Facilities-based carrier
Facilities-based carrier means a carrier that holds an ownership, indefeasible-right-of-user, or leasehold interest in bare capacity in the U.S. end of an international facility, regardless of whether the underlying facility is a common carrier or non-common carrier submarine cable or a satellite system.
Source
47 CFR § 63.09
Scoping language
The following definitions shall apply to 63.09-63.24 of this part, unless the context indicates otherwise: