NEWSReport No. CC 95-32                      COMMON CARRIER ACTIONJune 8, 1995

             FCC RELEASES MANUAL FOR FILING SECTION 43.61 DATA

     The FCC has released a Manual for Filing Section 43.61 Data.  This manual provides
directions for filing international traffic data.  All carriers that provide service between the
United States and foreign points or non-domestic U.S. points must file traffic data each year on
July 31 summarizing traffic for the preceding year.   

     The manual released today replaces a manual adopted in July, 1992.   Facilities-based
and facilities resale carriers must use the new manual when filing calendar year 1995 traffic data
on July 31, 1996.  The manual is being released more than a year before carriers must use it
to give carriers adequate time to prepare for the reporting changes contained in the manual.  In
addition, the new manual has a separate section that consolidates the filing requirements for pure
resale carriers.   While the new manual did not change these requirements, the consolidated
section will make it easier for carriers to report pure resale traffic.  

     The new manual requires carriers to separate facilities-based from facilities resale traffic,
requires carriers to provide detail on "country direct" type services, and requires carriers to
report voice equivalent lines for private line services.  

     The new manual, and the order releasing it, is available for reference in the Industry
Analysis Division's Public Reference Room, Common Carrier Bureau, 1250 23rd Street, N.W,
Plaza Level.  The Reference Room will be relocating to 1919 M St., N.W., Room 533 on June
12, 1995.  Copies of these documents may be purchased by calling International Transcription
Services (ITS) at (202) 857-3800.  The documents can also be downloaded from the FCC-State
Link computer bulletin board at (202) 418-0241  [BBS file name ITLMAN95.ZIP].   The FCC-
State Link also can be reached through the National Technical Information Service's FedWorld
system at (703) 321-3339 or through FedWorld's telnet internet note (fedworld.gov).

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     For additional information, contact Linda Blake or Jim Lande of the Bureau's Industry
Analysis Division, (202) 418-0940.