Attachment 20170718143142-857.p

20170718143142-857.p

SUPPLEMENT

Supplement

2008-12-30

This document pretains to ITC-STA-20081223-00545 for Special Temporal Authority on a International Telecommunications filing.

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ITC—STA—20081223—00545 — - "rantedr 3 0 2008 00 1B20080030941 CX¥ Limited | Policy Division Re : TTC— T— 200@ \\ 2i — so €12 . dats. _> [eerrcgand C rbirt :iTeb.% ,zeo J authorizca Py ¥ A;:{?(w:. wit ackianouw (azfa;vs Che Zoud (hous ChijeC, Pai’f)'p ag <sTA es atalred tu m() 3 pfi(\"’z b&l&t. TB y ature ATTACHMENT 1 *.*~ Application for Special Temporary Authority to Transfer Control of BtN Acces Limited and Its Indirect Wholly—Owned Subsidiaries PCCW Global, Inc. and PCCW Global Limited to Pacific Century Regional Developments Limited Pursuant to Section 63.25 of the Commission‘s rules,‘ PCCW Limited ("PCCW*)requests special temporary authority ("STA") to transfer control of PCCW‘s wholly—owned indireci subsidiaries BtN Access Limited ("BtN"), PCCW Global, Inc. ("PGI"), and PCCW Globa Limited ("PGL"") (collectively, the "PCCW Subsidiaries"), and the international Section 2. authorizations ("Section 214 Authorizations") under which they operate, from PCCW to P fic Century Regional Developments Limited ("PCRD"). The Commission has before it anapplication filed on November 24, 2008 that seeks Comt sion consent for PCRD, anexisting shareholder of PCCW, to acquire control of the PCCW Subsidiaries and theSection 214 Authorizations pursuant to the privatization of PCCW (tt "Application")." The shareholders of PCCW are scheduled to vote on the proposed privat tion on December 30, 2008. If the privatization is approved, PCCW intends to effectuatethe privatization shortly thereafter. In addition, the U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") has informed PCCW that1t and other Executive Branch Agencies are conducting a review oft proposed transaction." Accordingly, PCCW requests that the Commission grant an STA a on as possible, and no later than December 30, 2008, for a period of sixty (60) days. Grant oi is STA request wouldallow PCCWto effectuate the privatization while the Commission and e Executive Branch Agencies continue to consider the Application and PCCWresponds to : resolves any issues raised by the Executive Branch Agencies. Answer to Question 10 (Justification of Need for STA) As discussed in the Application, PCCW is listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and is traded in the form of American Depositary Receipts on the Pink OTC Markets in the United States. PCRD currently holds an approximate 22.68 percent direct ownership interestin PCCW. China Netcom Corporation (BVT) Limited ("Netcom BVI") currently holds an approximate 19.84 percent direct ownership interest in PCCW. On November 3, 2008, Starvest Limited ("Starvest"), a wholly—owned direct subsidiary of PCRD, and Netcom BVI, requested that the PCCW board of directors propose to the other shareholders the complete privatization of PCCW. Under the privatization proposal, PCRD and other shareholders acting in concert with ! 47 C.F.R. § 63.25. See Application to Transfer Control of BtN Access Limited and Its Wholly—Owned Subsidiaries PCCW Global, Inc. and PCCW Global Limited to Pacific Century Regional Developments Limited, File No. File No. ITC—T/C—20081124—00512 (filed Nov. 24, 2008, supplemented December 9, 2008 and December 17, 2008) ("Application"). ‘ PCCW notes that it is already party to an existing national security agreement with the Executive Branch Agencies and that it informed the Executive Branch Agencies regarding the elements of the transaction prior to the filing of the Application.

»olatcietotatatoleiatetatatek —COMM. TOURNAL— s#el@tatatetetletetetetalateieietetok DATE DEC—3@—2008 selsteiek TIME 16104 selstetolelslok MODE = MEMORY TRANSMISSION c ol g+h§+=DEC—38 16: 04 END=DEC—30 16:04 FILE NO.=912 STN COMM. ONE—TOUCHZ/ STATION NAME/TEL No. PRGES DURATION NO. ABB¢ NO. f gai OK # 9887a763H391 2124687900# 002002 A@:R0: 25 —INTERNAT IONAL BUREAU — yololelelolololeleloletotelelelolololotetoleeleletotetetetetelelatetok —INTL BUREAU . L Hétoiick — 202 418 PB24— solsteletolof iok INTERNATIONAL BUREAU Policy Division FAX SHEET Fax Number: (202) 418—2824 ThisJeesimile transmissich is infended anlyforthe addressee thown below. It may contain information thatis privileged, confidensial or otherwise protected from disclesure. Any review, di:semination or use ofthis tranymission or its conignis by persont other than the addresree is ;m;_uy em}.mued, ][)_q;u have regeived this transmission in emi or, please notify us immedigiely by ielephone and moil the original to us at the Fiederai Communications Commlssion, Internaiional Bureau, 445 12"" Sireet 9. W., Room 7—4625, Washington, DC 20554 DATE.' § /2—(/30/9? R FROM: y4=. €* e TELEPHONE NUMBER: (202) 418—N&—~_____._ -gfi“\h!’:e\'- kosi’)fa TO; ,/_}oam fig,&_ FAX NUMBER:; _ z* §4)—0 63 apr — ¢6¥—v4 s TELEPHONE NUMBER: > .S¢q—!tsa ‘zi, — 33L F2 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: {TG— SA +edbu—¥ hn3 <ou 6¥E" Pc,c-vJ,. Its: -’5/('- »yoS¢ |J 2—44 . ons Sl& THIS COVER SHEET IS PAGE 1 OF *PAGES, ;

Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 International Bureau E—mail: (202) 418—2824(fax) December 23, 2008 Ref: 2008—56 Hillary Morgan (703) 607—6092 Steven W. Lett (202) 647—5835 Stephen Heifetz (202) 282—8973 Alex Daman (202) 282—9940 Josephine Arnold (202) 482—5461 Edward T. Hand (202) 514—2464 Kenneth Schagrin (202) 395—5663 Sally S. Wentworth (202) 456—6085 John Connors (202) 305—4218 Douglas A. Klein (202) 324—0853 Re: ITC—STA—20081223—00545 STA Request/PCCWapplications Dear Sir or Madam: Today, PCCW Limited ("PCCW") requests special temporary authority ("STA") to transfer control of PCCWs wholly—owned indirect subsidiaries BtN Access Limited ("BtN"), PCCW Global, Inc. ("PGI"), and PCCW Global Limited ("PGL") (collectively, the "PCCW Subsidiaries"), and the international Section 214 authorizations under which they operate, from PCCW to Pacific Century Regional Developments Limited ("PCRD"). The shareholdérs of PCCW are scheduled to vote on the proposed privatization on Decernber 30, 2008. Accordingly, PCCW requests that the Commission grant an STAas soon as possible, and no later than December 30, 2008, for a period of sixty (60) days. PCCW acknowledges that the grant of this STA will not prejudice any action the Commission may take onthe underlying Application. PCCW further acknowledges that this STA can be revoked by the Commission upon its own motion without a hearing. In addition, PCCW requests that the Commission condition the grant ofthis STA request on compliance with the terms of the Agreement dated as of November 29, 2001, by and between PCCW, Reach Ltd. and Telstra Corporation Limited, on the one hand, and the DOJ and Federal Bureau of Investigation, on the other. Per Richard Sofield‘s e—mail of December 17, 2008, the underlying application, ITC—T/C— 20081124—00512, is non—streamlined. The STA request is attached in PDF. Please comment on this STA request by noon December 30, 2008. Sincerely, osaze /._—"~z—__ George L1, Deputy Chief, Policy Division

rage 1 of 1 George Li From: _ Veronica Garcia—Ulloa Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2008 3:22 PM To: ‘Douglas.Klein@ic.fbi.gov‘; ‘edward.hand@usdoj.gov‘; ‘hillary.l\ gan@disa.mil‘; ‘jarnold@ntia.doc.gov‘; ‘vbarrish@askcalea.net‘; ‘maydc@state ov‘; ‘lettsw@state.gov‘; ‘Stephen.heifetz@dhs.gov‘; ‘Christopher.Siefken@ic.fhi.gov‘; ‘swwentworth@ostp.eop.gov‘; ‘Erica.Bomsey@dhs.gov‘; ‘shannon.culbertson@associates.dhs.gov‘; ‘margaret.Dudek@dhs.gov‘; ‘CarrollD@state.gov‘; ‘Brian.williams@associates.dhs.goyv‘; ‘greg.pinto@dhs.gov‘; ‘TTelecom@usdoj.gov‘; ‘Thomas.Doyle@associates.dhs.gov‘; ‘mary.wheaton2@usdoj.gov‘; ‘Siobhan.Dupuy@usdoj.gov‘; ‘alex.daman@dhs.gov‘; ‘Douglas.Daniels@dhs.gov‘; ‘Joanne.Ongman@usdoj.gov‘; ‘Jennifer. Rockoff@usdoj.gov‘; ‘imchale@ustr.gov‘; ‘Richard.Sofield2@usdoj.gov‘; ‘Navin.Jaffer@dhs.gov‘ Co: George Li; David Krech; Susan OConnell; JoAnn Sutton; James Ball; Francis Gutierrez; Howard Griboff; Janeese Parker; Sumita Mukhoty; Veronica Garcia—Ulloa Subject: Attached are Cover Letter Reference 2008—56 (Comments due: noon December 30, 2008) and STA Application. Attachments: Executive Branch 2008—56.doc; PCCW STA app.pdf; PCCW exhibit. pdf Good Afternoon, Attached are Cover Letter Reference 2008—56 (Comments due: noon December 30, 2008) and STA Application. Thank you, Veronica Garcia—Ulloa Veronica. Garcia—Ulloa@®fco.gov Federal Communications Commission International Bureau/Policy Division (202) 418—0481 12/23/2008


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