Attachment 20170801132238-003.p

20170801132238-003.p

SUPPLEMENT

Supplement

2013-06-05

This document pretains to ITC-T/C-20130605-00164 for Transfer of Control on a International Telecommunications filing.

IBFS_ITCTC2013060500164_1613662

                                                  U.S. Department of Justice
                                                  National Security Division
Assistant Attorney General                         Washington, D.C. 20530
                                                     June 28, 2013
By E-File
Ms. Marlene H. Dortch
Federal Communications Commission
445 12th St. SW, Room TW-B204
Washington, DC 20554
Re: Primus Telecommunications Group, Inc. ("Transferor"), Primus Telecommunications,
Inc. ("Licensee"), and PTUS, Inc. ("Transferee")
FCC-ITC-T/C-20130605-00164
WC Docket No. 13-145
Ref: EB 2013-16
Dear Ms. Dortch:
The Department of Justice ("DOJ"), including the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"), with
the concurrence of the Department of Homeland Security ("DHS"), requests that the Federal
Communications Commission ("Commission") defer action on the above-referenced application.
DOJ, DHS, and FBI ("the Agencies") are currently reviewing this matter for any national
security, law enforcement, and public safety issues but have not yet completed that effort. We
therefore request that the Commission defer action until such time as the Agencies notify the
Commission of the completion of their review and, based on the results of such review, request
appropriate action by the Commission. DOJ, DHS, and FBI will advise the Commission
promptly upon completion of our review.
Thank you for your consideration.
                                                  Sincerely,
                                                  Is! Siobhan E. Dupuy
                                                  Foreign Investment Review Staff
                                                  National Security Division
                                                  U.S. Department of Justice
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George Li
From:                              Hojati, Shahram (NSD) <Shahram.Hojati@usdoj.gov >
Sent:                              Friday, June 28, 2013 2:50 PM
To:                                George Li; David Krech; Dennis Johnson; Myrva Charles; Jim Bird; fcc@bcpiweb.com
Cc:                                Sofield, Richard (NSD); Dupuy, Siobhan (NSD)
Subject:                           RE: PIGI - PTUS (WC Docket No. 13-145 and ITC-T/C-20130605-00164)
Attachments:                       FCC Deferral Request Letter - PTGI-PTUS.doc
Good Afternoon,
For your information, today the attached letter was filed in this proceeding.
Thanks,
Shahram Hojati
DOJ
202-233-0748
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                                       Before the
                         FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
                                  Washington, DC 20554
                                                          )
In the Matter of                                          )
                                                          )
Primus Telecommunications Group,                          )
Incorporated, Transferor,                                 )
                                                          )
Primus Telecommunications, Inc., Licensee,                )
                                                          )     File No. ITC-T/C-2013
and                                                       )     WCDocketNo. 13-
                                                          )
PTUS, Inc., Transferee                                    )
                                                          )
For Grant of Authority Pursuant to Section 214            )
of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended,            )
and Sections 63.04 and 63.24 of the                       )
Commission's Rules to Complete a                          )
Transfer of Control of an Authorized Domestic             )
and International Section 214 Carrier                     )
                                            APPLICATION
           Primus      Telecommunications        Group,       Incorporated     ("PTGI"),        Primus
Telecommunications, Inc. ("PTI"), and PTUS, Inc. ("PTUS") (collectively, "Applicants"),
through their undersigned counsel and 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. §S
63.04 & 63.24, respectfully request approval for the transfer of control of PTI to PTUS, a company
newly formed for the purposes of completing the transaction described herein ("Transaction").
           Applicants respectfully submit that this Application is eligible for streamlined processing
pursuant to Sections 63.03 and 63.12 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. §S 63.03 and 63.12.
With respect to the domestic Section 214 authority held by PTI, this Application is eligible for
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streamlined processing pursuant to Section 63.03(b)(2)(i) because, immediately following the
Transaction, (1) PTUS and its affiliates, as defined in Section 3(1) of the Communications Act
("Affiliates"), together will hold less than ten percent (10%) of the interstate, interexchange
market; (2) to the limited extent that PTUS and its Affiliates will provide local exchange service
it will only be in areas served by dominant local exchange carriers (none of whom is a party to
the proposed transaction); and (3) none of the Applicants or their Affiliates is dominant with
respect to any service. This Application is also eligible for streamlined processing with respect
to PTI's international section 214 authorization pursuant to Section 63.12(c) of the
Commission's Rules because, as described in Section IV below, none of the exclusionary criteria
set forth in Section 63.12(c) apply.
            In support of this Application, Applicants provide the following information:
I.         DESCRIPTION OF APPLICANTS
           A.      Primus Telecommunications Group, Incorporated and Primus
                   Telecommunications, Inc.
           PTGI is a publicly traded Delaware corporation (NYSE: PTGI) with principal offices at
7901 Jones Branch Drive, Suite 900, McLean, Virginia 22102.                 Through various indirect
operating subsidiaries, PTGI is a global facilities-based integrated provider of advanced
telecommunications products and services, including traditional and IP voice, data, broadband
Internet, collocation, hosting, and outsourced managed services. In the United States, PTGI's
regulated operating subsidiaries include PT!, PTGi International Carrier Services, Inc. ("PTGi
ICS"), The St. Thomas and San Jan Telephone Company, Inc., and STSJ Overseas Telephone
Company, Inc.
           PTI is a Delaware corporation with its principal offices at 7901 Jones Branch Drive,
Suite 900, McLean, Virginia 22102. (As of July 1, 2013, PTI's address will be 460 Herndon
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                                                                     olly owned subsidiary of Pri
                                   on, VA 20170.) PT! is a wh
Parkway, Suite 150, Hernd
                                                                                                 GI. PTI
                                                                     in turn, wholly owned by PT
                                    , Inc. ("Holdings"), which is,
Telecommunications Holdings
                                                                                                t carrier
                                                                     l services as a non-dominan
                                   hority to provide internationa
was granted Section 214 aut
                                                                                                      -214-
                                                                      4-19951015-0004!, and ITC
                                    4-19960705-00299, ITC-21
pursuant to File Nos. ITC-21
                                                                                                       C and
                                                                      under File Nos. ITC-97-638-T
                                   the authorizations consolidated
19960215-00015, as well as
                                                                                                       vices
                                                                      provide domestic interstate ser
                                    nket Section 214 authority to
ITC-98-202-TC, and holds bla
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                                                                      telecommunications services
                                     vide interexchange ("IXC")
 PTI is also authorized to pro
                                                                                                      or tariff
                                                                      e certification, registration
                                    lumbia pursuant to applicabl
 states and the District of Co
                                                                                                      carrier
                                                                      competitive local exchange
                                      lated basis, and also holds
 requirements, or on a deregu
                                                                                                   of Puerto
                                                                     bia, and the Commonwealth
                                    states, the District of Colum
 ("CLEC") authority in eight
 Rico.
            B.        PTUS, Inc.
                                                                                            completing the
                                   poration newly              formed for the purposes of
            PTUS is a Delaware cor
                                                                                                        d. S'V,
                                                                      ated at 805 Wright Brothers Blv
                                     ce of business for PTUS is loc
  Transaction. The principal pla
                                                                                                        erncnt
                                                                       ned by York Capital Manag
                                     a 52404. PTUS is wholly ow
  Suite 1, Cedar Rapids, Iow
                                                                                                        nts and
                                                                        rk holds diversified investme
                                     nt firm established in 1991. Yo
  ("York"), a private investme
                                                                                                          nts in
                                                                        making controlling investme
                                       investments. In addition to
   manages over $15 billion in
                                                                                                          Y ork
                                                                         nection with the transaction),
                                        ies that become private in con
   private companies (or compan
                                                                                                          rang of
                                                                        hout the world across a broad
                                       t and equity securities throug
   invests in publicly traded deb
                                                                                 ially to own and control IPTI.
                              ified manag        erially, technically and financ
   sectors. PTUS is well-qual
                                                                                                         with the
                                                                         teams of PT! that will remain
                                        d management and operations
    In addition to the well-qualifie
                                                                                                               ies.
                                                                           investor in technology compan
                                         ction, York is an experienced
    company following the Transa
                                                                                                            in the
                                                                          and non-passive investments
                                         has made numerous passive
    Indeed, over the years, York
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communications and technology sectors, including Leap Wireless International, Abovenet, Inc.,
and Flag Telecom.
H.         DESCRIPTION OF THE TRANSACTION
           On May 10, 2013, PTUS, PTGI and certain of their respective affiliates entered into an
Equity Purchase Agreement ("Agreement") whereby, among other things, PTUS will acquire the
stock of PTI. The completion of the sale of PTI stock is conditioned on obtaining necessary federal
and state regulatory approvals. Prior to the transfer of control of PTI to PTUS, PTI will assign
certain of its wholesale assets and its interstate and international wholesale customers to its affiliate
PTGi ICS through a pro forma transaction. Thereafter, PTUS will acquire all of the stock of PTI
from Holdings, PTGI's wholly owned intermediate subsidiary. By this Application, Applicants seek
authorization for the pro forma assignment of wholesale assets and customers from PTI to PTGi ICS
and for the transfer of control of PTI to PTUS. For the Commission's reference, pre- and post-
transaction organization charts illustrating the current and post-Transaction corporate structure are
provided as Exhibit A hereto.
            Immediately following the Transaction, PTGi ICS will continue to provide service to the
wholesale customers at the same rates, terms and conditions as currently provided by PTI, and
PTI will continue to provide service to existing retail customers at the same rates, terms and
conditions as currently provided.        In addition, PT! will continue to be operated by highly
experienced, well-qualified management, operation and technical personnel as described in Section
II above. There will not be any change to the day-to-day operations of PT! as a result of the
 Transaction and any future changes in the rates, terms and conditions of service to the affected
 customers will be undertaken pursuant to customer contracts and the applicable federal and state
 notice and tariff requirements. Moreover, the location of PTI's billing records, call completion data
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and other subscriber information will remain in the United States following the Transaction and PTI
will continue to designate a U.S. citizen as its point of contract for accepting and overseeing
compliance with wiretap orders, electronic surveillance orders, pen/trap orders, subpoenas or other
legal process by U.S. law enforcement authorities for lawfully authorized electronic surveillance or
U.S. records.
III.        PUBLIC INTEREST CONSIDERATIONS
            Applicants submit that the Transaction serves the public interest. PTI will continue to
provide competitive products and services following the Transaction. The Transaction will not
have an adverse impact on competition since no existing or potential competitors will be
eliminated or in any way impaired as a result of the Transaction. Instead, PTI will continue to
provide service to its retail customers in furtherance of the Commission's policies favoring
competition and diversity of services.
            In addition, the transfer of control of PTI will not result in a change of carrier for PTI's retail
customers or any assignment of its Section 214 authorizations. PTI will continue to provide high-
quality communications services to its retail customers without interruption and without change in
rates, terms or conditions. Accordingly, the Transaction will be transparent to retail customers and
in no event will it result in the discontinuance, reduction, loss, or impairment of service to any PTI
customers.
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IV.         INFORMATION REQUIRED BY SECTION 63.24(e)
            Pursuant to Section 63.24(e) of the Commission's Rules, the Applicants submit the
following information requested in Section 63.18 (a)-(d) and (h)-(p) in support of this
Application:
            (a)   Name, address and telephone number of each Applicant:
                  Transferor:
                  Primus Telecommunications Group, Incorporated               FRN: 0009832866
                  7901 Jones Branch Drive, Suite 900
                  McLean, Virginia 22102
                  Tel: (703) 902-2800
                  Licensee:
                  Primus Telecommunications, Inc.                             FRN: 0004647079
                  7901 Jones Branch Drive, Suite 900
                  McLean, Virginia 22102
                  Tel: (703) 902-2800
                  As of July 1, 2013,
                  PTGI and PTI's address will be:
                  460 Hemdon Parkway
                  Suite 150
                  Herndon,VA 20170
                  Tel: (703) 456- 4100
                  Transferee:                                                 FRN: 0022750137
                  PTUS, Inc.
                  805 Wright Brothers Blvd. SW
                  Suite I
                  Cedar Rapids, IA 52404
           (b)    Jurisdiction of Applicants:
                  PTGI, PTI, and PTUS are each organized under the laws of the State of Delaware.
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            (c)   Correspondence concerning this Application should be sent to:
                  For PTGT and PTI:                       For PTUS:
                  Jean L. Kiddoo                          Tom W. Davidson
                  Danielle Burt                           Douglas I. Brandon
                  Bingham McCutchen LLP                   Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP
                  2020 K Street, N.W.                      1333 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W.
                   Washington, DC 20006-1806              Washington, DC 20036
                  (202) 373-6000 (Tel)                    (202) 887-4000 (Tel)
                  (202) 373-6001 (Fax)                    (202) 887-4288 (Fax)
                  jean.kiddoo@bingham.com                 tdavidson@akingump.com
                  danielle.burtbingham.com                dbrandon@akingump.com
                  With a copy to:                         With a copy to:
                  Richard Ramlall                         Joshua A. Ratner
                  Primus Telecommunications, Inc.         PTUS, Inc.
                  7901 Jones Branch Drive, Suite 900      do York Capital Management
                  McLean, VA 22102                        767 Fifth Avenue, 17th Floor
                  Tel: (703) 394-4345                     New York, NY 10153
           (d)    Section 214 Authorizations Held
           Licensee:     PTI is authorized to provide interstate service by virtue of blanket
                         domestic Section 214 authority. PTI has international Section 214
                         authority pursuant to File Nos. ITC-214-19960705-00299,1 ITC-214-
                         1995101500041,2 and ITC-214-19960215-00015,3 as well as the
                         authorizations consolidated under File Nos. ITC-97-638-TC and ITC-98-
                         202-TC.
           Transferor:   PTGI does not hold international or domestic Section 214 authority. In
                         addition to PTT, the following indirect subsidiaries of PTGI hold FCC
                         Section 214 authority:
                         PTGi International Carrier Services, Inc. is authorized to provide interstate
                         service by virtue of blanket domestic Section 214 authority and holds
                         international Section 214 authority pursuant to File No. ITC-214-
                         20080131-00042.
                         Arbinet Corporation holds international Section 214 authority pursuant to
                         File No. ITC-214-19970131-00057. Arbinet Corporation does not
           The old file number was ITC-96-374.
           The old file number was ITC-95-63 1.
           The old file number was ITC-96-075.
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                         currently provide telecommunications services         pursuant to such
                         international Sectional 214 authority.
                         The St. Thomas and San Jan Telephone Company, Inc. is authorized to
                         provide interstate service by virtue of blanket domestic Section 214
                         authority and holds international Section 214 authority pursuant to File
                         No. ITC-214-19941018-00324.          In addition, it holds international
                         authorizations to acquire capacity in and operate submarine cable systems
                         pursuant to File Nos. ITC-93-030 (associated with SCL-LIC-19921 110-
                         00002), ITC-98-342 (associated with SCL-LIC-19980101-00036), ITC-
                         95-580 (associated with SCL-LIC- 19951013-00002), ITC-96-234
                         (associated with SCL-LIC-19960329-00128 and SCL-LIC-19960329-
                         00 130), ITC-93-029 (associated with SCL-LIC-19921 110-00004), ITC-
                         98-437 (associated with SCL-LIC-19980527-00007 and SCL-MOD-
                         20040521-00016), ITC-97-22 I (associated with SCL-LIC- 19970421-
                         00002 and SCL-MOD-20040521-00016), and ITC-92-106 (associated
                         with SCL-LIC- 19920107-00005).
                         STSJ Overseas Telephone Company, Inc. is authorized to provide
                         interstate service by virtue of blanket domestic Section 214 authority and
                         has international Section 214 authority pursuant 47 C.F.R. § 63.21(h).
           Transferee:   PTUS does not hold international or domestic Section 214 authority.
            (h)   Pre-Transaction Ownership of PTI:
                  The following entity currently holds ten percent (10%) or more interest in Primus
                  Telecommunications, Inc.:
                         Name:                 Primus Telecommunications Holding, Inc.
                         Address:              7901 Jones Branch Drive, Suite 900
                                               McLean, VA 22102
                         Citizenship:          Delaware, U.S.
                         Interest Held:        100%
                         Principal Business:   Telecommunications
                  The following entity currently holds ten percent (10%) or more interest in Primus
                  Telecommunications Holdings, Inc.:
                         Name:                 Primus Telecommunications Group, Incorporated
                         Address:              7901 Jones Branch Drive, Suite 900
                                               McLean, VA 22102
                         Citizenship:          Delaware, U.S.
                         Interest Held:        100%
                         Principal Business:   Telecommunications
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                The following entity currently holds ten percent (10%) or more interest in Primus
                Telecommunications Group, Incorporated:
                       Name:                   Singer Children's Management Trust
                       Address:                212 Vaccaro Drive
                                               Cresskill, New Jersey 07626
                       Citizenship:            U.S.
                       Interest Held:          12.0%
                       Principal Business:     Investment
                The trustee of the Singer Children's Management Trust is Karen Singer, a United
                States citizen whose principal business is managing the trust. Her address is the
                same as the address of the trust. Ms. Singer has the sole dispositive and voting
                power of Singer Children's Management Trust. The individual beneficiaries of
                the Singer Children's Management Trust are Taryn Singer, Julian Singer, and
                Devon Singer. Each of these individuals are United States citizens, and each has
                an approximate one-third interest in Singer Children's Management Trust. They
                may be contacted at Singer Children's Management Trust, 212 Vaccaro Drive,
                Cresskill, New Jersey 07626.
                No other person or entity, directly or indirectly, currently owns or controls ten
                percent (10%) or more of Primus Telecommunications Group, Incorporated.
                Post-Transaction Ownership of PTI:
                The following entity will hold ten percent (10%) or more interest in Primus
                Telecommunications, Inc.:
                       Name:                   PTUS, Inc.
                       Address:                805 Wright Brothers Blvd. SW
                                               Suite 1
                                               Cedar Rapids, IA 52404
                       Citizenship:            Delaware, U.S.
                       Interest Held:          100%
                       Principal Business:     Holding Company
                The following entity will hold ten percent (10%) or more interest in PTUS, Inc.:
                       Name:                   PT Holdco, Inc.
                       Address:                199 Bay Street, Suite 5300
                                               Commerce Court West
                                               Toronto, Ontario
                                               Canada M5L 1B9
                       Citizenship:            Ontario, Canada
                       Interest Held:          100%
                       Principal Business:     Holding Company
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                 The following entity will hold ten percent (10%) or more interest in PT Holdco,
                 Inc.:
                        Name:                  PT Investor, L.P.
                        Address:               do York Capital Management
                                               767 Fifth Avenue, 17th Floor
                                               New York, NY 10153
                        Citizenship:           Cayman Islands
                        Interest Held:         100%
                        Principal Business:    Holding Company
                 PT Investor, L.P. is controlled by its sole general partner, York Special
                 Opportunities Domestic Holdings, LLC, a New York limited liability company.4
                 Control of York Opportunities Domestic Holdings, LLC is vested solely in its
                 senior managing member, York Capital Management Global Advisors, LLC, a
                 New York limited liability company.         York Capital Management Global
                 Advisors, LLC is controlled by its Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and
                 founder, James Dinan. Mr. Dinan is a citizen of the United States.5
                 Other than the entities described above, no other entity or individual will hold a
                 ten percent (10%) or greater direct or indirect interest in PTI following the
                 Transaction.
                 To the best of PTUS ' s knowledge, there are no officers of directors of PTUS who
                 also serve as an officer of director of a foreign carrier as defined in Section
                 63.09(d).
           (1)   PTUS certifies that following consummation of the Transaction: (i) it will not be a
                 foreign carrier within the meaning of Section 63.09(d) of the Commission's
                 Rules, 47 C.F.R. § 63.09(d); and (ii) it will become affiliated, within the meaning
                 of the Commission's Rules, with Primus Telecommunications Canada, Inc. and
                 Globility   Communications        Corporation,     each      of    which     provide
                 telecommunications services in Canada.
         Abu Dhabi Investment Authority holds a 19.84% limited partnership equity interest in PT
Investor, L.P. No other limited partner of PT Investor, L.P. holds limited partnership equity
interests in excess often percent (10%). Abu Dhabi Investment Authority is an investment
institution organized under the laws of the United Arab Emirates, a WTO member country.
         York Capital Management Global Advisors, LLC is an investment adviser registered
with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). Additional information
regarding the business and ownership of York Capital Management Global Advisors, LLC is set
forth in Form ADV-1, as filed with the SEC on April 1,2013. See
http ://www.adviserinfo.sec.gov/.
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            ci)   PTUS certifies that through the acquisition of control of PTI it does not seek to
                  provide international telecommunications services to any destination country
                  where:
                  (1)    PTUS is a foreign carrier in that country; or
                  (2)    PTUS controls a foreign carrier in that country; or
                  (3)    Any entity that owns more than 25 percent of PTUS, or controls PTUS,
                         controls a foreign carrier in that country; except in Canada where, as a
                         result of the Transaction, PTCAN, Inc., an entity ultimately controlled by
                         York, will control PTI's affiliates, Primus Telecommunications Canada,
                         Inc. and Globility Communications Corporation, each of which provide
                         telecommunications services in Canada; or
                  (4)    Two or more foreign carriers (or parties that control foreign carriers) own,
                         in the aggregate more than 25 percent of PTUS and are parties to, or the
                         beneficiaries of a contractual relation affecting the provision or marketing
                         or international basic telecommunications services in the United States.
           (k)    Canada is a member of the World Trade Organization.
           (1)    See response to item (m) below.
           (m)    PTUS qualifies for a presumption of non-dominant treatment on the U.S.-Canada
                  route following consummation of the Transaction pursuant to Section 63.10(a)(3)
                  of the Commission's Rules because its foreign carrier affiliates in Canada, Primus
                  Telecommunications Canada, Inc. and Globility Communications Corporation,
                  lack 50 percent market share in the international transport and local access
                  markets on the foreign end of the route and therefore lack sufficient market power
                  on the foreign end to adversely affect competition in the U.S. market.
           (n)    PTUS certifies that it has not agreed to accept special concessions directly or
                  indirectly from any foreign carrier with respect to any U.S. international route
                  where the foreign carrier possesses market power on the foreign end of the route
                  and will not enter into such agreements in the future.
           (o)    Applicants certify that they are not subject to denial of federal benefits pursuant
                  to Section 5301 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1998. See 21 U.S.C. § 853a. See
                  also 47 C.F.R. § 1.2001-1.2003.
           (p)    Applicants respectfully submit that this Application is eligible for streamlined
                  processing pursuant to Section 63.12(a)-(b) of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R.
                  §63.12(a)-(b). Following consummation of the Transaction, PTUS will be
                  affiliated with two foreign carriers in Canada but, as stated in item (k) above,
                  Canada is a member of the World Trade Organization and as demonstrated in
                  item (m) above, PTUS qualifies for a presumption of non-dominance under
                  Section 63.10(a)(3) on this route. PTUS is not affiliated with any dominant U.S.
                  carrier.
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V.         INFORMATION REQUIRED BY SECTION 63.04
           In lieu of an attachment, pursuant to Commission Rule 63.04(b), 47 C.F.R. § 63.04(b)
           Applicants submit the following information in support of their request for domestic Section
           214 authority in order to address the requirements set forth in Commission Rule 63.04(a)(6)-
           (12):
           (a)(6) A description of the proposed Transaction is set forth in Section III above.
           (a)(7) PTI provides local and/or long distance service in 49 states, the District of Columbia,
                  and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. PTI does not provide intrastate
                  telecommunications services in Alaska. All of the services provided by PTI are
                  competitive in nature and neither PTI nor any affiliated company holds a dominant
                  position in any market.
                  PTUS is not authorized and does not provide local and/or long distance service.
                  PTUS does not control and is not affiliated with any other provider of
                  telecommunications services in the United States.
           (a)(8) Applicants respectfully submit that this Application is eligible for streamlined
                  processing pursuant to Sections 63.03 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. §63.03.
                   In particular, this Application is eligible for streamlined processing pursuant to
                  Section 63.03(b)(2)(i) because immediately following the Transaction: (1) PTUS
                  (and its Affiliates) will have a market share in the interstate, interexchange market of
                  less than 10 percent; (2) PTUS (and its Affiliates) will provide competitive telephone
                  exchange services or exchange access services (if at all) exclusively in geographic
                  areas served by a dominant local exchange carrier that is not a party to the
                  transaction; and (3) none of the Applicants (or their Affiliates) are dominant with
                  respect to any service.
           (a)(9) Applicants seek authority with respect to both international and domestic Section
                  214 authorizations (this Application is being separately and concurrently filed with
                  respect to both types of authorities in compliance with Commission Rule 63.04(b),
                  47 C.F.R. § 63.04(b)). No other applications are being filed with the Commission
                  with respect to this Transaction.
           (a)(10) Prompt completion of the proposed Transaction is important to ensure that
                  Applicants can obtain the benefits described in the foregoing application.
                  Accordingly, Applicants respectfully request that the Commission approve this
                  Application expeditiously in order to allow Applicants to consummate the proposed
                  Transaction as soon as possible.
           (a)(11) Not applicable.
           (a)(12) A statement showing how grant of the application will serve the public interest,
                   convenience and necessity is provided in Section IV above.
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VI.        CONCLUSION
           For the reasons stated above, Applicants respectfully submit that the public interest,
convenience, and necessity would be furthered by a grant of this Application for the transfer of
control of Pit.
                                                      Respectfully submitted,
 Torn W. Davidson                                     Jean 1,. Ktddoo
 Douglas I. Brandon                                   Danielle Burt
 Akin Gump Strauss Haiier & Feld, LLP                 Bingham MeCutchen LLP
 1333 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W.                      2020 K Street, N.W.
 Washington, DC 20036                                 Washington. DC 20006-1 806
 (202) 887-4000 (Tel)                                 (202) 373-6000 (Tel)
 (202) 887-4288 (Fax)                                 (202) 373-6001 (Fax)
 tdavidsonakingunipcorn                               jeankiddoohingharncorn
 dhrandonakingump.com                                 daniel Ie.burtbingham .com
 Counsel for PTtJS                                    Counsel for PTGI and PTI
Dated: June 5, 2013
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                                      EXHIBITS
Exhibit A         Illustrative Organizational Charts
Verifications
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                            Exhibit A
                Illustrative Organizational Charts
A175523! 11,3


                           Pre-T-ansaction Illustrative Corporate Charts
                  Primu s Telecommunications
                                                  York Capital Management Global M.risors, LLC
                          Group, Inc.
                                                                            Snix Mnsging F1mb
                                                       York Special Opportunities Domestic
                  Primus Telecommu nicatic ns                     Holdings, LLC
                         Holding, Inc.
                                                                            C-Er3I Fsrtri
                                                                PT Investor, L.P.
                 Primus Telecommunications,
                             Inc.                                PT Holdco, Inc.
                                                                   PTUS, Inc.
A./755231 11.3


                       Post-Ttansaction Illustrative Corporate Charts
                Primus Telecommunications
                                              york Capital Management Global Advisors, LLC
                        Group, Inc.
                                                                         SEn l7 Mn9g in; MEmb
                                                   '(orl Special Opportunities Domestic
                Primus Telecommunications                      Holdings, LLC
                       Holding, Inc.
                                                                         GErEnI Psrtr
                                                             PT Investor, L.P.
                                                                         133%
                                                             PT Holdco, Inc.
                                                                          103%
                                                                PTUS, Inc.
                                                     Prirnu s Te leco rnrnun ication S,
                                                                    Inc.
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                                          Verification
       I, John Filipowicz, state that I am General Counsel of Primus Telecommunications Group,
incorporated, the ultimate parent of Primus Telecommunications, inc.; that the fbregoing
Application was prepared under my direction and supervision; and that the contents are true and
correct to the best of my knowledge, information, and belief.
       I declare under penalty of pejury that the loregoing is true and correct. Executed this
    day of May, 2013,
                                              I1r
                                               hn Filipowicz
                                             General Counsel
                                             Pri mus Telecommunications Group, Incorporated


                                                VERIFICATION
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               I, Joshua A. Ratner, state that I am Vice President and Secretary of PTUS, Inc.; that I am
 authorized to make this Verification on behalf of PTUS, Inc.; that the foregoing filing was
 prepared under my direction and supervision; and that the statements in the foregoing document
 are true and correct to the best of my knowledge, information and belief
                                                                  Joshua A. Ratner
                                                           itle: Vice President and Secretary
 SWORN TO AND SUBSCRIBED before me on the                             day of , _, 2013.
My commission expires:                we Jt q) dol
                                         SISILYN S. HUTCHINSON
                                        Notary Public, Stats afN.w York
                                         R.gistratiofl 101 HU61B3341
                                          Oi*1$id W Ssifolk County
                                       Coi,iis1onEipI$ March 17 2011
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