Attachment Petition-1.pdf

Petition-1.pdf

PETITION submitted by DOJ

Petition

2007-11-16

This document pretains to ITC-214-19970804-00457 for International Global Resale Authority on a International Telecommunications filing.

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Before the FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of ) WC DocketNo. __—_ ) Bestel S.A. de C.V., Transferor ) ) File No. Cablestar, S.A. de C.V., Transferee ) TTC—T/C—20070910—00370 ) Transfer of Control of ) Bestel (USA) Inc. ) ) ) ) ) ) PETITION TO ADOPT CONDITIONS TO AUTHORIZATIONS AND LICENSES The Department of Justice ("DOJ"), including the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"), and Department of Homeland Security ("DHS") (collectively, the "Agencies"), submit this Petition to Adopt Conditions to Authorizations and Licenses ("Petition‘"), pursuant to Section 1.41 of the Federal Communications Commission ("Commission") rules.‘ Through this Petition, the Agencies advise the Commission that they have no objection to the Commission approving the transfers sought in the above—referenced proceeding, provided that the Commission conditions its approval on the agreement of Cablestar S.A. de C.V. and Bestel (USA) Inc. (collectively, "the Companies") to abide by the commitments and undertakings set forth in the November 9, 2007 letter from the Companies to the Agencies, which is attached hereto. In the above—captioned proceedings, the applicants have petitioned the 1 47 C.BR. § 141.

Commission for approval to transfer control of Bestel (USA) Inc., holder ofauthorizations under Section 214 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, from Bestel, S.A. de C.V., to Cablestar S.A. de C.V. The Commission has long recognized that law enforcement, national security, and public safety concerns are part ofits public interest analysis, and has accorded deference to the views of other U.S. government agencies with expertise in those areas. See In the Matter of Comsat Corporation d/b/a Comsat Mobile Communications, etc., 16 FCC Red. 21,661, 21707 4 94 (2001). ‘ After discussions with representatives of the applicants in connection with the transfer request, the Agencies have concluded that the additional commitments set forth in the November 9, 2007 letter will help ensure that the Agencies and other entities with responsibility for enforcing the law, protecting the national security, and preserving public safety can proceed appropriately to satisfy those responsibilities. Accordingly, the Agencies advise the Commission that they have no objection on those grounds to the Commission granting the above—referenced requests for transfer of control provided that the Commission conditions its consent on compliance by the Companies with the commitments set forth in the Amendment.

The Agencies are authorized to state that the Applicants do not object to the grant of this Petition to Adopt Conditions. Respectfully submitted, Is/. Is/ Charles Steele Stewart A. Baker Chief of Staff Assistant Secretary for Policy National Security Division U.S. Department of Homeland Security United States Department of Justice 3801 Nebraska Avenue, N.W. 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N. W. Washington, DC 20528 Washington, DC 20530 (202) 514—1057 /s/ Elaine N. Lammert Deputy General Counsel Federal Bureau of Investigation 923 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20532 (202) 324—1530 November 16, 2007


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