Attachment Attachment 1

This document pretains to ITC-STA-20130816-00219 for Special Temporal Authority on a International Telecommunications filing.

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Attachment 1 Response to Question 10: LIGA Telecom, Inc. (“LIGA Telecom”) and Mr. Yaroslav Donchenko (collectively the “Applicants”), pursuant to Section 214 of the Communications Act, as amended, 47 U.S.C. § 214, and Sections 63.04 and 63.24 of the Commission’s Rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 63.04, 63.24, respectfully request Special Temporary Authority (“STA”) to allow LIGA Telecom to continue to provide service to customers pending Commission approval of the parties’ Application for consent to transfer control of LIGA Telecom from Mr. Dmytro Artemenko to Mr. Donchenko. A copy of the Transfer of Control Application is attached hereto. Because LIGA Telecom is already providing service to customers, the Applicants respectfully request that the Commission grant this STA request as soon as possible. LIGA Telecom is a holder of domestic 214 “blanket” authorization and an international 214 authorization.1 On November 17, 2012, 100 percent ownership of LIGA Telecom was transferred from Mr. Artemenko to Mr. Donchenko.2 Applicants’ failure to obtain Commission approval for the transfer of control was inadvertent. Applicants were not aware of their obligation under the Communications Act and the Commission’s rules to obtain approval for the proposed Transaction until consulting with FCC Counsel. The Applicants have been forthcoming about the facts of this transaction, and regret any inconvenience this filing may cause the Commission or its staff. Grant of this STA request will serve the public interest. It will allow LIGA Telecom to provide uninterrupted telecommunications services to its customers, and, as described more fully in the transfer of control application, allowing LIGA Telecom to continue operations under new ownership will promote competition in the domestic and international communications services marketplace. The Applicants acknowledge that grant of this STA request will not prejudice any action the Commission might take on the Transfer of Control Application, and the STA may be revoked by the Commission on its own motion and without a hearing. Applicants further acknowledge that grant of this STA request and the Transfer of Control Application will not preclude enforcement action. Response to Question 12: N/A; the Applicant is not a foreign carrier and is not affiliated with a foreign carrier as defined in 47 C.F.R. § 63.09(e). Response to Question 16: 47 C.F.R. 63.18(d): LIGA Telecom holds international Section 214 authority to provide global or limited global resale services, as granted by the Commission in FCC File No. ITC-214- 1 On October 25, 2012, LIGA Telecom received a Section 214 authorization for authority to operate to provide global or limited global resale service. ITC-214-20120514-00126. 2 After the November 17, 2012 transaction, Mr. Artemenko severed all contact with LIGA Telecom management and declined to respond to requests to serve as a named party to an application to transfer control of LIGA Telecom to Mr. Donchenko. As a result, LIGA Telecom is serving as the named party to the Transfer of Control Application in place of Mr. Artemenko, and is making this Request for Special Temporary Authority on its own behalf.

20120514-00126. In addition, LIGA Telecom holds blanket domestic Section 214 authority.3 Mr. Donchenko has not previously received authority under Section 214 of the Act. 47 C.F.R. 63.18(e)(3): N/A; Applicants are not applying for authority to acquire facilities or to provide services not covered by 47 C.F.R. § 63.18(e)(1) or 47 C.F.R. § 63.18(e)(2). 47 C.F.R. 63.18(g): N/A; Applicants are not applying for facilities-based authority under 47 C.F.R. 63.18(e). 3 See 47 C.F.R. § 63.01.


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