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OGC-98-19 1 (1997-12-18)

handle is hein.gao/gaobablsk0001 and id is 1 raw text is: G AO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Office of the General Counsel B-278810 December 18, 1997 The Honorable John McCain Chairman The Honorable Ernest F. Hollings Ranking Minority Member Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation United States Senate The Honorable Thomas J. Bliley, Jr. Chairman The Honorable John D. Dingell Ranking Minority Member Committee on Commerce House of Representatives Subject: Federal Communications Commission: Foreign Participation in the U.S. Telecommunications Market Pursuant to section 801(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule promulgated by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), entitled Foreign Participation in the U.S. Telecommunications Market (IB Docket No. 97-142; FCC 97-398). We received the rule on November 28, 1997. It was published in the Federal Register as a final rule on December 9, 1997. 62 Fed. Reg. 64741. The final rule adopts a new standard for foreign participation in the United States telecommunications market in light of the World Trade Organization (WTO) agreement concluded on February 1, 1997. In the WTO agreement, 69 countries agreed to open their markets for basic telecommunications services to competition from foreign carriers. The final rule removes the effective competitive opportunities test and replaces it with an open entry standard. Enclosed is our assessment of the FCC's compliance with the procedural steps required by section 801(a)(1)(B)(i) through (iv) of title 5 with respect to the rule. Our review indicates that the FCC complied with the applicable requirements. GAO/OGC-98-19

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