Attachment ITC-89-056 and ITC-8

This document pretains to ITC-214-19890507-00012 for International Global Resale Authority on a International Telecommunications filing.

IBFS_ITC2141989050700012_1161680

In the Matter of AT & T OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS, INC...., 4 FCC Rcd. 4961 (1989) 4 FCC Rcd. 4961 (F.C.C.), 4 F.C.C.R. 4961, 1989 WL 511056 DA 89–647 In the Matter of AT & T OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS, INC. Application for authority to supplement facilities to points in the Caribbean area and provide direct service to Anguilla, Guadeloupe, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, and St. Lucia. Application for authority to provide direct service to France. File No. I–T–C–89–056 File No. I–T–C–89–058 ORDER, AUTHORIZATION AND CERTIFICATE Adopted: June 7, 1989; Released: June 19, 1989 By the Chief, International Facilities Division: **1 1. The above-captioned applications, filed on February 14, 1989 by AT & T of the Virgin Islands, Inc. (AT & T–VI), request authority pursuant to Section 214 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, to acquire and operate facilities for supplementary service between the U.S. Virgin Islands and Antigua, Barbados, the British Virgin Islands, Dominica, St. Maarten and Trinidad, and new direct service between the U.S. Virgin Islands and Anguilla, Guadeloupe, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia and France. AT & T–VI also requests authority to retire the analog St. Thomas–Tortola Microwave system and grant capacity, on an indefeasible right of user (IRU) basis, in the St. Thomas–Tortola Digital Microwave System to Teleglobe Canada and BET, Barbados. The applications were placed on public notice on February 22, 1989. No comments were received. Upon consideration of the applications, we find that authorization of the requested facilities and services is required by the public convenience and necessity. 2. IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that the present and future public convenience and necessity require the provision of direct service between the U.S. Virgin Islands, on the one hand, and Anguilla, Guadeloupe, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia and France, on the other hand, by AT & T–VI. 3. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that application File Nos. I–T–C–89–056 and I–T–C–89–058 ARE GRANTED, and AT & T–VI is authorized to: a. activate and operate 215 channels in the St. Thomas terminal of the St. Thomas–Tortola Digital Microwave System; b. acquire on an IRU basis and operate half-interests in the following 64 kbit/s circuits in the Digital Eastern Caribbean Mircrowave System (DECMS): DECMS Sections No. of Circuits Tortola–Saba 144 Saba–St. Kitts 126 St. Kitts–Montserrat 95 Montserrat–Guadeloupe 65 Guadeloupe–Dominica 57 © 2016 Thomson Reuters. No claim to original U.S. Government Works. 1

In the Matter of AT & T OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS, INC...., 4 FCC Rcd. 4961 (1989) Dominica–St. Lucia 42 St. Lucia–St. Vincent 27 St. Vincent–Grenada 17 Grenada–Trinidad 17 DECMS Spurs Saba–Anguilla 10 Montserrat–Antigua 22 St. Vincent–Barbados 10 Saba–St. Maarten 8 **2 c. use the facilities in a and b to provide AT & T–VI's regularly authorized services between the U.S. Virgin Islands and the following points; Country No. of Circuits Anguilla 10 Antigua 22 Barbados 10 British Virgin Islands 71 Dominica 15 Guadeloupe 8 Montserrat 8 St. Kitts & Nevis 31 St. Lucia 15 St. Maarten 8 Trinidad 17 215 d. activate and operate six channels in the St. Thomas terminal of the St. Thomas–Tortola Digital Microwave System; e. acquire on an IRU basis and operate half-interests in the following 64 kbit/s circuits in the DECMS: © 2016 Thomson Reuters. No claim to original U.S. Government Works. 2

In the Matter of AT & T OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS, INC...., 4 FCC Rcd. 4961 (1989) DECMS Sections No. of Circuits Tortola–Saba 6 Saba–St. Kitts 6 St. Kitts–Montserrat 6 Montserrat–Guadeloupe 6 f. use the facilities in d & e above together with matching facilities and facilities wholly provided by its correspondent to provide AT & T–VI's regularly authorized services between the U.S. Virgin Islands and France 1 ; g. retire the analog St. Thomas–Tortola microwave system; and h. make available on an IRU basis half-interests in the following number of circuits in the St. Thomas–Tortola Digital Microwave System: 1). to Teleglobe Canada—80 circuits; 2). to AT & T–VI's correspondent, BET in Barbados—one circuit. *4962 4. No material changes inconsistent with this or any other relevant Commission order shall be made before final execution of operating agreements between AT & T–VI and its correspondents in Anguilla, Guadeloupe, Montserrat, St. Kitts, and Nevis, St. Lucia and France, and copies of the agreements shall be filed with the Commission within 30 days of their execution. 5. No substantial changes inconsistent with this or any other relevant Commission order shall be made before final execution of IRU agreements between AT & T–VI and its correspondents and copies of the agreements shall be filed with the Commission within 30 days of their execution. 6. Within 60 days after the release of this order, AT & T–VI shall notify the Commission of the accounting treatment that it intends to use in retiring the analog St. Thomas–Tortola microwave system. **3 7. Upon discontinuance of use and operation of the analog St. Thomas–Tortola microwave system, AT & T–VI shall notify the Commission thereof and submit to the Commission for cancellation any license it possesses covering the subject microwave system. 8. This order is issued under Section 0.291 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 George S. Li Chief, International Facilities Division Common Carrier Bureau © 2016 Thomson Reuters. No claim to original U.S. Government Works. 3

In the Matter of AT & T OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS, INC...., 4 FCC Rcd. 4961 (1989) FCC Footnotes 1 AT & T–VI's correspondent in France, Direction des Telecommunications Du Reseau International (DTRE), will provide the channels from Guadeloupe to France by Satellite Facilities. 4 FCC Rcd. 4961 (F.C.C.), 4 F.C.C.R. 4961, 1989 WL 511056 End of Document © 2016 Thomson Reuters. No claim to original U.S. Government Works. © 2016 Thomson Reuters. No claim to original U.S. Government Works. 4


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