STATEMENT OF
COMMISSIONER BRENDAN CARR
Re: Section 43.62 Reporting Requirements for U.S. Providers of International Service, IB Docket No. 
17-55; 2016 Biennial Review of Telecommunications Regulations, IB Docket No. 16-131, Report 
and Order.
This item is another in the FCC’s welcome efforts to remove unnecessary reporting obligations.  
According to one provider, it takes at least a dozen employees more than 600 hours over the course of 
four months to compile the information required for these international traffic and revenue reports.  And 
yet, the Commission no longer needs to collect this data because of increased competition in the 
marketplace and the ability to obtain the information through other, much less burdensome means.
Rather than waste time and personnel on this pointless paperwork, carriers should be able to use those 
resources to develop new products, upgrade equipment, and better serve customers. I therefore support 
today’s decision to do away with our international traffic and revenue reports.
While we do not eliminate circuit capacity reports because they are critical to our national 
security and public safety responsibilities, I also support the modest steps we take to streamline those 
reporting requirements.
It is also worth noting that our action today stems from recommendations the Commission 
received during the biennial review process. I think the FCC’s willingness to take up these
recommendations and move quickly shows the agency’s renewed interest in using that process to identify 
regulations in need of reform.  For my part, I certainly welcome input from all stakeholders, whether as 
part of that process or outside of it, on additional ways to eliminate or streamline unnecessary regulations.