Attachment Vodafone Letter Acce

Vodafone Letter Acce

LETTER

Cuba Letter

2016-03-21

This document pretains to ITC-214-20131028-00298 for International Global Resale Authority on a International Telecommunications filing.

IBFS_ITC2142013102800298_1130483

Recsived & Inspected MAR 11 2016 | FCC Mailroom March 10, 2016 Mindel De La Torre Chief, International Bureau Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, S.W. Washington, DC 20554 Re: Notification of Vodafone‘s Acceptance of Terms and Conditions for Waiver of the Benchmark Rate for Cuba, 1B Docket No. 10—95; Vodafone US Inc., International Telecommunications Certificate ITC—214— 20131028—00298 Dear Ms. De La Torre: Vodafone US Inc. ("Vodafone")" files this letter to notify the Federal Communications Commission that it accepts the terms and conditions of the waiver of the benchmark policy applicable to U.S. carriers that seek to provide telecommunications services on a direct basis to Cuba as specified in the Commission‘s April—8, 2011 ZeleCuba WaiverDecision}? and as revised by the Commission‘s /nfernational Settlements Policy Reform Order® The Commission‘s benchmark policy requires U.S. carriers to negotiate settlement rates with foreign carriers that do not exceed specific benchmark levels. ‘ With the Commission‘s recent action to remove Cuba from the exclusion list, /7 re:Removing Cuba from the Exclusion List for International Section 214 Authorizations, IB Docket No. 15—289 (Terminated), Order, DA 16—55 (rel. Jan. 15, 2016), Vodafone has authority to provide facilities—based and resold services to all international points, including Cuba. See /nternationalAuthorizations Granted, Report No. TEL—01693, Public Notice, DA 14—1433, 29 FCC Red 11704 (rel. Oct. 2, 2014). _2 iComnect Wholesale, Inc., d/b/a/ TeleCuba, Petition for Waiver ofthe International Settlements Policy and Benchmark Rate forFacitities—Based Telecommunications Services with Cuba, IB Docket No. 10—95, IBFS File No. ISP—WAV—20100412—00007, Memorandum Opinion and Order, DA 11—654, 26 FCC Red 5217 at 1\ 31 (2011) ("TeleCuba Waiver Decisiont‘). 3 international Settements Policy Reform, IB Docket Nos. 11—80, 05—254, 09—10, RM 11322, Report and Order, FCC 12—145, 27 FCC Red 15521 (rel. Nov. 29, 2012) (generally eliminating the previous International Settlements Policy but applying a modified version to Cuba) (¢/ntermational Settlements PolicyReform Order"). Blair A. Rosenthal Assistant General Counsel — Direct: +1—303—293—5832 Americas Commercial & Regulatory . Mobile:+1—720—484—0554 Vodafone US Inc. Fax: +1—303—296—3178 999 18 Street, South Tower, Suite 1750 blair.rosenthal@vodafone.com Denver, CO 80202 Page 1 of 3

Consistent with the process established in paragraph 33 of the ZeleCube Waiver Decision, Nodafone respectfully requests that the International Bureau acknowledge Vodafone‘s acceptance of those terms and conditions and extend the waiver to Vodafone through an "Informative" as part of the Commission‘s Public Notice of actions taken on international telecommunications applications. Please contact me with any questions or concerns regarding this notification or if you require additional information. Best regards, Blair. Rosenha Enc.: Certification ce: David Krech, Associate Chief Policy Division, International Bureau Blair A. Rosenthal Assistant General Counsel— Direct: +1—303—293—5832 Americas Commercial & Regulatory Mobile:+1—720—484—0554 Vodafone US Inc. Fax: +1—303—296—3178 999 18" Street, South Tower, Suite 1750 — c blairrosenthal@vodafone.com Denver, CO 80202 . Page 2 of 3

CERTIFICATION I, Blair Rosenthal, am the Assistant General Counsel of Vodafone US Inc. d/b/a Vodafone Americas. | certify that the representations made in the above letter to Mindel De La Torre, Chief of the International Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission concerning Vodafone‘s notice to the International Bureau that it accepts the terms and conditions of the waiver of the benchmark policy applicable to U.S. carriers seeking to provide telecommunications services to Cuba on a direct basis are true and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief. Date: 3{ p@! zObL — Btair Rosenthal Blair A. Rosenthal Assistant General Counsel — Direct: +1—303—293—5832 Americas Commercial & Regulatory Mobile: +1—720—484—0554 Vodafone US Inc. Fax: +1—303—296—3178 999 18" Street, South Tower, Suite 1750 blair.rosenthal@vodafone.com Denver, CO 80202 Page 3 of 3


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