Attachment 20161229153754-157.p

20161229153754-157.p

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2001-01-08

This document pretains to ITC-ASG-20001229-00765 for Assignment on a International Telecommunications filing.

IBFS_ITCASG2000122900765_1387779

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RECEIVED                             Before The
        — $            FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
 JAN          2001             Washington, DC 20554
  Telecom Division
International Bureau

In the Matter of                                  Streamlined         ITC—ASG—20001229—00765
                                                  PRICE COMMUNICATIONS WIRELESS I1, INC.
Application of Price Communications
Wireless II, Inc., Assignor
and Cellco Partnership, Assignee —
for Assignment of International
Section 214 Authorization                          )


                          APPLICATION FOR ASSIGNMENTOF
                     INTERNATIONAL SECTION 214 AUTHORIZATION


        Cellco Partnership ("Celleo") d/b/a Verizon Wireless and Price

Communications Wireless II, Inc. ("Price") (collectively, "the Applicants"), hereby

request Commission consent pursuant to Section 214 of the Communications

Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 63.18(e)(3) of the Commission‘s Rules

(47 C.F.R. § 63.18(e)(3)), for the assignment to Cellco of an international

Section 214 authorization to be held by Price. The assignment will occur

pursuant to a transaction in which Price will contribute certain cellular and

associated point—to—point microwave assets to Cellco. A detailed description of

the transaction and its public ifiterest benefits is attached to this application

and has been filed as part of the applications to assign the related cellular and

microwave licenses from Price to Cellco.


I.    SECTION 63.18 REQUIREMENTS

      The following information is submitted in accordance with Section

63.18(e)(3) of the Commission‘s Rules (47 C.F.R. § 63.18(e)(3)), and the

applicable paragraphs thereunder.

      a.    Names, Addresses and Telephone Numbers

            Assignor:    Price Communications Wireless II, Inc.
                         45 Rockefeller Plaza, Suite 3201
                         New York, NY 10020
                         (212) 757—5600

            Assignee:    Cellco Partnership, d/b/a Verizon Wireless
                         180 Washington Valley Road
                         Bedminster, NJ 07921
                         (908) 306—7304

            Corporate Organization

            Price is a Delaware corporation.

            Cellco is Delaware general partnership.

            Contact Persons for Correspondence

            Assignor:   Lawrence Roberts
                        Partner
                        Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
                        1500 K Street, NW, Suite 450
                        Washington, DC 20005
                         (202) 508—6600

            Transferee: John T. Scott, III
                        Vice President and Deputy General Counsel
                               —— Regulatory Law
                        1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
                        Washington, DC 20004—2595
                        (202) 624—2582;

                        after January 1, 2001
                         1300 I Street, NW
                        Suite 400 West
                        Washington, D.C. 20005


                                      «J .


                         (202) 589—3760

      d.      Description of Section 214 Authorizations

      Cellco holds international Section 214 authority to provide international

switched and private—line services as a facilities—based and resale carrier,

pursuant to Sections 63.18(e)(1) and (e)(2) of the rules, between points in the

United States and foreign points in connection with Celleo‘s provision of

commercial mobile service.! Price will hold international Section 214 authority

to provide international service pursuant to [Sections 63.18(e)(1) and (e)(2)] of

the rules.2




   _ See File Nos. ITC—214—19960422—00159 (switched resale), ITC—214—
19960924—00461 (limited global facilities—based); ITC—214—1996—1008—00504
(switched resale); ITC—94—275 (switched resale). Cellco also holds a controlling
interest in PrimeCo Personal Communications, L.P. ("PrimeCo") which, along
with certain PrimeCo affiliates, is authorized to provide service pursuant to
Section 63.18(e)(2) of the rules. File Nos. ITC—214—19961004—00492, ITC—214—
19961118—00579.
   2 See File No. ITC—214—20001221—00731, (filed Dec. 19, 2000). The
International Bureau is processing this and related applications for initial
authorization.


       e.    By this and other simultaneous filed applications, Cellco

seeks authority to acquire, by assignment, the international Section 214

authorizations held by Price pursuant to Section 63.18(e)(3) of the

Commission‘s rules.



       £.    Not applicable

       g.    Not applicable

       h.    Equity and Directors

       The ultimate 10 percent or greater interest holders in assignee Cellco are

Verizon Communications, Inc. ("Verizon") and Vodafone Group Plc ("Vodafone").

       Verizon Communications, Inc.
       1095 Avenue of the Americas
       New York, NY 10036
       Principal Business: Telecommunications
       Citizenship: Delaware (U.S.) Corporation
       Percentage Held: 55 percent indirect interest

       Vodafone Group, Plc
      The Courtyard
      2—4 London Road, Newbury
      Berkshire RG14 1JX
      UK.
       Principal Business: Wireless, Competitive Fixed and Satellite
             Telecommunications Services
       Citizenship: United Kingdom
       Percentage Held: 45 percent indirect interest

      There are no interlocking directorates between Cellco and a foreign

carrier.

       i.    Affiliations with Foreign Carriers


      Applicant Cellco hereby certifies that it is affiliated with foreign carriers

in the countries described below.


Argentina                CTI Compania de Telefonos del Interior S.A.; CTI Norte
                         Compania de Telefonos del Interior S.A.
Australia                Vodafone Australia
Austria                  tele.ring
Canada                   BCT.Telus Communications, Inc.; Quebec—Telephone;
                         Clearnet Communications Inc.
Dominican Republic       Compania Dominicana de Telefonos (°CODOTEL")
Egypt                    MisrFone
France                   FLAG Telecom Holdings Limited ("FLAG")
Germany                  Mannesmann Mobilfunk GmbH/D2; Arcor and o.tel.o.
Gibraltar                Gibraltar NYNEX Communications, Ltd.
Greece                   Panafon
Hungary                  Vodafone Hungary
Italy                    Omnitel; Infostrada; FLAG Telecom Ireland Limited
                         (FIHIL")
Japan                    GTE Far East (Services) Limited; FLAG
Malta                    Vodafone Malta                '
Mexico                   Grupo Iusacell, S.A. de C.V.
Netherlands              Libertel; FTIL
New Zealand              Vodafone New Zealand
Portugal                 Telecel
Singapore                FLAGTelecom Singapore ("FTS")
Spain                    Airtel
Sweden                   Europolitan
United Kingdom           Vodafone; FTIL
Venezuela                Compania Anonima Nacional Telefonos de Venezuela
                         ("*CANTV")


      j—      Destination Markets

      Cellco hereby certifies that it is not a foreign carrier in any destination

market, and does not control a foreign carrier in any destination market.

      Cellco hereby certifies that it provides international telecommunications

services to the following destination markets identified in paragraph (i) above in

which Vodafone and/or Verizon controls a foreign carrier: Argentina, Australia,

Austria, Canada, Dominican Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Gibraltar,

Greece, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Malta, Mexico, The Netherlands, New Zealand,

Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and Venezuela.


                                          — § _


       k.     Competition Issues

       All the destination markets identified in paragra    ) above are WTO

Mermber countries.

       1.     Reselling Services of Unaffiliated U.S. F     ities—Based
              Carriers

       The Commission has previously determined tha         lco, as an authorized

international carrier subsidiary of Verizon (formerly B:    lantic), is entitled to

nondominant treatment on all international routes pu        nt to Section

63.10(a)(3) of the Commission‘s rules, except as to the     :es to the Dominican

Republic and Venezuela. However, as previously dete:        ed by the

Commission, pursuant to Section 63.18(e)(2) of the ru       sellcois subject to

non—dominant regulation for purposes of services prov       to the Dominican

Republic and Venezuela and agrees to continue to con        with the reporting

requirements of Section 43.61(c) of the rules.} Cellco      not serve Gibraltar

on a facilities basis.

      m.     Non—Dominant Classification

      The foreign carriers affiliated with Cellco by virt   Vodafone‘s 45

percent ownership interest —— those in Australia, Austria, Egypt, Germany,

Greece, Hungary, Italy, Malta, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Spain,




  3 See In re Application of GTE Corporation and Bell Atlantic Corporation
Transferee, for Consent to Transfer Control ofDomestic and International
Sections 214 and 310 Authorizations and Application to Transfer Control of a
Submarine Cable Landing License, CC Docket No. 98—184, Memorandum
Opinion and Order, FCC 00—221, J 422, n.953 (rel. June 16, 2000) ("Bell
Atlantic—GTE Order").


Sweden, and the United Kingdom —— are all either mobile wireless carriers or

comipetitive wireline carriers, each of which has far less than 50 percent market

share in the international transport and the local access in their respective

countries; moreover, Cellco only provides resold international services to these

destinations. Therefore, and as the Commission has already determined,

Cellco is entitled to non-dominanf treatment on all of these routes pursuant to

Sections 63.10(a)(3) and (a)(4) of the Commission‘s rules.*

      Cellco is also entitled to non—dominant regulation on those affiliated

routes where its parent company Verizon holds indirect ownership interests ——

Argentina, Canada, Dominican Republic, Japan, Gibraltar, Mexico, and

Venezuela.     The Commission has already determined that Verizon and its

international subsidiaries —— including Cellco —— qualify for non—dominant

classification on all of these routes for the resale of unaffiliated facilities—based

carriers‘ international switched services." As Cellco will continue to provide

international service pursuant to Section 63.18(e)(2) of the rules, and would

acquire no additional foreign carrier affiliations by virtue of the transaction




  4 See 47 C.F.R. §§ 63.10(a)(3), (4); see also In re Applications of Vodafone
AirTouch, Pilc, and Bell Atlantic Corporation for Consent to Transfer of Control or
Assignment of Licenses and Authorizations, Memorandum Opinion and Order,
DA 00—721, € 18 (WTB/IB rel. March 30, 2000); File Nos. FCN—NEW—20000831—
00048, FCN—NEW—20000608—00036.
  5 See Bell Atlantic—GTE Order, TT 406—422.


with Price, Cellco remains subject to nondominant regulation on all

international routes pursuant to Section 63.10(a)(4).°

        n.    Special Concessions

        Cellco 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 market power on the

foreign end of the route and will not enter into such agreements in the future.

        o.    Anti—Drug Abuse Act Certification

        Cellco hereby certifies, pursuant to Sections 1.2001 through 1.2003 of

the Commission‘s Rules, 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.

        p.    Streamlined Processing

        This application qualifies for streamlined processing pursuant to Section

63.12 of the Commuission‘s Rules (47 C.F.R. § 63.12). As discussed above, the

Commission has already determined, as to the foreign carrier affiliations that

result from both Verizon‘s 55 percent and Vodafone‘s 45 percent ownership




   6 As noted above, Cellco is also authorized to provide facilities—based services
pursuant to Section 63.18(e)(1) of the Commission‘s rules. To the extent that
Cellco were to provide facilities—based international services, the Commission
has already determined that Cellco is subject to non—dominant regulation on
those routes in which Verizon—controlled carriers are subject to dominant
carrier regulation, namely the Dominican Republic and Venezuela. Id. q 420—
22.


that Cellco is entitled to non—dominant treatment." This application is

therefore subject to streamlined processing pursuant to Section 63.12(c)(1)(i)—

(iv) of the Commission‘s rules.

II.       CONCLUSION

          For the reasons set forth above, the public interest, convenience and

necessity would be furthered by grant of this application, and the Commission

should consent to the assignment to Cellco of various international Section 214

authorization held by Price.

                                     Respectfully submitted,

Price Communications Wireless II, Inc. Cellco Partnership




By:                   (L/PQ MH             By:   :ES(Z&N       & cotkL
           awrence Roberts                       John T. Scott, III
          Partner                                Vice President and Deputy General
          Davis Wright Tremaine LLP              Counsel —— Regulatory Law
          1500 K Street, NW                      Cellco Partnership
          Suite 450                              d/b/a Verizon Wireless
          Washington, DC 20005                   1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
          (202) 508—6600                         Washington, DC 20004—2595
                                                 (202) 624—2582


December 28, 2000




      7 See 47 C.F.R. §§ 63.10(a)(3), (a)(4).


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                                                                          EXHIBIT 1
                                                                         PAGE 1 OF 3



                      DESCRIPTION OF TRANSACTION
                     AND PUBLIC INTEREST STATEMENT


       This application requests the Commission‘s consent to assign certain cellular
radiotelephone licenses (and any associated point—to—point microwave licenses) from
entities that are ultimately controlled by Price Communications Corporation
("PCC"), to Celleo Partnership ("Celleo"). The call signs for the licenses are set forth
on the application.

       Cellco is a general partnership, which is ultimately owned by Verizon
Communications Inc. ("Verizon Communications") and Vodafone Group Ple.
("Vodafone"). Information as to Celleo‘s ownership is provided in Exhibit 2 to this
application and in Celleo‘s Form 602, which is on file with the Commission.
Vodafone‘s minority, indirect, non—controlling interest in the partnership, and its
qualifications (as a foreign corporation) to hold indirect ownership interests in
common carrier licenses have been previously authorized by the FCC under Section
310(b)(4) of the Communications Act.* Neither Vodafone nor any of its foreign
subsidiaries hold any direct ownership interests in any common carrier licenses. No
changes have occurred in Vodafone or Celleo‘s foreign ownership. Accordingly,
Cellco requests the Commissionfind that no new foreign ownership issues are
raisedby this filing and extend the previous section 310(b)(4) authorization to the
licenses in this application.

       The transaction will involve three steps. First, the licenses will be
contributed by each current licensee, through intermediate subsidiaries, to Price
Communications Wireless, Inc. ("PCW"), a wholly owned subsidiary of PCC. This
will be a pro forma assignment because each licensee and intermediate subsidiary is


1 See In re Applications of Vodafone AirTouch Ple and Bell Atlantic Corporation,
For Consent to the Transfer of Control or Assignment of Licenses and
Authorizations, Memorandum Opinion and Order, DA 00—721 at © 19 (Intl. and Wir.
Tel. Burs., rel. Mar. 30, 2000); FCC Public Notice, "International Authorizations
Granted," Report No. TEL—00174, DA No. 99—3033 (IB and WTB, rel. Dec. 30, 1999);
In re AirTouch Communications, Inc., Transferor, and Vodafone Group, Plc.,
Transferee, For Consent to the Transfer of Control of Licenses and Authorizations,
Memorandum Opinion and Order, 14 FCC Red 9430, [ 9 (WTB 1999).


                                                                      FCC FORM 603
                                                                         EXHIBIT 1
                                                                        PAGE 2 OF 3


presently ultimately controlled by PCC. In step two, PCW will assign the licenses
to Cellceoinreturn for a partnership interest in Cellco. At the conclusionof these
two steps, Cellco will become the licenseeofthe subject stations.* In step three,
Verizon Wireless Inc. (VWI") will acquire PCW, in exchange for VWI common stock.

       The transaction will not occur unless aninitial public offering (ITPO") is
completed for VWI. Following the completion of all three steps, VWI will own PCW,
and PCW will own anindirect minority ownership interest in Cellco. Verizon
Communications will continue to hold ultimate control of Celleo through its rights
to elect a majority of the boardof directors of VWI.

       This application raises no issues under the Commission‘s spectrum cap rule,
47 CFR § 20.6. The majority of the cellular systems are located in markets in
which Cellco currently holds no interests in CMRS licenses. Several of the cellular
systems are located in RSAs which overlap the Jacksonville, Florida MTA, in which
Cellco holds a PCS 30 MHz license. The combined spectrum will thus total 55 MHz.
Under the spectrum cap rule, 47 CFR § 20.6(a), as applied to rural service areas, a
single entity is permitted to hold up to 55 MHz of cellular and PCS spectrum in
overlapping markets. Finally, the cellular system located in the Panama City,
Florida MSA overlaps with the Jacksonville, Florida MTA. The combined spectrum
will total 55 MHz. Under the spectrum cap rule, 47 CFR § 20.6(c)(1), significant
overlap, resulting in a violation of the spectrum cap, occurs whenat least 10 percent
of the population of the PCS licensed service area for the counties contained therein
is located within the CGSA of the cellular system. The Panama City MSA is
comprised of just one county, Bay County. Based on the most recent available
decennial census figures, only six percentof the population of the Jacksonville MTA
is located within the Panama City MSA. Accordingly, Cellco will be in compliance
with the rule.

      Grant of this application will serve the public interest because it will enable
customers in these markets to have access to the large array of wireless voice and


2 As discussed above, PCW will engage in a series of pro forma consolidations prior
to consummation of the ultimate transaction. At this time, it is not possible to know
whether the applicants will ultimately require authority either to transfer control of
the licensee or to assign the licenses. Accordingly, at the direction of Commission
staff the applicants request alternative consents to assign the licenses or transfer of
control of the licensees.


                                                                       FCC FORM 603
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                                                                         PAGE 3 OF 3


data se:vices that Cellco offers today and plans to offer in the future. In addition,
the t ansaction will enable Cellco to integrate these cellular systems into its
national footprint. The Commission has repeatedly acknowledged the public
inter>st is served by allowing carriers to assemble national footprints.3s Cellco will
also he able to deploy its resources to provide enhanced competition to the other
CMRS carriers in these markets and make more wireless services available to the
public. Grant of this application is thus in the public interest.




3 See, e.g., Vodafone AirTouch Ple, DA 00—721 (rel. March 30, 2000), at § 33;
Voicestream Wireless Corp., FCC 00—53 (rel. Feb. 15, 2000).


                                                                               ECC FORM 603
                                                                                  EXHIBIT 2
                                                                                 PAGE 1 OF 1
                                1 ESPONSE TO QUESTION 73

                T1 e ripplican is       part of Verizon Wireless, a national commercial wireless
carrie:. ‘Verizen Nieless is )w         ied and controlled, ultimately, by a partnership between
Veriz n Zomniuwic; tions In . (         ‘Verizon") and Vodafone Group Ple ("Vodafone").‘
Veriz on, a Deliw are Corpor: tic       n, owns 55% of this partnership; Vodafone, a company
org an ized under i 1e laws of he       United Kingdom, owns 45%. Control of this partnership
is vesed in a Eo: rd of Represe:        tatives, which in turn is controlled by Verizon. In sum,
Veriz on is the n: jority ownt r s 1d possesses sole affirmative control of the partnership
and V erizo:1 ¥ in less. Vodz fo: e‘s minority, indirect, non—controlling interest in the
paitnership, ai d is cualifica io:      s (as a foreign corporation) to hold indirect ownership
int :re sts in co nn on carmer | ce     ises have been previously authorized by the FCC under
Sertion 310(b (4 of the Cor m           inications Act." Neither Vodafone nor any of its foreign
subsidliaries hold in direct ©w:        ership interests in any common carrier licenses. No new
forzsig n owner shi ) is sues are ra:   sed by this filing.




        ‘Bell Atlantic Corporation changed its name to Verizon Communications Inc. in
September, 2000; Vodafone AirTouch Ple changed its name to Vodafone Group Plc in
July, 2000.

         *See In re Applications ofVodafone AirTouch Plc and Bell Atlantic Corporation,
For Consent to the Transfer of Control or Assignment ofLicenses and Authorizations,
Memorandum Opinion and Order, DA 00—721 at © 19 (Intl. and Wir. Tel. Burs., rel. Mar.
30, 2000); FCC Public Notice, "International Authorizations Granted," Report No. TEL—
00174, DA No. 99—3033 (Intl. Bur., rel. Dec. 30, 1999); In re AirTouch Communications,
Inc., Transferor, and Vodafone Group, Plc., Transferee, For Consent to the Transfer of
Control of Licenses and Authorizations, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 14 FCC Red
9430, 9 (Wir. Tel. Bur., 1999).



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