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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 138 (Tuesday, July 19, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 42567-42573]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-18156]

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47 CFR Parts 43 and 63

[IB Docket No. 04-112; FCC 11-76]

Reporting Requirements for U.S. Providers of International
Telecommunications Services

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission
(Commission) concludes that it should eliminate outdated and
unnecessary reporting requirements related to international
telecommunications traffic for which the burdens on U.S. international
service providers outweigh the benefits. Specifically, the Commission
finds four information collections are no longer necessary and removes
them from its rules: The division of telegraph tolls report; the
quarterly large carrier traffic report; the quarterly foreign-
affiliated switched resale carrier report; and the circuit-addition
report. The Commission also finds that the annual traffic and revenue
reports and annual circuit status reports can be simplified by removing
the requirement to separately report for off-shore U.S. points.

DATES: Effective July 19, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Copes or David Krech, Policy
Division, International Bureau, FCC, (202) 418-1460 or via the Internet
at John.Copes@fcc.gov and David.Krech@fcc.gov

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the First Report and
Order portion of the Commission’s First Report and Order and Further
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, IB Docket No. 04-112, FCC 11-76, adopted
May 12, 2011, and released May 13, 2011. The full text of the First
Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking is available
for inspection and copying during normal business hours in the FCC
Reference Center, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554. The
document also is available for download over the Internet at http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2011/db0513/FCC-11-76A1.pdf. The complete text also may be purchased from the Commission’s
copy contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc. (BCPI), located in Room
CY-B402, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554. Customers may
contact BCPI at its Web site: http://www.bcpiweb.comor call 1-800-378-3160.

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 138 (Tuesday, July 19, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 42613-42625]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-18153]

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Parts 0, 43, and 63

[IB Docket No. 04-112; FCC 11-76]

Reporting Requirements for U.S. Providers of International
Telecommunications Services

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission
(Commission) is reviewing its reporting requirements for providers of
international telecommunications services. The Commission proposes to
amend its reporting requirements for providers of international
telecommunications services and transmission facilities in order to
simplify the filing of the annual traffic and revenue report and the
annual circuit-status report and modernize the information collected
under those reports. The Commission also proposes to amend its rules to
create a new annual services report designed to obtain basic
information about providers of international telecommunications
services and to update contact information. The Commission also
proposes to amend its rules to clarify the confidential treatment of
certain disaggregated information reported under the traffic and
revenue report and the circuit-status report. This action is part of
the Commission’s comprehensive review of its international reporting
requirements and is intended to remove unnecessary

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information collections and tailor its information collections to the
current state of the international telecommunications market.

DATES: Submit comments on or before August 18, 2011, and replies on or
before September 2, 2011. Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should
be on or before September 19, 2011.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. 04-112, by
any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Federal Communications Commission’s Web Site: http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs2/. Follow the instructions for submitting
comments.
People with Disabilities: Contact the FCC to request
reasonable accommodations (accessible format documents, sign language
interpreters, CART, etc.) by e-mail: FCC504@fcc.gov, Phone: 202-418-
0530 or TTY: 202-418-0432.
For detailed instructions for submitting comments and additional
information on the rulemaking process, see the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section of this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Krech, John Copes, or Sean
O’More, Policy Division, International Bureau, FCC, (202) 418-1460 or
via the Internet at mail to: David.Drech@fcc.gov, John.Copes@fcc.gov,
and Sean.O’More@fcc.gov. On PRA matters contact Cathy Williams, Office
of the managing Director, FCC (202) 418-2918 or via the Internet at
mail to: Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 138 (Tuesday, July 19, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 42625-42631]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-17368]

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47 CFR Parts 0, 43 and 64

[IB Docket No. 11-80; FCC 11-75]

International Settlements Policy Reform

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission proposes to remove the
International Settlements Policy (ISP) from all U.S. international
routes except Cuba. Eliminating the ISP will enable more market-based
arrangements between U.S. and foreign carriers on all U.S.
international routes. The Federal Communications Commission seeks
comment on a proposal to enable the Commission to better protect U.S.
consumers from the effects of anticompetitive conduct by foreign
carriers in instances necessitating Commission intervention.
Specifically, it seeks comments on proposals and issues regarding the
application of the Commission’s benchmarks policy.

DATES: Submit comments on or before August 18, 2011, and replies on or
before September 2, 2011.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. 11-80, by
any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Federal Communications Commission’s Web Site: http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs2/. Follow the instructions for submitting
comments.
People with Disabilities: Contact the FCC to request
reasonable accommodations (accessible format documents, sign language
interpreters, CART, etc.) by e-mail: FCC504@fcc.gov, phone: 202-418-
0530 or TTY: 202-418-0432.
For detailed instructions for submitting comments and additional
information on the rulemaking process, see the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section of this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kimberly Cook, David Krech or James
Ball, Policy Division, International Bureau, FCC, (202) 418-1460 or via
the Internet at Kimberly.Cook@fcc.gov, David.Krech@fcc.gov and
James.Ball@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission’s Notice
of Proposed Rulemaking in IB Docket No. 11-80, FCC 11-75, adopted May
12, 2011, and released May 13, 2011. The

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full text of this document is available for inspection and copying
during normal business hours in the FCC Reference Center, Room CY-A257,
445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554. The document also is
available for download over the Internet at http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-11-75A1.pdf. The complete text also may
be purchased from the Commission’s copy contractor, Best Copy and
Printing, Inc. (BCPI), located in Room CY-B402, 445 12th Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20554. Customers may contact BCPI at its web site:
http://www.bcpiweb.com or call 1-800-378-3160.