[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 84 (Friday, May 1, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 24120-24121]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-11615]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Parts 43, 63, and 64

[IB Docket Nos. 97-142 and 95-22, FCC 97-398]


Foreign Participation in the U.S. Telecommunications Market

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; petitions for reconsideration; corrections.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission published in the Federal 
Register of December 9, 1997, a summary of a Report and Order that it 
adopted on November 25, 1997, that created a new regulatory framework 
for international telecommunications. The Commission inadvertently 
omitted one sentence from a revised section of the rules. This document 
corrects that omission. This document also amends the December 9 
publication to make clear that the Commission's order disposed of 
petitions for reconsideration in a related docket.

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 9, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Douglas A. Klein or Susan O'Connell, International Bureau, (202) 418-
1460.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    1. In FR Doc. No. 97-32013, published in the Federal Register of 
December 9, 1997 (62 FR 64741), the Commission inadvertently omitted a 
sentence from the revised Sec. 63.18(e)(4)(ii)(A). This correction adds 
the necessary sentence. The Commission included this correction in an 
Errata released on January 12, 1998.
    2. The Commission also now wishes to clarify that FR Doc. No. 97-
32013 was also an action disposing of petitions for reconsideration 
filed in IB Docket No. 95-22, Market Entry and Regulation of Foreign-
Affiliated Entities.

Corrections

    In FR Doc. 97-32013, published on December 9, 1997 (62 FR 64741), 
make the following corrections.
    1. On page 64741, in column 2, line 4 of the document is corrected 
to read ``IB Docket Nos. 97-142 and 95-22, FCC 97-398.''

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    2. On page 64741, in column 2, line 9 of the document is corrected 
to read; Final rule; petitions for reconsideration.
    3. On page 64756, in column 2, add the following sentence before 
the final sentence of Sec. 63.18(e)(4)(ii)(A):


Sec. 63.18  Contents of applications for international common carriers.

* * * * *
    (e) * * *
    (4) * * *
    (ii) * * *
    (A) * * * Except as provided in paragraph (e)(4)(ii)(B) of this 
section, any carrier that seeks to provide international switched basic 
services over its authorized private line facilities between the United 
States and a non-WTO Member country for which the Commission has not 
previously authorized the provision of switched services over private 
lines shall demonstrate that settlement rates for at least 50 percent 
of the settled U.S.-billed traffic between the United States and the 
country at the foreign end of the private line are at or below the 
benchmark settlement rate adopted for that country in IB Docket No. 96-
261 and that the country affords resale opportunities equivalent to 
those available under U.S. law.* * *

Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary
[FR Doc. 98-11615 Filed 4-30-98; 8:45 am]
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