Sheng Li Telecom Int

PETITION submitted by U.S. Department of Justice

Sheng Li Letter of Agreement

2015-02-09

This document pretains to ITC-214-20140318-00104 for International Global Resale Authority on a International Telecommunications filing.

IBFS_ITC2142014031800104_1076223

! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Sheng&Li&Telecom!International*LLC! ! ! ! February!!!9,!2015! ! Unit!Chief,!Science!and!Technology!Policy!and!Law!Unit! Federal!Bureau!of!Investigation! 935!Pennsylvania!Ave,!NW! Room!7350! Washington,!DC!20535! ! Re:$Pending$application$by$Sheng$Li$Telecom$International,$LLC$(“Sheng$Li”)$for$authorization$ under$Section$214$of$the$Communications$Act$of$1934,$as$amended$(FCC$file$number$ITCJ214J 20140318J00104).$ ! Dear!Unit!Chief:!! ! This!Letter!of!Agreement!(“LOA”!or!“Agreement”)!outlines!the!commitments!being!made!by!Sheng!Li!to!the! Federal!Bureau!of!Investigation!(“FBI”),!which!is!part!of!the!U.S.!Department!of!Justice!(“DOJ”),!in!order!to! address! national! security,! law! enforcement,! and! public! safety! concerns! raised! with! regard! to! Sheng! Li’s! application! to! the! Federal! Communications! Commission! (“FCC”! or! “Commission”)! requesting! authority! to! provide! global! or! limitedAglobal! resale! services! between! the! U.S.! and! all! authorized! points! (47! C.F.R.! §§! 63.18(e)(2))!under!Section!214!of!the!Communications!Act!of!1934,!as!amended.!! ! Sheng! Li,! a! Delaware! corporation! with! facilities! and/or! offices! in! Hong! Kong! and! India,! intends! to! resell! telecommunication! services! between! the! US! and! all! authorized! international! points.! ! Sheng! Li! is! headquartered! at! One! Commerce! Center,! 1201! Orange! Street,! Suite! 600,! Wilmington,! Delaware! 19899.!! Sheng!Li!also!operates!at!the!following!facilities/offices:!1614!16,!Wealth!Commercial!Center,!48!Kwong!WA! Street,! Kowloon,! Hong! Kong,! and! Office! No! 3,! Third! Floor,! Bramha! Commercial! Complex,! Kondhwa,! Pune,! India!411048.! ! Sheng! Li! acknowledges! that! types! of! services! it! may! offer! in! the! future! may! be! covered! by! the! Communications! Assistance! for! Law! Enforcement! Act! (“CALEA”),! 47! U.S.C.! §§! 1001A1010,! and! its! implementing! regulations.! ! ! Should! Sheng! Li! offer! telecommunication! services! that! are! subject! to! CALEA,! Sheng! Li! will! implement! a! solution! or! solutions! for! lawfully! authorized! electronic! surveillance! for! such! services!in!compliance!with!CALEA!and!its!implementing!regulations!and!will!comply!with!all!court!orders!and! other!legal!process!for!lawfully!authorized!electronic!surveillance.!!!! ! Prior!to!offering!telecommunication!services!that!are!subject!to!CALEA,!Sheng!Li!will!provide!FBI!with!a!report! on!the!status!of!its!implementation!of!lawful!interception!capabilities,! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Sheng!Li!Telecom!International!LLC:!One!Commerce!Center,!1201!Orange!Street,!Suite!600,!Wilmington,!Delaware!19899!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Tel:!!+1A253A243A3190! !

! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Sheng&Li&Telecom!International*LLC! ! ! ! including!the!status!of!its!compliance!with!CALEA!every!ninety!(90)!days!until!the!time!that!Sheng!Li!has!fully! implemented!lawfulAinterception!capabilities.4!!! ! Upon!completion!of!the!development!of!its!lawful!interception!capabilities,!Sheng!Li!will!request!that!the!FBI! send! its! CALEA! Implementation! Unit! to! conduct! a! CALEA! compliance! test.1! ! Once! a! compliance! test! is! scheduled,!Sheng!Li!will!provide!notice!of!the!scheduled!date.!!Sheng!Li!will!continue!to!maintain!such!lawful! interception! capabilities! for! the! duration! of! the! time! it! provides! services! subject! to! CALEA.! ! Sheng! Li! also! agrees! that! it! will! comply! with! all! other! statutes,! regulations,! and! requirements! regarding! electronic! surveillance.! ! Sheng! Li! agrees! to! maintain! ! a! point! of! contact! in! the! US,! preferably! a! US! citizen! or! Lawful! Permanent! Resident,! to! receive! service! of! process! for! US! records! and! to! support! US! law! enforcement! agencies’!lawful! requests!for!assistance!and!surveillance!needs.!!This!point!of!contact!will!be!provided!to!the!FBI!at!least!30! days!prior!to!the!date!that!Sheng!Li!begins!to!provide!services!subject!to!CALEA.!!! ! !Sheng!Li!also!agrees!that!its!designated!law!enforcement!point!of!contact!will!have!access!to,!and!will!make! all! customer! billing! records,! subscriber! information,! and! any! other! related! information! used,! processed,! or! maintained! in! the! ordinary! course! of! business! relating! to! telecommunications! services! offered! in! the! U.S.! (U.S.!Records)!available!promptly,!and!in!any!event!no!later!than!five!business!days,!in!the!U.S.!in!response!to! lawful!U.S.!process.[1]!!For!these!purposes,!U.S.!Records!shall!include!information!subject!to!disclosure!to!a! U.S.! Federal! or! state! governmental! entity! under! the! procedures! specified! in! Sections! 2703(c)! and! (d)! and! Section! 2709! of! Title! 18! of! the! U.S.! Code.!! Sheng! Li! also! agrees! to! ensure! that! U.S.! Records! are! not! made! subject!to!mandatory!destruction!under!any!foreign!laws.!!! ! Sheng! Li! agrees! that! it! will! not,! directly! or! indirectly,! disclose! or! permit! disclosure! of! or! access! to! U.S.! Records,!domestic!communications,!or!any!information!(including!the!content!of!communications)!pertaining! to!a!wiretap!or!electronic!surveillance!order,!pen/trap!order,!subpoena,!or!other!lawful!demand!by!a!U.S.!law! enforcement! agency! for! U.S.! Records! or! lawfully! authorized! electronic! surveillance! in! response! to! legal! process!or!a!request!on!behalf!of!a!nonAU.S.!government,!without!first!satisfying!all!pertinent!requirements! of!U.S.!law!and!obtaining!the!express!written!consent!of!DOJ!or!the!authorization!of!a!court!of!competent! jurisdiction! in! the! U.S.! ! The! term! “nonAU.S.! government”! means! any! government,! including! an! identified! representative,!agent,!component,!or!subdivision!thereof,!that!is!not!a!local,!state,!or!federal!government!in! the!U.S.!!Any!such!requests!or!legal!process!submitted!by!a!nonAU.S.!government!to!Sheng!Li!shall!be!referred! to!DOJ!as!soon!as!possible,!and!in!no!event!later!than!five!business!days!after!such!request!or!legal!process!is! received!by!or!known!to!Sheng!Li,!unless!the!disclosure!of!the!request!or!legal!process!would!be!in!violation! of!U.S.!law!or!an!order!of!a!court!of!the!U.S.!! ! ! ! ! ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 4 !Sheng!Li!may!use!a!U.S.!Trusted!Third!Party!outsourcing!partner!to!implement!its!lawful!intercept!capability.! 1 !!!A!request!can!be!made!by!contacting!the!general!helpdesk!for!the!CALEA!Implementation!Unit!at!(855)!LECALEA!(532A 2532).! [1] !This!statement!does!not!supersede!or!replace!Sheng!Li’s!other!duties!to!comply!with!any!applicable!FCC!requirements! and! regulations! regarding! the! storage! and! protection! of! customer! records,! including! but! not! limited! to! requirements! related!to!the!storage!and!protection!of!Customer!Proprietary!Network!Information.!!! Sheng!Li!Telecom!International!LLC:!One!Commerce!Center,!1201!Orange!Street,!Suite!600,!Wilmington,!Delaware!19899!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Tel:!!+1A253A243A3190! !

! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Sheng&Li&Telecom!International*LLC! ! ! Sheng!Li!agrees!that!in!the!event!the!commitments!set!forth!in!this!letter!are!breached,!FBI!may!request,!in! addition! to! any! other! remedy! available! at! law! or! equity,! that! the! FCC! modify,! condition,! revoke,! cancel,! terminate,!or!render!null!and!void!any!relevant!license,!permit,!or!other!authorization!granted!by!the!FCC!to! Sheng! Li! or! any! successorAinAinterest.! ! Nothing! herein! shall! be! construed! to! be! a! waiver! by! Sheng! Li! of,! or! limitation!on,!its!right!to!oppose!or!comment!on!any!such!request.!!! ! Nothing!in!this!letter!is!intended!to!excuse!Sheng!Li!from!its!obligations!to!comply!with!any!and!all!applicable! legal! requirements! and! Sheng! Li,! including! any! and! all! applicable! statutes,! regulations,! requirements,! or! orders.!! ! Sheng! Li! understands! that,! upon! execution! of! this! letter! by! an! authorized! representative! or! attorney! for! Sheng!Li,!DOJ!shall!notify!the!FCC!that!it!has!no!objection!to!the!FCC’s!grant!of!its!application.!! ! The!Company!can!send!all!notices!pursuant!to!this!letter!to:! ! Unit!Chief,!Science!and!Technology!Policy!and!Law!Unit! Federal!Bureau!of!Investigation! 935!Pennsylvania!Ave,!NW! Room!7350! Washington,!DC!20535! ! Courtesy!electronic!copies!of!all!notices!and!communications!should!also!be!sent!to!! Jonathan!Frenkel!of!the!FBI!(at!jonathan.frenkel@ic.fbi.gov).! ! Sincerely,! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ___________________________! Name:!Riyaz!Shaikh! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Title:!Director! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! For!Sheng!Li!Telecom!International,!LLC! ! ! Sheng!Li!Telecom!International!LLC:!One!Commerce!Center,!1201!Orange!Street,!Suite!600,!Wilmington,!Delaware!19899!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Tel:!!+1A253A243A3190! !


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