Sec. 211.3  Scope and coverage.

    (a) The priority system and procedures established by this part are 
applicable to:
    (1) U.S. domestic leased intercity private line services, including 
private line switched network services;
    (2) U.S. international leased private line services to the point of 
foreign entry;
    (3) Foreign extensions of U.S. international leased private line 
services to the extent possible through agreement between U.S. carriers 
and foreign correspondents;
    (4) International leased private line services terminating in or 
transiting the United States;
    (5) Federal Government-owned and leased circuits.
    (b) The priority system and procedures established by this part are 
not applicable to operational circuits or order wires of the carriers 
needed for circuit reactivation and maintenance purposes, which shall 
have priority of restoration over all other circuits and shall be exempt 
from interruption for the purpose of restoring priority services.