WPC\ 2?BJZECourier3|w #f\  PC&P#HP LaserJet 4M (PCL) (Add) RM 834HL4MPCAD.PRSx  @\$eX@ S'#f\  PC&P#2,qKXCourierTimes New Roman"i~'^5>I\\>>>\g0>03\\\\\\\\\\33gggQyyrg>Frgygrr>3>T\>Q\Q\Q>\\33\3\\\\>F3\\\\QX%Xc>0cT>>>0>>>>>>>>\3QQQQQwyQrQrQrQrQ>3>3>3>3\\\\\\\\\\Q\Z\\\g\QQQyQyQycyQtrQrQrQrQ\\\c\c\>3>\>>>\gcc\r3rIr>r>r3\l\\\\y>y>y>gFgFgFgcrMr3rT\\\\\\crQrQrQ\r>\gFr>\t0\\=!=WxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxNBnnBT\>Q\\\\\3;\7;\7>>QQ\??n\\pBnnBmgg>Q\7"yyyy\njc\gnn\<?xxx,>x6X@`7X@2a=5,&a\  P6G;&P  a1TechnicalTechnical Document StyleF!<  ?  I.2H^ n Zxv3|x HP LaserJet 4M (PCL) (Add) RM 834HL4MPCAD.PRSx  @\$eX@a8DocumentgDocument Style StyleXX` `  ` 2epzkkUa4DocumentgDocument Style Style . a6DocumentgDocument Style Style GX  a5DocumentgDocument Style Style }X(# a2DocumentgDocument Style Style<o   ?  A.  2 vt   a7DocumentgDocument Style StyleyXX` ` (#` BibliogrphyBibliography:X (# a1Right ParRight-Aligned Paragraph Numbers:`S@ I.  X(# a2Right ParRight-Aligned Paragraph Numbers C @` A. ` ` (#` 2   C  a3DocumentgDocument Style Style B b  ?  1.  a3Right ParRight-Aligned Paragraph Numbers L! ` ` @P 1. ` `  (# a4Right ParRight-Aligned Paragraph Numbers Uj` `  @ a. ` (# a5Right ParRight-Aligned Paragraph Numbers _o` `  @h(1)  hh#(#h 2Z Za6Right ParRight-Aligned Paragraph Numbersh` `  hh#@$(a) hh#((# a7Right ParRight-Aligned Paragraph NumberspfJ` `  hh#(@*i) (h-(# a8Right ParRight-Aligned Paragraph NumbersyW"3!` `  hh#(-@p/a) -pp2(#p Tech InitInitialize Technical Style. k I. A. 1. a.(1)(a) i) a) 1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 Technical2\ja1DocumentgDocument Style Style\s0  zN8F I. ׃  a5TechnicalTechnical Document Style)WD (1) . a6TechnicalTechnical Document Style)D (a) . a2TechnicalTechnical Document Style<6  ?  A.   2JYa3TechnicalTechnical Document Style9Wg  2  1.   a4TechnicalTechnical Document Style8bv{ 2  a.   a1TechnicalTechnical Document StyleF!<  ?  I.   a7TechnicalTechnical Document Style(@D i) . 233ea8TechnicalTechnical Document Style(D a) . Doc InitInitialize Document Stylez   0*0*0*  I. A. 1. a.(1)(a) i) a) I. 1. A. a.(1)(a) i) a)DocumentgPleadingHeader for Numbered Pleading PaperE!n    X X` hp x (#%'0*,.8135@8:I\\>>>\g0>03\\\\\\\\\\33gggQyyrg>Frgygrr>3>T\>Q\Q\Q>\\33\3\\\\>F3\\\\QX%Xc>0cT>>>0>>>>>>>>\3QQQQQwyQrQrQrQrQ>3>3>3>3\\\\\\\\\\Q\Z\\\g\QQQyQyQycyQtrQrQrQrQ\\\c\c\>3>\>>>\gcc\r3rIr>r>r3\l\\\\y>y>y>gFgFgFgcrMr3rT\\\\\\crQrQrQ\r>\gFr>\t0\\=!=WxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxNBnnBT\>Q\\\\\3;\7;\7>>QQ\??n\\pBnnBmgg>Q\7"yyyy\njc\gnn\"i~'^5>M\\>>>\}0>03\\\\\\\\\\>>}}}\rryrr>Qygyrr\grrggF3FM\>\\Q\Q3\\33Q3\\\\FF3\QyQQFI3Ic>0cM>>>0>>>>>>\>\3r\r\r\r\r\yyQrQrQrQrQ>3>3>3>3y\\\\\\\\\gQr\\\\gQ\r\r\r\r\yQyQycyQnrQrQrQrQ\\\c\c\>3>\>>>\\ccyQg3gBg>g;g3y\jy\y\\\yrFrFrF\F\F\FccgBg3gM\\\\\\ygcgFgFgF\g>y\\Fg>g\n0\\=(=WddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddNBnnB_\F\\\\\\3;\7;\7>>gg\??n\\pBnnBb\\>g\7"yyyy\njc\}nn\2=Hf 4tk?^C5Z",tB^ f ^;C]ddCCCdCCCCddddddddddCCY~~vCN~sk~CCCddCYdYdYCdd88d8ddddJN8ddddYYdYd4dddddCddddddddd8YYYYYY~Y~Y~Y~YC8C8C8C8ddddddddddYdddddsdXdXXXddx|X~d~d|XdddddddC8ddddCdoddd|8|H~d<|8dtddddHHdlLlLlLkd|H|8~ddddddddXXXd~ddkd~ddxCddCCCWxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxNdddCYQQddddddFddddFCChhd44ddzzdddvooChdF"dhd9dCCzCddoddCdYds]zUvdYYCCCCz~ozoY~NYdYC8YooYdYzsdzdd~YYzozzz~CdzYzzzzCCdddddddzCsdYC\   pxtll\tll@\@\`L",^@0@@@@p@@@pp@@0p00@@@@@ @@pppp@@@@@@pp@@@@@@@@@@ppppp@@p@0@0@@pp @0@0@0@@@@@@p@@@W000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000ddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddN  h0 @PP   _    }}  "``  `  <?xxx,ix6X@`7X@ 8wC;,Xw PE37XPf ,S` 2pPG;` d!I,&,eI2PG;P1mC9,̊Xm2PG;XP/qC:,kXq2pPG;X7jC:,"9Xj\  P6G;XP 7nC:,2|Xn4  pG;X\5hC:,G2Xh*f9 xr G;XXW!@(#,"h@\  P6G;hP<R&HHH,>K,H6X@`7h@2a=5,"&a\  P6G;&P \0_=5,G&_*f9 xr G;&X2oH=@U =X7'*&'&'& && ?%% $#?$" $" #" ?#" ?# ?À" ?"  ?"  "  " ? ?" ? ?" ? ?" " ? ?  ?? ?  ?  ? ?!?!?!??!~???!?!????????????|??? ??  ???? ? ? ???????8?x?x? ? ??? ?? ?? ? ?? ? ? ?  ? ? ?  ??  ?  ?? 0? ?? 8 ?? 8?? ?? ??? ???   @ ? ? ? ! ?!$$?$?$??#??#?8?##?# ??# ?# ?% %~&''?''?'?'''?'*)*?*p*|*~*?*?*?À**?----CCC C ?C ?C E E E ?E E E ?EEEE?EDEEEG?GGG G G ?8 6 6 6 ?6? ?5 5 7 7 7       ?   ?  ?  ? ?? ?  ? ?  ? ?  ?? ??  ?? ??  ?? ??  ?? ?  ??   ?   ?   ?          ǀ      ?              ?  ? ? ?  ?? ? À8 ? ?         ?  ? ?   ?       ?  ?À   À      ??    ? ?? ?   ?    ?  ?  À    ??    ?  ?   ? ?           ?      ? ?        ?     >   ??       ?  ?          ?     ?   ?   ?            ?? ? ??  ? ?   ?            ?        ??  ?  ?    &  '  '        ?       ?            ??  ??  ? ? ?   ?    ?                        ?   ??   ?   ? ?ǀ   ?ǀ  ? ?À  ? ?À   ?À   ?À   ?         ?         ?  ?  π       ?   ?            ?  À ?        ? ? ?      ?    8?       ? ? ~  ?  ? ?  ? ?  ?    ?  ? ??  ?   ?   ? ??  ?   ?  ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?  ? ?   ?   ?   ?  ?  ? ?? ? ? ??? ~?   ? ? ? ?? ? ??  ? ? ??  ?  ?  ?À? ? ?? ?? ?? ? ? ? ?? ?? ??? ? ?? ?? ? ? ?? ? ?? ??  ??  ???  ?  ?  ? ?? ??  ?  ?  >?  ?  ?? - ?: 9 4ǀ? ?4 4 4? 4 4 4 4 5? 5 4 ?4 ?4 5 5 5 ?1? ?1 ?1 ?1 ?0 1x 1 / /? ?/π / / / .? ??.? ?. <. - - - --,,?,,-?----?+?* ??* ?+,>,,,?,?,?,--.?.?.?.%?À%%%%%%?%%?%?%?%&&'''?'?'?''?'())))x)?)?)?))*+++ǀX? π? ? ??? ##?&#&#? %#0%#x?%#?x%#?|%#?%#?%#?%#?%#%#%#%# ?%# $# ?$#?$# $# ?$# $#$#$#$#$#$#$#$###??####?##?##?#$ ?#$'$?'$'*'*'+'++XC f#Xw PE37XP# X    XX  ddZd  Figure 1  Figure 1 #` 2pPG;S` # U 1  1 y!HHX@Uddfcclogo.wpgHHy$XX%%%%!$\!d ddhh d  dB'0#I2PG;eP#News media information 202 / 4180500 'FaxOnDemand 202 / 4182830 AEInternet: http://www.fcc.gov lftp.fcc.gov\!PUBLIC NOTICE#Xm2PG;̊XP# ,%%A!!%,  P*4$*XX!%$X` hp x (#%'0*,.8135@8:#Xj\  P6G;9XP# DA 99479  X '(#(#\?March 10, 1999 Đ(#\  Xr '{ Petitions for Enforcement of International Settlement Benchmark Rates  \#Xj\  P6G;9XP#AT&T, MCI WorldCom, and Sprint have filed joint petitions requesting that the Commission enforce its benchmark settlement rate of 15 per minute as required by the  X4Commission's Benchmarks OrderK S4ԍ#&a\  P6G; &P#44Report and Order on Regulation of International Settlement Rates, 12 FCC Rcd 19806  Sk'44(1997) aff'd. sub nom., Cable and Wireless v. FCC, No. 97612 (D.C. Cir., January 4412, 1999).K for service on the following routes: U.S.Cyprus, U.S.Kuwait, and U.S.Netherlands Antilles. The Commission has repeatedly expressed its concern about abovecost accounting rates because such rates harm U.S. consumers and may result in marketplace distortions. The  X4Commission adopted the Benchmarks Order to ensure that U.S. consumers pay reasonable rates for international communications service and to guard against distortions that may result  Xy4from abovecost accounting rates. The Order establishes a set of benchmark settlement rates and requires U.S. international facilitiesbased carriers to negotiate settlement rates with foreign carriers that comply with those benchmark rates according to a transition schedule. The benchmark settlement rates and the transition schedule depend primarily upon per capita income levels. For carriers in countries classified as upper income countries, which includes  X4Cyprus, Kuwait, and the Netherlands Antilles, the Order requires that a settlement rate no higher than 15 per minute will be used for service provided with the United States beginning on January 1, 1999. AT&T, MCI WorldCom, and Sprint state that they have attempted to negotiate  X4settlement rates that comply with the Benchmarks Order with carriers providing international service in Cyprus (the Cyprus Telecommunications Authority), Kuwait (the Ministry of Communications for the State of Kuwait), and the Netherlands Antilles (Antelcom N.V.), but they have been unsuccessful in reaching agreements that comply with the applicable benchmark settlement rate of 15. The U.S. carriers request that the Commission enforce its  X&#4Benchmarks Order by requiring all U.S. carriers to pay settlement rates no higher than 15 beginning on January 1, 1999. Interested parties are requested to file comments no later than April 14, 1999, and reply comments no later than April 26, 1999. Any filings should reference the file number of&,,,XX%g!X ? %_ !h? ?  {# H  ?  this proceeding. An original and four copies of all pleadings must be filed in accordance with Section 1.51(c) of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R.  1.51(c). The pleadings should be filed with Magalie Roman Salas, Secretary, FCC, 445 12th Street, S.W., TW-A325, Washington, D.C. 20554. In addition, one copy of each pleading must be filed with (1) International Transcription Services, Inc., 1231 20th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037; (2) the International Bureau Reference Center, Room 102, 2000 M Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20554; and (3) each of the petitioners. Copies of the applications and any subsequently filed documents in this matter may be obtained from International Transcription Services, Inc. (ITS), 1231 20th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037, (202) 857-3800. The applications and any subsequently filed documents are also available for public inspection and copying during normal hours at the International Bureau Reference Center, located in Room 102, 2000 M Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. For additional information, please contact Ken Stanley or Kathy O'Brien, Telecommunications Division, International Bureau, (202) 4181470. uԩFCC  YK4#Xw PE37XP# \