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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of ) File No. EB 01-IH-0035
) TRS Company Code: 819100
PTT Telekom, Inc. ) NAL/Acct. No.
200132080025
FORFEITURE ORDER
Adopted: June 13, 2001 Released: June 15,
2001
By the Commission:
1. In this Forfeiture Order, we find that PTT Telekom,
Inc. (``PTT'') has violated 47 U.S.C. § 254(d) and 47 C.F.R.
§ 54.706 by willfully and repeatedly failing to make
required contributions to universal service support
programs. We conclude that PTT is liable for a forfeiture
in the amount of one hundred thirty-seven thousand dollars
($137,000), the amount proposed in the Notice of Apparent
Liability (``NAL'') in this matter.1
2. On March 29, 2001, the Commission issued the NAL to
PTT. We issued the NAL because it appeared that PTT has
never submitted its required universal service contributions
and owes more than $925,000 to universal service funds.
Pursuant to paragraph 15 of the NAL, we sent the NAL by
certified mail to PTT and to its registered agent. Although
the return receipts reflect that the registered agent
received the NAL on April 2, 2001, and that PTT received the
NAL on April 9, 2001, we have not received a response or
payment of the proposed forfeiture. Having received nothing
that would undermine the factual findings described in the
NAL, we conclude that the violations as described occurred
and that the proposed forfeiture should issue.
3. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED THAT, pursuant to 47
U.S.C. § 503(b) and 47 C.F.R. § 1.80(f)(4), PTT Telekom,
Inc. is LIABLE FOR A FORFEITURE in the amount of one hundred
thirty-seven thousand dollars ($137,000) for willfully and
repeatedly violating 47 U.S.C. § 254(d) and 47 C.F.R. §
54.706.
4. Payment of the forfeiture shall be made in the
manner provided for in 47 C.F.R. § 1.80 within thirty days
of the release of this Forfeiture Order. If the forfeiture
is not paid within the period specified, the case may be
referred to the Department of Justice for collection
pursuant to 47 U.S.C. § 504(a). PTT Telekom, Inc. may pay
the forfeiture by mailing a check or money order, payable to
the order of the Federal Communications Commission, to the
Forfeiture Collection Section, Finance Branch, Federal
Communications Commission, P.O. Box 73482, Chicago, Illinois
60673-7482. The payment should note the NAL/Acct. No.
referenced above. A request for payment of the full amount
of this Forfeiture Order under an installment plan should be
sent to: Chief, Revenue and Receivables Operations Group,
445 12th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20554.2
5. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED THAT a copy of this
Forfeiture Order shall be sent by Certified Mail Return
Receipt Requested to Ron Kiser, PTT Telekom, Inc., 1000 N.
Orlando Avenue, Winter Park, Florida 327894, and to National
Registered Agents, Inc., 1090 Vermont Avenue, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20005.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Magalie Roman Salas
Secretary
_________________________
1 PTT Telekom, Inc., Notice of Apparent Liability, FCC 01-
106 (March 29, 2001).
2 See 47 C.F.R. § 1.1914.