$// O&A, Micronet, Intl Ext of Lines, DA-94-1637//$ $/ 63.01 Contents of Applications/$ $/300.214 Extension of Lines/$ Before the FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of ) ) MICRONET, INC. ) ) Application for authority to acquire ) File No. I-T-C-95-017 and operate facilities for provision ) of communications services between ) the United States and various ) overseas points. ) ORDER, AUTHORIZATION AND CERTIFICATE Adopted: December 27, 1994 Released: 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 a grant thereof. 2. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED, that application File No. I-T-C-95-017 IS GRANTED, and MicroNet, Inc. is authorized to: a. establish channels of communication between appropriately licensed U.S. earth stations and INTELSAT satellites, for provision of Intelsat Business Services (IBS), International Television Service and Datanet Service between the United States and the international points listed in Comsat's tariffs for the space segment of these services; b. lease from Comsat and operate the satellite circuits specified in Appendix A, between appropriately licensed U.S. earth stations and INTELSAT Atlantic and Pacific Ocean Region satellites, connecting with similar facilities between the satellites and the overseas points listed in Appendix A, furnished by its correspondents; c. lease from PanAmerican Satellite Corp. (PAS) and operate the satellite circuits specified in Appendix B, between appropriately licensed U.S. earth stations and the PAS-1 and PAS-2 satellites, connecting with similar circuits between the satellites and the overseas points listed in Appendix B, furnished by its correspondents; d. lease from the Columbia/TDRSS International Satellite System (TDRSS) and operate the satellite circuits specified in Appendix C, between appropriately licensed U.S. earth stations and the TDRS-41 satellite, connecting with similar circuits between the satellite and the overseas points listed in Appendix C, furnished by its correspondents; e. lease from Orion Corporation and operate the satellite circuits specified in Appendix D, between appropriately licensed U.S. earth stations and the Orion F1 satellite, connecting with similar circuits between the satellite and the overseas points listed in Appendix D, furnished by its correspondents; f. lease and operate necessary connecting facilities in the United States; g. lease a one-half interest in and operate any necessary overseas connecting facilities; and h. use the facilities authorized herein to provide MicroNet's regularly authorized services, including switched voice and data, and private line services, between the United States and the points specified in Appendices A, B, C and D. 3. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that neither MicroNet nor any persons or companies directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by MicroNet, 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 MicroNet or any persons or companies controlling or controlled by MicroNet are parties. 4. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that our authorization of MicroNet 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 the countries listed in the Appendices -- that is, private lines which originate in the United States and terminate in one of the countries listed in the Appendices or which originate in one of the countries listed in the Appendices and terminate in the United States. In addition, MicroNet may not -- and MicroNet'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 basic telecommunications 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 (1994), petition for reconsideration pending. 5. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the applicant shall file copies of any operating agreements entered into with its foreign correspondents with the Commission within 30 days of their 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 a separate Section 214 application for any additional circuits it seeks to operate via the PAS-1, PAS-2, TDRS-41 or Orion F1 satellites. 9. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the number of circuits authorized herein for the provision of services via separate satellite systems is subject to limitations on the number of circuits specified under the separate systems policy and applicable consultations under Article XIV(d) of the INTELSAT Agreement. 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 Appendix A COUNTRIES TO BE SERVED VIA INTELSAT (10-64 Kbps equivalent circuits) Up to ten 64 kbps circuits between the U.S. and each of the following countries. Afghanistan Greece Pakistan Algeria Guatemala Panama Angola Guinea Papua New Guinea Argentina Haiti Paraguay Armenia Honduras Peru Australia Hungary Philippines Austria Iceland Poland Azerbaijan India Portugal Bahamas Indonesia Qatar Bahrain Iran Romania Bangladesh Iraq Russian Fed. Barbados Ireland Rwanda Belgium Israel Saudi Arabia Benin Italy Senegal Bhutan Jamaica Singapore Bolivia Japan Somalia Brazil Jordan South Africa Burkina Faso Kenya Spain Cameroon Korea, South Sri Lanka Canada Kuwait Sudan Cape Verde Lebanon Swaziland Central African Republic Libya Sweden Chad Liechtenstein Switzerland Chile Luxembourg Syria China, People's Republic Madagascar Tanzania Columbia Malawi Thailand Congo Malaysia Togo Costa Rica Mali Trinidad and Tobago Cote d'lvoire Mauritania Tunisia Croatia Mauritius Turkey Cyprus Mexico Uganda Czech Republic Micronesia United Arab Emirates Denmark Monaco United Kingdom Dominican Republic Morocco Uruguay Ecuador Mozambique Vatican City Egypt Namibia Venezuela El Salvador Nepal Vietnam Ethiopia Netherlands Yemen Arab Republic Fiji New Zealand Yugoslavia Finland Nicaragua Zaire France Niger Zambia Gabon Nigeria Zimbabwe Germany Norway Ghana Oman APPENDIX B COUNTRIES TO BE SERVED VIA PAS-1 (NON-INTERCONNECTED) Up to 10 64-Kbps voice grade circuits between the United States and each of the following countries: Ku-Band Countries: Anguilla France Romania Austria Germany Russian Fed. Azerbaijan Greece Spain Bahamas Ireland Sweden Belgium Italy Switzerland Bermuda Luxembourg Turks & Calicos British Virgin Islands Monaco United Kingdom Cayman Islands Montserrat Yugoslavia Czech Republic Netherlands Denmark Portugal C-Band Countries: Anguilla Chile Montserrat Argentina Columbia Netherlands Ant. Aruba Costa Rica Panama Bahamas Dominican Republic Paraguay Barbados Ecuador Peru Bermuda Guatemala Trin. & Tob. Bolivia Haiti Turks & Caicos Brazil Honduras Uruguay British Virgin Islands Jamaica Venezuela Cayman Islands Mexico COUNTRIES TO BE SERVED VIA PAS-1 INTERCONNECTED Up to six 64-kbps voice-grade circuits between the United States and each of the following countries: Ku band countries C-band countries Azerbanjan Bahamas Bahamas Costa Rica Czech Republic Dominican Republic Portugal Netherlands Antilles Romania Panama Russian Federation Peru United Kingdom COUNTRIES TO BE SERVED VIA PAS-2 Up to ten 64-kbps voice-grade circuits (non-interconnected) and ten 64-kbps voice-grade circuits (interconnected) between the United States and the United Kingdom (Ku-band and C-band). APPENDIX C COUNTRIES TO BE SERVED VIA TDRS-41 NON-INTERCONNECTED Up to ten 64-kbps voice-grade circuits between the United States and each of the following countries: Austria Jamaica Bahamas Liechtenstein Belgium Luxembourg Canada Mexico Denmark Netherlands Finland Portugal France Sweden Germany Switzerland Ireland Turkey Israel United Kingdom COUNTRIES TO BE SERVED VIA TDRS-41 INTERCONNECTED Up to six 64-kbps voice-grade circuits between the United States and each of the following countries: Germany United Kingdom APPENDIX D COUNTRIES TO BE SERVED VIA ORION F1 NON-INTERCONNECTED up to ten 64-kbps voice-grade circuits between the United States and each of the following countries: Austria Belgium Denmark France Germany Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Poland Sweden United Kingdom COUNTRIES TO BE SERVED VIA ORION F1 INTERCONNECTED Up to six 64-kbps voice-grade circuits between the United States and each of the following countries: Germany Ireland Netherlands Poland Sweden