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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  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). 


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 *  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  Dominant  Operators 
 Afghanistan:  Cable  Alcao  Kabul  Albania  Albania  Telecom 
 Algeria  Ministre  des  Postes  et  Tlcommunications  (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  tlcommunications  (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  tlcommunications  (ONATEL) 
 Burma  Myanmar  Posts  &  Telecommunications  Burundi  Office  National  des  Tlcommunications  (ONATEL) 
 Cambodia  Directorate  of  Posts  and  Telecommunications  (DPTK)  Cameroon  Socit  des  Tlcommunications  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.  Socit  Centrafricaine  des  Tlcommunications  (SOCATEL) 
 Chad  Socit  des  Tlcommunications  Internationales  du  Tchad  (TIT)  Chile  CTC 
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 China  China  Telecom  Colombia  Empresa  Nacional  de  Telecomunicaciones 
 Comoros  Socit  Nationale  des  Postes  et  Tlcommunications  (SNPT)  Congo  Office  National  des  Postes  et  des  Tlcommunications  (ONPT) 
 Costa  Rica  Instituto  Costariccense  de  Electicidad  (ICE)  Cte  d'Ivoire  Socit  Cte  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  Tlcommunications  (OCPT)  Denmark  Tele  Danmark  A/  S 
 Djibouti  Socit  Telecom  International  (STID)  Dominica  Telecommunications  of  Dominica 
 Dominican  Republic  Compaa  Dominicana  de  Telfonos  (CODETEL)  Ecuador  Emetel 
 Andinatel  Pacifictel 
 Egypt  Egypt  Telecom  El  Salvador  Compaa  de  Telecomunicaciones  de  El  Salvador 
 Equatorial  Guinea  La  Sociedad  Anonima  de  Telecomunicaciones  de  la  Republica  de  Eritrea  Telecommunications  Services  of  Eritrea  (TSE) 
 Estonia  Estonian  Telephone  Company  Ethiopia  Ethipian  Telecommunications  Corporation  (ETC) 
 Finland  Sonera  Ltd.  France  France  Tlcom 
 Gabon  Tlcommunications  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  Socit  des  Tlcommunications  de  Guine  (SOTELGUI)  Guinea-  Bissau  Companhia  de  Telecomunicaoes  da  Guin-  Bissau,  sarl  (Guin- 
 Guyana  Guyana  Telephone  and  Telegraph  Ltd.  Haiti  Telecommunications  d'Haiti  S.  A.  M. 
 Holy  See  (Vatican  City)  Telecom  Italia  Honduras  Empresa  Hondurea  de  Telecomunicaciones 
 Hong  Kong  Hong  Kong  Telecom  Hungary  Hungarian  Telecommunication  Co.  (MATAV) 
 Iceland  Landssiminn  India  Videsh  Sanchar  Nigam  Limited  (VSNL) 
 Indonesia  PT  Indosat 
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 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  Socit  des  Tlcommunications  du  Mali  (SOTELMA) 
 Malta  Telemalta  Corporation  Marshall  Islands  National  Telecommunications  Authority 
 Mauitania  Office  des  postes  et  des  tlcommunications  (OPT)  Mauritius  Mauritius  Telecom  Limited 
 Mayotte  France  Tlcom  Mexico  Telefonos  de  Mexico  (TelMex) 
 Micronesia  FSM  Telecommunications  Moldova  Moldtelecom 
 Monaco  France  Tlcom  Mongolia  Mongolia  Telecommunications  Company 
 Morocco  Itissalat  Al  Maghrib  Mozambique  Telecomunicaoes  de  Moambique 
 Namibia  Telecom  Namibia 
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 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  Socit  nigrinne  des  tlcommunications  (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  Telefnica  del  Peru  Philippines  Philippines  Long  Distance  Telephone  Company  (PLDT) 
 Poland  Telekomunikacja  Polska  S.  A.  Portugal  Portugal  Telecom  S.  A. 
 Qatar  Qatar  Public  Telecommunications  Corporation  Runion  France  Tlcom 
 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  Tom  &  Principe  Companhia  Santomense  de  Telecomunicaes,  s.  a.  r.  l.  (CST) 
 Saudi  Arabia  Saudi  Telecommunications  Company  Senegal  Socit  Nationale  des  Tlcommunications  du  Sngal  (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  Telefnica 
 Sri  Lanka  Sri  Lanka  Telecom  Sudan  Sudan  Telecommunications  Company  Ltd.  (Sudatel) 
 Suriname  Telesur 
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 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  Socit  des  Tlcommunications  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  Administracin  Nacional  de  Telecomunicationes  Uzbekistan  Halqaro  Telecom 
 Vanuatu  Vanuatu  Telecom  Venezuela  Compaa  Annima  Nacional  Telfonos  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: 
 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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