**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 03-1812**

**Released: June 5, 2003**

**The International Bureau Revises and Reissues the Commission's**

**List of Foreign Telecommunications Carriers that Are Presumed to
Possess Market Power**

**in Foreign Telecommunications Markets**

By this Public Notice, the International Bureau revises and reissues the
Commission's "List of Foreign Telecommunications Carriers that Are
Presumed to Possess Market Power in Foreign Telecommunications
Markets."[^1] This Public Notice also summarizes the relevant rule
sections that incorporate this list by reference, including, most
recently, Commission rules that govern the licensing of submarine cable
systems.[^2]

The revised list set forth below shall apply for purposes of
implementing Section 1.767(g)(5) of the rules adopted in 2001. This list
shall also continue to apply for purposes of implementing the following
Commission rules: Sections 43.51(b) (involving reporting contracts and
concessions), 63.14 (involving the prohibition on agreeing to accept
special concessions), 63.22(e) (involving the provision of switched
basic services over authorized facilities-based private lines), and
63.23(d) (involving the provision of switched basic services over
authorized resold private lines).

Among the rule changes the Commission adopted in the *Submarine Cable
Landing License Order* is a "no special concessions" rule tailored to
submarine cables and applicable to all cable landing licensees
authorized after the effective date of the rules.[^3] New rule
1.767(g)(5) prohibits these licensees from accepting directly or
indirectly from a foreign carrier with market power in one or more of
the cable's destination markets a "special concession" as specified in
the rule. Under new Section 1.767(g)(5), a foreign carrier is defined as
in Section 63.09(d) of the Commission's rules, except that the term also
is defined to include any entity that owns or controls a cable landing
station in a foreign market.[^4] For purposes of determining which
foreign carriers are the subject of the requirements of Section
1.767(g)(5), the new rule provides that licensees may rely on the
Commission's "List of Foreign Telecommunications Carriers that Are
Presumed to Possess Market Power in Foreign Telecommunications
Markets."[^5]

The Commission first adopted its list of foreign carriers that are
presumed to possess market power in the *ISP Reform Order*.[^6] In that
proceeding, the 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. [^7] 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 the 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 list is based on publicly available information,
compiled from official sources, including the International
Telecommunication Union. The list of "Dominant Operators" does not
specifically identify all incumbent local exchange carriers that may
operate in the destination markets listed below. However, all incumbent
local exchange carriers that may operate in the markets are incorporated
by reference on the list.[^8]

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 rules for U.S. international common carriers and
cable landing licensees. It does not apply for purposes of market power
determination under Sections 63.10 (Regulatory classification of
international carriers) or Section 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).

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

Afghanistan Ministry of Communications

Albania Albania Telecom

Algeria Ministère des Postes et Télécommunications (MPT)

Angola Angola Telecom

Antigua and Barbuda Cable & Wireless

Argentina Telcom Argentina S.A., Telefónica de Argentina S.A.

Armenia Armentel

Australia Telstra Corporation

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 Belarus Telecom

Belgium Belgacom

Belize Belize Telecommunications Ltd.

Benin Office des postes et télécommunications (OPT)

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

Bermuda Cable & Wireless Bermuda

Bhutan Bhutan Telecom

Bolivia Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones S.A.

Bosnia and Herzegovina Telecom SRPSKE

Telekom Republike Srpske

Botswana Botswana Telecommunications Corporation (BTC)

Brazil Embratel

Brunei Jabatan Telecom Brunei Darussalam (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 Aliant Inc., Bell Canada, Manitoba Telecom Services, SaskTel,
Telus Communications

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, China Netcom

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 Electricidad (ICE)

Côte d\'Ivoire Société Côte d\'Ivoire-TELECOM (CI-TELECOM)

Croatia Croatia Telecom (HT)

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

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

Equatorial Guinea La Sociedad Anonima de Telecomunicaciones de la
Republica de Guinea Guinea Ecuatorial (GETESA)

Eritrea Telecommunications Services of Eritrea (TSE)

Estonia Estonian Telephone Company

Ethiopia Ethiopian Telecommunications Corporation (ETC)

Finland TeliaSonera

France France Télécom

Gabon Télécommunications Internationales Gabonaises (TIG)

Gambia Gambia Telecommunications Company, Ltd. (GAMTEL)

Georgia Georgia Telecom (GTC)

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 Pacific Century CyberWorks HKT

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 KDDI

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corporation (NTT)

Jordan Jordan Telecommunications Corporation (JTC)

Kazakhstan Kazakhtelecom

Kenya Telkom Kenya Limited

Kiribati Telecom Services Kiribati Limited

Korea (South) Korea Telecom

Korea (North) Pycompute Pyongyang

Kuwait Ministry of Communications

Kyrgyszstan Kyrgyztelecom

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

Laos Enterprise of Telecommunications Lao (ETL)

Lao Shinawatra Telecom Company

Latvia Lattelekom

Lebanon Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications

Lesotho Lesotho Telecommunications Corporation (LTC)

Liberia Liberia Telecommunications Corporation

Libya General Post and Telecommunications Company (GPTC)

Liechtenstein Swiss Telecom PTT

Lithuania Lietuvos Telekom

Luxembourg Luxembourg PTT

Macedonia Makedonski Telecom (MT)

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

Mauritania 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 Maroc Telecom

Mozambique Telecomunicaçoes de Moçambique

Namibia Telecom Namibia

Nauru Nauru Telcom

Nepal Nepal Telecommunications Corporation

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 Nigerian Telecomunications Limited

Norway Telenor AS

Oman General Telecommunications Organization (GTO)

Pakistan Pakistan Telecommunications

Palau Palau National Communications Corporation (PNCC)

Palestine Palestine Telecommunications Company P.L.C. (PALTEL)

Panama INTEL

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

Papua New Guinea Post & Telecommunications Corporation

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 & Wireless

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 Sierra Leone Telecommunications Company (SIERRATEL)

Singapore Singapore Telecom

Slovakia Slovak Telecom (ST)

Slovenia Telekom Slovenije (TS)

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 TeliaSonera

Switzerland Swisscomm

Syria Syrian Telecommunications Establishment (STE)

Taiwan Chunghwa Telecom

Tajikistan Tajiktelecom

Tanzania Tanzania Telecommunications Corporation Limited (TTCL)

Thailand Communications Authority of Thailand (CAT)

Togo Société des Télécommunications du Togo (TOGO TELECOM)

Trinidad and Tobago Telecom Services of Trinidad and Tobago

Tunisia Tunisie Telecom

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

Turkey Turk Telekomunikasyon A.S.

Turkmenistan Turkmentelecom

Tuvalu Ministry of Labor, Works and Communications

Uganda Uganda Telecommunications Limited (UTC)

Ukraine Ukrtelecom

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 Peggy Reitzel or Mark
Uretsky, Policy Division, International Bureau, (202) 418-1460.

-FCC-

[^1]: The revised list of carriers reflects any corrections to carrier
    names that were incorrect or new names now used by the carriers
    since this public notice was initially released in 1999. This
    corrected list is identical to the list previously released, except
    for name changes that occurred as a result of a divestiture of
    national incumbent operators into regional operators. While the
    Commission's staff attempts to maintain current information as to
    the names of carriers on this list, we encourage interested parties
    to advise the Commission of future name changes that may occur as a
    result of divestiture of national incumbent operators into regional
    operators or for other reasons.

[^2]: *See Review of Commission Consideration of Applications under the
    Cable Landing License Act*, IB Docket No. 00-106, 16 FCC Rcd 22167
    (2001) (*Submarine Cable Landing License Order*).

[^3]: *See Submarine Cable Landing License Order*, Appendix B (Final
    Rules), Section 1.767(g)(5). For cable landing licenses granted
    prior to March 15, 2002, all licensees on a cable may jointly file
    an application with the Commission seeking a modification of the
    license to substitute the new "no special concessions" safeguard for
    the broader prohibition against exclusive arrangements traditionally
    imposed on cable landing licensees. *See Submarine Cable Landing
    License Order*, 16 FCC Rcd at 22184, para. 33.

[^4]: *See* *Submarine Cable Landing License Order*, 16 FCC Rcd at
    22221, Appendix B (Final Rules), Note to Section 1.767 (the terms
    \"affiliated\" and \"foreign carrier,\" as used in this section, are
    defined as in Section 63.09 except that the term \"foreign carrier\"
    also shall include any entity that owns or controls a cable landing
    station in a foreign market).

[^5]: *See Submarine Cable Landing License Order*, 16 FCC Rcd at 22215,
    Appendix B (Final Rules), Note to Section 1.767(g)(5).

[^6]: *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, 14 FCC Rcd 7963 (1999) (*ISP Reform Order)*.

[^7]: *See* *List of Foreign Telecommunications Carriers that Are
    Presumed to Possess Market Power in Foreign Telecommunications
    Markets*, Public Notice, 14 FCC Rcd 7038 (1999) (Public Notice
    issuing initial list of foreign carriers presumed to possess market
    power).

[^8]: *See infra* "Additional carriers included on this list."