Attachment 20170202161742-520.p

20170202161742-520.p

SUPPLEMENT

Supplement

1999-03-16

This document pretains to ITC-214-19990316-00151 for International Global Resale Authority on a International Telecommunications filing.

IBFS_ITC2141999031600151_1413326

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fomka nenmmmnmmennmmetimmmmmmmmmmmencmmemunt READ INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY & ROVED BY OMB 3060—0589 BEFORE PROCEEDING FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSIO 5 | a SPECIAL USE REMITTANCE ADVICE 1 1 &( qh FEG USE,ONLY Ue l (1)Locksox# 358115 iss ol itWaub/ RRIEL £.. 8 MAR 15 109 I SECTION A — PAYER INFORMATION | . (2) PAYER NAME (if paying by credit card, enter name exactly as it appears on your card) (3) TOTAL AMOUNT PAID (dollars and cents) Edge Communications, Inc. s 780.00 (4) STREET ADDRESS LINE NO. 1 c/o Holland & Knight LLP (5) STREET ADDRESS LINE NO. 2 2100 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 400 (6) CITY (7) STATE (8) ZIP CODE Washington OC 20037—3202 (9) DAYTIME TELEPHONE NUMBER (Include area code} (10) COUNTRY CODE (if not in U.S.A.) (202) 828—1849 IF PAYER NAME AND THE APPLICANT NAME ARE DIFFERENT, COMPLETE SECTION B IF MORE THAN ONE APPLICANT, USE CONTINUATION SHEETS (FORM 159—C) | SECTION B — APPLICANT INFORMATION | (11) APPLICANT NAME (if paying by credit card, enter name exactly as it appears on your card) (12) STREET ADDRESS LINE NO. 1 (13) STREET ADDRESS LINE NO. 2 (14) CITY (15) STATE (16) ZIP CODE (17) DAYTIME TELEPHONE NUMBER (Include area code) (18) COUNTRY CODE (if not in U.S.A.) COMPLETE SECTION C FOR EACH SERVICE, IF MORE BOXES ARE NEEDED, USE CONTINUATION SHEETS (FORM 159—C) SECTION C — PAYMENT INFORMATION ] (19A) FCC CALL SIGN/OTHER iD (20A) PAYMENT TYPE CODE (PTC) (21A) QUANTITY (22A) FEE DUE FOR (PTC) IN BLOCK 20A FCC USE ONLY [ C J U J T 1 |s 780.00 (23A) FCC CODE 1 (24A) FCC CODE 2 (198) FCC CALL SIGN/OTHER ID (208) PAYMENT TYPE CODE (PTC) (218B) QUANTITY (22B) FEE DUE FOR (PTC) IN BLOCK 208 FCC USE ONLY | | | s (238) FCC CODE 1 (24B) FCC CODE 2 (19C) FCC CALL SIGN/OTHER ID (20C) PAYMENT TYPE CODE (PTC) (21C) QUANTITY (22C) FEE DUE FOR (PTC) IN BLOCK 20C FCC USE ONLY | | | s (23C) FCC CODE 1 (24C) FCC CODE 2 (19D) FCC CALL SIGN/OTHER ID (20D) PAYMENT TYPE CODE (PTC) (21D) QUANTITY (22D) FEE DUE FOR (PTC) IN BLOCK 20D FCC USE ONLY | | | s (23D) FCC CODE 1 (24D) FCC CODE 2 SECTION D — TAXPAYER INFORMATION (REQUIRED) (25) (26) COMPLETE THIS BLOCK ONLY IF APPLICANT NAME IN B—11 IS DIFFERENT FROM PAYER NAME IN A—2) PAYER TIN 0|s |2 11 |alo 13 l2 |o |4 APPLICANT TIN |0 SECTION E — CERTIFICATION [ (27)_CERTIFICATION STATEMENT 1, Eric Fishman, Esq. , Certify under penalty of perjury that the faregoing and supporting information (PRINT NAME) are true and correct to the best of my knowledge, infomation and belief. _SIGNATURE _éAé\ AnaZC—_ | | ____sECTIONF — CREDIT CARD PAYMENT inFoRMATioN _| __ (28) MASTERCARDNISA ACCOUNT NUMBER: EXPIRATION DATE: MASTERCARD MONTH YEAR vigs 1 hereby authorize the FCC to charge my VISA or MASTERCARD AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE DATE for the service(s)/authorization(s) herein described. » SEE PUBLIC BURDEN ESTIMATE ON REVERSE FCC FORM 159 JULY 1997 (REVISED)

Law Offices HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP Atlanta New York Boca Raton Northern Virginia 2100 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Boston Orlaqdo Suite 400 Fort Lauderdale Providence Washington, D.C. 20037—3202 Jacksonville San Francisco Lakeland St. Petersburg 202—955—3000 Melbourne Tallahassee FAX 202—955—5564 Mexico City Tampa www.hklaw.com . Miami West Palm Beach March 16, 1999 ERIC FISHMAN 202—828—1849 Internet Address: efishman@hklaw.com VIA R&S COURIER Federal Communications Commission International Bureau — Telecommunications P.0O. Box 358115 Pittsburgh, PA 15251—5115 Re: Section 214 Application of Edge Communications,Inc. Dear Sir or Madam: Transmitted herewith in triplicate on behalf of Edge Communications, Inc. is an application for authority under Section 214 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, to provide international telecommunications services. Also submitted is FCC Form 159 and a check for $780.00 to cover the filing fee. An extra copy ofthe filing is submitted. Please date—stamp the extra copy and return it to the undersigned counsel. Should you have any questions regarding this filing, please feel free to contact the undersigned counsel directly. Very truly yours, HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP uhsc Eric Fishman Counsel for Edge Communications, Inc. ef;ewd Enclosure

EDGE COMMUNICATIONS INC. egamy 7—1637520 3737 P.O. BOX 5533 ROCKVILLE. MD 20855 PH (3010 527—1600 DATE AMOUNT Mar 11, 1999 *k ******5780 .00 * Memo : FCC 214 Lincense PAY seven Hundred Eighty and 0/100 Dollars TO THE SE;DER Federal Communicaions Commissi we m AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE ©00 3 7371 205200 46 3 312 393118 26 2 31° & SECURITY FEATURES INCLUDED. DETAILS ON BACK.& oonthern ameeimes camnes

Before the =—RAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Washington, DC 20554 In re Application of EDGE COMMUNIC, NS, INC. File No. For Authority under on 214 of the Communications Ac 934, as arnended, and Sections 63.18( and 63.18(e)(2) of the Commission‘s is to Operate as a Facilities—Based Car ind as a Resale Carrier, Including At ty to Resell Private Lines Betwe e United States and Authorized Cou ) APPLICATION Edge Commt ions, Inc. ("Edge") hereby requests (i) authority, pursuant to Section 214 of the \ nunications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. § 214, and Section 63.18(e)(1l ie Commission‘s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 63.18(e)(1), to acquire interests in facili;i/es viously authorized by the Commission in order to provide international basic ned, private line, data, video and business services to all international points, (ii) authority under Section 63.18(e)(2) of the Commission‘s rules, 47 C.F.R. § __. .3(e)(2), to resell the international svsfl)tghed and private line services of authorized U.S. common carriers for the provision of international basic switched, private line, data, video and business services to all international points, including authority to resell international private lines between the United States and Canada, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia, Sweden, Australia, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Norway, Denmark, France, Germany, Belgium, Austria,

Switzerland, Japan, Itah and and Hong Kong 1e provision of switc service between the United Sta: id those countries. Edge is a corpor: organized under the of the State of Mary for the purpose of providing )mmunications servi Its sole sharehol s DCI Telecommunications, In: jublicly traded corpor organized under the of the' State of Colorado. Edge believes tt iere is significant p« al for continued grc in the international voice, data facsimile markets, a at this market expan will be accelerated by addition: apetition by new entr This position is con it with Commission findings th: reased competition i arnational markets is eficial. See, e.g., Teltec Saving munications Co., Min o. 3548 (released Ap 1986), and cases cited thereir he Commission alsc id that the market ; upport additional carriers and the added compet will be in the pub terest. Accordingly, the Comn n has authorized n ntrants that propos resell international services. 1 also FTC, Inc., 6| Red 2237 (1991). Edge proposes b i application to provi( ‘ernational switched private line services from the U: States to internation: ats through its own f: 3s and through the resale of other carriers‘ services. The Commission has determined that, as a matter of policy, introduction of additional competition in the provision of international services creates incentives for carriers to offer new and innovative services and to

reduce prices, which inure to the public interest and benefit.‘ Grant of this application would serve the Commission‘s purposes and accord with the Commission‘s commitment to open entry to the U.S. telecommunications market. Moreover, many carriers provide international services in the United States, including AT&T, MCI WorldCom, Sprint and others. By the instant application, Edge seeks authority to resell international private lines between the United States and Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Sweden, Australia, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Norway, Denmark, France, Germany, Belgium, Austria, Switzerland, Japan, Italy, Ireland and Hong Kong for the provision of ifiternational switched services between the United States and those countries. in Regulation of International Accounting Rates, 7 FCC Red 559 (1992), the Commission found that such resale between the United States and countries affording "equivalent opportunities" for such resale would afford numerous public interest benefits, including increased demand, reduced prices, the virtual elimination of price discrimination, and the exertion of pressure to reduce above—cost accounting rates. More recently, the Commission has determined that the aforementioned countries afford such "equivalent opportunities" and granted the applications of companies to provide resold interconnected private line services between the United States and those countries. See Public Notice Report No. TEL—00017, released October 15, 1998; AT&T Corp., DA 98— 2555, released December 17, 1998. & See, e.g., TDX Systems, Inc., File No. ITC—86—108, released September 2, 1986; Argo Communications International, Inc., 1 FCC Red 578 (1986); BT North America, Inc., |ITC—95—178, released April 20, 1995. — §.

Edge believes that the added competition that its entry will bring to the market will benefit United States consumers of overseas data and voice services. These benefits include competitive pricing and increased availability of a variety of service options. The grant of this authorization will therefore further the public interest. In support of Edge‘s request for authorization, the following information is submitted pursuant to Section 63.18 of the Commission‘s rules, as amended, 47 C.F.R. § 63.18 (1996): (a) Name and address of Applicant: Edge Communications, Inc. 19225 Orbit Drive Gaithersburg, MD 20879 Attention: Donnie Gross, President Telephone No.: (301) 527—1600 (b) Applicant is a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Maryland. (c) Correspondence concerning this Application should be sent to: Eric Fishman, Esq. Holland & Knight, LLC 2100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20037 (202) 828—1849 with a copy to: Donnie Gross, President Edge Communications, Inc. 19225 Orbit Drive Gaithersburg, MD 20879 (301) 527—1600

(d) Applicant has not previously received authority under Section 214 of the Communications Act, as amended. By grant of this Application, Edge would become a nondominant international carrier for the provision of interexchange service, subject to S of th (e) Edge hereby requests Section 214 a oper: ; a facilities—base carrier pursuant to the terms and c f Sec 53.18(e)(1) of tt rules, and as a resale carrier pur: ie te and conditions Section 63.18(e)(2) of the rules. ithori 1 sought in th application will be used to extend Ed mmu ons services fro the United States to international aich | seeks to serv Applicant further proposes to resell ial pri lines between tt United States and Canada, the Uni im, A lia, New Zealan Sweden, The Netherlands, Luxer lorwa enmark, Franc Germany, Belgium, Austria, Switze an, It reland and Hor Kong for the provision of internat shed ces between tt United States and those countries. . Isew! n this Applicatio the Commission has previously ad ~tt quivalent resa opportunities exist between these countries and the United States. (f) At this time Edge is not requesting other authorizations to construct any international facilities between the points for which it is applying to provide resold services.

(g) Does not apply (Applicant is not seek icilities—based authority pursuant to Section 63.18(e)(6) of the rules). (h) See attached certification. (i) See attached certification. (J) See attached certification. Conclusion As demonstrated in this Application, Edge gally, financially and technically qualified to provide the service for which it reque: ithority. For the reasons stated above, Edge submnits that the public interest, c« mience and necessity would be furthered by a grant of this Section 214 application 3 requested authorization should therefore be issued to Edge to enable it to provids rnational basic switched, private line, data, video and business services to all inte onal points pursuant to Section 63;18(e)(1) of the Commission‘s rules, and pur t to Section 63.18(e)(2) of the Commission‘s rules, to resell the international s ed and private line services of authorized U.S. common carriers for the provision rnational basic switched, private ~linge, data, video and business services to all inter nal points, including authority to resell private lines between the United States Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Sweden, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Norway, Denmark, France, Germany, Belgium, Austria, Switzerland, Japan, Italy, Ireland and Hong Kong for the provision of switched services between the United States and those countries.

CERTIFICATION Applicant hereby certifies that it has no affiliation, as defined by Sect 3.18 of the Commission‘s rules, with any foreign carriers, and that it has no locking directorates with other Section 214 certificated telecommunications carrier: :ept as set forth herein. In support of this certification, Applicant hereby states as vS: The sole shareholder of Edge Communications is DCI Telecommunic s, Inc.; a publicly traded corporation organized under the laws of the State of Col 1. The majority shareholders of DCI Telecommunications, holding a greater than nterest in that company‘s stock, are Joseph J. Murphy and IXC Communications, which hold 14% and 13% ownership interests in the company, respectively. M{ hy is a U.S. citizen, and IXC Communications is a publicly traded Dellaware corpo —VT/E:ch mi;&ed as a telecommunications common carrier under Section 214 ie Act. An application by DCI Telecommunications, for separate authority to o| 3 as a Sniettt telecommunications common carrier under Section 214 of the Act, is curre: ending before the Commission. Public Notice, Report No. TEL—00071S, released Mi ), 1999 (File No. ITC—214—19990216—00086). According to its SEC filings, 10% or greater ownership interests in IXC are held by: Trustees of General Electric Pension Trust (26.6%) and all directors and officers of IXC Communications as a group (15 persons) (21.6%). The officers and directors of Edge are Donnie Gross (President, Director) and Stephen Gros§ (Vice President, Director), and Lansing Freeman (Director), all of whom w are <€ citizens.

Interlocking Directorates. Edge has no interlock irectorates. Foreign Affiliations. Edge is a wholh ied subsidiary of DCI Telecommunications, Inc. which, in turn, is also the corp parent of DCI Europe, Ltd., a UK corporation, which is authorized under the laws o United _angdom to provide telecommunications services. The company‘s princ compgtitors in the United Kingdom are British Telecom, the dominant supplier of ‘ommunications services in the United Kingdom, and Mercury. The company also f competition from emerging licensed public telephone opera’EC)rs, who are constri their own facilities—based networks (such as Energis), and from resellers includir rldCom, Esprit and Global One. No Special Concessions. Edge hereby certifies t! one of the above—described affiliated foreign carriers has the ability to discrim against unaffiliated U.S. international carriers through control of bottleneck ser or facilities in the named foreign countries. Edge further certifies that neither it any of its subsidiaries has agreed to accept special concessions directly or indire from any foreign carrier or administration with respect to traffic or revenue flows be: i the United States and any foreign country which it may serve, and will not enter int! h agreements in the future.

Edge further certifies that, with the exception of certain switches and submarine fiber facilities, none of the above—described foreign carriers owns or controls telecommunications facilities, as defined in Section 63.18(h)(4) of the Commissioh's rules (i.e., the underlying telecommunications transport means, including intercity and local access facilitiés, used by such foreign carriers to provide international telecommunications services offered to the public) in the destination countries set forth above. By: AIM A/\W— Donnie Gfoss, President Edge Communications, Inc. 19225 Orbit Drive Gaithersburg, MD 20879 (301) 527—1600

CERTIFICATION Pursuant to Section 1.2002 of the Commission‘s rules, Edge Communications, Inc. hereby certifies that it is not subject to a denial of Federal benefits, including FCC benefits, by Federal and/or state courts under authority g.ranted by Section 5301 of the Anti—Drug Abuse Act of 1988, 21 U.S.C. 3 853a. See 6 FCC Red 7551 (1991). By: Q//AA]‘(%?%" nnie Grosg, President Edge Communications, Inc. 19225 Orbit Drive Gaithersburg, MD 20879 (301) 527—1600

DECLARATION !, Donnie Gross, am President of Edge Communications, Inc. 1 have read the foregoing Section 214 Application and heréby declare, under penalty of perjui‘y, that all statements contained therein are true and correct. By: 2@@1‘\4@1"/ Donnie Grd&s, President _ Edge Communications, Inc. 19225 Orbit Drive Gaithersburg, MD 20879 (301) 527—1600 /’//M/ /0 _lanvary__, 1999 WAS1—407098


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