Altice-Suddenlink FC

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Letter

2016-04-26

This document pretains to ITC-T/C-20151014-00237 for Transfer of Control on a International Telecommunications filing.

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April 26, 2016 By Electronic Filing Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street SW Washington, D.C. 20554 Re: WC Docket No. 15-135, File No. ITC-T/C-20151014-00237, Application of Altice N.V. and Cequel Corporation d/b/a Suddenlink Communications to Transfer Control of Authorizations from Suddenlink Communications to Altice Dear Ms. Dortch: On April 20, 2016, the United States Department of Justice (“DoJ”) petitioned the Commission to condition Altice N.V.’s (“Altice’s”) proposed acquisition of Cablevision Systems Corporation (“Cablevision”) on the commitments and undertakings set forth in a Letter of Agreement (“LOA”) dated April 18, 2016, and transmitted by Altice, Cablevision and Cequel Corporation (“Cequel”) to the DoJ.1 That LOA incorporated by reference a National Security Agreement (“NSA”), dated December 11, 2015, that was executed by and between Altice and Cequel, on the one hand, and the DoJ, on the other hand, in connection with Altice’s acquisition of 70 percent of the equity interest in Cequel. The Commission approved that acquisition on December 18, 2015, subject to the terms of the NSA.2 As signatories to the LOA, Altice and Suddenlink acknowledge that they are bound by the commitments set forth therein. Altice and Suddenlink therefore respectfully request that the Commission modify the sole condition set forth in the Altice/Suddenlink Approval Order (compliance with the NSA) to include, in addition, compliance with the terms of the LOA. Copies of both the LOA and NSA are attached hereto. 1 See “Petition to Adopt Conditions to Authorizations and Licenses,” WC Docket No. 15-257, File No. ITC-T/C-20151014-00237, filed April 20, 2016. 2 See In re Application of Altice N.V. and Cequel Corporation d/b/a Suddenlink Communications to Transfer Control of Authorizations from Suddenlink Communications to Altice, WC Docket No. 15-135, File No. ITC-T/C-20151014-00237, Memorandum Opinion and Order, DA 15- 1451, rel. Dec. 18, 2015 (“Altice/Suddenlink Approval Order”).

Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary April 26, 2016 Page 2 Please direct any questions regarding this matter to the undersigned. Respectfully submitted, /s/ Yaron Dori Counsel for Altice and Suddenlink cc: Kris Monteith, FCC Jody May, FCC Dennis Johnson, FCC David Krech, FCC


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