DA 07-2635

June 15, 2007

**ANNUAL SECTION 43.61(a) INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS TRAFFIC
REPORTS DUE JULY 31, 2007**

Carriers are reminded that Section 43.61(a) of the Commission's rules
requires each common carrier that provided international
telecommunications services in 2006 to file a report of their
international traffic data for calendar year 2006 by July 31, 2007.[^1]

All common carriers that provided international facilities-based and
facilities-resale switched and private line services, or pure switched
resale services, during calendar year 2006, are required to file the
report regardless of the amount of traffic they provided.
Facilities-based services are provided using international transmission
facilities owned in whole or in part by the carrier providing the
service. Facilities-resale services are provided by a carrier utilizing
international circuits leased from other reporting international
carriers. These are distinct from pure switched resale services, which
are switched services that are provided by switching traffic to (and
reselling the switched services of) underlying U.S. carriers.
International facilities-based and facilities-resale switched message
telephone and private line services data must be filed on a
country-by-country, region and world total basis. International switched
telegraph, telex and other miscellaneous services data may be filed on a
region and world total basis only. Carriers that provided international
pure switched resale services for the calendar year may file world
totals only.

Carriers should follow the instructions contained in the following
documents when preparing and submitting their report to the Commission:

-   *Manual for Filing International Traffic Statistics Pursuant to
    Section 43.61 of the Commission's Rules*, Order, DA 95-1248, 10 FCC
    Rcd 13418 (1995) (*Section 43.61 Filing Manual*);

-   *Annual Section 43.61(a) International Telecommunications Traffic
    Reports Due by July 31, 2006*, Public Notice, DA 06-1290, 21 FCC Rcd
    6813 (2006);

-   *Annual Section 43.61(a) International Telecommunications Traffic
    Reports Due by August 1, 2005*, Public Notice, DA 05-1963, 20 FCC
    Rcd 12052 (2005);

-   *Reminder Filing Locations for Paper Documents and Instructions for
    Mailing Electronic Media*, Public Notice, DA 03-2730, 18 FCC Rcd
    16705 (2003);

-   *Annual Section 43.61(a) International Telecommunications Traffic
    Reports Due by July 31, 2000*, Public Notice, DA 00-1526, 15 FCC Rcd
    12910 (2000);

-   *Further Clarification of Section 43.61 International Traffic Data
    Reporting Requirements*, Public Notice, DA 99-1332, 14 FCC Rcd 11333
    (1999);

-   *Clarification of Section 43.61 International Traffic Data Reporting
    Requirements*, Public Notice, DA 98-1369, 13 FCC Rcd 12809 (1998);

-   *Clarification of Section 43.61 International Traffic Data Reporting
    Requirements* (rel. July 15, 1997).[^2]

Carriers should also refer to the Attachments to this *Public Notice*
for guidance in preparing and submitting their reports. Attachment 1
contains a table of billing codes for facilities-based and
facilities-resale services. Carriers that wish to use Excel to create
their reports should refer to Attachment 2, which includes a sample
Excel filing-template with brief field descriptions for
facilities-based/facilities-resale submissions.[^3] Attachment 3 lists
international terminating points, which should be used by carriers that
report country-by-country statistics. Carriers are reminded to contact
the FCC at (202) 418-0945 for international terminating points not
included in Attachment 3.

Beginning this year, carriers must submit their reports on compact disc
(CD) media. Each CD must follow the correct format as set forth in the
Section 2 of the *Section 43.61 Filing Manual*, "Diskette Format and
Coding Instructions." All files must be converted to the correct
electronic format. Carriers should refer to Section 2.B. of the *Section
43.61 Filing Manual*, "Record Formats," for detailed instruction.

Carriers that provided international facilities-based or
facilities-resale switched or private line services should file an
original and one copy of the transmittal letter, and an original and one
copy of the

public and confidential versions (if applicable) of the report, and one
set of CDs for both the public and confidential versions with the
Commission. In addition, all carriers should file one copy of the
transmittal letter, the public version paper report, and the public
version CD with the Commission's duplicating contractor, Best Copy and
Printing, Inc. at the address below. Pure switched resale providers are
reminded that their submission need only be on paper.

The *Section 43.61 Filing Manual*, public notices, and international
points reports referenced in this *Public Notice* are available through
the Commission's contractor for public service records duplication: Best
Copy and Printing, Inc., Portals II, CY-B402, 445 12^th^ Street, S.W.,
Washington D.C. 20554, (1-800-378-3160, facsimile 202-488-5563) or at
[http://www.bcpiweb.com](http://www.bcpiweb.com/).

For further information contact Linda Blake, Strategic Analysis and
Negotiations Division, International Bureau (202) 418-0945, email:
<Linda.Blake@fcc.gov>.

\- FCC -

[^1]: 47 C.F.R. § 43.61(a).

[^2]: Carriers may obtain these documents through Commission's
    Electronic Document Management System (EDOCS) at
    <http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/SilverStream/Pages/edocs.html>
    or from the following FCC sites:
    <http://www.fcc.gov/ib/sand/mniab/traffic/> and
    <http://www.fcc.gov/wcb/iatd/intl.html>.

[^3]: To use Excel to create the .436 file for filing, click \[File\];
    select \[Save as\]; and then, in the dialog box, click \[Save as
    Type\]; use the drop down box to select the file type "Formatted
    Text (Space Delimited)". This will re-save the spreadsheet with a
    ".prn" file extension. Carriers must then rename the spreadsheet to
    change the file extension to ".436". That is the version of the file
    to be filed with the Commission.