11 FCC Red No. 3 Federal Communications Commission Record DA 96-55 
Before the 
Federal Communications Commission 
Washington, D.C. 20554 
In the Matter of 
INTEX TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. 
Application for authority to 
acquire and operate facilities 
for service to Panama. 
File No. I-T-C-95-541 
ORDER, AUTHORIZATION AND CERTIFICATE 
Adopted: January 17, 1996; Released: January 29, 1996 
By the Chief, Telecommunications Division: 
1. Upon consideration of the above-captioned 
uncontested application, filed pursuant to Section 214 of 
the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, IT IS 
HEREBY CERTIFIED that the present and future public 
convenience and necessity require a grant thereof. 
2. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that application File 
No. I-T-C-95-541 IS GRANTED, and INTEX Telecom­
munications, Inc. (INTEX) is authorized to: 
a. lease from Comsat and operate four voice-grade 
satellite circuits between an appropriately licensed 
U.S. earth station and an appropriate INTELSAT 
satellite over the Atlantic Ocean, connecting with 
similar circuits between the satellite and an earth 
station in Panama, furnished by its correspondent; 
b. lease from PanAmSat and operate four voice-grade 
satellite circuits between an appropriately licensed 
U.S. earth station and the PAS-1 satellite, connecting 
with similar circuits between the satellite and an 
earth station in Panama, furnished by its correspon­
dent; 
c. lease and operate facilities in the U.S. earth sta­
tions, to be used in conjunction with the space 
segment capacity; 
d. lease and operate necessary domestic connecting 
facilities; 
e. multiplex the voice-grade circuits authorized here­
in to derive the maximum number of circuits attain­
able; and 
f. use said facilities to provide regularly authorized 
services, including switched voice and data and pri­
vate line services, between the United States and 
Panama. 
3. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that our authorization 
of INTEX to provide private lines as part of its authorized 
services is limited to the provision of such private lines 
only between the United States and Panama -- that is, 
private lines which originate in the United States and 
terminate in Panama or which originate in Panama and 
terminate in the United States. In addition, INTEX may 
not -· and INTEX's tariff must state that its customers may 
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not -- connect private lines provided over these facilities to 
the public switched network at either the U.S. or Panama 
end, or ·both, for the provision of international basic 
switched services, unless authorized to do so by the Com­
mission upon a finding that Panama affords resale opportu­
nities equivalent to those available under U.S. law, in 
accordance with Regulation of International Accounting 
Rates, Phase II, First Report and Order, 7 FCC Red 559 
(1991), Order on Reconsideration and Third Further No­
tice of Proposed Rulemaking, 7 FCC Red 7927 (1992), 
petition for reconsideration pending. 
4. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that neither INTEX nor 
any persons or companies directly or indirectly controlling 
or controlled by INTEX, or under direct or indirect com­
mon control with it, shall acquire or enjoy any right, for 
the purposes of handling or interchanging traffic to or 
from the United States, its territories or possessions, which 
is denied to any other United States carrier by reason of 
any concession, contract, understanding, or working ar­
rangement to which INTEX or any persons or companies 
controlling or controlled by INTEX are parties. 
5. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the applicant shall 
file copies of any operating agreement it enters into with its 
foreign correspondent with the Commission within 30 days 
of its execution, and shall otherwise comply with the filing 
requirements contained in Section 43.51 of the Commis­
sion's Rules, 47 C.F.R. §43.51. 
6. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the applicant shall 
file a tariff pursuant to Section 203 of the Communications 
Act, 47 U.S.C. §203, and Part 61 of the Commission's 
Rules, 47 C.F.R. Part 61, for the services authorized in this 
Order. 
7. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the applicant shall 
file the annual reports of overseas telecommunications traf­
fic required by Section 43.61 of the Commission's Rules, 
47 C.F.R. §43.61. 
8. The Commission retains jurisdiction over this matter 
to reallocate circuits in the satellite system among the 
various international common carriers and other autho­
rized users as required to ensure nondiscriminatory use of, 
and equitable access to, the communications satellite sys­
tem. 
9. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the applicant shall 
file a separate Section 214 application for any additional 
circuits it seeks to operate via the PAS-I satellite. 
10. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the number of 
circuits authorized herein for the provision of services via 
separate satellite systems is subject to limitations on the 
number of circuits specified under the separate systems 
policy and applicable consultations under Article XIV(d) of 
the INTELSAT Agreement. 
11. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the applicant shall 
file annual circuit status reports in accordance with the 
requirements set forth in Rules for Filing of International 
Circuit Status Reports, CC Docket No. 93-157, Report and 
Order, 10 FCC Red 8605 ( 1995). 
12. This Order is issued under Section 0.261 of the 
Commission's Rules and is effective upon adoption. Peti­
tions for reconsideration under Section I.I 06 or applica­
tions 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 l.4(b)(2)). 
DA 96-55 Federal Communications Commission Record 
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 
Diane J. Cornell 
Chief, Telecommunications Division 
International Bureau 
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