47 CFR § 43.82 - Circuit capacity reports.

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title: "47 CFR § 43.82 - Circuit capacity reports."
title_number: 47
title_name: "Telecommunication"
section_number: "43.82"
section_name: "Circuit capacity reports."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION"
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subchapter_name: "COMMON CARRIER SERVICES"
part_number: "43"
part_name: "REPORTS OF COMMUNICATION COMMON CARRIERS, PROVIDERS OF INTERNATIONAL SERVICES AND CERTAIN AFFILIATES"
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# 43.82 Circuit capacity reports.

(a) *International submarine cable capacity.* Not later than March 31 of each year:

(1) [Reserved]

(2) Each cable landing licensee and common carrier shall file a report showing its capacity on submarine cables between the United States and any foreign point as of December 31 of the preceding calendar year.

United States is defined in Section 3 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 153.

(b) *Registration Form.* A Registration Form, containing information about the filer, such as address, phone number, email address, etc., shall be filed with each report. The Registration Form shall include a certification enabling the filer to check a box to indicate that the filer requests that its circuit capacity data be treated as confidential consistent with Section 0.459(a)(4) of the Commission's rules.

(c) *Filing Manual.* Authority is delegated to the Chief of the Office of International Affairs to prepare instructions and reporting requirements for the filing of these reports prepared and published as a Filing Manual. The information required under this Section shall be filed electronically in conformance with the instructions and reporting requirements in the Filing Manual.

[82 FR 55331, Nov. 21, 2017, as amended at 88 FR 21442, Apr. 10, 2023; 90 FR 48703, Oct. 27, 2025]