$//O&A, MCI, Intl. Ext. of Lines, DA-95-387//$ $/63.01 Contents of Application/$ $/300.214 Extension of Lines/$ ///newjob/// $///DA 95-387,3/7/95///$ DA 95-387 Before the FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of ) ) SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P. ) File No. I-T-C-95-087 ) Application for authority to acquire ) and operate facilities for service ) between the United States and Oman, ) Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. ) ORDER, AUTHORIZATION AND CERTIFICATE Adopted: February 27, 1995 Released: March 10, 1995 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 the provision of direct service between the United States on the one hand, and Oman, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, on the other hand, by Sprint Communications Company L.P. (Sprint). 2. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that application File No. I-T-C-95-087 IS GRANTED and Sprint is authorized to: a. lease from Comsat and operate one 1.024 Mbps satellite circuit between the Beeline, Florida earth station and an appropriate INTELSAT satellite over the Atlantic Ocean, connecting with similar circuits between the satellite and an earth station in Oman, furnished by Sprint's correspondent; b. own and operate facilities in the Beeline earth station to be used in conjunction with the satellite space segment capacity; c. own and operate connecting facilities between the Beeline earth station and Sprint's New York operating center; d. use the facilities in a, b, and c, above, to provide Sprint's regularly authorized services between the United States and Oman; e. lease a one-half interest in and operate one 64-kbps digital cable circuit in the CANTAT-2 cable, the Denmark to France DDP and the SEA-ME-WE-2 cable; f. own and operate connecting facilities in the United States between the Canadian border and Sprint's New York operating center; g. lease a one-half interest in and operate necessary connecting facilities in Canada and overseas; h. use the facilities in e, f, and g, above, to provide private line service, not interconnected with the public switched network, between the United States and Sri Lanka; i. own and operate a one-half interest in one Mbs capacity in the PTAT-1 cable; j. own and operate connecting facilities between the United States terminal of the PTAT-1 cable and Sprint's New York operating center; k. lease from Mercury and operate one Mbps of capacity between its earth station in the United Kingdom and an appropriate satellite over the Indian Ocean, connecting with a similar circuit between the satellite and an earth station in Bangladesh, furnished by Sprint's correspondent in Bangladesh; l. lease a one-half interest in and operate necessary overseas connecting facilities; and m. use the facilities in i, j, k, and l, above, to provide Sprint's regularly authorized services between the United States and Bangladesh. 3. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that our authorization of Sprint 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 Oman, Sri Lanka or Bangladesh -- that is, private lines which originate in the United States and terminate in Oman, Sri Lanka or Bangladesh or which originate in Oman, Sri Lanka or Bangladesh and terminate in the United States. In addition, Sprint may not -- and Sprint'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, including switched voice 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 Regulation of International Accounting Rates, Phase II, First Report and Order, 7 FCC Rcd 559 (1991), Order on Reconsideration and Third Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 7 FCC Rcd 7927 (1992), petition for reconsideration pending. 4. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that neither Sprint nor any persons or companies directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by Sprint, or under direct or indirect common control with it, shall acquire or enjoy any right, for the purposes of handling or interchanging traffic to or from the United States, its territories or possessions, which is denied to any other United States carrier by reason of any concession, contract, understanding, or working arrangement to which Sprint or any persons or companies controlling or controlled by Sprint are parties. 5. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the applicant shall file copies of any operating agreement it enters into with its foreign correspondent with the Commission within 30 days of its 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 semi-annual circuit reports pursuant to Section 63.15(b) of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. 63.15(b), for the common carrier facilities authorized herein. 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. 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