Attachment Pro Forma Notice

This document pretains to ITC-ASG-20181030-00195 for Assignment on a International Telecommunications filing.

IBFS_ITCASG2018103000195_1565156

Catherine Wang
Brett Ferenchak
catherine.wang@morganlewis.com
brett.ferenchak@morganlewis.com



October 30, 2018

VIA IBFS

Marlene Dortch, Secretary
Federal Communications Commission
Office of the Secretary
445 12th Street, S.W.
Washington, DC 20554
Attn: International Bureau

Re:       Notice of a Pro Forma Consolidation of opticAccess LLC and Spread
          Telecommunications, LLC into Zayo Group, LLC

Dear Secretary Dortch:

Zayo Group, LLC (“Zayo”), pursuant to 47 C.F.R. § 63.24(f), notifies the Commission of the pro
forma consolidation of opticAccess, LLC (“opticAccess”) and Spread Telecommunications, LLC
(“Spread Telecom”) (together with Spread Telecom, the “Consolidating Entities”) and their
international Section 214 authorizations (the “Authorizations”) into Zayo (the “Pro Forma
Consolidation”).1 Since the Consolidating Entities were indirect, wholly owned subsidiaries of
Zayo, the consolidation was pro forma in nature.

                          Information Required by Section 63.24(f)(2)

As required by Section 63.24(f)(2), the Parties provide the following information required by
63.18(a) through (d) and (h):




1
      opticAccess, Spread and Zayo are collectively referred to as the “Parties.”




                                                    Morgan, Lewis & Bockius      LLP

                                                    1111 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
                                                    Washington, DC 20004-2541          +1.202.739.3000
                                                    United States                      +1.202.739.3001


Marlene Dortch, Secretary
October 30, 2018
Page 2

Sections 63.18(a): Name, address and telephone number of the Parties:

        opticAccess, LLC
        Spread Telecommunications, LLC
        Zayo Group, LLC
        1821 30th Street, Unit A
        Boulder, CO 80301
        303-381-4683

Sections 63.18(b): Organization of the Parties:

        opticAccess was a Nevada limited liability company.

        Spread Telecom was a Mississippi limited liability company.

        Zayo is a Delaware limited liability company.

Section 63.18(c): Correspondence concerning this filing should be sent to the Parties’ counsel:

               Catherine Wang
               Brett P. Ferenchak
               Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
               1111 Pennsylvania Ave, N.W.
               Washington, DC 20004
               202-739-3000 (Tel)
               202-739-3001 (Fax)
               catherine.wang@morganlewis.com
               brett.ferenchak@morganlewis.com

Section 63.18(d): The Parties hold or held the following Authorizations:

        opticAccess held international Section 214 authority to provide global or limited global
        facilities-based and resale services granted in IB File No. ITC-214-20140922-00266.

        Spread Telecom held international Section 214 authority to provide global or limited
        global facilities-based and resale services granted in IB File No. ITC-214-20110125-
        00008.

        Zayo holds international Section 214 authority to provide global or limited global
        facilities-based and resale services granted in IB File No. ITC-214-20091106-00475.

Sections 63.18(h): See Attachment 1 for the ownership of the Parties. See Attachment 2
for pre- and post-Pro Forma Consolidation corporate structure of the Parties.

The Parties certify that the Pro Forma Consolidation was pro forma and that, together with all
previous pro forma transactions, did not result in a change in the actual controlling party of the
Parties or their Authorizations.

                                    *       *       *       *


Marlene Dortch, Secretary
October 30, 2018
Page 3

This notification letter is being filed electronically via MyIBFS. Please direct any questions to
the undersigned.

Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Brett P. Ferenchak

Catherine Wang
Brett P. Ferenchak

Counsel for the Parties


                                           ATTACHMENT 1

Answer to Question 11 - Section 63.18(h) Ownership Information

        The following entities currently hold, directly or indirectly, a 10% or greater interest2 in Zayo

Group, LLC (“Zayo”), as calculated pursuant to the Commission ownership attribution rules for

international telecommunications carriers:

                Name:                   Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. (“ZGH”)
                Address:                1805 29th Street
                                        Boulder, CO 80301
                Citizenship:            U.S. (Delaware)
                Principal Business:     Holding Company
                % Interest:             100% (directly in Zayo)

        ZGH is a publicly traded company (NYSE: ZAYO) whose stock ownership varies on a daily

basis. Based on information filed with the SEC with respect to ZGH and other information provided to

ZGH, to the knowledge of Zayo’s management, no other person or entity currently holds a 10% or

greater direct or indirect interest in Zayo except possibly the following:3 .

                Name:                   Dodge & Cox
                Address:                555 California Street
                                        40th Floor
                                        San Francisco, CA 94104
                Citizenship:            U.S. (California)
                Principal Business:     Investment Management
                % Interest:             Based on information included in the SEC Form Schedule 13-
                                        G4 and FORM 13F5 filed by Dodge & Cox on April 9, 2018 and

2
         Unless otherwise indicated, the ownership interests provided herein represent both equity and
voting interests.
3
        Additional information regarding ZGH’s ownership is available in ZGH’s most recent proxy
statement available at:
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1608249/000104746918006457/0001047469-18-006457-
index.htm.
4
       See https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/200217/000119312518111529/0001193125-18-
111529-index.htm.
5
        See https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/200217/000095012318008881/0000950123-18-
008881-index.htm (stating that “[t]he clients of Dodge & Cox, including investment companies registered
under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and other managed accounts, have the right to receive or
power to direct the receipt of dividends from, and the proceeds from the sale of, Zayo Group Holdings,
Inc. Dodge & Cox Stock Fund, an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of
1940, has an interest of 14,627,500, or 5.9%, of the class of securities reported herein.”)


                                         August 14, 2018 respectively, Dodge & Cox holds
                                         approximately 10.1% of ZGH on behalf of its clients, including
                                         investment companies and other managed accounts, who
                                         have the right to receive or power to direct the receipt of
                                         dividends from, and the proceeds from the sale of ZGH.

        Based on the representations in Dodge & Cox’s SEC filings, Zayo has no knowledge of any

person or entity having a 10% or greater ownership interest in ZGH through Dodge & Cox.

Answer to Question 12 - Section 63.18(h) Interlocking Directorates

        Except for the foreign carrier subsidiaries listed in below, which share certain officers and/or

directors as Zayo, Zayo does not have any interlocking directorates with a foreign carrier. Zayo certifies

that it is a non-dominant foreign carrier in Canada by virtue of its Reseller Registration and Basic

International Telecommunication Services (“BITS”) License. Zayo is also currently affiliated within the

meaning of Section 63.09(e) of the Commission’s Rules, 47 C.F.R. § 63.09(e), with the following

foreign carriers (collectively, the “ZG Foreign Carriers”):

 Country(ies)          Affiliate Name               Description of the Company

 Canada                Zayo Canada Inc.             Zayo Canada is a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of
 (WTO Member)          (“Zayo Canada”)              Zayo.

                       A Canadian entity            Zayo Canada holds a BITS License and Registrations as
                                                    a Competitive Local Exchange Carrier, Non-Dominant
                                                    Carrier, Reseller of Telecommunications Services,
                                                    Reseller of High Speed Internet Service, and Digital
                                                    Subscriber Line Provider in Canada.

 Canada                Allstream Business Inc.      ABI is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Zayo.
 (WTO Member)          (“ABI”)
                                                    ABI holds a BITS License and a Registration as a Reseller
                       A Canadian entity            of Telecommunications Services and Reseller of High
                                                    Speed Internet Service.

 France,               Zayo Group EU Limited        Zayo-EU is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Zayo.
 Germany,              (“Zayo-EU”)
 Netherlands                                        Zayo-EU provides primarily lit services between the
 United Kingdom        A UK entity                  United Kingdom and France, Germany and Netherlands.
 (WTO Members)




                                           Attachment 1 - Page 2


Country(ies)     Affiliate Name              Description of the Company

Germany and      Zayo Group UK Limited       Zayo-UK is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Zayo.
United Kingdom   (“Zayo-UK”)
(WTO Members)                                Zayo-UK provides dedicated fiber networks primarily
                 A UK entity                 used for data services, lit services, and access to
                                             network facilities.

Japan            MFN Japan KK (“ABN-         ABN-Japan is a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Zayo.
(WTO Member)     Japan”)
                                             ABN-Japan formerly provided peering services but is
                 A Japanese entity.          essentially dormant at this time.

United Kingdom   Geo Networks Limited        Geo Networks is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of
and Ireland      (“Geo Networks”)            Zayo.
(WTO Members)
                 A U.K. entity.              Geo Networks provides dedicated fiber networks
                                             primarily used for data services and access to network
                                             facilities.

United Kingdom   Geo Metro Limited (“Geo     Geo Metro is a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Geo
(WTO Member)     Metro”)                     Networks.

                 A U.K. entity.              Geo Metro provides dedicated fiber networks primarily
                                             used for data services and access to network facilities.

Ireland          Emerald Bridge Fibres       Geo Networks, which is an indirectly, wholly owned
(WTO Member)     Limited                     subsidiary of Zayo, directly owns 50% of Emerald
                 (“Emerald Bridge”)          Bridge.

                 An Irish Entity.            Emerald Bridge is registered as an Authorized
                                             Undertaking with the Commission for Communications
                                             Regulation in Ireland and provides a subsea cable
                                             service between Dublin, Ireland and Anglesea, Wales,
                                             UK.

United Kingdom   FibreSpeed Limited          FibreSpeed is a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of GEO.
(WTO Member)     (“FibreSpeed”)
                                             FibreSpeed provides dedicated fiber networks primarily
                 A U.K. entity.              used for data services and access to network facilities.




                                    Attachment 1 - Page 3


Country(ies)        Affiliate Name               Description of the Company

     France,        Zayo France SAS              Zayo-France is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of
United Kingdom,     (formerly known as Neo       Zayo.
      Spain,        Telecoms SAS)
Germany, Austria,   (“Zayo-France”)              Zayo-France provides fiber networks primarily used for
  Switzerland,                                   data services, IP transit, lit services, and cloud services.
  Netherlands,      A French entity.
  Luxembourg,
    Belgium
(WTO Members)
    Belgium         Zayo Infrastructure          ZI-Belgium is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of
 (WTO Member)       Belgium NV                   Zayo.
                    (“ZI-Belgium”)
                                                 ZI-Belgium provides dedicated fiber networks primarily
                    A Belgium entity.            used for data services, lit services, and access to
                                                 network facilities.

   Germany          Zayo Infrastructure          ZI-Deutschland is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary
 (WTO Member)       Deutschland GmbH             of Zayo.
                    (“ZI-Deutschland”)
                                                 ZI-Deutschland provides dedicated fiber networks
                    A German entity.             primarily used for data services, lit services, and access
                                                 to network facilities.

    France          Zayo Infrastructure          ZI-France is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of
 (WTO Member)       France SA                    Zayo, with Allan Shaw and Sheldon Goldman each
                    (“ZI-France”)                holding 1 share of the company. Zayo indirectly holds
                                                 all the remaining shares in the company.
                    A French entity.
                                                 ZI-France provides dedicated fiber networks primarily
                                                 used for data services, lit services, and access to
                                                 network facilities.

    Ireland         Zayo Infrastructure          ZI-Ireland is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of
 (WTO Member)       Ireland Ltd.                 Zayo.
                    (“ZI-Ireland”)
                                                 ZI-Ireland provides dedicated fiber networks primarily
                    An Irish entity.             used for data services, lit services, and access to
                                                 network facilities.

  Netherlands       Zayo Infrastructure          ZI-Nederland is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of
 (WTO Member)       Nederland B.V.               Zayo.
                    (“ZI-Nederland”)
                                                 ZI-Nederland provides dedicated fiber networks
                    A Dutch entity.              primarily used for data services, lit services, and access
                                                 to network facilities.




                                        Attachment 1 - Page 4


Country(ies)     Affiliate Name               Description of the Company

   Switzerland   Zayo Infrastructure          ZI-Switzerland is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary
 (WTO Member)    Switzerland AG               of Zayo.
                 (“ZI-Switzerland”)
                                              ZI-Switzerland provides dedicated fiber networks
                 A Swiss entity.              primarily used for data services, lit services, and access
                                              to network facilities.

United Kingdom   Zayo Infrastructure (UK)     ZI-(UK) is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Zayo.
(WTO Member)     Ltd.
                 (“ZI-(UK)”)                  ZI-(UK) provides dedicated fiber networks primarily
                                              used for data services, lit services, and access to
                 A U.K. entity.               network facilities.

   Singapore     Zayo Singapore Pte. Ltd.     Zayo-Singapore is a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of
 (WTO Member)    (“Zayo-Singapore”)           Zayo.

                 A Singaporean entity.        Zayo-Singapore provides lit services, colocation and
                                              related services and holds a Service Based Operator
                                              (Individual) license.

   Hong Kong     Zayo Group (HK)              Zayo-HK is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of
 (WTO Member)    Limited (“Zayo-HK”)          Zayo.

                 A Hong Kong entity.          Zayo-HK provides lit services, colocation and related
                                              services and holds a Service Based Operator (IVANS
                                              and Internet Access) license.

   Australia     Zayo Group Australia         Zayo-Australia is a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of
 (WTO Member)    Pty. Ltd. (“Zayo-Au”)        Zayo.

                 An Australian entity.        Zayo Australia provides lit services, colocation and
                                              related services.

    Spain        Zayo Infrastructure          Zayo-Spain is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of
 (WTO Member)    Spain, S.L. (“Zayo-          Zayo.
                 Spain”)
                                              Zayo-Spain holds a registration as an Electronic
                 A Spanish entity.            Communications Network Provider and Electronic
                                              Communications Service Provider with the “National
                                              Commission of Markets and Competition




                                     Attachment 1 - Page 5


 Country(ies)          Affiliate Name                Description of the Company

      Italy            Zayo Italy S.r.l. (“Zayo-     Zayo-Italy is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of
  (WTO Member)         Italy”)                       Zayo.

                       An Italian entity.            Zayo-Italy holds a registration as an Electronic
                                                     Communications Network Provider and Electronic
                                                     Communications Service Provider with the Italian
                                                     Ministry of Economic Development.

     France            Zayo Enterprise France        ZE-France is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of
  (WTO Member)         SASU (“ZE-France”)            Zayo.

                       A French entity.              ZE-France holds a registration as an Electronic
                                                     Communications Network Provider and Electronic
                                                     Communications Service Provider.

   South Africa        Zayo Group South Africa       Zayo-SA is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of
  (WTO Member)         (PTY) Ltd. (“Zayo-SA”)        Zayo.

                                                     Zayo-SA is seeking an exemption from licensing
                                                     requirements but will provide lit services, colocation
                                                     and related services..


Answer to Question 13 - Description of Transfer of Control

        Prior   to   September     30,      2018,   opticAccess,    LLC   (“opticAccess”)    and   Spread

Telecommunications, LLC (“Spread Telecom”) were subsidiaries of Zayo. opticAccess was a direct,

wholly owned subsidiary of Zayo. Spread Telecom was an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Zayo

through Zayo’s direct, wholly owned subsidiary, Spread Holdings, LLC (“Spread Holdings”), a

Mississippi limited liability company.

        On September 30, 2018, Zayo conducted a series of intra-company mergers with Zayo

surviving the mergers, whereupon the separate existence of opticAccess and Spread Telecom ceased.

Charts depicting the corporate organizational structure of the Zayo before and after the Pro Forma

Consolidation are attached hereto as Attachment 2.




                                            Attachment 1 - Page 6


                             ATTACHMENT 2

Pre- and Post-Pro Forma Consolidation Corporate Ownership Structure Charts


     Pre-Pro Forma Consolidation Corporate Ownership Structure of the Parties*



                                                                     Public Shareholders
* The entities listed herein only include the
Parties and those entities that are in their chain
of ownership. The chart excludes all other
subsidiaries of Zayo Holdings.                                    Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.
                                                                         (“Zayo Holdings”)
                                                                            (Delaware)



                                                                         Zayo Group, LLC                           Spread Holdings merges with
                                                                     (“Zayo” or “Assignee”)                        and into Zayo, with Zayo
                                                                            (Delaware)                             surviving



                             opticAccess
                             merges with
                             and into Zayo,          opticAccess LLC                     Spread Holdings, LLC
                             with Zayo                 (“opticAccess”)                       (“Spread Holdings”)
                             surviving                    (Nevada)                               (Mississippi)              Spread Telecom merges with and
                                                                                                                            into Spread Holdings, with Spread
                                                                                                                            Holdings surviving



                                                                                 Spread Telecommunications, LLC
                                                                                             (“Spread Telecom”)
                                                                                                 (Mississippi)




             All ownership percentages are 100%.


                                                                     Attachment 2 - Page 1


                   Post-Pro Forma Consolidation Ownership Structure of Zayo*



                                                    Public Shareholders
* The entities listed herein only include Zayo
those entities in its chain of ownership upon
completion of the Pro Forma Consolidation. The
chart excludes all other subsidiaries of Zayo
Holdings.                                         Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.
                                                       (“Zayo Holdings”)
                                                           (Delaware)




                                                      Zayo Group, LLC
                                                     (“Zayo” or “Assignee”)
                                                           (Delaware)




            All ownership percentages are 100%.


                                                    Attachment 2 - Page 2


                                            VERIFICATION


          I, Shira Cooks, hereby declare that I am Assistant Secretary of Zayo Group, LLC and its

 subsidiaries   (collectively,   the "Company");   that I am authorized   to make this Verification   on

 behalf of the Company; that the foregoing filing was prepared under my direction and supervision;

and that the contents with respect to the Company are true and correct to the best of my knowledge,

 information, and belief.

          I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed th is

30'"'"   day of October, 2018.




                                                     i1We'6\5l(~8C
                                                   Assistant Secretary
                                                   Zayo Group, LLC



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