(a) The following schedule applies for the listed services: ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fee category Fee amount------------------------------------------------------------------------Space Stations (Geostationary Orbit).................... $119,150Space Stations (Non-Geostationary Orbit)................ 132,125Earth Stations: Transmit/Receive & Transmit only (per 310
authorization or registration).........................------------------------------------------------------------------------
(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 $0.03 per 64 KB Circuit.
Common Carrier Satellite Non-Common
Carrier.------------------------------------------------------------------------
(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............................................... $7,1752.5 Gbps or greater, but less than 5 Gbps............... 14,3505 Gbps or greater, but less than 10 Gbps................ 28,675
10 Gbps or greater, but less than 20 Gbps............... 57,35020 Gbps or greater...................................... 114,700------------------------------------------------------------------------ [80 FR 55795, Sept. 17, 2015]