Public Notice TEL01662

International Telecommunications

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2014-03-20

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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 DA No. 14-378 Report No. TEL-01662 Thursday March 20, 2014 International Authorizations Granted Section 214 Applications (47 C.F.R. § 63.18); Section 310(b) Requests The following applications have been granted pursuant to the Commission’s streamlined processing procedures set forth in Section 63.12 of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 63.12, other provisions of the Commission’s rules, or procedures set forth in an earlier public notice listing applications accepted for filing. Unless otherwise noted, these grants authorize the applicants (1) to become a facilities-based international common carrier subject to 47 C.F.R. § 63.22; and/or (2) to become a resale-based international common carrier subject to 47 C.F.R. § 63.23; or (3) to exceed the foreign ownership benchmark applicable to common carrier radio licensees under 47 U.S.C. § 310(b). THIS PUBLIC NOTICE SERVES AS EACH NEWLY AUTHORIZED CARRIER'S SECTION 214 CERTIFICATE. It contains general and specific conditions, which are set forth below. Newly authorized carriers should carefully review the terms and conditions of their authorizations. Failure to comply with general or specific conditions of an authorization, or with other relevant Commission rules and policies, could result in fines and forfeitures. Petitions for reconsideration under Section 1.106 or applications for review under Section 1.115 of the Commission's rules in regard to the grant of any of these applications may be filed within thirty days of this public notice (see Section 1.4(b)(2)). An updated version of Sections 63.09–.25 of the rules, and other related sections, is available at http://www.fcc.gov/ib/pd/pf/telecomrules.html. For additional information, please contact the FCC Reference and Information Center, Room CY-A257, 445 12th Street SW, Washington, D.C. 20554, (202) 418-0270. ITC-214-20120801-00193 E TELEDIREK GLOBAL CORP. International Telecommunications Certificate Service(s): Global or Limited Global Facilities-Based Service, Global or Limited Global Resale Service Grant of Authority Date of Action: 03/13/2014 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). We grant the Petition to Adopt Conditions to Authorizations and Licenses filed in this proceeding on March 13, 2014, by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Accordingly, we condition grant of this international section 214 authorization on compliance by Teledireck Global Corporation with the commitments and undertakings set forth in the March 3, 2014 letter from Paul Mentor, Chief Executive Officer, Teledireck Global Corporation, to the Assistant Secretary for Policy, Office of Policy, DHS, and the Acting Assistant Attorney General, National Security Division, DOJ (Letter). A failure to comply and/or remain in compliance with any of these commitments and undertakings shall constitute a failure to meet a condition of the authorization and thus grounds for declaring the authorization terminated without further action on the part of the Commission. Failure to meet a condition of the authorization may also result in monetary sanctions or other enforcement action by the Commission. The Petition and the Letter may be viewed on the FCC's website through the International Bureau Filing System (IBFS) by searching for ITC-214-20120801-00193 and accessing the "Other Filings related to this application" from the Document Viewing Area. Page 1 of 7

ITC-214-20121120-00307 E Voice Trader LLC International Telecommunications Certificate Service(s): Global or Limited Global Facilities-Based Service, Global or Limited Global Resale Service Grant of Authority Date of Action: 03/13/2014 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). We grant the Petition to Adopt Conditions to Authorizations and Licenses filed in this proceeding on March 13, 2014, by the Department of Justice (DOJ). Accordingly, we condition grant of this international section 214 authorization on compliance by Voice Trader LLC with the commitments and undertakings set forth in the February 11, 2014 letter from Armenak Khachatryan, Chief Executive Officer, Voice Trade LLC, to the Acting Assistant Attorney General, National Security Division, DOJ (Letter). A failure to comply and/or remain in compliance with any of these commitments and undertakings shall constitute a failure to meet a condition of the authorization and thus grounds for declaring the authorization terminated without further action on the part of the Commission. Failure to meet a condition of the authorization may also result in monetary sanctions or other enforcement action by the Commission. The Petition and the Letter may be viewed on the FCC's website through the International Bureau Filing System (IBFS) by searching for ITC-214-20121120-00307 and accessing the "Other Filings related to this application" from the Document Viewing Area. 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 Grant of Authority Date of Action: 03/14/2014 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). We grant the Petition to Adopt Conditions to Authorizations and Licenses filed in this proceeding on March 14, 2014, by the Department of Justice (DOJ). Accordingly, we condition grant of this international section 214 authorization on compliance by Amaysim USA Inc. with the commitments and undertakings set forth in the March 11, 2014 letter from Andreas Perreiter, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Amaysim USA Inc., to the Acting Assistant Attorney General, National Security Division, DOJ (Letter). A failure to comply and/or remain in compliance with any of these commitments and undertakings shall constitute a failure to meet a condition of the authorization and thus grounds for declaring the authorization terminated without further action on the part of the Commission. Failure to meet a condition of the authorization may also result in monetary sanctions or other enforcement action by the Commission. The Petition and the Letter may be viewed on the FCC's website through the International Bureau Filing System (IBFS) by searching for ITC-214-20131022-00278 and accessing the "Other Filings related to this application" from the Document Viewing Area. ITC-214-20131114-00307 E 321 Communications International Telecommunications Certificate Service(s): Global or Limited Global Facilities-Based Service, Global or Limited Global Resale Service Grant of Authority Date of Action: 12/06/2013 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-214-20131120-00320 E NI Satellite, Inc. International Telecommunications Certificate Service(s): Global or Limited Global Resale Service Grant of Authority Date of Action: 01/03/2014 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-214-20140107-00032 E Integrated Communications Network, LLC International Telecommunications Certificate Service(s): Global or Limited Global Facilities-Based Service, Global or Limited Global Resale Service Grant of Authority Date of Action: 03/14/2014 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). Page 2 of 7

ITC-214-20140128-00034 E 1Stop Media & Entertainment Inc. International Telecommunications Certificate Service(s): Global or Limited Global Facilities-Based Service, Global or Limited Global Resale Service Grant of Authority Date of Action: 03/14/2014 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-214-20140204-00035 E Telnexus, LLC International Telecommunications Certificate Service(s): Global or Limited Global Facilities-Based Service, Global or Limited Global Resale Service Grant of Authority Date of Action: 03/14/2014 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-214-20140207-00037 E WOW Quik LLC International Telecommunications Certificate Service(s): Global or Limited Global Facilities-Based Service, Global or Limited Global Resale Service Grant of Authority Date of Action: 03/14/2014 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-214-20140207-00038 E Bell Techlogix, Inc. International Telecommunications Certificate Service(s): Global or Limited Global Facilities-Based Service, Global or Limited Global Resale Service Grant of Authority Date of Action: 03/14/2014 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-214-20140214-00041 E TEKIUM LLC International Telecommunications Certificate Service(s): Global or Limited Global Resale Service Grant of Authority Date of Action: 03/14/2014 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-214-20140224-00043 E SA Services LLC International Telecommunications Certificate Service(s): Global or Limited Global Facilities-Based Service, Global or Limited Global Resale Service Grant of Authority Date of Action: 03/14/2014 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). Page 3 of 7

ITC-ASG-20140128-00031 E iTalk, Inc. Assignment Grant of Authority Date of Action: 03/14/2014 Current Licensee: ITG, Inc. FROM: ITG, Inc. TO: iTalk, Inc. Application filed for consent to the assignment of international section 214 authorization, ITC-214-20090416-00200, held by ITG, Inc. (ITG) to iTalk Inc. (iTalk). On June 5, 2013, without prior Commission consent, iTalk acquired from ITG certain of its assets related to the provision of regulated telecommunications services, including international section 214 authorization, ITC-214-20090416-00200, its customer base and customer contracts. iTalk is a widely held corporation in which no individual or entity holds a ten percent or greater direct or indirect equity or voting interest. Applicants filed a request for Special Temporary Authority (STA) related to this transaction, ITC-STA-20140128-00028, which was granted on February 12, 2014. Grant of this application is without prejudice to any enforcement action by the Commission for non-compliance with the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, or the Commission's rules. This authorization is without prejudice to the Commission's action in any other related pending proceedings. ITC-ASG-20140314-00094 E TWCIS HoldCo LLC Assignment Grant of Authority Date of Action: 03/19/2014 Current Licensee: Time Warner Cable Business LLC FROM: Time Warner Cable Business LLC TO: TWCIS HoldCo LLC Notification filed March 14, 2014, of the pro forma assignment of international section 214 authorization, ITC-214-20030117-00043, held by Time Warner Cable Business LLC (TWCB), to its 100 percent parent, TWCIS HoldCo LLC (TWCIS HoldCo), effective February 14, 2014. Both TWCB and TWCIS HoldCo are indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Time Warner Cable Inc. ITC-T/C-20140127-00013 E Cox Communications, Inc Transfer of Control Grant of Authority Date of Action: 03/19/2014 Current Licensee: Cox Communications, Inc. FROM: Dayton-Cox Trust A, Anne Cox Chambers, James C. Kennedy and Jimmy W. Hayes, Trus TO: Cox Family Voting Trust Notification filed January 27, 2014, of the pro forma transfer of control of international section 214 authorizations, ITC-214-19991207-00764, ITC-214-19970815-00496, held by Cox Communications Inc. (CCI), from the Dayton Cox Trust A (Dayton Trust) to the Cox Family Voting Trust, effective December 30, 2013. The transfer occurred from a restructuring of the ownership of CCI's ultimate parent company, Cox Enterprises, Inc. (CEI), a privately held, family owned company, whereby CEI was transferred from the Dayton Trust (consisting of family members Anne Cox Chambers, James C. Kennedy, and Jimmy W. Hayes, collectively the previous trustees), to the Cox Family Voting Trust (consisting of previous trustees James C. Kennedy, and Jimmy W. Hayes, and Alexander Taylor, also a family member). Upon completion of the restructuring, the Dayton Trust was dissolved and removed completely from the chain of ownership and control of CEI, with voting control remaining with the trustees of the Cox Family Voting Trust, all family members. ITC-T/C-20140314-00095 E EasyTEL Communications Carrier Corporation Transfer of Control Grant of Authority Date of Action: 03/19/2014 Current Licensee: EasyTEL Communications Carrier Corporation FROM: Dayton-Cox Trust A, Anne Cox Chambers, James C. Kennedy and Jimmy W. Hayes, Trus TO: Cox Family Voting Trust Notification filed March 15, 2014, of the pro forma transfer of control of international section 214 authorization, ITC-214-20020509-00245, held by EasyTel Communications Carrier Corp. (EasyTel), from the Dayton Cox Trust A (Dayton Trust) to the Cox Family Voting Trust, effective December 30, 2013. The transfer occurred from a restructuring of the ownership of EasyTel's ultimate parent company, Cox Enterprises, Inc. (CEI), a privately held, family owned company, whereby CEI was transferred from the Dayton Trust (consisting of family members Anne Cox Chambers, James C. Kennedy, and Jimmy W. Hayes, collectively the previous trustees), to the Cox Family Voting Trust (consisting of previous trustees James C. Kennedy, and Jimmy W. Hayes, and Alexander Taylor, also a family member). Upon completion of the restructuring, the Dayton Trust was dissolved and removed completely from the chain of ownership and control of CEI, with voting control remaining with the trustees of the Cox Family Voting Trust, all family members. Page 4 of 7

Dismissal ITC-214-20130628-00179 ForumTel LLC By letter filed March 19, 2014, Applicant notified the Commission of the withdrawal of its international section 214 application. INFORMATIVE ITC-214-19960906-00427 Comporium, Inc. By letter dated November 25, 2013, the Commission was notified that Rock Hill Telephone Company has changed its name to Comporium, Inc. effective November 5, 2013. ITC-214-20030117-00043 Time Warner Cable Business LLC By letter dated March 14, 2014, applicant notified the Commission that the following wholly owned subsidiaries of TWCIS HoldCo may provide international services pursuant to international section 214 authorization held by the Applicant, ITC-214-20030117-00043, pursuant to section 63.21(h) of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. § 63.21(h): Time Warner Cable Business LLC, Time Warner Cable Information Services (New Hampshire), LLC, Time Warner Cable Information Services (New York), LLC, Time Warner Cable Information Services (North Carolina), LLC, and Time Warner Cable Information Services (South Carolina), LLC. SURRENDER ITC-214-20080303-00093 LIFE VOICE, INC. By letter filed December 2, 2013, Applicant notified the Commission of the Surrender of its international section 214 authorization. Page 5 of 7

CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO INTERNATIONAL SECTION 214 AUTHORIZATIONS (1) These authorizations are subject to the Exclusion List for International Section 214 Authorizations, which identifies restrictions on providing service to particular countries or using particular facilities. The most recent Exclusion List is at the end of this Public Notice. The list applies to all U.S. international carriers, including those that have previously received global or limited global Section 214 authority, whether by Public Notice or specific written order. Carriers are advised that the attached Exclusion List is subject to amendment at any time pursuant to the procedures set forth in Streamlining the International Section 214 Authorization Process and Tariff Requirements, IB Docket No. 95-118, 11 FCC Rcd 12884 (1996), para. 18. A copy of the current Exclusion List will be maintained in the FCC Reference and Information Center and will be available at http://www.fcc.gov/ib/pd/pf/telecomrules.html#exclusionlist. It also will be attached to each Public Notice that grants international Section 214 authority. (2) The export of telecommunications services and related payments to countries that are subject to economic sanctions may be restricted. For information concerning current restrictions, call the Office of Foreign Assets Control, U.S. Department of the Treasury, (202) 622-2520. (3) Carriers shall comply with the requirements of Section 63.11 of the Commission's rules, which requires notification by, and in certain circumstances prior notification by, U.S. carriers acquiring an affiliation with foreign carriers. A carrier that acquires an affiliation with a foreign carrier will be subject to possible reclassification as a dominant carrier on an affiliated route pursuant to the provisions of Section 63.10 of the rules. (4) A carrier may provide switched services over its authorized resold private lines in the circumstances specified in Section 63.23(d) of the rules, 47 C.F. R. § 63.23(d). (5) Carriers shall comply with the "No Special Concessions" rule, Section 63.14, 47 C.F.R. § 63.14. (6) Carriers regulated as dominant for the provision of a particular communications service on a particular route for any reason other than a foreign carrier affiliation under Section 63.10 of the rules shall file tariffs pursuant to Section 203 of the Communications Act, as amended, 47 U.S.C. § 203, and Part 61 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. Part 61. Carriers shall not otherwise file tariffs except as permitted by Section 61.19 of the rules, 47 C.F.R. § 61.19. Except as specified in Section 20.15 with respect to commercial mobile radio service providers, carriers regulated as non-dominant, as defined in Section 61.3, and providing detariffed international services pursuant to Section 61.19, must comply with all applicable public disclosure and maintenance of information requirements in Sections 42.10 and 42.11. (7) Carriers shall file the annual reports of overseas telecommunications traffic required by Section 43.61(a). (8) Carriers shall file annual reports of circuit status required by Section 43.82. This requirement applies to facilities-based carriers and private line resellers, respectively. See also http:www.fcc.gov/ib/pd/pf/csmanual.html. (9) Carriers should consult Section 63.19 of the rules when contemplating a discontinuance, reduction or impairment of service. (10) If any carrier is reselling service obtained pursuant to a contract with another carrier, the services obtained by contract shall be made generally available by the underlying carrier to similarly situated customers at the same terms, conditions and rates. 47 U.S.C. § 203. (11) To the extent the applicant is, or is affiliated with, an incumbent independent local exchange carrier, as those terms are defined in Section 64.1902 of the rules, it shall provide the authorized services in compliance with the requirements of Section 64.1903. (12) Except as otherwise ordered by the Commission, a carrier authorized here to provide facilities-based service that (i) is classified as dominant under Section 63.10 of the rules for the provision of such service on a particular route and (ii) is affiliated with a carrier that collects settlement payments for terminating U.S. international switched traffic at the foreign end of that route may not provide facilities-based switched service on that route unless the current rates the affiliate charges U.S. international carriers to terminate traffic are at or below the Commission's relevant benchmark adopted in International Settlement Rates, IB Docket No. 96-261, Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd 19806 (1997). See also Report and Order on Reconsideration and Order Lifting Stay in IB Docket No. 96-261, FCC 99-124 (rel. June 11, 1999). For the purposes of this rule, "affiliated" and "foreign carrier" are defined in Section 63.09. Exclusion List for International Section 214 Authorizations Page 6 of 7

Exclusion List for International Section 214 Authorizations The following is a list of countries and facilities not covered by grant of global Section 214 authority under Section 63.18(e)(1) of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. § 63.18(e)(1). Carriers desiring to serve countries or use facilities listed as excluded hereon shall file a separate Section 214 application pursuant to Section 63.18(e)(3) of the Commission's Rules. See 47 C.F.R. § 63.22(c). Countries: Cuba (Applications for service to Cuba shall comply with the separate filing requirements of the Commission's Public Notice, DA 10-112, dated January 21, 2010, "Modification of Process to Accept Applications for Service to Cuba and Related Matters.") Facilities: All non-U.S.-licensed satellite systems that are not on the Permitted Space Station List, maintained at http://www.fcc.gov/ib/sd/se/permitted.html. This list is subject to change by the Commission when the public interest requires. A current version of this list is maintained at http://www.fcc.gov/ib/pd/pf/telecomrules.html#exclusionlist. For additional information, contact the International Bureau's Policy Division, (202) 418-1460. Page 7 of 7


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