Petition To Adopt Co

PETITION submitted by U.S. Dept. of Justice

Petition to Adopt Condition on License

2016-10-28

This document pretains to ITC-214-20131017-00275 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 ) ) ) Telecom Services Network LLC ) FCC ITC-214-20131017-00275 ) ) ) ) PETITION TO ADOPT CONDITIONS TO AUTHORIZATIONS AND LICENSES The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) 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, DOJ advises the Commission that it has no objection to the Commission approving the authority sought in the above-referenced proceedings, provided that the Commission conditions its approval on the assurance of Telecom Services Network LLC (“TSN”) to abide by the commitments and undertakings set forth in the October 26, 2016 Letter of Assurances (“LOA”), which is attached hereto. The above-referenced proceedings involves the referenced application filed with the Commission by TSN for authority under section 214 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, to provide global or limited-global facilities-based and resale services to all international points. 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 1 47 C.F.R. § 1.41.

Corporation d/b/a Comsat Mobile Communications, etc., 16 FCC Rcd. 21,661, 21707 ¶ 94 (2001). After discussions with representatives of TSN, in connection with the above-referenced proceedings, DOJ has concluded that the additional commitments set forth in the LOA will help ensure that DOJ, a U.S. Government agency with responsibility for enforcing the law, protecting the national security, and preserving public safety, can proceed appropriately to satisfy its responsibilities of enforcing the law, protecting the national security, and preserving public safety. Accordingly, DOJ advises the Commission that it has no objection to the Commission granting the applications in the above-referenced proceedings, provided that the Commission conditions its consent on compliance with the LOA. Respectfully submitted, /S/ Richard C. Sofield Richard C. Sofield U.S. Department of Justice Director - Foreign Investment Review Staff National Security Division Bicentennial Building 600 E Street, NW, Rm 10000 Washington, D.C. 20004 October 27, 2016 2


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