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File how2ftp (.txt & .wp) is in directory /pub/Bureaus/Miscellaneous/Public_Notices/ ***************************************************************** ******** $// O&A, Terralink, Intl Ext of Lines, DA-96-512//$ $/ 63.01 Contents of Applications/$ $/300.214 Extension of Lines/$ Before the FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of ) ) TERRALINK COMMUNICATIONS, LTD. ) ) Application for authority to ) File No. I-T-C-96-007 acquire and operate facilities ) for service to various overseas ) points. ) ORDER, AUTHORIZATION AND CERTIFICATE Adopted: March 29, 1996 Released: April 9, 1996 By the Chief, Telecommunications Division: 1. Upon consideration of the above-captioned uncontested application, filed pursuant to Section 214 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that the present and future public convenience and necessity require a partial grant thereof. 2. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that application File No. I-T-C-96-007 IS GRANTED IN PART, and Terralink Communications, Ltd. (TLC) is authorized to: a. establish channels of communication between appropriately licensed U.S. earth stations and INTELSAT satellites, for provision of Intelsat Business Services (IBS), International Television Service and Datanet Service between the United States and the international points listed in Comsat's tariffs for the space segment of these services; b. lease from Comsat and operate the satellite circuits specified in Appendix A, between appropriately licensed U.S. earth stations and INTELSAT Atlantic and Pacific Ocean Region satellites, connecting with similar facilities between the satellites and the overseas points listed in Appendix A, furnished by its correspondents; c. lease from PanAmerican Satellite Corp. (PAS) and operate the satellite circuits specified in Appendix B, between appropriately licensed U.S. earth stations and the PAS-1, PAS- 2 and PAS-4 satellites, connecting with similar circuits between the satellites and the overseas points listed in Appendix B, furnished by its correspondents; d. lease from the Columbia/TDRSS International Satellite System (TDRSS) and operate the satellite circuits specified in Appendix C, between appropriately licensed U.S. earth stations and the TDRS-41 and TDRS-174 satellites, connecting with similar circuits between the satellites and the overseas points listed in Appendix C, furnished by its correspondents; e. lease from Orion Satellite Corporation (Orion) and operate the satellite circuits specified in Appendix D, between appropriately licensed U.S. earth stations and the Orion F1 satellite, connecting with similar circuits between the satellite and the overseas points listed in Appendix D, furnished by its correspondents; f. lease and operate any necessary domestic connecting facilities; g. lease a one-half interest in and operate any necessary overseas connecting facilities; h. use the facilities in b, c, d, e, f, and g, above, to provide regularly authorized services, including switched voice and data and private line services, between the United States and the points listed in the Appendices; i. establish channels of communications between appropriately licensed U.S. earth stations and U.S. domestic satellites (also Anik satellites for service to Canada, and Mexican domestic satellites for service to Mexico), for provision of authorized transborder services between the United States and the points listed in Appendix E; 3. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, pursuant to applicant's letter of March 22, 1996, that the Commission defers action on applicant's request for authority to use the ANIK satellite system for service to Canada 4. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that our authorization of TLC to provide private lines as part of its authorized services is limited to the provision of such private lines only between the United States and the countries listed in the Appendices -- that is, private lines which originate in the United States and terminate in one of the countries listed in the Appendices or which originate in one of the countries listed in the Appendices and terminate in the United States. In addition, TLC may not -- and TLC's tariff must state that its customers may not -- connect private lines provided over these facilities to the public switched network at either the U.S. or foreign end, or both, for the provision of international switched basic services, unless authorized to do so by the Commission upon a finding that the destination country affords resale opportunities equivalent to those available under U.S. law, in accordance with Foreign Carrier Entry Order, FCC No. 95-475 (released November 30, 1995). The limitations in this paragraph are subject to the exceptions contained in Sections 63.01(k)(6)(i) and 63.17 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. 63.01(k)(6)(i) and 63.17. See also Cable & Wireless, et al., DA-96-17, released January 16, 1996, para. 36. 5. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the applicant shall file copies of any operating agreements entered into with its foreign correspondents with the Commission within 30 days of their execution, and shall otherwise comply with the filing requirements contained in Section 43.51 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. 43.51. 6. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the applicant shall file a tariff pursuant to Section 203 of the Communications Act, 47 U.S.C. 203 and Part 61 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. Part 61, for the services authorized in this Order. 7. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the applicant shall file the annual reports of overseas telecommunications traffic required by Section 43.61 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. 43.61. ` 8. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the applicant shall file annual circuit status reports in accordance with the requirements set forth in Rules for Filing of International Circuit Status Reports, CC Docket No. 93-157, Report and Order, 10 FCC Rcd 8605 (1995). 9. The Commission retains jurisdiction over this matter to reallocate circuits in the satellite system among the various international common carriers and other authorized users as required to ensure nondiscriminatory use of, and equitable access to, the communications satellite system. 10. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the applicant shall file a separate Section 214 application for any additional circuits it seeks to operate via the PAS-1, PAS-2, PAS-4, TDRS-41, TDRS-174 or Orion F1 satellites. 11. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the number of circuits authorized herein for the provision of services via separate satellite systems is subject to limitations on the number of circuits specified under the separate systems policy and applicable consultations under Article XIV(d) of the INTELSAT Agreement. 12. This Order is issued under Section 0.261 of the Commission's Rules and is effective upon adoption. Petitions for reconsideration under Section 1.106 or applications for review under Section 1.115 of the Commission's Rules may be filed within 30 days of the date of public notice of this Order (see Section 1.4(b)(2)). FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Diane J. Cornell Chief, Telecommunications Division International Bureau APPENDIX A Countries To Be Served Via Intelsat Up to one hundred 64 Kbps voice-grade circuits between the United States and each of the countries listed: Afghanistan Gabon Netherlands Algeria Ghana New Zealand Angola Greece Nicaragua Argentina Guatemala Niger Armenia Guinea Nigeria Australia Haiti Norway Austria Honduras Oman Azerbaijan Hungary Pakistan Bahamas Iceland Panama Bahrain India Papua New Guinea Bangladesh Indonesia Paraguay Barbados Iran, Islamic Peru Belgium Republic of Philippines Benin Iraq Poland Bhutan Ireland Portugal Bolivia Israel Qatar Bosnia-Herzegovina Italy Romania Botswana Jamaica Russian Federation Brazil Japan Rwanda Brunei Darussalam Jordan Saudi Arabia Burkina Faso Kazakhstan Senegal Cameroon Kenya Serbia & Montenegro Canada Korea, Republic of Singapore Cape Verde Kuwait Somalia Central African Republic Kyrgyzstan Slovenia Chad Lebanon South Africa Chile Libya Spain China, People's Liechtenstein Sri Lanka Republic of Luxembourg Sudan Columbia Macedonia, FYRO Swaziland Congo Madagascar Sweden Costa Rica Malawi Switzerland Cote d'Ivoire Malaysia Syria Croatia Mali Tanzania Cyprus Malta Thailand Czech Republic Mauritania Togo Denmark Mauritius Trinidad Dominican Republic Mexico Tunisia Ecuador Micronesia Turkey Egypt Monaco Uganda El Salvador Morocco United Arab Emirates Ethiopia Mozambique United Kingdom Fiji Namibia Uruguay Finland Nepal Vatican City State France Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Zaire Zambia Zimbabwe APPENDIX B Countries To Be Served Via PAS-1 Up to ten 64 Kbps non-interconnected voice-grade circuits between the United States and each of the countries listed below without an asterisk and up to 1.544 Mbps non-interconnected voice-grade circuitry between the United States and the country listed below with an asterisk: Ku-band Countries Anguilla Italy Austria Luxembourg Azerbaijan Monaco Bahamas Montserrat Belgium Netherlands Bermuda Portugal Bosnia-Herzegovina* Romania British Virgin Is. Russian Fed. Cayman Islands Serbia & Montenegro Croatia Slovenia Czech Republic Spain Denmark Sweden France Switzerland Germany Turks & Caicos Is. Greece United Kingdom Ireland Macedonia, FYRO C-band Countries Anguilla Guatemala Argentina Haiti Aruba Honduras Bahamas Jamaica Barbados Mexico Bermuda Montserrat Bolivia Netherlands Antilles Brazil Panama British Virgin Is. Paraguay Cayman Islands Peru Chile Trinidad and Tobago Colombia Turks & Caicos Is. Costa Rica Uruguay Dominican Rep. Venezuela Ecuador Up to six 64 Kbps interconnected voice-grade circuits between the United States and each of the countries listed below without an asterisk and up to 1.544 Mbps interconnected voice-grade circuitry between the United States and the country listed below with an asterisk: Ku-band Countries C-band Countries Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahamas Costa Rica Bosnia-Herzegovina* Dominican Republic Czech Republic Netherlands Antilles Portugal Panama Romania Peru Russian Fed. Serbia & Montenegro United Kingdom Macedonia, FYRO Countries To Be Served Via PAS-2 Up to ten 64 Kbps non-interconnected voice-grade circuits between the United States and the following country: United Kingdom Up to six 64 Kbps interconnected voice-grade circuits between the United States and the following country: United Kingdom Countries To Be Served Via PAS-4 Up to ten 64 Kbps non-interconnected voice-grade circuits between the United States and each of the countries listed below: Australia Hong Kong New Zealand Up to six 64 Kbps interconnected voice-grade circuits between the Untied States and the following countries: Australia Hong Kong New Zealand APPENDIX C Countries To Be Served Via Columbia's TDRSS Up to ten 64 Kbps non-interconnected voice-grade circuits between the United States and each of the countries listed below without an asterisk and up to 1.544 Mbps non-interconnected voice-grade circuitry between the United States and the country listed below with an asterisk: TDRSS-41 TDRSS-174 Austria Canada Bahamas Hong Kong Belgium Japan Bosnia-Herzegovina* Philippines Denmark Republic of Korea Finland France Germany Ireland Israel Jamaica Liechtenstein Luxembourg Mexico Netherlands Portugal Serbia & Montenegro Sweden Switzerland Turkey United Kingdom Macedonia, FYRO Up to six 64 Kbps interconnected voice-grade circuits between the United States and the countries listed below without an asterisk and up to 1.544 Mbps interconnected voice-grade circuitry between the United States and the country listed below with an asterisk: TDRSS-41 TDRSS-174 Germany Hong Kong Bosnia-Herzegovina* Serbia & Montenegro United Kingdom Macedonia, FYRO APPENDIX D Countries To Be Served Via The Orion F1 Satellite Up to six 64 Kbps interconnected voice-grade circuits between the United States and each of the countries listed below without an asterisk and up to 1.544 Mbps interconnected voice-grade circuitry between the United States and the country listed below with an asterisk: Bosnia-Herzegovina* Germany Ireland The Netherlands Poland Sweden Up to ten 64 Kbps non-interconnected voice-grade circuits between the United States and each of the countries listed below without an asterisk and up to 1.544 Mbps non-interconnected voice-grade circuitry between the United States and the country listed below with an asterisk: Austria Norway Belgium Poland Bosnia-Herzegovina* Serbia & Montenegro Denmark Sweden France The Netherlands Germany United Kingdom Ireland Macedonia, FYRO Italy Luxembourg APPENDIX E Countries To Be Served Via Authorized U.S. Domestic Satellites, Mexican Morelos (and Solidaridad) Satellites and ANIK Satellites Anguilla Domestic Satellites Antigua and Barbuda Domestic Satellites Argentina Domestic Satellites Bahamas Domestic Satellites Barbados Domestic Satellites Belize Domestic Satellites Bermuda Domestic Satellites British Virgin Islands Domestic Satellites Canada Domestic Satellites Cayman Islands Domestic Satellites Chile Domestic Satellites Columbia Domestic Satellites Dominica Domestic Satellites Ecuador Domestic Satellites El Salvador Domestic Satellites French Guiana Domestic Satellites Grenada Domestic Satellites Grenadines Domestic Satellites Guyana Domestic Satellites Mexico Domestic Satellites Morelos and Solidaridad Montserrat Domestic Satellites Netherlands Antilles Domestic Satellites Nicaragua Domestic Satellites Panama Domestic Satellites Paraguay Domestic Satellites Peru Domestic Satellites St. Kitts & Nevis Domestic Satellites St. Lucia Domestic Satellites St. Vincent Domestic Satellites Suriname Domestic Satellites Turks & Caicos Domestic Satellites Uruguay Domestic Satellites Venezuela Domestic Satellites