Public Notice TEL01641S

Accepted for Filing Streamlined Public Notice

International Telecommunications

2013-11-08

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PUBLIC NOTICE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 445 12th STREET S.W. WASHINGTON D.C. 20554 News media information 202-418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov (or ftp.fcc.gov) TTY (202) 418-2555 Report No. TEL-01641S Friday November 8, 2013 Streamlined International Applications Accepted For Filing Section 214 Applications (47 C.F.R. § 63.18); Section 310(B)(4) Requests Unless otherwise specified, the following procedures apply to the applications listed below: The international Section 214 applications listed below have been found, upon initial review, to be acceptable for filing and subject to the streamlined processing procedures set forth in Section 63.12 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. § 63.12. These applications are for authority under Section 214 of the Communications Act, 47 U.S.C. § 214, (a) to transfer control of an authorized carrier or to assign a carrier's existing authorization; and/or (b) to become a facilities-based international common carrier; and/or (c) to become a resale-based international common carrier. Pursuant to Section 63.12 of the rules, these Section 214 applications will be granted 14 days after the date of this public notice (see 47 C.F.R. § 1.4 regarding computation of time), and the applicant may commence operations on the 15th day, unless the Commission has informed the applicant in writing, within 14 days after the date of this public notice, that the application, on further examination, has been deemed ineligible for streamlined processing. Communications between outside parties and Commission staff concerning these applications are permitted subject to the Commission's rules for "permit-but-disclose proceedings." See 47 C.F.R. § 1.1206. An application can be removed from streamlined processing only in the sound discretion of Commission staff. The filing of comments or a petition to deny will not necessarily result in an application being deemed ineligible for streamlined processing. The petitions for declaratory ruling listed below are for authority under Section 310(b)(4) of the Communications Act, 47 U.S.C. § 310(b)(4), to exceed the 25 percent foreign ownership benchmark applicable to common carrier radio licensees. The requested rulings will be granted 14 days after the date of this public notice, effective the next day, unless the application is formally opposed or the Commission has informed the applicant in writing, within 14 days of the date of this public notice, that the application, on further examination, has been deemed ineligible for streamlined processing. For this purpose, a formal opposition shall be sufficient only if it is received by the Commission and by the applicant within 14 days of the date of this public notice and its caption and text make it unmistakably clear that it is intended to be a formal opposition. Copies of all applications listed here are available for public inspection in the FCC Office of Public Affairs Reference and Information Center, located in room CY-A257 at the Portals 2 building, 445 12th Street SW, Washington DC 20554. The center can be contacted at (202) 418-0270. People with Disabilities: To request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities (braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (tty). All applications listed are subject to further consideration and review, and may be returned and/or dismissed if not found to be in accordance with the Commission's rules, regulations, and other requirements. We request that comments on any of these applications refer to the application file number shown below. ITC-214-20130930-00267 E Iotum Inc. International Telecommunications Certificate Service(s): Global or Limited Global Resale Service Application for authority to provide resale service in accordance with section 63.18(e)(2) of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 63.18(e)(2). Page 1 of 4

ITC-214-20131017-00275 E Telecom Services Network LLC International Telecommunications Certificate Service(s): Global or Limited Global Facilities-Based Service, Global or Limited Global Resale Service Application for authority to provide facilities-based service in accordance with section 63.18(e)(1) of the Commission’s rules, and also to provide resale service in accordance with section 63.18(e)(2) of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 63.18(e)(1), (2). ITC-214-20131022-00278 E amaysim USA Inc. International Telecommunications Certificate Service(s): Global or Limited Global Facilities-Based Service, Global or Limited Global Resale Service Application for authority to provide facilities-based service in accordance with section 63.18(e)(1) of the Commission’s rules, and also to provide resale service in accordance with section 63.18(e)(2) of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 63.18(e)(1), (2). ITC-214-20131031-00301 E First Rate Telecom LLC International Telecommunications Certificate Service(s): Global or Limited Global Facilities-Based Service, Global or Limited Global Resale Service Application for authority to provide facilities-based service in accordance with section 63.18(e)(1) of the Commission’s rules, and also to provide resale service in accordance with section 63.18(e)(2) of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 63.18(e)(1), (2). ITC-214-20131104-00283 E Cloud Call Center PBX Solutions, LLC International Telecommunications Certificate Service(s): Global or Limited Global Resale Service Application for authority to provide resale service in accordance with section 63.18(e)(2) of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 63.18(e)(2). ITC-214-20131106-00300 E Accoona Global LLC International Telecommunications Certificate Service(s): Global or Limited Global Facilities-Based Service, Global or Limited Global Resale Service Application for authority to provide facilities-based service in accordance with section 63.18(e)(1) of the Commission’s rules, and also to provide resale service in accordance with section 63.18(e)(2) of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 63.18(e)(1), (2). ITC-ASG-20130830-00246 E Alliance Connect, LLC Assignment Current Licensee: Internet Solver, Inc. FROM: David J. Weis TO: Alliance Connect, LLC Application filed for consent to the assignment of international section 214 authorization, ITC-214-20061013-00469, held by Internet Solver, Inc. (Internet Solver), from David J. Weis to Alliance Connect, LLC (ACL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Alliance Technologies, Inc. (ATI). On June 1, 2013, without prior Commission consent, ATI acquired substantially all of the assets of Internet Solver, including licenses, authorizations, customer accounts and receivables, customer and vendor contracts and agreements, equipment, and intellectual property. ATI will transfer all of the assets acquired from Internet Solver to ACL. The following entities and individuals hold 10% or greater equity and voting interests in ATI: Iowa Network Services, Inc. (INS) (75%); Steven J. Sikkink (25%). INS is owned by many rural Iowa ILECs, none of which holds an ownership interest of 10% or greater in INS. Applicants filed a request for special temporary authority (STA) related to this transaction, ITC-STA-20131030-00281, which was granted on November 4, 2013. Page 2 of 4

ITC-ASG-20130927-00269 E USConnect Holdings, Inc. Assignment Current Licensee: American Broadband Acquisition Corp. FROM: American Broadband Acquisition Corp. TO: USConnect Holdings, Inc. Application filed for consent to the assignment of assets held by American Broadband Acquisition Corp. (ABAC) to USConnect Holdings, Inc. (USConnect). Pursuant to a Master Equity and Asset Purchase Agreement, USConnect Acquisition II, Inc. (USConnect Acquisitions), a wholly-owned subsidiary of USConnect, will acquire from ABAC all of the outstanding capital stock of S&A Communications, Inc. d/b/a S&A Long Distance (S&A Communications), a wholly-owned subsidiary of ABAC. S&A Communications will thus become a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of USConnect Acquisitions and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of USConnect. S&A Communications currently provides international section 214 services pursuant to the international section 214 authorization, ITC-214-20000310-00140, held by ABAC. ABAC will retain is section 214 authority. After the transaction S&A Communications will provide international service to its customers, under the international section 214 authority held by USConnect, ITC-214-20130927-00303, pursuant to section 63.24(h) of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. § 63.24(h). The following entities and individuals hold 10% or greater ownership interests in USConnect: Brazoria Telephone Company (19.28% preferred stock, 17.35% voting interest); Dickey Rural Telephone Cooperative, Inc. (19.28% preferred stock, 17.35% voting interest); FTC Management Group, Inc. (FTC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Farmers Telephone Cooperative, Inc. (19.28% preferred stock, 17.35% voting interest); Golden West Telecommunications Cooperative, Inc. (19.28% preferred stock, 17.35% voting interest); Horry Telephone Cooperative, Inc. (19.28% preferred stock, 17.35% voting interest). In addition, Leo Staurulakis and Manny Staurulakis, both siblings, each own 1/3 of the common stock of USConnect, and jointly own MLStar, LLC, a Virginia limited liability company, that will own 3.6% of the preferred stock of USConnect. No other individual or entity will hold a ten percent or greater direct or indirect equity or voting interest in USConnect, USConnect Acquisitions or WHC. ITC-T/C-20130912-00242 E Epsilon Telecommunications (US) Pte. Ltd. Transfer of Control Current Licensee: Epsilon Telecommunications (US) Pte. Ltd. FROM: Roy Martin Bell TO: Andreas Hipp Application filed for consent to the transfer of control of international section 214 authorization, ITC-214-20110316-00077, held by Epsilon Telecommunications (US) Pte. Ltd. (Epsilon), a Singapore based privately held limited company, from shareholder Roy Martin Bell (30%), a United Kingdom citizen, to shareholder Andreas Hipp (40%), an Austrian citizen. In May 2012, Mr. Bell retired from Epsilon, and without prior Commission consent, transferred all of his shares to Mr. Hipp, thereby increasing Mr. Hipp's interest in Epsilon to 70%. The remaining 30% interest in Epsilon is held by Jerzy Szlosarek, a United Kingdom citizen. Applicants filed a request a Special Temporary Authority (STA) related to this transaction, ITC-STA-20130912-00258, which was granted on October 28, 2013. ITC-T/C-20130912-00243 E Epsilon Telecommunications (US) Pte. Ltd. Transfer of Control Current Licensee: Epsilon Telecommunications (US) Pte. Ltd. FROM: Andreas Hipp TO: Epsilon Global Communications Pte Ltd. Application filed for consent to the transfer of control of international section 214 authorization, ITC-214-20110316-00077, held by Epsilon Telecommunications (US) Pte. Ltd. (Epsilon), a Singapore based privately held limited company, from majority shareholder Andreas Hipp (70%), an Austrian citizen, to Epsilon Global Communications Pte. Ltd. (Epsilon Global), a Singapore corporation. Pursuant to a September 5, 2013, agreement, between Epsilon Global, Mr. Hipp and minority shareholder Jerzy Szlosarek (30%), a United Kingdom citizen, Epsilon Global will acquire all of the shares of Epsilon. Upon closing, Epsilon will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Epsilon Global. The following entities and individual will hold 10% or greater direct or indirect ownership interests in Epsilon Global: Fexos Limited, a British Virgin Islands entity (37.6%); Kerry Assets Management Limited, a British Virgin Islands entity (18.77%); and Michael John Christopher Stone, a United Kingdom citizen (16.83%). Fexos Limited is wholly owned by Kerry Holdings Limited, a Hong Kong entity, which in turn is wholly owned by Kerry Group Limited, a Cook Islands entity. #Zheng Ge Ru Foundation, a Hong Kong entity, has a 10.4% interest in Kerry Group Limited (7.4% direct and 3.4% indirect). No other individual or entity holds a 10% or greater direct or indirect equity or voting interest in Epsilon or Epsilon Global. Page 3 of 4

ITC-T/C-20130927-00270 E Waverly Hall Communications, Inc. Transfer of Control Current Licensee: Waverly Hall Communications, Inc. FROM: American Broadband Acquisition Corp. TO: USConnect Acquisitions II, Inc. Application filed for consent to the transfer of control of international section 214 authorization, ITC-214-20070328-00125, held by Waverly Hall Communications, Inc. (WHC), from its 100% parent American Broadband Acquisition Corp. (ABAC), to USConnect Acquisitions II, Inc. (USConnect Acquisitions). Pursuant to a Master Equity and Assets Purchase Agreement, USConnect Acquisitions will acquire all of the outstanding capital stock of WHC. Upon closing, WHC will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of USConnect Acquisitions. USConnect Acquisitions is a wholly-owned subsidiary of USConnect Holdings, Inc. (USConnect). The following entities and individuals hold 10% or greater ownership interests in USConnect: Brazoria Telephone Company (19.28% preferred stock, 17.35% voting interest); Dickey Rural Telephone Cooperative, Inc. (19.28% preferred stock, 17.35% voting interest); FTC Management Group, Inc. (FTC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Farmers Telephone Cooperative, Inc. (19.28% preferred stock, 17.35% voting interest); Golden West Telecommunications Cooperative, Inc. (19.28% preferred stock, 17.35% voting interest); Horry Telephone Cooperative, Inc. (19.28% preferred stock, 17.35% voting interest). In addition, Leo Staurulakis and Manny Staurulakis, both siblings, each own 1/3 of the common stock of USConnect, and jointly own MLStar, LLC, a Virginia limited liability company, that will own 3.6% of the preferred stock of USConnect. No other individual or entity will hold a ten percent or greater direct or indirect equity or voting interest in USConnect, USConnect Acquisitions or WHC. REMINDERS: Applicants must certify that neither the applicant nor any party to the application is subject to a denial of federal benefits by federal and/or state courts under authority granted in 21 U.S.C. § 862. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.2001-.2003. A current version of Section 63.09-.24 of the rules, and other related sections, is available at http://www.fcc.gov/ib/pd/pf/telecomrules.html. Page 4 of 4


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