Angel Americas Petition to Adopt 11.18.13 PETITION by U.S. Department of Justice ITC-214-20010618-00348 Angel Americas Petit

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Angel Americas Petit

PETITION submitted by U.S. Department of Justice

Angel Americas Petition to Adopt 11.18.13

2013-11-18

This document pretains to ITC-214-20010618-00348 for International Global Resale Authority on a International Telecommunications filing.

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Before the
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20554

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Angel Americas, LLC ) File No. ITC-ASG-20130130-00035
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) File No. ITC-214-20130429-00125
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PETITION TO ADOPT CONDITIONS TO
AUTHORIZATIONS AND LICENSES

The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) , including the Federal Bureau of Investigation

(“FBI”), with the concurrence of the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) (collectively,

the “Agencies”), submits this Petition to Adopt Conditions to Authorizations and Licenses

(Petition) pursuant to Section 1.41 of the Federal Communications Commission (“Commission”)

rules.1 Through this Petition, the Agencies advise the Commission that they have no objection to

the Commission approving the authority sought in the above-referenced proceeding, provided

that the Commission conditions its approval on the assurance of Angel Americas LLC (“Angel”),

to abide by the commitments and undertakings set forth in the November 2013 Agreement

between Angel and the Agencies (“the Agreement”).

The Commission has long recognized that law enforcement, national security, and public

safety concerns are part of its 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

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47 C.F.R. § 1.41.

Corporation d/b/a Comsat Mobile Communications, etc., 16 FCC Rcd. 21,661, 21707 ¶ 94

(2001).

After discussions and communications with representatives of the Applicants in

connection with the above-referenced proceeding, the Agencies have concluded that the

additional commitments set forth in the Agreement will help ensure that the Agencies 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 to the Commission granting the applications

in the above-referenced proceeding, provided that the Commission conditions its consent on

compliance by Angel with the Agreement.

Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Richard C. Sofield
Richard C. Sofield
U.S. Department of Justice
Director – Foreign Investment Review Staff
National Security Division
600 E Street, NW, Suite 10000
Washington, D.C. 20004

November 18, 2013

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