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**Released: January26, 2007**

**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
Federal Communications Commission's "List of Foreign Telecommunications
Carriers that Are Presumed to Possess Market Power in Foreign
Telecommunications Markets." The revised list updates changes in the
names of dominant carriers on several routes, and also adds St. Maarten
to the list of destination markets and SMITCOMS, N.V. as a carrier
presumed to possess market power in St. Maarten.[^1] The Bureau last
reissued the list in 2004.[^2]

The Commission first adopted its list of foreign carriers that are
presumed to possess market power in the *1999* *ISP Reform Order*
proceeding.[^3] 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 at the foreign end
of the international route conform to the Commission's International
Settlements Policy (ISP).[^4] The Commission's rules presume 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.[^5] The Commission created a
list of foreign carriers that do not qualify for this presumption as a
mechanism to ensure that U.S.-international carriers are precluded from
exchanging traffic outside of the ISP with carriers on the list.[^6] In
addition, the Commission's rules identified below preclude
U.S.-authorized carriers from agreeing to accept special concessions
from carriers on the list unless otherwise allowed under the
Commission\'s rules.

The list, as now revised, continues to apply for purposes of
implementing the following Commission rules: Sections 1.767(g)(5)
(involving the prohibition on cable landing licensees agreeing to accept
special concessions);[^7] 43.51(b) (involving reporting contracts and
concessions); 63.14 (involving the prohibition on telecommunications
carriers agreeing to accept special concessions); 63.23(d) (involving
the provision of switched basic services over authorized resold private
lines); and 64.1002 (involving the international settlements policy),
which the Commission adopted in the *2004 ISP Reform Order*.[^8]

The revised list is based on publicly available information, compiled
from official sources, including the International Telecommunication
Union.[^9] The list of "Foreign Carriers with Market Power" 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.[^10]

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 U.S. international carriers) or
63.18 (contents of applications for international common carriers). The
list below will be posted on the International Bureau's website at
http://www.fcc.gov/ib.

**[Destination Market]{.underline} [Foreign Carriers with Market
Power]{.underline}**

Afghanistan Ministry of Communications

Albania Albtelecom

Algeria Algeria Telecom

Angola Angola Telecom

Anguilla Cable & Wireless (Anguilla) Limited

Antigua and Barbuda Cable & Wireless (Antigua) Limited

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

Armenia Armentel

Ascension Island Cable & Wireless (Ascension Islands)

Australia Telstra Corporation

Austria Telekom Austria

Azerbaijan Aztelecom

Bahamas Bahamas Telecommunications Corporation (BTC)

Bahrain Bahrain Telecommunications Company (BATELCO)

Bangladesh Bangladesh Telegraph & Telephone Board

Barbados Barbados External Telecommunications Ltd. (BET)

Belarus Beltelecom

Belgium Belgacom

Belize Belize Telecommunications Ltd. (BTL)

Benin Office des postes et télécommunications (OPT)

Bermuda Cable & Wireless Bermuda

Bhutan Bhutan Telecom

Bolivia Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones S.A.

Bosnia and Herzegovina BH Telecom

Botswana Botswana Telecommunications Corporation (BTC)

Brazil Embratel

British Virgin Islands Cable & Wireless (West Indies) Limited

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 S.A.

Cayman Islands Cable & Wireless (Cayman Islands) Limited

Central African Rep. Société Centrafricaine des Télécommunications
(SOCATEL)

Chad Société des Télécommunications Internationales du Tchad

(TIT)

Chile Telefonica Chile

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 Côte d\'Ivoire-TELECOM (CI-TELECOM)

Croatia Hrvatsi Telecom (HT)

Cuba Empresa Telecomunicaciones de Cuba S.A. (ETECSA)

Cyprus Cyprus Telecommunications Authority

Czech Rep. Telefónica O2 Czech Republic

Dem. Rep. of Congo Office Congolais des Postes et des Télécommunications

(OCPT)

Denmark Tele Danmark A/S

Diego Garcia Cable & Wireless

Djibouti Djibouti Telecom

Dominica Cable & Wireless (Dominica)

Dominican Republic Verizon Dominicana

Ecuador 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 (GETESA)

Eritrea Telecommunications Services of Eritrea (ERITEL)

Estonia Elion Telephone Company

Ethiopia Ethiopian Telecommunications Corporation (ETC)

Falkland Islands Cable & Wireless Falkland Islands

Fiji Cable & Wireless Fiji

Finland TeliaSonera

France France Telecom

Gabon Gabon Telecom

Gambia Gambia Telecommunications Company, Ltd. (GAMTEL)

Georgia Sakartvelos Telekomi (Telecom Georgia)

Germany Deutsche Telekom

Ghana Ghana Telecommunications Company

Greece Hellenic Telecommunications Organization (OTE)

Grenada Cable & Wireless (Grenada)

Guatemala Telecomunicaciones de Guatemala (Telgua)

Guernsey Cable & Wireless Guernsey Ltd

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 HaiTel

Holy See (Vatican City) Telecom Italia

Honduras Empresa Hondureña de Telecomunicaciones (HONDUTEL)

Hong Kong Pacific Century CyberWorks HKT

Hungary Magyar Telekom

Iceland Siminn (Iceland Telecom)

India Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited (VSNL)

Indonesia PT Indosat

Iran Telecommunications Company of Iran

Iraq Ministry of Telecommunications

Ireland eircom

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

Laos Lao 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 Liechtenstein TeleNet

Lithuania Lithuanian Telekom

Luxembourg Luxembourg PTT

Macau CTM

Macedonia Makedonski Telecom (MT)

Madagascar Telecom Malagasy (TELMA)

Malawi Malawi Telecommunications Limited

Malaysia Telecom Malaysia

Maldives DHIRAAGU

Mali Société des Télécommunications du Mali (SOTELMA)

Malta Maltacom

Marshall Islands National Telecommunications Authority

Mauritania Mauritel

Mauritius Mauritius Telecom Limited

Mayotte France Telecom

Mexico Telefonos de Mexico (TelMex)

Micronesia FSM Telecommunications

Moldova Moldtelecom

Monaco France Telecom

Mongolia Mongolia Telecommunications Company

Monserrat Cable & Wireless (West Indies) Limited

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 Telecommunications Limited

Norway Telenor

Oman General Telecommunications Organization (GTO)

Pakistan Pakistan Telecommunications

Palau Palau National Communications Corporation (PNCC)

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

Panama Cable & Wireless Panama

Papua New Guinea Post & Telecommunications Corporation

Paraguay COPACO

Peru Telefónica del Peru

Philippines Philippines Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT)

Poland Telekomunikacja Polska S.A.

Portugal Portugal Telecom

Qatar Qatar Public Telecommunications Corporation

Réunion France Telecom

Romania Romtelecom

Russia Syazinvest

Rwanda Rwandatel S.A. (RWANDATEL)

St. Helena Cable & Wireless (St. Helena)

St. Kitts and Nevis Cable & Wireless

St. Lucia Cable & Wireless (St. Lucia)

St. Maarten Sint Maarten International Telecommunications Services
Limited (SMITCOMS, N.V.)

St. Vincent and the Grenadines Cable & Wireless (St. Vincent and the
Grenadines)

Sakhalin Sakhalin Telecom Limited

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 (Somtel)

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 Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago
(TSTT)

Tunisia Tunisie Telecom

Turks and Caicos Cable & Wireless (Turks and Caicos) Limited

Turkey Turk Telekomunikasyon

Turkmenistan Turkmentelecom

Tuvalu Ministry of Labor, Works and Communications

Uganda Uganda Telecommunications Limited (UTL)

Ukraine Ukrtelecom

United Arab Emirates The Emirates Telecommunications Corp. Ltd.
(Etisalat)

United Kingdom British Telecom

Uruguay Administración Nacional de Telecomunicationes (ANTEL)

Uzbekistan Uzbektelecom

Vanuatu Vanuatu Telecom

Venezuela Compañía Anónima Nacional Teléfonos de Venezuela (CANTV)

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 David Strickland or Mark
Uretsky, Policy Division, International Bureau, (202) 418-1460.

-FCC-

[^1]: The Commission directed the International Bureau to issue an
    amended *List of Foreign Telecommunications Carriers that are
    Presumed to Possess Market Power in Foreign Telecommunications
    Markets* to add St. Maarten to the list of destination markets and
    SMITCOMS, N.V. as a carrier presumed to possess market power in St.
    Maarten because SMITCOMS failed to demonstrate that its parent,
    SMITCOMS, N.V., will lack market power in relevant input markets in
    St. Maarten that are necessary to land, connect and operate the
    SMPR-1 cable system. *See* *St. Maarten International Communications
    Services, Inc. Application for Review of Application for a License
    to Land and Operate a Fiber Optic Submarine Cable System Between San
    Juan, Puerto Rico, and St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles*, Order on
    Review, 20 FCC Rcd 18732 (2005).

[^2]: *See List of Foreign Carriers that Are Presumed to Possess Market
    Power in Foreign Telecommunications Markets*, Declaratory Ruling, DA
    04-1584 19 FCC Rcd 20385 (Int'l Bureau 2004). The Commission has
    delegated the authority to administer and enforce the policies and
    rules on international settlements under part 64 of the Commission's
    rules. 47 C.F.R. § 0.261(a)(8). *See The International Bureau
    Revises and Reissues the Commission's List of Foreign
    Telecommunications Carriers That Are Presumed to Possess Market
    Power in Foreign Telecommunications Market*, Public Notice, DA
    03-181218 FCC Rcd 11073 (Int'l Bureau 2003); *List of Foreign
    Telecommunications Carriers that Are Presumed to Possess Market
    Power in Foreign Telecommunications Market*s, Declaratory Ruling, DA
    04-970, 19 FCC Rcd 6331 (Int'l Bureau 2004).

[^3]: *1998 Biennial Regulatory Review -- Reform of the International
    Settlements Policy and Associated Filing Requirements,* IB Docket
    No. 98-198 and CC Docket No. 90-337, Report and Order and Order on
    Reconsideration, 14 FCC Rcd 7963 (1999) (*1999 ISP Reform Order*).

[^4]: The ISP is a Commission policy established to govern how U.S.
    carriers negotiate with foreign carriers for the exchange of
    international traffic. The ISP currently applies when U.S. carriers
    negotiate the exchange of traffic with foreign carriers that have
    market power on to those international routes that are not
    "benchmark" compliant. *International Settlements Policy Reform,
    International Settlement Rates*, IB Docket Nos. 02-324 and 96-261,
    First Report and Order, 19 FCC Rcd 5709 (2004) (*2004 ISP Reform
    Order*); *see also* "Routes Still Subject to the International
    Settlements Policy (ISP)"
    (http://www.fcc.gov/ib/pd/pf/isp_nom_excempt.html). The ISP is
    intended to prevent foreign carriers with market power from
    discriminating or taking other anticompetitive actions against
    competing U.S. carriers as a strategy to obtain pricing concessions
    regarding the exchange of international traffic. Specifically, the
    ISP requires that: (1) all U.S. carriers must be offered the same
    effective accounting rate and same effective date for the rate
    ("nondiscrimination"); (2) all U.S. carriers are entitled to a
    proportionate share of U.S.-inbound, or return traffic based upon
    their proportion of U.S.-outbound traffic ("proportionate return");
    and (3) the accounting rate is divided evenly 50-50 between U.S. and
    foreign carriers for U.S.-inbound and outbound traffic so that
    inbound and outbound settlement rates are identical ("symmetrical
    settlement rates").

[^5]: 47 C.F.R. 63.10 (a) (3) and 43.51 note 3. *See also Policies on
    Foreign Participation in the U.S. Telecommunications Market,* Report
    and Order and Order on Reconsideration, IB Docket Nos. 97-142 and
    95-22, FCC 97-398, 12 FCC Rcd 23891 at 23959, ¶¶ 161 (1997)
    (*Foreign Participation Order).*

[^6]: *1999 ISP Reform Order*, 14 FCC Rcd at 7778-7981, ¶¶ 42-49; *see*
    *also List of Foreign Telecommunications Carriers that Are Presumed
    to Possess Market Power in Foreign Telecommunications Markets*,
    Public Notice, 14 FCC Rcd 7038 (1999) (issuing initial list of
    foreign carriers presumed to possess market power).

[^7]: *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*).

[^8]: *2004 ISP Reform Order* 19 FCC Rcd at 5735-5736, ¶¶ 55-62.

[^9]: 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 on future name changes
    that may occur as a result of divestiture of national incumbent
    operators into regional operators or for other reasons.

[^10]: *See infra* "Additional carriers included on this list."