§ 1.1156   Schedule of regulatory fees for international services.

   (a) The following schedule applies for the listed services:
   Fee category Fee amount
   Space Stations (Geostationary Orbit) $119,150
   Space Stations (Non-Geostationary Orbit) 132,125
   Earth Stations: Transmit/Receive & Transmit only (per authorization or
   registration) 310

   (b)  International  Terrestrial  and  Satellite.  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 satellite operators must pay a
   fee for each 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 these purposes 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.

   The fee amount, per active 64 KB circuit or equivalent will be determined
   for each fiscal year.
   International terrestrial and satellite (capacity as of December 31, 2014)
   Fee amount
   Terrestrial Common Carrier Satellite Common Carrier Satellite Non-Common
   Carrier $0.03 per 64 KB Circuit.

   (c) Submarine cable: Regulatory fees for submarine cable systems will be
   paid annually, per cable landing license, for all submarine cable systems
   operating  as of December 31 of the prior year. The fee amount will be
   determined by the Commission for each fiscal year.
   Submarine cable systems
   (capacity as of December 31, 2014) Fee amount
   <2.5 Gbps $7,175
   2.5 Gbps or greater, but less than 5 Gbps 14,350
   5 Gbps or greater, but less than 10 Gbps 28,675
   10 Gbps or greater, but less than 20 Gbps 57,350
   20 Gbps or greater 114,700

   [ 80 FR 55795 , Sept. 17, 2015]

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