Data Network Identification Code (DNIC)

FCC 245

DNC-AMD

Approved by OMB

3060-1029

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Instructions for

Data Network Identification Code Amendment Application

Office of International Affairs

DNC-AMD

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

Purpose of Form

This form is used to request amendment of a pending FCC application for an international Data Network Identification Code (DNIC) for public data networks. DNICs are defined in ITU-T Recommendation X.121, which also sets forth the criteria for their assignment Use of DNICS makes it possible for data terminals on public data networks to interwork with data terminals on public telephone and telex networks and on Integrated Services Digital Networks (ISDNs).

The Commission is the administrator of international DNICs (i.e., DNICs for international public data networks) for the United States. Through this form, the Commission will collect information concerning the proposed request to amend a pending DNIC application and will determine whether to permit the amendment of a pending DNIC application.

Who Must File This Form and When

Entities seeking to amend a pending DNIC application (DNC-NEW, DNC-WAV, or another DNC-AMD) must use this form to amend the information furnished in the pending application if such information is no longer substantially accurate and complete in all significant respects. The Applicant must file the amendment as promptly as possible and in any event within 30 days from when the change in information occurred (including 30 days from a request by Commission staff for additional information).

Changes warranting submission of an amendment include, without limitation, network operator name change, network name change, change in network design that would alter the network diagram, change in the nature of the service provided, and change of contact person. An amendment may also be necessary after Commission staff review a submitted application and inform the Applicant that additional information is necessary to complete the pending ISPC application.

Description of Form

This form consists of a main form and the ability to file attachment(s), if the changed information pertains to a previously submitted attachment. The Applicant is encouraged to upload a single document in machine readable format, including all required information. The Applicant must fill in all required fields, upload required documents, make all required certifications, and sign the form before submitting the application.

Information Current and Complete

Information filed in the application with the Commission must be kept current and complete under section 1.65 of the Commission’s rules. The Applicant or the party to the application must notify the Commission regarding any substantial and significant changes in the information furnished in the application while it remains pending.

• FCC Amendment Form. To amend a submitted application (including a pending amendment), use a separate form, DNC-AMD.

Applicable Rules and Regulations

The DNIC requirements can be found in ITU-T Recommendation X.121, which also lists relevant definitions and the criteria for the assignment of DNICs.

• ITU-T Recommendation X.121, SERIES X: DATA NETWORKS AND OPEN SYSTEM COMMUNICATIONS, Public data networks - Network aspects International numbering plan for public data networks, https://www.itu.int/rec/T-REC-X.121/en.

FCC Notice Required By The Paperwork Reduction Act

Applicants should refer to the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996. The Debt Collection Act requires all federal agencies ensure that no debtors to the Federal government obtain any licenses or other benefits from the FCC. To ensure this, the Commission must collect FRN information to correlate its Applicants with any outstanding Federal debt that they might have incurred in other dealings with the Federal government. For additional information, see the FCC’s Debt Collection webpage,

https://www.fcc.gov/licensing-databases/fees/debt-collection-improvement-act-implementation.

Other DNC Forms

• DNC New Form.

  • This is the application for seeking assignment of a new DNC.

• DNC Waiver Form.

  • If needed, after a DNIC assignment is granted, the Applicant may file a waiver request by using a DNC-WAV form.

FCC Notice Required By The Paperwork Reduction Act

We have estimated that each response to this collection of information will take 1 hour. Our estimate includes the time for in-house staff to read the instructions, look through existing records, gather and maintain the required data, and actually complete and review the form or response. If you have any comments on this burden estimate, or on how we can improve the collection and reduce the burden it causes you, please e-mail them to [email protected] or send them to the Federal Communications Commission, AMDPERM, Paperwork Reduction Project (3060-1029), Washington, DC 20554. Please DO NOT SEND COMPLETED APPLICATIONS TO THIS ADDRESS.

The Applicant is not required to respond to a collection of information sponsored by the Federal government, and the government may not conduct or sponsor this collection, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number of if we fail to provide you with this notice. This collection has been assigned an OMB control number of 3060-1029. This notice is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, P.L. 104-13, October 1, 1995, 44 U.S.C. Section 3507.

For Assistance

For technical assistance with completing the forms, contact the ICFS Helpline at (202) 418-2222 or [email protected]. For general questions about the form requirements, contact the Office of International Affairs, Telecommunications and Analysis Division at [email protected] or at (202) 418-1480.

FILING INSTRUCTIONS FOR MAIN DNC-AMD FORM

Item A.1. The file number for the application that is being modified will be pre-populated here, based on the application you selected for modification.

Item A.2. The Applicant must check the box to acknowledge that it has attached a narrative statement describing the changes to the application being made in this amendment. The Applicant must also upload an attachment that describes the changes being made to the underlying application. For example, state “This is an application to amend pending DNIC application [insert file number] by including a revised network diagram.”

Note: The remainder of the amendment application form will look the same as the form for the original application that the Applicant is amending, and it will be pre-populated with all the information that the Applicant previously provided for the questions in the underlying application, with three exceptions that will be blank in the amendment and will need to be completed: (1) the application description question, (2) the General Certification Statements section, and (3) the signature block.

For example, if the Applicant is amending a DNC-NEW application, ICFS will display the underlying DNC-NEW application that the Applicant previously filed, with all the fields populated as originally submitted (with the three exceptions noted above). The Applicant should change any information that it needs to, and/or upload any new or revised attachments.

To see the instructions for each potential application that can be amended, navigate to these forms:

• DNIC New Form (DNC-NEW).

• DNIC Waiver Form (DNC-WAV).

FCC Form 245 DNC-AMD – Main Form Instructions

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