**PUBLIC NOTICE**![](media/image1.png){width="0.6541666666666667in"
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**Federal Communications Commission**

**445 12th St., S.W.**

**Washington, D.C. 20554**

**DA 99-809**

**Released: June 18, 1999**

**Corrected June 18, 1999**\*

**List of Foreign Telecommunications Carriers that are Presumed to**

**Possess Market Power in Foreign Telecommunications Markets**

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), 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 corrected list is identical to the list previously released,
except that Teleglobe International, of Canada, was removed, and
Antelecom N.V., of the Netherlands Antilles, was added.

The list below will be posted on the International Bureau\'s World Wide
Web site. (http://www.fcc.gov/ib).

**[Destination Market]{.underline} [Dominant Operators]{.underline}**

Afghanistan: Cable Alcao Kabul

Albania Albania Telecom

Algeria Ministère des Postes et Télécommunications (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 télécommunications (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 télécommunications (ONATEL)

Burma Myanmar Posts & Telecommunications

Burundi Office National des Télécommunications (ONATEL)

Cambodia Directorate of Posts and Telecommunications (DPTK)

Cameroon Société des Télécommunications 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. Société Centrafricaine des Télécommunications
(SOCATEL)

Chad Société des Télécommunications Internationales du Tchad (TIT)

Chile CTC

China China Telecom

Colombia Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones

Comoros Société Nationale des Postes et Télécommunications (SNPT)

Congo Office National des Postes et des Télécommunications (ONPT)

Costa Rica Instituto Costariccense de Electicidad (ICE)

Côte d\'Ivoire Société Côte 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 Télécommunications
(OCPT)

Denmark Tele Danmark A/S

Djibouti Société Telecom International (STID)

Dominica Telecommunications of Dominica

Dominican Republic Compañía Dominicana de Teléfonos (CODETEL)

Ecuador Emetel

Andinatel

Pacifictel

Egypt Egypt Telecom

El Salvador Compañía 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 Télécom

Gabon Télécommunications 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 Société des Télécommunications de Guinée (SOTELGUI)

Guinea-Bissau Companhia de Telecomunicaçoes da Guiné-Bissau, sarl
(Guiné- Telecom)

Guyana Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Ltd.

Haiti Telecommunications d\'Haiti S.A.M.

Holy See (Vatican City) Telecom Italia

Honduras Empresa Hondureña 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)

Malawi Malawi Posts and Telecommunications Corporation (MPTC)

Malaysia Telecom Malaysia

Maldives DHIRAAGU

Mali Société des Télécommunications du Mali (SOTELMA)

Malta Telemalta Corporation

Marshall Islands National Telecommunications Authority

Mauitania Office des postes et des télécommunications (OPT)

Mauritius Mauritius Telecom Limited

Mayotte France Télécom

Mexico Telefonos de Mexico (TelMex)

Micronesia FSM Telecommunications

Moldova Moldtelecom

Monaco France Télécom

Mongolia Mongolia Telecommunications Company

Morocco Itissalat Al Maghrib

Mozambique Telecomunicaçoes de Moçambique

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 Société nigérinne des télécommunications (SONITEL)

Nigeria Negerian Telecomunications 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 Telefónica del Peru

Philippines Philippines Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT)

Poland Telekomunikacja Polska S.A.

Portugal Portugal Telecom S.A.

Qatar Qatar Public Telecommunications Corporation

Réunion France Télécom

Romania Romtelecom

Russia Rostelecom

Rwanda Rwandatel S.A. (RWANDATEL)

St. Kitts and Nevis Cable & Wirless

St. Lucia Cable & Wireless

St. Vincent and the Grenadines Cable & Wireless

San Marino Telecom Italia

Sao Tomé & Principe Companhia Santomense de Telecomunicações, s.a.r.l.
(CST)

Saudi Arabia Saudi Telecommunications Company

Senegal Société Nationale des Télécommunications du Sénégal (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 Telefónica

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 Société des Télécommunications du Togo (TOGO TELECOM)

Trinidad and Tobago Telecom Services of Trinidad and Tobago

Tunisia Tunisie Telecom

Turkey Turk Telekomunikasyon A.S.

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 Administración Nacional de Telecomunicationes

Uzbekistan Halqaro Telecom

Vanuatu Vanuatu Telecom

Venezuela Compañía Anónima Nacional Teléfonos 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)

**[Additional carriers included on this list:]{.underline}**

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.

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