[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 47, Volume 3]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 47CFR63.19]

[Page 239-240]
 
                       TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION
 
        CHAPTER I--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (CONTINUED)
 
Sec.  63.19  Special procedures for discontinuances of international services.

    (a) With the exception of those international carriers described in 
paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, any international carrier that 
seeks to discontinue, reduce or impair service, including the retiring 
of international facilities, dismantling or removing of international 
trunk lines, shall be subject to the following procedures in lieu of 
those specified in Sec. Sec.  63.61 through 63.601:
    (1) The carrier shall notify all affected customers of the planned 
discontinuance, reduction or impairment at least 60 days prior to its 
planned action. Notice shall be in writing to each affected customer 
unless the Commission authorizes in advance, for good cause shown, 
another form of notice.
    (2) The carrier shall file with this Commission a copy of the 
notification on or after the date on which notice has been given to all 
affected customers.
    (b) The following procedures shall apply to any international 
carrier that the Commission has classified as dominant in the provision 
of a particular international service because the carrier possesses 
market power in the provision of that service on the U.S. end of the 
route. Any such carrier that seeks to retire international facilities, 
dismantle or remove international trunk lines, but does not discontinue, 
reduce or impair the dominant services being provided through these 
facilities, shall only be subject to the notification requirements of 
paragraph (a) of this section. If such carrier discontinues, reduces or 
impairs the dominant service, or retires facilities that impair or 
reduce the service, the carrier shall file an application pursuant to 
Sec. Sec.  63.62 and 63.500.

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    (c) Commercial Mobile Radio Service (CMRS) carriers, as defined in 
Sec.  20.9 of this chapter, are not subject to the provisions of this 
section.

[67 FR 45391, July 9, 2002]