Attachment 20170103160634-367.p

20170103160634-367.p

SUPPLEMENT

Supplement

2001-03-02

This document pretains to ITC-T/C-20010226-00107 for Transfer of Control on a International Telecommunications filing.

IBFS_ITCTC2001022600107_1390879

                                                                          Streamlined         ITC—T/C—20010226—00107
                                                                          DACOM AMERICA, INC.



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LAW OFFICE OF ABDULAZIZ H. FAHAD                                                                      Telecom Division
                                                                                                    International Bureau
                                                        February 26, 2001




              Federal Communications Commission
              International Bureau —— Telecommunications
              Post Office Box 358115
              Pittsburgh, PA       15251—5115

              Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:

                     Enclosed on behalf of DACOM America, Inc. ("DACOM") are an original and five
              copies of an Application to Transfer Control of DACOM‘s Global Section 214 Authorization.

                      Also enclosed are FCC Form 159 and a check in the amount of $815.00 to cover the fee
              for this application.

                      Please direct any inquiries to the undersigned.

                                                                        Sincerely,




                                                                        Daniel E. Poliner. Esq.



              cc: Mr. George Li


et   us                                                                                   RECEIVED
                                                                                           MAR 0 2 2001
                                                                                            Telecom Division
                                                                                          International Bureau
                                                         Before the
                             F       {RAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
                                                   Washington, D.C. 20554


          In the Matter 0                                    )
                                                             )
          Shareholders 0             m Corporation           )        Rle No:—IIC=:_—_1—=__
                                                             )
                    Transfe                                  )
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          LG Group                                           )
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          Application for            ority Under             )
          Section 214 of             ommunications           )
          Act of 1934, as            ided, to Transfer       )
          Control of Aut!            tion to Provide         )
          International F;           :s—Based Services       )
          andInternation             iale Services,          )
          On a Global B:                                     )


                        APP          .TION FOR AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER CONTROL


                    The sha. _.._. Jers of Dacom Corporation and LG Group hereby request authority,

          pursuant to Section 214 of the Communications Act of 1934 (the "Act‘), as amended, 47

          U.S.C. § 214, and 47 C.F.R. § 63.18 of the rules of the Federal Communications

          Commission ("FCC" or "Commission"), to transfer control of Dacom America, Inc.

          ("Dacom America") to five companies organized and existing under the laws of the

          Republic of Korea (hereinafter, "LG Group"). Dacom America is a wholly—owned

          subsidiary of Dacom Corporation and holds a global Section 214 authorization to provide




          073033.0011 DC 421841 vi


facilities—based and resale services.‘ The shareholders of Dacom Corporation and LG

Group request streamlined processing of this application in accordance with Section

63.12(c)(1)(i) of the rules of the FCC, 47 C.F.R. § 63.12(c)(1)(i).

         In January 2000, LG Group acquired in the aggregate a 56 percent ownership

interest in Dacom Corporation by purchasing stock from existing shareholders of Dacom

Corporation. Although this ownership change was completed in January, the parties did

not believe that FCC consent was required since the 56 percent interest is not held by any

single entity, but instead is split among different LG Group members. These LG Groixp

members are not under common management or subject to common control, but instead are

independent corporate entities. As a result, 56 percent of the ownership of Dacom

Corporation has been transferred to and is dispersed among members of the LG Group.

There is no holding company or other corporate entity that controls the members of LG

Group. In addition, there are no changes in the ownership of Dacom America." As a result,

Dacom Corporation continues to own 100% of Dacom America and manage Dacom

America. Even though the 56 percent ownership interest in Dacom Corporation is

dispersed among five different entities, which are not under common control, the parties

are filing this application seeking FCCconsent to relinquish control of Dacom America




I       The Dacom America Section 214 authorization number is: ITC—21419980807—00549 (Effective
September 18, 1998). See Public Notice, Overseas Common Carrier Section 214 Applications, Actions
Taken, DA No. 98—1934 (rel. September 24, 1998).
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         As previously reported to the FCC at the time Dacom America applied for a Section 214
authorization, Dacom America is organized and existing under the laws of the state of Delaware and Dacom
Corporation is organized and existing under the laws of the Republic of Korea. See Dacom America, Inc.
Application for Section 214 Authorization, File No. ITC—214—19980807—00549 (filed Aug. 7, 1998). The
application was processed on a streamlined basis and granted September 18, 1998. See Public Notice
Overseas Common Carrier Section 214 Applications, Actions Taken, DA No. 98—1934 (rel. September 24,
1998).


fron the shareholders of Dacom Corpo ation throuzh the trans:‘er of 156 percen interest in

Dacom Corpora ion to these varic us LC: Grow p entities.

       Th: five sntities that hold in agwegat: 56 percen:: intercst in Jacorn Cor »oration

are: _G El sctror ics, Inc., which h olds 49.0 percent of the ownership of Da:om

Corf oraticn; anc. LG IndustAal S3 stem: Co., Ltd; L G Cale Ltd., LG Inter natior al Corp.

and | —G Investm ‘nt an 1 Securities Co., _td., which in the aggregate h old an addi ional 7

percint of the ov merst ip of Dacoia Cor porati on.

       Althouglt each entity acts : ndep: ndent of th: othe:s, thi; ownrship chan:e will

enab le eac 1 to d versify its produc t and service offerings by marketin z products ind

services ut der t e LG Group bran 1 nan e. For exarople, LG Elsctror ics, Inic. m; nufactures

televisions, othe : housshold electionics and other tslecoinmunicationis equipme: it such as

telep hones ahd t andsets. The inv :stme it of tie LC Grow p meinbers in Da:om

Corf oration will not iinpede Dace m Arnnierica‘s continued focu;; on tt e provision of

telec mmnicat ons services to it: custumers, and will raise Dzcom Corpo:ation s profile

in the Republic of Korza since it vvill be marketing its services inder the LG Group brand

name. Accordingly, applicants submit that the public interest, convenience and necessity

will be served by a grant of this application.

       Pursuant to 47 C.F.R. § 63.18 of the rules of the FCC, Dacom Corporation and LG

Group set forth the following information in support of its request for authorization:

       (a)     LG Electronics, Inc. will serve as the representative for the six LG Group

members. Accordingly, the name, address and telephone number of the transferor and


        transferee are as follows:

        For the Trarsferes:     (@/o LG Electronics, Inc.
                                .0 Yoido—dong
                                ‘Zoungdung >0—gu
                                Seoul, Kore i
                                ~elept one: 322—3 777—3120

       Fo:the Transferor:       c/o Dacom Corporation
                                135—6° 0 DA CON Bldg
                                706—1, Yeok sam—dong, Cangnam—k :
                                Seoul, Kore i

       (b)     Each of the con panies in L G Group (i.2. the vario is trar sferes) are

organized and existing under the law s of the Reublic of Korea. ‘Jacori Amurica, ‘he

holder of the Section 214 authorization, is a corporation organizel and +xistinig unc er the

laws of the state of Delaware. Because Di.com Corporation is a c ampaiiy org anized under

the laws of Korea and its stock is puljlicly traded in K »ea, ‘ve wi 1 assu me th it the

transferor, many Dacom Corpcratior sharcholders, all eithe are c ompa iies 0 ‘ganized and

existing under the laws of the BRepublic of Korea or ar: Korcan ci izens

       (c)     LG Electronics, Inc. will serve as the representativ : for t 1e five LG Group

members and Dacom America will serve as the contact representative for Dacom

Corporation. Accordingly, the name, title, address and telephone number of the contact

point(s) to whom correspondence should be sent is:

       For the Transferee:      c/o LG Electronics, Inc.
                                20 Yoido—dong
                                Youngdungpo—gu
                                Seoul, Korea
                                Telephone: 822—3777—3420


        F the Transferor.           c/ > Ms. Eun Kyung Lee
                                    D icom America, Inc.
                                    O ie Executive Drive, 3"" Floor
                                  Fort Le:, NJ. 07024
                                  Tolephone: (201) 585—0022

an 1 a co»y of he cotespondencs alsc should be sent to:

                         Tori W. ) Javid son, Esq.
                          Akin, Gu np, S rauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P.
                          1333 Nev: Hanipshire Ave., N.W.
                          Suite 400
                          Washingt on, D C. 20036
                         Telephon :: (202) 887—4011

        (1)      None of the: LG (iroup members hold a section 214 iwuthoizaticn. Dacom

Ccrporaiion h; s not received an ; prior authorizations under Section, 214 of the Act other

thi n the Secticn 214 authcrizati m held by its wholly—owned subsiciary, ] Jaconi America,

wh ich is the si bject of this. appl: cation.

        (+)      Not applic: ble.

        ()       Not spplic:ble.

        (1)      Not applic: ble.

        (@)      The LG Group members hold an aggregate 56 percent ownership interest in

Dacom Corporation. LG Electronics, Inc., which is principally engaged in manufacturing

electronic and telecommunications equipment holds 49.0 percent of the ownership of

Dacom Corporation. The remaining 7 percent ownership in Dacom Corporation is

dispersed among four other members of the LG Group: LG Industrial Systems Co., Ltd.;

LG Cable Ltd.; LG International Corp.; and LG Investment and Securities Co., Ltd. There

are no other entities that hold a 10 percent or greater interest in Dacom Corporation. In

addition, LG Group certifies that none of the LG Group entities have any interlocking

directorates with a foreign telecommunications carrier.


         (1)      Ey the attached ce tifica ion, LG Group cortifie: that none of the LG Group

meiaters has an affili; tion with a foreig n carrier.

         0)       Ey the attached cetifica ion, 1.G Group c rtifie: that ione of the LG Group

meinbers are foreign c arrier ; in th : Rep iblic of Korea. 1 he on y for :ign carrier is Dacom

Cor poration. Arccordi igly, |—.G G: oup, y this: transfer of control wil provide in ernational

tele :soinmunicat ons service ; betv een tlie Un ted States and the Repi blic of Ko1 za.

         (k)      The Re jublic of K »ea i : a member of the Worl 1 Traile Organiz; tion and

sigr atory to the Basic Telecom A; reem :nt. In addition, .G G1 oup 1; cks marke{ power in

the ¢epublic of Korea 5

         (1)      This se :tion does 1 ot apjly to LG Group : nd the: LG (Jroup mem ers

bec. use they do not se :k to —esell the in ernational switcl ed se vices of an unaff liated U.S.

cart ‘er for the purpose of providit g inte national commu iicatic ns se: vices to the Republic

of Korsa.

         (m)      By this transier of :ontrcl, LG Group seeks regt latory status as a non—

don.in int carrier for th e provision of tel :communication: services to the Republ ic of l{orea.

Pursuant to Section 63.10(a)(3) of the rules of the FCC, 47 C.F.R. § 63.10(a)(3), other than

Dacom Corporation, neither LG Group nor any of the LG Group members are a foreign

carrier. Accordingly, LG Group lacks a fifty (50) percent market share in the international

transport and the local access markets in the Republic of Korea.



3        Dacom Corporation also lacks 50 percent market share in the international transport and local access
markets in the Republic of Korea. As a result, Dacom Corporation lacks market power in the Republic of
Korea.
*        LG Group will not alter the services of Dacom America. At this time, under the authority of its
Section 214 authorization, Dacom America provides switched, basic telecommunications services using
resold international private lines only in circumstances where the Commission has specifically authorized the
provision of such services to particular countries at the foreign end.


        (n)     B y the attach :d certifica i0n, 1.G Gr oup ct rtifie: that :t has not receivec! or

agre d to : ccept any special concessions, directly or indiu 2ctly, from any foreign carrier

with respe :t to a 1y U.3. inte maticnal route where t ie for ‘ign c arrier possess sufficien‘

mark et po‘ver or the foreigr end of the route to affect co1 npetition acversely in the U.3.

mark et anc will iot enter int o such agreemen :s in the futre.

        (0)     B y the attach :d certificaion, LG Group he reby certifi :s tha : no party tc this

applicsatior is su»ject to a de nial of Fed=ral bemefits purst ant to Section 53 )1 of the Ati—

Drug Abus e Act of 1938.

        (p)     L 3 Grcup re juests strea nlined processing pursiiant to Sect on

63.1¢::(c)(1 (i) of the rules of the FZCC, 47 C.FR. § 63.12(:)(1)( ). LC Group seeks

authorizati n pu: suant to the term s and condi:ions ?)f Sec ions ©3.18(e)(1); 63.18(e)(2}; and

63.1{i(e)(6 of th : rule; of th: FCC, 47 Z.F.R §63.18(e) 1); 4; C.F.?. § 63.18(e)(2); ind

47 C FR. ; 63.13(e)(€). As a result, L(G Gro ip anc its m smbe s qualify fcr streamlined

procussing becat se it seeks : i0 other authorizition :vailal le unler Section 63.18(e) of the

rules of the FCC 47 C.F.R. § 63.18(e). LG Ciroup also q 1alific s for streamlined

processing because LG Group and its members lack sufficient market power in the

Republic of Korea to affect competition adversely in the U.S. market. In addition, LG

Group is presumptively non—dominant pursuant to Section 63.10 of the rules of the FCC,

47 C.F.R. § 63.10, since LG Group and its members lack a 50 percent market share in the

international transport and the local access markets in the Republic of Korea. In addition,

the Republic of Korea is a member of the World Trade Organization and signatory to the

Basic Telecom Agreement.


                                        Conclusion

       The Republic of Korea has demonstrated its strong commitment to introclucing

competition in the telecommunications sector through its signature of the World Trade

Organization Basic Telecom Agreement.

       The entry by LG Group into the U.S. market will bring greater competition and

services in the U.S. telecommunications sector. Accordingly, a grant of this application

to transfer control of Dacom America to LG Group will serve the putlic interest,

convenience and necessit,.




                                         Respecifully submitted,

                                         Dacom Corporation, on behalf of Transferor



                                         sy LSO _
                                               Jong—Seong Yoon
                                               Senior Managing Director


                                         LG Electronics, Inc., on behalf of Transferee



                                         By:     é;%‘;é %Z f&
                                               Jong—Ho Park
                                               Senior General Manager


       February !%, 2001


                                     CERTIFICATION

       I, Jong—Ho Park, a representative of LG Electroni:s, inc., in 1.G Group n ember a id
a 49 percent equity holder in Dacom Corporation, t ereby ce tify t iat

1.     Neither LG Group nor members of the L(G (Group are affili ated with ary : oreign
carrier, other than Dacom Corporation, as defined i1 47 C.F R. § 03. .8(h)(1), a
telecommunications carrier in the Republic of Kore a.

2:     Members of the LG Group all are organized and ¢xis ting v nd »r the lav‘s of the
Republic of Korea and Dacom America is a wholly owned s ub id ar of Daccem
Corporation. Members of LG Group have no interl »ckinz d recto ‘ates with fcrei gn
telecommunications companies.

3.       LG Group and members of the LG Group ce rtify tha thzy 1ave no affilia ion, as
defined in 47 C.F.R. § 63.18(h)(3), with any U.S. currier whose services Dacom America
will resell.

4.     LG Group and members of the LG Group hi ve not a read to riccept spz2ci al
concessions directly or indirectly from any foreign warrier wth res pect to any J..}.
international route where the foreizgn carrier possess es suffic ent n arl:et powe 0| the
foreign end of the route to affect competition adver iely in th : U.S market anc w 11 not
enter into such agreements in the future.

5.     No party to this application is subject to a dinial of Fedcra benefits purs\ ant to
Section 5301 of the Anti—Drug Abuse Act of 1998.



                                                  faf Iny
                                              3oflg-Ho’ Park      *
                                              Senior General Manager
                                              LG Electronics, Inc.




Dated: February \*~_, 2001


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Dacom America, Inc.                                                                                                         $815.00
 (4) STREET ADDRESS LINE NO. 1
One Executive Drive,                               3rd Floor
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Fort Lee                                                                                                                   NJ             07024               =
 (9) DAYTIME TELEPHONE NUMBER (include area code)                     (10) COUNTRY CODE (ifnot in U.S.A.)
(201) 585—0022
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(11) PAYER (FRN)                                                      (12) PAYER (TIN)
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(16)   CITY                                                                                                                (17) STATE     (18) ZIP CODE


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