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Code of Federal Regulations Title 47. Telecommunication § 47.1.1156 Schedule of regulatory fees for international services

Current as of October 02, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

(a) Geostationary orbit (GSO) and non-geostationary orbit (NGSO) space stations. The following schedule applies for the listed services:

Table 1 to Paragraph (a)

Fee category

Fee amount

Space Stations (Geostationary Orbit)

$116,855

Space Stations (Non-Geostationary Orbit)—Other

343,555

Space Stations (Non-Geostationary Orbit)—Less Complex

122,695

Earth Stations: Transmit/Receive & Transmit only (per authorization or registration)

595

(b) International terrestrial and satellite Bearer Circuits.

(1) Regulatory fees for International Bearer Circuits are to be paid by facilities-based common carriers that have active (used or leased) international bearer circuits as of December 31 of the prior year in any terrestrial or satellite transmission facility for the provision of service to an end user or resale carrier, which includes active circuits to themselves or to their affiliates. In addition, non-common carrier terrestrial and satellite operators must pay a fee for each active circuit sold or leased to any customer, including themselves or their affiliates, other than an international common carrier authorized by the Commission to provide U.S. international common carrier services. “Active circuits” for purposes of this paragrpah (b) include backup and redundant circuits. In addition, whether circuits are used specifically for voice or data is not relevant in determining that they are active circuits.

(2) The fee amount, per active Gbps circuit will be determined for each fiscal year.

Table 2 to Paragraph (b)(2)

International terrestrial and satellite (capacity as of December 31, 2020)

Fee amount

Terrestrial Common Carrier and Non-Common Carrier; Satellite Common Carrier and Non-Common Carrier

$43 *

* Per Gbps circuit.

(c) Submarine cable. Regulatory fees for submarine cable systems will be paid annually, per cable landing license, for all submarine cable systems operating based on their lit capacity as of December 31 of the prior year. The fee amount will be determined by the Commission for each fiscal year.

Table 3 to Paragraph (c)—FY 2021 International Bearer Circuits—Submarine Cable Systems

Submarine cable systems (lit capacity as of December 31, 2020)

Fee ratio (units)

FY 2020 regulatory fees

Less than 50 Gbps

.0625

$9,495

50 Gbps or greater, but less than 250 Gbps

.125

18,990

250 Gbps or greater, but less than 1,500 Gbps

.25

37,980

1,500 Gbps or greater, but less than 3,500 Gbps

.5

75,955

3,500 Gbps or greater, but less than 6,500 Gbps

1.0

151,910

6,500 Gbps or greater

2.0

303,820
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