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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission 
 445  12th  St.,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554 
 DA  04-  3905  December  14,  2004 
 U.  S.-  ANGOLA  ROUTE  EXEMPTED  FROM  THE  INTERNATIONAL  SETTLEMENTS  POLICY 
 IB  Docket  Nos.  02-  324,  96-  261 
 By  the  Chief,  Policy  Division,  International  Bureau: 
 The  U.  S.-  Angola  route  is  hereby  exempted  from  the  International  Settlements  Policy  (ISP)  pursuant  to  the  ISP  Reform  First  Report  and  Order  and  sections  0.51  and  0.261  of  the 
 Commissions  rules.  1 
 On  March  30,  2004,  the  Commission  released  the  ISP  Reform  Order  that  revised  its  policy  and  rules  to  remove  the  International  Settlements  Policy  from  benchmark-  compliant 
 routes.  In  the  Order,  the  Commission  identified  ninety-  six  routes  that  clearly  qualified  for  exemption  from  the  ISP  pursuant  to  the  new  rules.  2  The  Commission  also  identified  seventy-seven 
 routes,  including  Angola,  that  were  believed  to  be  benchmark-  compliant,  3  but  provided  interested  parties  with  the  opportunity  to  comment  on  those  routes.  4 


 On  August  31,  2004,  after  reviewing  the  comments  and  the  settlement  agreements  on  file  at  the  Commission,  the  International  Bureau  issued  a  Public  Notice  lifting  the  ISP  on  twenty-  six 
 additional  routes  for  which  there  were  current  benchmark  rates  on  file  pursuant  to  section  64.1001  the  Commissions  rules,  and  for  which  no  party  raised  concerns.  5 


 1  See  International  Settlements  Policy  Reform:  International  Settlement  Rates,  IB  Docket  Nos.  02-  324  and  96-  21, 
 First  Report  and  Order,  FCC  04-  53,  (rel.  March  30,  2004)  (ISP  Reform  Order);  47  C.  F.  R.    0.51,  0.261.  2  See  ISP  Reform  Order  at  Appendix  D. 
 3  See  ISP  Reform  Order  at  Appendix  E. 
 4  The  ISP  Reform  Order  became  effective  on  May  28,  2004.  On  that  date,  the  International  Bureau  issued  a 


 public  notice  setting  the  notice  and  comment  dates  for  the  list  of  routes  believed  to  be  benchmark-  compliant.  Several  parties  filed  comments  and  replies. 
 5  See  47  C.  F.  R.    64.1001. 
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 On  November  4,  2004,  the  International  Bureau  issued  a  public  notice  that  exempted  forty  routes  from  the  ISP  after  receiving  certification  that  at  least  one  U.  S.  carrier  had  negotiated 
 benchmark-  compliant  rates.  6  On  December  8,  2004,  AT&  T  certified  that  it  had  negotiated  current  benchmark-  compliant  rates  on  the  U.  S.-  Angola  route.  7  Accordingly,  we  lift  the  ISP  from 
 the  U.  S.-  Angola  route.  A  complete  list  of  routes  that  now  are  exempt  from  the  ISP  is  set  forth  in  Attachment  A. 


 Copies  of  this  Notice,  status  reports,  Order,  and  pleadings  are  available  electronically  on  the  Commissions  web  site  at  www.  fcc.  gov. 
 Petitions  for  reconsideration  under  section  1.106  or  applications  for  review  under  section  1.115  of  the  Commissions  rules  may  be  filed  within  thirty  days  of  this  public  notice  (see  section 
 1.4(  b)(  2)).  8 
 For  additional  information,  please  contact  Kimberly  Cook,  Policy  Division,  International  Bureau,  (202)  418-  7532,  Claudia  Fox,  Policy  Division,  International  Bureau,  (202)  418-  1460,  or 
 James  Ball,  Chief,  Policy  Division,  International  Bureau,  (202)  418-  1460. 
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 6  See  Additional  U.  S-  International  Routes  Exempted  from  the  International  Settlements  Policy,  Public  Notice, 
 DA  04-  3518  (rel.  November  4,  2004).  7  See  Letter  from  James  J.  R.  Talbot,  Senior  Attorney,  AT&  T,  to  Marlene  Dortch,  Secretary,  Federal 


 Communications  Commission,  IB  Docket  Nos.  02-  324,  96-  261  (filed  December  8,  2004).  8  See  47  C.  F.  R.    1.106,  1.115,  1.4(  b)(  2). 
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 Attachment  A 
 Complete  List  Of  Routes  Currently  Exempt  From  the  ISP  No.  Country  No.  Country 
 1  Albania  82  Jordan  2  Algeria  83  Kazakhstan 
 3  Angola  84  Korea,  South  4  Anguilla  85  Kuwait 
 5  Armenia  86  Latvia  6  Antigua  and  Barbuda  87  Lebanon 
 7  Argentina  88  Liberia  8  Aruba  89  Libya 
 9  Australia  90  Liechtenstein  10  Austria  91  Lithuania 
 11  Azerbaijan  92  Luxembourg  12  Bahamas  93  Macau 
 13  Bahrain  94  Macedonia  FDR  (included  in  Serbia)  14  Bangladesh  95  Malawi 
 15  Barbados  96  Malaysia  16  Belarus  97  Mali 
 17  Belgium  98  Malta  18  Belize  99  Mauritius 
 19  Benin  100  Mayotte  20  Bermuda  101  Mexico 
 21  Bolivia  102  Moldova  22  Bosnia  and  Herzegovina  103  Monaco  (included  in  France) 
 23  Botswana  104  Mongolia  24  Brazil  105  Montserrat 
 25  Brunei  106  Morocco  26  Bulgaria  107  Mozambique 
 27  Burkina  108  Namibia  28  Cameroon  109  Nepal 
 29  Canada  110  Netherlands  30  Cape  Verde  111  Netherlands  Antilles 
 31  Cayman  Islands  112  New  Caledonia  32  Chile  113  New  Zealand 
 33  China  114  Nicaragua  34  Colombia  115  Nigeria 
 35  Congo  116  Norway  36  Costa  Rica  117  Oman 
 37  Cote  dIvoire  118  Pakistan  38  Croatia  119  Panama 
 39  Cyprus  120  Paraguay  40  Czech  Republic  121  Peru 
 41  Denmark  122  Poland  42  Dominica  123  Portugal 
 43  Dominican  Republic  124  Qatar  44  Ecuador  125  Reunion 
 45  Egypt  126  Romania  46  El  Salvador  127  Russia 
 47  Equatorial  Guinea  128  Saint  Kitts  and  Nevis 
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 Complete  List  Of  Routes  Currently  Exempt  From  the  ISP  No.  Country  No.  Country 
 48  Eritrea  (included  in  Ethiopia)  129  Saint  Lucia  49  Estonia  130  Saint  Vincent  and  the  Grenadines 
 50  Ethiopia  131  Saudi  Arabia  51  Faroe  Islands  (included  in  Denmark)  132  Senegal 
 52  Fiji  133  Serbia  53  Finland  134  Singapore 
 54  France  135  Slovakia  55  French  Guiana  136  Slovenia 
 56  French  Overseas  Dept.  (Martinique)  137  South  Africa  57  French  Polynesia  138  Spain 
 58  Gabon  139  Sri  Lanka  59  Gambia,  The  140  Sudan 
 60  Georgia  141  Suriname  61  Germany  142  Swaziland 
 62  Ghana  143  Sweden  63  Greece  144  Switzerland 
 64  Grenada  145  Taiwan  65  Guadeloupe  146  Tanzania 
 66  Guatemala  147  Thailand  67  Guinea  148  Tonga 
 68  Guyana  149  Trinidad  and  Tobago  69  Haiti  150  Tunisia 
 70  Honduras  151  Turkey  71  Hong  Kong  152  Turks  and  Caicos  Islands 
 72  Hungary  153  Uganda  73  Iceland  154  Ukraine 
 74  India  155  United  Arab  Emirates  75  Indonesia  156  United  Kingdom 
 76  Iran  157  Uruguay  77  Ireland  158  Uzbekistan 
 78  Israel  159  Venezuela  79  Italy  160  Virgin  Islands,  British 
 80  Jamaica  161  Yemen  81  Japan  162  Zambia 
 163  Zimbabwe 
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