[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: 47CFR63.701]

[Page 258-259]
 
                       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. 63.701  Contents of application.

    Except as otherwise provided in this part, any party requesting 
designation as a recognized operating agency within the meaning of the 
International Telecommunication Convention shall file a request for such 
designation with the Commission. A request for designation as a 
recognized operating agency within the meaning of the International 
Telecommunication Convention shall include a statement of the nature of 
the services to be provided and a statement that the party is aware that 
it is obligated under Article 6 of the ITU Constitution to obey the 
mandatory provisions thereof, and all regulations promulgated 
thereunder, and a pledge that it will engage in no conduct or operations 
that contravene such mandatory provisions and that it will otherwise 
obey the Convention and regulations in all respects. The party must also 
include a statement that it is aware that failure to comply will result 
in an order from the Federal Communications Commission to cease and 
desist from future violations of an ITU regulation and may result in 
revocation of its recognized operating agency status by the United 
States Department of State. Such statement must include the following 
information where applicable:
    (a) The name and address of each applicant;
    (b) The Government, State, or Territory under the laws of which each 
corporate applicant is organized;
    (c) The name, title and post office address of the officer of a 
corporate applicant, or representative of a non-corporate applicant, to 
whom correspondence concerning the application is to be addressed;
    (d) A statement of the ownership of a non-corporate applicant, or 
the ownership of the stock of a corporate applicant, including an 
indication whether the applicant or its stock is owned directly or 
indirectly by an alien;
    (e) A copy of each corporate applicant's articant's articles of 
incorporation (or its equivalent) and of its corporate bylaws;
    (f) A statement whether the applicant is a carrier subject to 
section 214 of the Communications Act, an operator of broadcast or other 
radio facilities, licensed under title III of the Act, capable of 
causing harmful interference with the radio transmissions of other 
countries, or a non-carrier provider of services classed as ``enhanced'' 
under Sec. 64.702(a);
    (g) A statement that the services for which designated as a 
recognized private operating agency is sought will be extended to a 
point outside the United States or are capable of causing harmful 
interference of other radio transmission and a statement of the nature 
of the services to be provided;
    (h) A statement setting forth the points between which the services 
are to be provided; and
    (i) A statement as to whether covered services are provided by 
facilities owned by the applicant, by facilities leased from another 
entity, or other arrangement and a description of the arrangement.
    (j) Subject to the availability of electronic forms, all 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.

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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 and 63.53.

[51 FR 18448, May 20, 1986, as amended at 69 FR 29902, May 26, 2004; 70 
FR 38800, July 6, 2005]

    Effective Date Note: At 70 FR 38800, July 6, 2005, Sec. 63.701 was 
amended by revising the introductory text and adding paragraph (j). 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.