Attachment 20170502093415-157.p

20170502093415-157.p

SUPPLEMENT

Supplement

2012-07-16

This document pretains to ITC-T/C-20120716-00183 for Transfer of Control on a International Telecommunications filing.

IBFS_ITCTC2012071600183_1453915

Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 International Bureau July 23, 2012 Ambassador Philip L. Verveer U.S. Coordinator Office of International Communications and Information Policy Bureau of Economic, Energy and Business Affairs————————Room 6820 U.S. Department of State 2201 C Street. NW Washington, D.C. 20520—5818 Re: Hawaiian Island Fiber Network SCL—T/C—20120713—00009 Dear Ambassador Verveer: We have received an application filed by Wavecom Solutions Corporation ("Wavecom") seeking Commission consent to the transfer of control ofthe landing license for the Hawaiian Island Fiber Network (File No. SCL—MOD—20001025—00036) to Hawaiian Telcom, Inc. ("HTI"). This License is operated on a common carrier basis, and is jointly owned with tw telecom of Hawaii, L.P, a competing common carrier. The submarine cable provides connections among six of the Hawaiian islands and is connected to the Pacific Rim. HTI is wholly owned by Hawaiian Telcom Communications, Inc., which in turn is wholly owned by Hawaiian Telcom Holdco, Inc. ("Holdco). Twin Haven Special Opportunities Fund III, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, holds an 11% interest in Holdco. The above—referenced application has beenfiled pursuant to the provisions of the Cable Landing License Act, 47 U.S.C. §§ 34—39, section 1.767 of the Commission‘s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 1.767, and Executive Order No. 10530, § 5(a) (May 10, 1954), reprinted as amended in 3 U.S.C. § 301. The applicant has certified that on July 17, 2012, it has served copies of the application to the Department of State, NTIA, and DOD as required by the Commission‘s rules 47 C.F.R. §1.767 (J). This letter begins the 30—day review process set out in the letter from the Under Secretary of State for Economic, Business, and Agricultural Affairs to the Chairman, Federal Communications Commission (dated Dec. 3, 2001). Yours truly, j 2 1se ,M-w-js__ eorge L1 Deputy Chief, Policy Division eg: Doug May, DOS/EEB/CIP Christopher Hemmerlein, DOC/NTIA/OCC Hillary Morgan, DOD, DISA

Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 International Bureau E—mail: James.Ball@fee.goy George. Li@fec.gov (202) 418—1462 (202) 418—2824 (fax) August 3, 2012 Ref: EB 2012—21 Hillary Morgan (301) 225—6113 Douglas May (202) 647—5276 Shawn B. Cooley (202) 282—8489 Alex Daman (202) 282—9940 Christopher Hemmerlein (202) 482—1885 Edward T. Hand (202) 514—2464 Jonathan McHale (202) 395—5656 Richard Sofield (202) 233—0702 Robert Spive (202) 324—5505 Sean Desmond (202) 456—6068 Re: Wavecom/Hawaiian Telecom (HTT) WC DK 12—206 (DA 12—1264 rel. August 3, 2012) YTC—T/C—2012—0716—00183 ISP—PDR—20120716—00003 SCL—T/C—20120716—00009 File No. 0005305989 (WQEH949) Comments Due: September 4, 2012 Reply Comments Due: September 19, 2012 Dear Sir or Madam: Wavecom Solutions Corporation (Wavecom) and Hawaiian Telcom, Inc. (HTT) (together, Applicants) filed a series of applications pursuant to sections 214 and 310(d) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (Communications Act), and the Cable Landing License Act of 1921, seeking approval for the transfer of control of Wavecom to HTI Specifically, Applicants seek approval to transfer control of domestic and international section 214 authorizations, a cable landinglicense, and various wireless licenses. Hawaiian Telcom Holdco, Inc. (Holdco), the ultimate parent corporationof HTI, also requests that the Commission extend Holdco‘s current authority under section ©310(b)(4) of the Act regarding foreign ownership to include common carrier licenses and authorizations held by Wavecom. Applicants state that HTI is wholly owned by Hawaiian Telcom Communications, Inc., which in turn is wholly owned by Holdeco, a Delaware corporation. Twin Haven Special Opportunities Fund III, L.P. (Twin Haven Fund), a Delaware limited partnership, holds an 11 percent interest in Holdco. Twin Haven Fund is controlled by its general partner, Twin Haven Special Opportunities Partners III, LLC (Twin Partners), a Delaware limited liability company, which votes the shares held by Twin Haven Fund. Twin Partners is controlled by Rob Webster and Paul Mellinger, the sole managing member of Twin Partners, each of whom is a U.S. citizen. Applicants state that Holdco common stock is publicly traded and is widely held. Although no single foreign individual or entity has a ten percent or greater interest in Holdco, its aggregate foreign ownership exceeds 25 percent. They further assert that the Commission has previously permitted


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