[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 4, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23171-23172]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-8813]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[DA 05-699]


Telecommunications Services Between the United States and Cuba

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This document is a summary of the International Bureau's 
decision to approve the application of Allied Communications 
International, Inc. to provide international voice and data service 
between the United States and Cuba. The International Bureau determined 
that the present and future public convenience and necessity require a 
grant of the application.

DATES: Effective March 17, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peggy Reitzel, International Bureau, 
(202) 418-1460.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the International 
Bureau's Order, DA 05-699, adopted on March 16, 2005, and released on 
March 17, 2005. The full text of this document is available for 
inspection and copying during normal business hours in the Consumer and 
Government Affairs Bureau's Reference Information Center, (Room CY-
A257) of the Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20554. The document is also available for download over 
the Internet at http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-05-699A1.pdf. The complete text of this document also may be purchased 
from the Commission's copy contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc. 
Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554, 
telephone (202) 488-5300.

Summary of Order

    On March 16, 2005, the Commission approved the application of 
Allied Communications International, Inc. (``ACI'') to provide 
international voice and data service between the United States and 
Cuba. ACI filed an application seeking authority pursuant to section 
214 to provide the service via indirect transit through Mexico.
    The Commission has authorized ACI to provide service between the 
United States and Cuba in accordance with the provisions of the Cuban 
Democracy Act of 1992. This will allow ACI to route its voice and data 
traffic via a Qwest point of presence in Florida to site facilities of 
Comsat International. Comsat International will then route the traffic 
via network facilities made available by several submarine cable 
systems. In addition, the Commission granted ACI's request for 
permission to modify its routing arrangement between the United States 
and Mexico as new business and technical developments may warrant. ACI 
will be required to notify the Commission of any such routing changes. 
Under the guidelines

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established by the Department of State, ACI is to submit reports 
indicating the numbers of circuits activated by facility, on or before 
June 30, and December 31, of each year, and on the one-year anniversary 
of this notification in the Federal Register.

Federal Communications Commission.
James Ball,
Chief, Policy Division, International Bureau.
[FR Doc. 05-8813 Filed 5-3-05; 8:45 am]
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