Please be reminded of the upcoming due dates for the Reports listed below:
Annual Section 43.62(b) International Circuit Capacity Report
Each year the FCC collects data regarding capacity held on international terrestrial, satellite and submarine cable facilities, the status of the circuits, and planned and active capacity. The circuit capacity reports are due by March 31, 2017 and must be submitted via the online filing portal available here: https://apps2.fcc.gov/section4362/login.xhtml.
The circuit capacity filing comprises three categories of reports and those reports, and the required reporting entities, are described briefly below. Note that the reports require detailed information pursuant to specific defined terms. Filers should be sure to review the FCC’s Section 43.62 filing manual for further details regarding the reports.
1) Circuit Capacity Report – Terrestrial and Satellite Circuits
Who must report:
(1) Facilities-based common carriers with active common carrier satellite or terrestrial circuits between the United States and a foreign point, and
(2) Non-common carrier satellite licensees with active circuits between the United States and a foreign point
What data is reported: Facilities-based common carriers report world total counts of active international bearer circuits on any terrestrial or satellite circuit for the provision of service to end users or resale carrier, including circuits for the carrier or affiliates. Non-common carrier satellite operators report world total count of circuits leased or sold to a customer, including circuits for the filer or its affiliates but do not include circuits sold to carriers with international Section 214 authority.
2) Circuit Capacity Report – International Submarine Cable – Cable Operators
Who must report:
Licensee(s) of submarine cables between the United States and a foreign point
What data is reported: All capacity available on the circuit using equipment currently existing on the cable, as of December 31 of the reporting period. Cable Operators also report planned capacity encompassing all intended capacity on a cable as of two (2) years from December 31 of the current reporting, based on plans for use of upgraded technology on the submarine cable. Capacity is reported in Gbps rounded to one decimal place.
3) Circuit Capacity Report – International Submarine Cable – Capacity Holders
Who must report:
(1) Licensee(s) of submarine cables between the United States and a foreign point, and
(2) Common carriers holding capacity on the U.S. end of a cable between the United States and a foreign point.
What data is reported: Filers must report available capacity held, via cable ownership, indefeasible right of use, or inter-carrier lease, on the U.S. end of every submarine cable between the United States and any foreign point. Capacity holdings also must be categorized and reported as activated or non-activated. Capacity is reported in Synchronous Transport Module level-1 (STM-1) units.
Beginning this year, FCC staff has the ability to send e-mails to filers through the online filing system. The e-mails will have the following address: FCC-INTL-Part43@FCC.gov and filers should ensure such e-mails will not be caught in spam filters.
FCC Quarterly Section 63.10(c)(2) International Traffic and Revenue Report
All carriers that are classified as dominant for the provision of international communications services must file a quarterly report detailing traffic and revenue data for the services and routes on which the carrier is classified as dominant. The quarterly report must be submitted in the same format as the annual Section 43.62(b) international traffic and revenue report. Accordingly, filers should use the Section 43.62(b) report templates when preparing the quarterly Section 63.10(c)(2) report.
The traffic and revenue data for the quarterly report must be divided between service billed by U.S. service providers and by foreign service providers. Filers also must report data for minutes and revenues associated with fixed line or mobile networks and settlement payouts and receipts. This international calling service data must be reported in the same format as Schedule 1 of the annual Section 43.62(b) report and revenue data for international private line service must be reported consistent with Schedule 3 of the annual Section 43.62(b) report
The report must cover the calendar quarter period of October 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016 and must be filed with the FCC by March 31, 2017.
FCC Quarterly Section 63.10(c)(3) Quality of Service Report
All carriers that are classified as dominant for the provision of international communications services must provide information regarding the provisioning and maintenance of all basic network facilities and services procured from the carrier’s foreign carrier affiliate for those routes on which the carrier is classified as dominant.
These reports should contain the following data: “the types of circuits and services provided; the average time intervals between order and delivery; the number of outages and intervals between fault report and service restoration; and for circuits used to provide international switched service, the percentage of ‘peak hour’ calls that failed to complete.”
The report must cover the calendar quarter period of October 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016 and must be filed with the FCC by March 31, 2017.
FCC Quarterly Section 63.10(c)(4) International Circuit Status Report
Facilities-based carriers that are classified as dominant for the provision of international communications services must report on the status of all circuits used to provide international service on those routes on which the carrier is classified as dominant. Information regarding activated or idle 64kbps or equivalent circuits must be reported on a facility-by-facility basis. Carriers should identify the terrestrial, satellite and submarine cable transmission facilities used, i.e., U.S. - United Kingdom cable system, etc. for each route and identify the number of channels or circuits for each system if more than one system is used.
The report must cover calendar quarter period of October 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016 and must be filed with the FCC by March 31, 2017.
FCC Quarterly Section 1.767(l) Submarine Cable Licensee Circuit Status and Provisioning and Maintenance Reports
Section 1.767(l) reports must be filed by submarine cable licensees that (i) are, or are affiliated with, carriers with market power in any of the submarine cable's WTO Member destination countries; and (ii) that have sought streamlined processing of a cable landing license, pursuant to section 1.767 of the Commission’s rules.
Filers must submit the following Provisioning and Maintenance and Circuit Status Reports:
Section 1.767 Provisioning and Maintenance Report - The provisioning and maintenance report summarizes the provisioning and maintenance of all network facilities and services procured from the filer’s foreign carrier affiliate, in the destination market. The report must contain the following information: the types and volume or quantity of provisioned services and facilities; the time interval between order and delivery; and the number of outages and intervals between fault report and facility or service restoration.
Section 1.767 Circuit Status Report - The circuit status report must include the status of all active and idle 64 kbps or equivalent circuits used to provide international service in the destination markets. Circuits must be reported by facility (terrestrial, satellite and submarine cable).
The section 1.767 provisioning and maintenance reports and circuit status reports are due within 90 days from the end of each calendar quarter. The report must cover the calendar quarter period of October 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016 and must be filed with the FCC by March 31, 2017.
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