[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 47, Volume 3]
[Revised as of October 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 47CFR63.53]

[Page 250]
 
                       TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION
 
        CHAPTER I--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (CONTINUED)
 
PART 63_EXTENSION OF LINES, NEW LINES, AND DISCONTINUANCE, REDUCTION, 
OUTAGE AND IMPAIRMENT OF SERVICE BY COMMON CARRIERS; AND GRANTS OF 
RECOGNIZED PRIVATE OPERATING AGENCY STATUS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 63.53  Form.

    (a)(1) Applications for international service under section 214 of 
the Communications Act must be filed electronically with the Commission. 
For applications filed electronically it is not necessary to send the 
original or any copies with the fee payment. Subject to the availability 
of electronic forms, all applications and other filings described in 
this section must be filed electronically through the International 
Bureau Filing System (IBFS). A list of forms that are available for 
electronic filing can be found on the IBFS homepage. For information on 
electronic filing requirements, see part 1, Sec. Sec. 1.1000 through 
1.10018 of this chapter and the IBFS homepage at http://www.fcc.gov/
ibfs. See also Sec. Sec. 63.20.
    (2) Applications for international service under section 214 of the 
Communications Act that are not filed through IBFS shall be submitted on 
paper not more than 21.6 cm (8.5 in) wide and not more than 35.6 cm (14 
in) long with a left-hand margin of 4 cm (1.5 in). This requirement 
shall not apply to original documents, or admissible copies thereof, 
offered as exhibits or to specially prepared exhibits. The impression 
shall be on one side of the paper only and shall be double-spaced, 
except that long quotations shall be single-spaced and indented. All 
papers, except charts and maps, shall be typewritten or prepared by 
mechanical processing methods, other than letter press, or printed. The 
foregoing shall not apply to official publications. All copies must be 
clearly legible.
    (b) Applications for domestic authorizations under section 214 of 
the Communications Act shall be submitted on paper not more than 21.6 cm 
(8.5 in) wide and not more than 35.6 cm (14 in) long with a left-hand 
margin of 4 cm (1.5 in). This requirement shall not apply to original 
documents, or admissible copies thereof, offered as exhibits or to 
specially prepared exhibits. The impression shall be on one side of the 
paper only and shall be double-spaced, except that long quotations shall 
be single-spaced and indented. All papers, except charts and maps, shall 
be typewritten or prepared by mechanical processing methods, other than 
letter press, or printed. The foregoing shall not apply to official 
publications. All copies must be clearly legible.
    (c) Applications submitted under Section 214 of the Communications 
Act for international services and any related pleadings that are in a 
foreign language shall be accompanied by a certified translation in 
English.

[61 FR 15733, Apr. 9, 1996, as amended at 67 FR 45392, July 9, 2002; 69 
FR 29902, May 26, 2004; 70 FR 38799, July 6, 2005]

    Effective Date Note: At 70 FR 38799, July 6, 2005, Sec. 63.53 was 
amended by revising paragraphs (a)(1) and (2). This text contains 
information collection and recordkeeping requirements and will not 
become effective until approval has been given by the Office of 
Management and Budget.

            Discontinuance, Reduction, Outage and Impairment