
                                (LTC).
Liberia......................  Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications.
Libya........................  General Post and Telecommunications
                                Company (GPTC).
Liechtenstein................  Swiss Telecom PTT.
Lithuania....................  Lietuvos Telekom.
Luxembourg...................  Luxembourg PTT.
Macedonia....................  Macedonian Telecom.
Madagascar...................  Telecom Malagasy (TELMA).

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Malawi.......................  Malawi Posts and Telecommunications
                                Corporation (MPTC).
Malaysia.....................  Telecom Malaysia.
Maldives.....................  DHIRAAGU.
Mali.........................  Societe des Telecommunications du Mali
                                (SOTELMA).
Malta........................  Telemalta Corporation.
Marshall Islands.............  National Telecommunications Authority.
Mauitania....................  Office des postes et des
                                telecommunications (OPT).
Mauritius....................  Mauritius Telecom Limited.
Mayotte......................  France Telecom.
Mexico.......................  Telefonos de Mexico (TelMex).
Micronesia...................  FSM Telecommunications.
Moldova......................  Moldtelecom.
Monaco.......................  France Telecom.
Mongolia.....................  Mongolia Telecommunications Company.
Morocco......................  Itissalat Al Maghrib.
Mozambique...................  Telecomunicacoes de Mocambique.
Namibia......................  Telecom Namibia.
Nauru........................  Nauru Telcom.
Nepal........................  Nepal Telecommunications Company.
Netherlands..................  KPN Telecom N.V.
Netherlands Antilles.........  Antelecom N.V.
New Zealand..................  Telecom Corporation of New Zealand Ltd.
                                (TCNZ).
Nicaragua....................  Enitel.
Niger........................  Societe nigerinne des telecommunications
                                (SONITEL).
Nigeria......................  Negerian Telecommunications plc.
Norway.......................  Telenor AS.
Oman.........................  General Telecommunications Organization
                                (GTO).
Pakistan.....................  PAK-Telecom.
Palau........................  Palau National Communications Corporation
                                (PNCC).
Palestine....................  Palestine Telecommunications Company
                                P.L.C. (PALTEC).
Panama.......................  INTEL.
Papua New Guinea.............  Post & Telecommunications Commission.
Paraguay.....................  Antelco.
Peru.........................  Telefonica del Peru.
Philippines..................  Philippines Long Distance Telephone
                                Company (PLDT).
Poland.......................  Telekomunikacja Polska S.A.
Portugal.....................  Portugal Telecom S.A.
Qatar........................  Qatar Public Telecommunications
                                Corporation.
Reunion......................  France Telecom.
Romania......................  Romtelecom.
Russia.......................  Rostelecom.
Rwanda.......................  Rwandatel S.A. (RWANDATEL).
St. Kitts and Nevis..........  Cable & Wirless.
St. Lucia....................  Cable & Wireless.
St. Vincent and the            Cable & Wireless.
 Grenadines.
San Marino...................  Telecom Italia.
Sao Tome & Principe..........  Companhia Santomense de Telecomunicacoes,
                                s.a.r.l. (CST).
Saudi Arabia.................  Saudi Telecommunications Company.
Senegal......................  Societe Nationale des Telecommunications
                                du Senegal (SONATEL).
Serbia and Montenegro........  Serbija Telecom.
Seychelles...................  Cable & Wireless (Seychelles) Ltd.
Sierra Leone.................  Sirra Leone Telecommunications Company
                                (SIRRATEL).
Singapore....................  Singapore Telecom.
Slovakia.....................  Slovak Telecom (ST).
Slovenia.....................  Telecom Slovenia.
Solomon Islands..............  Solomon Telekom Company.
Somalia......................  Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications.
South Africa.................  Telkom SA Limited.
Spain........................  Telefonica.
Sri Lanka....................  Sri Lanka Telecom.
Sudan........................  Sudan Telecommunications Company Ltd.
                                (Sudatel).
Suriname.....................  Telesur.
Swaziland....................  Swaziland Posts and Telecommunications
                                Corporation (SPTC).
Sweden.......................  Telia.
Switzerland..................  Swisscomm.
Syria........................  Syrian Telecommunications Establishment
                                (STE).
Taiwan.......................  Chunghwa Telecom.
Tajikistan...................  Tajiktelecom.
Tanzania.....................  Tanzania Telecommunications Company
                                Limited (TTCL).
Thailand.....................  Telephone Organization of Thailand (TOT).
Togo.........................  Societe des Telecommunications du Togo
                                (TOGO TELECOM).
Trinidad and Tobago..........  Telecom Services of Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia......................  Tunisie Telecom.
Turkey.......................  Turk Telekomunikasyon A.S.

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Turkmenistan.................  Turkmentelecom.
Tuvalu.......................  Ministry of Labor, Works and
                                Communications.
Uganda.......................  Uganda Posts and Telecommunications
                                Corporation (UPTC).
Ukraine......................  Utel.
United Arab Emirates.........  The Emirates Telecommunications Corp.
                                Ltd. (Etisalat).
United Kingdom...............  British Telecom.
Uruguay......................  Administracion Nacional de
                                Telecomunicationes.
Uzbekistan...................  Halqaro Telecom.
Vanuatu......................  Vanuatu Telecom.
Venezuela....................  Compania Anonima Nacional Telefonos de
                                Venezuela.
Vietnam......................  Viet Nam Post and Telecommunications
                                Corporation (VNPT).
Western Samoa................  Postal and Telecommunications Department.
Yemen........................  Yemen International Telecommunications
                                Company (TELEYEMEN).
Zambia.......................  Zambia Telecommunications Company Limited
                                (Zamtel).
Zimbabwe.....................  Posts and Telecommunications Corporation
                                (PTC).
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Additional Carriers Included on This List

    All incumbent local exchange carriers in the destination markets 
above.
    All carriers that control, are controlled by, or are under common 
control with, a carrier listed above in the particular destination 
market.

    For additional information, please contact Robert McDonald or 
Kathy O'Brien, Telecommunications Division, International Bureau, 
(202) 418-1470.

Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-16033 Filed 6-28-99; 8:45 am]
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