Attachment 20161129102544-817.p

20161129102544-817.p

SUPPLEMENT

Supplement

2001-08-21

This document pretains to ITC-214-20010815-00433 for International Global Resale Authority on a International Telecommunications filing.

IBFS_ITC2142001081500433_1372473

DUPUCATE ShawPittman ur A Limited Liability Partnership Including Professional Corporations Grenn S. RickiarDs (202) 454—7016 ( P\\)G \ r,:) 'Z““\ glenn.richards@shawpittman.com e mald® August 15, 2001 —~~c)VE V‘u(\), m D R‘E(J — \ By Courier to Mellon Bank a s 1 208 Streamlined ITC—214—20010815— ; Ms. Magalie Roman Salas TCP ACQUI(SITION, INC. 1900842 Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 Twelfth Street, S.W. TW—A325 Washington, DC 20554 Re: TCP Acquisition, Inc. Section 214 Application for Authority to Operate as an International and Facilities—Based and Resale Carrier Dear Ms. Roman Salas: Transmitted herewith on behalf of TCP Acquisition, Inc. ("TCP") are an original and five (5) copies of a Section 214 Application for authority to operate as an international facilities—based and resale carrier for the purpose of providing switched, private line, data and business services between the United States and all foreign points permitted by the Commission. Pursuant to Section 63.12 of the Commission‘s Rules, TCP requests streamlined processing of the enclosed Application. Also enclosed is an FCC Form 159 and a check made payable to the Federal Communications Commission in the amount of $815.00 to cover the cost of the filing fee. Washington, DC Northern Virginia New York Los Angeles 2300 N Street, NW Washington, DC 20037—1128 202.663.8000 Fax: 202.663.8007 www.shawpittman.com 4 London

ShawPittman ur Please date—stamp the enclosed Receipt copy of this filing andreturn it in the enclosed self—addressed, stamped envelope. Please refer all questions and correspondence regarding this filing to the undersigned. Very truly yours, n Glénn S. Richards Susan M. Hafeli Tammy Gershoni Counsel for TCP Acquisition, Inc. Enclosures 31922—0001 ce: Darryl B. Thompson Cory D. Mims Document #: 1152800 v.1

READ INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY Approved by OMB EEFORE PROCEEDING 3060—0589 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Page No ____ of ____ REMITTANCE ADVICE SPECIAL USE (1) LOCKBOX # FCC USE ONLY 358115 SECTION A — PAYER INFORMATION (2) PAYER NAME (if paying by credit card, enter name exactlyas it appears on your card) (3) TOTAL AMOUNT PAID (U.S. Dollars and cents) TCP Acquisition, Inc. 815 .00 (4) STREET ADDRESS LINE NO. 1 | ) ce 177 Broad Street, 12th Floor Fl “ g!. l E. (5) STREET ADDRESS LINE NO. 2 (6) CITY 8) STATE (8) ZIP CODE Stamford T 06901 (9) DAYTIME TELEPHONE NUMBER(include area code) (10) COUNTRY CODE (ifnot in U.S.A.) (203) 541—1500 FCC REGISTRATION NUMBER (FRN) AND TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (TIN) REQUIRED (11) PAYER (FRN) (12) PAYER (TIN) 522332306 IF PAYER NAME AND THE APPLICANT NAME ARE DIFFERENT, COMPLETE SECTION B IF MORE THAN ONE APPLICANT, USE CONTINUATION SHEETS (FORM 159—C) (13) APPLICANT NAME (14) STREET ADDRESS LINE NO. 1 (15) STREET ADDRESS LINE NO. 2 (16) CITY (17) STATE] (18) ZIP CODE (19) DAYTIME TELEPHONE NUMBER(include area code) (20) COUNTRYCODE (ifnot in U.S.A.) FCC REGISTRATION NUMBER (FRN) AND TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (TIN) REQUIRED (21) APPLICANT (FRN) (22) APPLICANT (TIN) COMPLETE SECTION C FOR EACH SERVICE, IF MORE BOXES ARE NEEDED, USE CONTINUATION SHEET (23A) CALL SIGN/OTHER ID (24A) PAYMENT TYPE CODE (25A) QUANTITY CUT 215. 00 (26A) FEE DUE FOR (PTC) (27A) TOTAL FEE FCC USE ONLY (28A) FCC CODE 1 (29A) FCC CODE 2 (23B) CALL SIGN/OTHER ID (24B) PAYMENT TYPE CODE (25B) QUANTITY (26B) FEE DUE FOR (PTC) (27B) TOTAL FEE FCC USE ONLY (28B) FCC CODE 1 (29B) FCC CODE 2 SECTION D — CERTIFICATION (30) CERTIFICATION STATEMENT I, , certify under penalty of perjury that the foregoing and supporting information is true and correct to the best of my knowledge, information and belief. SIGNATURE DATE SECTION E — CREDIT CARD PAYMENT INFORMATION MASTERCARD/VISA ACCOUNT NUMBER: EXPIRATION (31) [_] MASTERCARD L T L L | J | [ J J [ | J [ 1 1 1 1 | I hereby authorize the FCC to charge my VISA or MASTERCARD for the service(s)/authorization herein described. [] visa SIGNATURE DATE SEE PUBLIC BURDEN ON REVERSE FCC FORM 159 FEBRUARY 2000 (REVISED)

TSG CAPITAL GROUP, LLC CHASE MANHATTAN BANK 5 483 OPERATING ACCoOUnNT NEW YORK, NY 10036 177 BROAD STREET, 12TH FLOOR 1—2/210 STAMFORD, CT 06901 s $14/2001 PAY TO THE Federal Communications Commission l $ **815.00 ORDER OF Elght Hundred Fifieen and 00/100**********#*****#t********t**#**#**#****************t*********************************** D OLLARS ® | Federal Communications Commission TWO SIGNATURES REQUIRED OVER $5000.00 ® memo___ FCC 214 filing fee /445@ M ‘0O0 54LA gne 20 240000 2 469670 786L L

BEFORE THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC In the Matter of TCP Acquisition, Inc. Application pursuant to Section 214 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, File No. for global authority to operate as an international facilities—based and as a resale carrier in the provision of switched, private line, data and business services APPLICATION TCP Acquisition, Inc. ("Applicant") pursuant to Section 214 of the Communications Act of 1934;, as amended, and Section 63.18 of the Commission‘s Rules, hereby requests global authority to operate as an international facilities—based carrier and as a resale carrier in the provision of switched, private line, data, and business services between the United States and all foreign points permitted by the Commission. As discussed below, this application is eligible for streamlined processing. Pursuant to Section 63.18 of the Commission‘s Rules, Applicant submits the following information. (a) The name of the applicant is: TCP Acquisition, Inc. 177 Broad Street 12th Floor Stamford, Connecticut 06901 (203) 541—1500 (phone) (203) 541—1590 (fax) (b) Applicant is a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware.

— 2. (c) Correspondence concerning this application should be addressed to the following: Darryl B. Thompson Chief Executive Officer TCP Acquisition, Inc. 177 Broad Street Stamford, Connecticut 06901 (203) 541—1500 (phone) (203) 541—1590 (fax) With a copy to Applicant‘s attorneys: Glenn S. Richards Susan M. Hafeli Tammy Gershoni Shaw Pittman LLP 2300 N Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20037—1128 (202) 454—7000 (phone) (202) 663—8007 (fax) (d) Applicant has not previously received authority under Section 214 of the Act. (e) Applicant is hereby requesting Section 214 authority to operate as a facilities— based carrier pursuant to Section 63.18(e)(1) of the Commission‘s Rules. Applicant hereby states that it will comply with the terms and conditions set forth in Section 63.18(e)(1)(ii) of the Commission‘s Rules and will not provide services to any country on the Commission‘s exclusion list. Under Section 63.10 of the Commission‘s Rules, Applicant qualifies as a non—dominant carrier and would provide services to all international points for which it qualifies for non— dominant regulation. See Section 63.18(e)(ii)(A) of the Commuission‘s Rules. Applicant is also requesting authority, pursuant to Section 63.18(e)(2) of the Commission‘s Rules, to resell the international services of all authorized U.S. common carriers pursuant to those carriers‘ tariffs and contracts on file with the Commission. Applicant hereby states that it will comply with the terms and conditions set forth in Section 63.18(e)(2)(ii) of the Commission‘s Rules. Applicant is not affiliated with any U.S. carriers regulated as dominant on the routes to be served.

— 3. As a facilities—based carrier and as a resale carrier, Applicant will provide international basic switched, private line, data, and business services to all international points permitted by the Commission. (£) Applicant seeks authority to provide only services referenced under paragraph (e) of Section 63.18 of the Commission‘s Rules. (g) The authority requested in this application is categorically excludedfrom environmental processing as defined by Section 1.1306 of the Commission‘s Rules. (h) Applicant certifies that it is not affiliated with any U.S. carrier whose facilities— based services it proposes to resell, nor is it affiliated with any foreign carriers. Pursuant to Section 63.18(h) of the Commission‘s Rules, the following informationis provided regarding the members of Applicant. TCP Acquisition, Inc. is a Delaware corporation that is a wholly owned subsidiary of TCP Holdings, Inc. TCP Holdings, Inc. is a Delaware Corporation that is a wholly owned subsidiary of TSG Capital Fund III, L.P. TSG Capital FundIII, L.P. is a Delawarelimited partnership. The general partner of TSG Capital Fund III, L.P. is TSG Associates, LLC. TSG Associates III, LLC has the following three owners with at least ten percent equity: Cleveland A. Christophe (40.4435%), Darryl B. Thompson (37.0739%), and Mark D. Inglis (13.4826%). Mr. Christophe, Mr. Thompson, and Mr. Inglis are U.S. Citizens. All entities and persons listed above are located at 177 Broad Street, 12th Floor, Stamford, Connecticut 06901. (1) Pursuant to Section 63.18(i) of the Commission‘s Rules, Applicant certifies that it has not agreed to accept special concessions directly or indirectly from any foreign carrier with respect to any U.S. international route where the foreign carrier possesses sufficient market

— 4. power on the foreign end of the route to affect competition adversely in the U.S. market and will not enter into such agreements in the future. 0) Pursuant to Sections 1.2001—1.2003 of the Commission‘s Rules, Applicant attaches to this application a certificate stating that no party to this application is subject to a denial of federal benefits pursuant to Section 5301 of the Anti—Drug Abuse Act of 1988. (k) Applicant is not affiliated with a foreign carrier in a destination market, is not affiliated with a dominant U.S. carrier whose international switched or private line services it seeks authority to resell, and does not seek authority to provide switched basic services over private lines to a country for which the Commission has not previously authorized the provision of switched services over private lines. Accordingly, Applicant is eligible for streamlined processing pursuant to Section 63.12.

— 5. CONCLUSION A grant of this application will serve the public interest because it will promote competition in the provision of international telecommunications services and thereby advance the goals of the Commission=s international telecommunications policies. Accordingly, for the reasons stated above, it is respectfully requested that the Commission grant the foregoing application. Respectfully submitted, TCP ACQUISITION, INC. ’>ww;[ 6. (gvemuv-—— Darryl B. Thompson Chief Executive Officer TCP Acquisition, Inc. 177 Broad Street 12th Floor Stamford, Connecticut 06901 (203) 541—1500 (phone) (203) 541—1590 (fax) Glenn S. Richards Susan M. Hafeli Tammy Gershoni Shaw Pittman LLP 2300 N Street, NW. Washington, DC 20037—1128 (202) 663—8000 (phone) (202) 663—8007 (fax) Its Attorneys Date:

SECTION 1.2001 CERTIFICATION On behalf of TCP Acquisition, Inc. and in accordance with Sections 1.2001—1.2003 of the Commission‘s Rules, 47 C.F.R. 1.2001—1.2003, I hereby certify that neither Applicant nor any party to this Application is subject to a denial of Federal benefits that includes FCC benefits pursuant to Section 5301 of the Anti—Drug Abuse Act of 1988. See 21 U.S.C. 853(a). . PDraviQ b. Pon»— Darryl B. Thompson Chief Executive Officer TCP Acquisition, Inc. 177 Broad Street 12th Floor Stamford, Connecticut 06901 (203) 541—1500 (phone) (203) 541—1590 (fax) Date:


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