Public Notice TEL01687

International Telecommunications

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2014-08-21

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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. 14-1212 Report No. TEL-01687 Thursday August 21, 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-214-20140128-00033 E Talk.to FZC International Telecommunications Certificate Service(s): Global or Limited Global Resale Service Grant of Authority Date of Action: 08/18/2014 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). We grant the Petition to Adopt Conditions to Authorizations and Licenses filed in this proceeding on August 18, 2014, by the Department of Justice (DOJ), Department of Defense (DOD), and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Accordingly, we condition grant of this international section 214 authorization on compliance by Talk.to FZC with the commitments and undertakings set forth in the August 13, 2014 letter from Brijesh Joshi, Director, Talk.to FZC, to the 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-214-20140128-00033 and accessing the "Other Filings related to this application" from the Document Viewing Area. Page 1 of 9

ITC-ASG-20140522-00161 E ARX Communications, LLC Assignment Grant of Authority Date of Action: 08/20/2014 Current Licensee: Asia Consultancy Group, LLC FROM: ARX Communications, LLC TO: ARX Communications, LLC Notification filed May 22, 2014, of the pro forma assignment assets and liabilities, including international section 214 authorization, ITC-214-20070928-00393, held by Asia Consultancy Group, Inc. (ACGI), to ARX Communications LLC (ARX), effective September 1, 2013. Both ACGI and ARX are owned by Abdul Mohaymen Sahebzadah (99%). ITC-ASG-20140710-00207 E Clarity Telecom, LLC Assignment Grant of Authority Date of Action: 08/15/2014 Current Licensee: Knology of South Dakota, Inc. FROM: Knology of South Dakota, Inc. TO: Clarity Telecom, LLC Application filed for consent to the assignment of international section 214 authorization, ITC-214-20020619-00300, from Knology of South Dakota, Inc. (Knology SD) to Clarity Telecom, LLC (Clarity). Knology SD is an indirect subsidiary of WideOpenWest Finance, LLC. Pursuant to the terms of an asset purchase agreement executed on June 12, 2014, Clarity will acquire the assets of Knology SD. Upon closing, Clarity will provide international service to Knology SD's former customers pursuant to international section 214 authorization, ITC-214-20020619-00300. Clarity is a Delaware limited liability company. Upon consummation of the transaction, Clarity Telecom Holdings, LLC (Clarity Holdings), a Delaware limited liability company, will be the sole member of Clarity. Pamlico Capital III, L.P. (Pamlico Capital III), a Delaware limited liability company, which holds between 80-90% of the voting interest in Clarity Holdings, is the sole 10% or greater voting interest holder in Clarity Holdings. The general partner of Pamlico Capital III is Pamlico Capital GP III, LLC (Pamlico Capital GP III), a Delaware limited liability company, and AlpInvest Partners, Inc. (AlpInvest Partners), a Netherlands based investment fund with its principal office and place of business in Amsterdam, and HarbourVest Partners, LLC (HarbourVest Partners), a U.S.-based investment fund, are the sole 10% or greater limited partners of Pamlico Capital III. Pursuant to Pamlico Capital III, LP partnership agreement, the limited partners AlpInvest and HarbourVest Partners do not have any direct or indirect material involvement in the management and operation of Pamlico Capital III. The sole 10% or greater interest holders in Pamlico Capital GP III, LLC, with each holding between 10% to 20% membership interests, are Scott Perper, Watts Hamrick, Eric Eubank, Art Roselle, Scott Stevens, and Walker Simmons, all U.S. citizens. This authorization is without prejudice to the Commission's action in any other related pending proceedings. ITC-ASG-20140710-00208 E Clarity Telecom, LLC Assignment Grant of Authority Date of Action: 08/15/2014 Current Licensee: Black Hills Fiber Systems, Inc. FROM: Black Hills Fiber Systems, Inc. TO: Clarity Telecom, LLC Application filed for consent to the assignment of international section 214 authorization, ITC-214-19990625-00428, from Black Hills Fiber Systems, Inc. (Black Hills Fiber) to Clarity Telecom, LLC (Clarity). Black Hills Fiber is an indirect subsidiary of WideOpenWest Finance, LLC. Pursuant to the terms of an underlying asset purchase agreement executed on June 12, 2014, the parties contemplate that Clarity will acquire the assets of Black Hills Fiber. Upon closing, Clarity will provide international service to Black Hill Fiber's former customers pursuant to international section 214 authorization, ITC-214-19990625-00428. Clarity is a Delaware limited liability company. Upon consummation of the transaction, Clarity Telecom Holdings, LLC (Clarity Holdings), a Delaware limited liability company, will be the sole member of Clarity. Pamlico Capital III, L.P. (Pamlico Capital III), a Delaware limited liability company, which holds between 80-90% of the voting interest in Clarity Holdings, is the sole 10% or greater voting interest holder in Clarity Holdings. The general partner of Pamlico Capital III is Pamlico Capital GP III, LLC (Pamlico Capital GP III), a Delaware limited liability company, and AlpInvest Partners, Inc. (AlpInvest Partners), a Netherlands based investment fund with its principal office and place of business in Amsterdam, and HarbourVest Partners, LLC (HarbourVest Partners), a U.S.-based investment fund, are the sole 10% or greater limited partners of Pamlico Capital III. Pursuant to Pamlico Capital III, LP partnership agreement, the limited partners AlpInvest and HarbourVest Partners do not have any direct or indirect material involvement in the management and operation of Pamlico Capital III. The sole 10% or greater interest holders in Pamlico Capital GP III, LLC, with each holding between 10% to 20% membership interests, are Scott Perper, Watts Hamrick, Eric Eubank, Art Roselle, Scott Stevens, and Walker Simmons, all U.S. citizens. This authorization is without prejudice to the Commission's action in any other related pending proceedings. Page 2 of 9

ITC-ASG-20140714-00197 E Block Line Systems, LLC Assignment Grant of Authority Date of Action: 08/15/2014 Current Licensee: Line Systems, Inc. FROM: Line Systems, Inc. TO: Block Line Systems, LLC Application filed for consent to the assignment of international section 214 authorization, ITC-214-20000301-00170, from Line Systems, Inc. (LSI) to Block Line Systems, LLC (BLS). Pursuant to an executed assets purchase agreement, BLS will acquire from LSI certain assets that include operating assets and agreements, certain customer accounts, contracts and agreements, certain vendor agreements and contracts, certain equipment, and certain intellectual property. Upon closing, BLS will provide international service pursuant to international section 214 authorization, ITC-214-20000301-00170. BLS is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Block Communications, Inc. (BCI). The following shareholders of BCI, all U.S. citizens and/or entities, each effectively vote 25% of the voting stock of BCI: Allan J. Block, John R. Block, Block Family Trust No. 2, and Block Remainder Trusts. The Block Family Trust No. 2 has five (5) trustees but William Block, Jr. has veto power over the trust action. There are eight (8) Block Remainder Trusts, for all of which Karen D. Johnese is the voting trustee and votes all of the shares owned by the trusts. The following shareholders, all U.S. citizens, currently own 10% or more of the total outstanding equity of BCI: Allan J. Block (17.59%), John R. Block (17.59%), William Block, Jr. (12.91%), Donald G. Block (12.68%), Cyrus P. Block (12.04%), Barbara L. Block (11.49%), and Karen D. Johnese (10.13%). This authorization is without prejudice to the Commission's action in any other related pending proceedings. ITC-ASG-20140714-00212 E Block Line Systems, LLC Assignment Grant of Authority Date of Action: 08/15/2014 Current Licensee: Magellan Hill Technologies, LLC FROM: Magellan Hill Technologies, LLC TO: Block Line Systems, LLC Application filed for consent to the assignment of international section 214 authorization, ITC-214-20060228-00127, from Magellan Hill Technologies, LLC (MHT) to Block Line Systems, LLC (BLS). Pursuant to an executed assets purchase agreement, BLS will acquire from MHT certain assets that include operating assets and agreements, certain customer accounts, contracts and agreements, certain vendor agreements and contracts, certain equipment, and certain intellectual property. Upon closing, BLS will provide international service pursuant to international section 214 authorization, ITC-214-20060228-00127. BLS is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Block Communications, Inc. (BCI). The following shareholders of BCI, all U.S. citizens and/or entities, each effectively vote 25% of the voting stock of BCI: Allan J. Block, John R. Block, Block Family Trust No. 2, and Block Remainder Trusts. The Block Family Trust No. 2 has five (5) trustees but William Block, Jr. has veto power over the trust action. There are eight (8) Block Remainder Trusts, for all of which Karen D. Johnese is the voting trustee and votes all of the shares owned by the trusts. The following shareholders, all U.S. citizens, currently own 10% or more of the total outstanding equity of BCI: Allan J. Block (17.59%), John R. Block (17.59%), William Block, Jr. (12.91%), Donald G. Block (12.68%), Cyrus P. Block (12.04%), Barbara L. Block (11.49%), and Karen D. Johnese (10.13%). This authorization is without prejudice to the Commission's action in any other related pending proceedings. Page 3 of 9

ITC-ASG-20140714-00213 E Block Line Systems, LLC Assignment Grant of Authority Date of Action: 08/15/2014 Current Licensee: Infinite Communication, LLC FROM: Infinite Communication, LLC TO: Block Line Systems, LLC Application filed for consent to the assignment of international section 214 authorization, ITC-214-20070511-00186, from Infinite Communications, LLC (IC) to Block Line Systems, LLC (BLS). Pursuant to an executed assets purchase agreement, BLS will acquire from IC certain assets that include operating assets and agreements, certain customer accounts, contracts and agreements, certain vendor agreements and contracts, certain equipment, and certain intellectual property. Upon closing, BLS will provide international service pursuant to international section 214 authorization, ITC-214-20070511-00186. BLS is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Block Communications, Inc. (BCI). The following shareholders of BCI, all U.S. citizens and/or entities, each effectively vote 25% of the voting stock of BCI: Allan J. Block, John R. Block, Block Family Trust No. 2, and Block Remainder Trusts. The Block Family Trust No. 2 has five (5) trustees but William Block, Jr. has veto power over the trust action. There are eight (8) Block Remainder Trusts, for all of which Karen D. Johnese is the voting trustee and votes all of the shares owned by the trusts. The following shareholders, all U.S. citizens, currently own 10% or more of the total outstanding equity of BCI: Allan J. Block (17.59%), John R. Block (17.59%), William Block, Jr. (12.91%), Donald G. Block (12.68%), Cyrus P. Block (12.04%), Barbara L. Block (11.49%), and Karen D. Johnese (10.13%). This authorization is without prejudice to the Commission's action in any other related pending proceedings. ITC-T/C-20130514-00136 E Cascabel Networks LLC Transfer of Control Grant of Authority Date of Action: 08/14/2014 Current Licensee: Cascabel Networks LLC FROM: Carlos Flores TO: Simon Masri Applications filed for consent to the transfer of control of international section 214 authorization, ITC-214-20070425-00160, held by Cascabel Networks LLC (Cascabel), from co-owners Carlos Flores (50%), a U.S. citizen, and Miguel Angel Ballesteros (50%), a Mexican citizen, to Simon Masri, a Mexican citizen (30.5%), Ricardo Flores, a U.S. citizen (30.5%), Salomon Masri, a Mexican citizen (30.5%), and Ernesto Polin (8.5%) (collectively "transferees"). On January 1, 2011, without prior Commission consent, Mr. Carlos Flores and Mr. Ballesteros assigned all member interests in Cascabel to the transferees. Applicants filed a request for special temporary authority (STA) related to this transaction, ITC-STA-20130514-00137, which was granted on May 22, 2013. See also ITC-STA-20131107-00310, ITC-STA-20140514-00146. We grant the Petition to Adopt Conditions to Authorizations and Licenses filed in this proceeding on August 14, 2014, by the Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Accordingly, we condition grant of this transfer of control on compliance by Cascabel Networks LLC with the commitments and undertakings set forth in the August 12, 2014 letter from Simon Masri, President, Cascabel Networks LLC, to the Assistant Attorney General, National Security Division, DOJ and Unit Chief, Science and Technology Policy and Law Unit, Federal Bureau of Investigation (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 underlying international 214 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-T/C-20130514-00136 and accessing the "Other Filings related to this application" from the Document Viewing Area. This authorization is without prejudice to the Commission's action in any other related pending proceedings. Page 4 of 9

ITC-T/C-20130514-00138 E IPBTEL, LLC Transfer of Control Grant of Authority Date of Action: 08/14/2014 Current Licensee: IPBTEL, LLC FROM: Ricardo Flores TO: Simon Masri Application filed for consent to the transfer of control of international section 214 authorization, ITC-214-20040426-00159, held by IPBTEL, LLC (IPBTEL), from co-owners Ricardo Flores (80%), a U.S. citizen, and Ernesto Polin (20%), a Mexican citizen, to Simon Masri, a Mexican citizen (30.5%), Ricardo Flores, a U.S. citizen (30.5%), Salomon Masri, a Mexican citizen (30.5%), and Ernesto Polin (8.5%) (collectively "transferees"). On January 1, 2008, without prior Commission consent, Mr. Ricardo Flores and Mr. Polin assigned all member interests in IPBTEL to the transferees. Applicants filed a request for special temporary authority (STA) related to this transaction, ITC-STA-20130514-00139, which was granted on May 22, 2013. See also ITC-STA-20131107-00309, ITC-STA-20140514-00147. We grant the Petition to Adopt Conditions to Authorizations and Licenses filed in this proceeding on August 14, 2014, by the Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Accordingly, we condition grant of this transfer of control on compliance by IPBTEL, LLC with the commitments and undertakings set forth in the August 12, 2014 letter from Simon Masri, President, IPBTEL, LLC, to the Assistant Attorney General, National Security Division, DOJ and Unit Chief, Science and Technology Policy and Law Unit, Federal Bureau of Investigation (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 underlying international 214 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-T/C-20130514-00138 and accessing the "Other Filings related to this application" from the Document Viewing Area. This authorization is without prejudice to the Commission's action in any other related pending proceedings. ITC-T/C-20140717-00205 E Crystal Communications, Inc. dba Enventis Transfer of Control Grant of Authority Date of Action: 08/15/2014 Current Licensee: Crystal Communications, Inc. FROM: Enventis Corporation TO: Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. Application filed for consent to the transfer of control of international section 214 authorization, ITC-214-19971029-00668, held by Crystal Communications, Inc. (Crystal), from its 100% parent, Enventis Corporation (Enventis Corp.), to Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. (CCHI). Pursuant to the terms of an agreement and plan of merger executed on June 29, 2014, Sky Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of CCHI, will merge with and into Enventis Corp., with Enventis Corp emerging as the surviving entity. Enventis will thus become an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of CCHI. Crystal will remain the direct subsidiary of Enventis Corp., and become an indirect subsidiary of CCHI. CCHI is a publicly traded company in which no individual or entity holds 10% or greater direct or indirect equity or voting interest. This authorization is without prejudice to the Commission's action in any other related pending proceedings. Page 5 of 9

ITC-T/C-20140718-00214 E World Communications, Inc. Transfer of Control Grant of Authority Date of Action: 08/15/2014 Current Licensee: World Communications, Inc. FROM: World Communications, Inc. TO: Integra Telecom Holdings, Inc. Application filed for consent to the transfer of control of international section 214 authorization, ITC-214-20051011-00431, held by World Communications, Inc. (WCI) to Integra Telecom Holdings, Inc. (Integra). Pursuant to the terms of an underlying stock purchase agreement executed on July 11, 2014, Integra will purchase WCI. Upon closing, WCI will operate as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Integra. Integra is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Integra Telecom, Inc., which in turn is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Integra Telecom Parent, Inc. (Integra Parent). The following entities hold 10% or greater direct or indirect ownership interests in Integra Parent: (1) Searchlight Capital Partners GP, LP (Searchlight), a Delaware limited partnership is the general partner to the Searchlight Funds which collectively hold 36.3% of the common stock of Integra Parent. The following individual Searchlight Funds, all Delaware limited partnerships, hold equity interests in Integra Parent: Searchlight Capital PV, LP (17.3%); Searchlight Capital, LP (9.8%); Searchlight Capital (FC) AIV, LP (7.4%); and Searchlight/SIP Holdco SPV III (BLZ), LP (1.9%). No equity holder in any of the Searchlight Funds will have a ten or more percentile ownership interest in Integra. (2) Tennenbaum Capital Partners, LLC (Tennenbaum), a Delaware limited liability company is the investment manager to the Tennenbaum Funds which in aggregate will hold 21.8% of the common stock of Integra Parent. The following Tennenbaum Funds, all Delaware limited partnerships, hold equity interests in Integra Parent: Special Value Continuation Partners, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (1.3%); Special Value Expansion Fund, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (4.8%); Opportunities Fund, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (5.7%); and Tennenbaum Opportunities Partners V, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (10.1%). Tennenbaum Opportunities Fund V, LLC (TOFV), a Delaware limited company, owns 100% of the limited partnership interests in TOPV which owns 10.1% of Integra. No equity holder in any of the Tennenbaum Funds will have a ten or more percentile ownership interest in Integra. (3) Farallon Capital Management, LLC (Farallon), a Delaware limited liability company is the investment manager to the Farallon Funds, which hold in aggregate 17.7% interest in Integra. The following Farallon funds hold equity interests in Integra Parent: Farallon Capital AA Investors, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (FCAAI) (0.8%); Farallon Capital AM Investors LP (FCAMI), a Delaware limited partnership (0.3%); Farallon Capital Institutional Partners, LP (FCIP), a California limited partnership (4.7%); Farallon Capital Institutional Partners II, LP (FCIP II), a California limited partnership (0.4%); Farallon Capital Institutional Partners III, LP (FCIP III), a Delaware limited partnership (0.3%); Farallon Capital Offshore Investors II, LP (FCOI II), a Cayman, B.W.I. exempted limited partnership (7.3%); Farallon Capital Partners, LP (FCP), a California limited partnership (3.7%); and Noonday Offshore, Inc. (Noonday), a Cayman Islands corporation (0.2%). Farallon AA GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, is the sole general partner for FCAAI. Farallon Partners, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, is the sole general partner FCAMI, FCIP, FCIP II, FCIP III, FCOI II, and FCP. No equity holders in any of the Farallon Funds will have a 10% or greater ownership interest in Integra. No other entity or individual will hold 10% or greater direct or indirect equity or voting interest in Integra Parent or WCI. This authorization is without prejudice to the Commission's action in any other related pending proceedings. ITC-T/C-20140718-00215 E Enventis Telecom Inc. Transfer of Control Grant of Authority Date of Action: 08/15/2014 Current Licensee: Enventis Telecom Inc. FROM: Enventis Corporation TO: Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. Application filed for consent to the transfer of control of international section 214 authorization, ITC-214-20051013-00409, held by Enventis Telecom, Inc. (Enventis Telecom), from its 100% parent, Enventis Corporation (Enventis Corp.), to Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. (CCHI). Pursuant to the terms of an agreement and plan of merger executed on June 29, 2014, Sky Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of CCHI, will merge with and into Enventis Corp., with Enventis Corp emerging as the surviving entity. Enventis will thus become an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of CCHI. Enventis Telecom will remain the direct subsidiary of Enventis Corp., and become an indirect subsidiary of CCHI. CCHI is a publicly traded company in which no individual or entity holds 10% or greater direct or indirect equity or voting interest. This authorization is without prejudice to the Commission's action in any other related pending proceedings. Page 6 of 9

ITC-T/C-20140718-00216 E IdeaOne Telecom, Inc. dba Enventis Transfer of Control Grant of Authority Date of Action: 08/15/2014 Current Licensee: IdeaOne Telecom, Inc. dba Enventis FROM: Enventis Corporation TO: Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. Application filed for consent to the transfer of control of international section 214 authorization, ITC-214-20111115-00345, held by IdeaOne Telecom, Inc. (IdeaOne Telecom), from its 100% parent, Enventis Corporation (Enventis Corp.), to Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. (CCHI). Pursuant to the terms of an agreement and plan of merger executed on June 29, 2014, Sky Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of CCHI, will merge with and into Enventis Corp., with Enventis Corp emerging as the surviving entity. Enventis will thus become an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of CCHI. IdeaOne Telecom will remain a direct subsidiary of Enventis Corp., and become an indirect subsidiary of CCHI. CCHI is a publicly traded company in which no individual or entity holds 10% or greater direct or indirect equity or voting interest. This authorization is without prejudice to the Commission's action in any other related pending proceedings. ITC-T/C-20140806-00236 E Clear Stream Communications, LLC Transfer of Control Grant of Authority Date of Action: 08/20/2014 Current Licensee: Clear Stream Communications, LLC FROM: Carolina West Wireless, Inc. TO: Carolina West Wireless, Inc. Notification filed August 6, 2014, of the pro forma transfer of control of international section 214 authorization, ITC-214-20121114-00293, held by Clear Stream Communications, LLC (Clear Stream), effective August 1, 2014. Prior to the transaction, Clear Stream was owned by four entities: Carolina West Wireless, Inc. (CWW), 10%; SkyBest Communications, Inc. (SkyBest), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Skyline Telephone Membership Corporation (Skyline), 30%; Piedmont Communications Services, Inc. (Piedmont), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Surry Telephone Membership Corporation (Surry), 30%; and, Wilkes Communications, Inc. (WCI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wilkes Telephone Membership Corporation (Wilkes), 30%. CWW is owned by Skyline, 47%; Surry, 33.3%; and Wilkes, 19.7%. On August 1, 2014, SkyBest, Piedmont, and WCI transferred their interests in Clear Stream to CWW, so that Clear Stream is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of CWW. Skyline, Surry and Wilkes maintained their ownership interests in CWW. ITC-T/C-20140815-00239 E Limitless Mobile, LLC Transfer of Control Grant of Authority Date of Action: 08/20/2014 Current Licensee: Limitless Mobile, LLC FROM: Limitless Mobile, LLC TO: Limitless Mobile Holdings, LLC Notification filed August 15, 2014, of the pro forma transfer of control of international section 214 authorization, ITC-214-20100525-00214, held by Limitless Mobile, LLC (Limitless) to Limitless Mobile Holdings, LLC (LMH), effective July 21, 2014. Prior to the transaction, LMH held a 49% interest in Limitless. The remaining 51% was held by Robert Martin, Linda Martin, The Martin 2002 Revocable Trust (Robert Martin Trustee), Richard Worley, and Sara Miller Coulson (the "Original Investors"). The Original Investors also own LMH in the same proportion as their interest in Limitless. In a corporate restructuring the Original Investors transferred their direct ownership interest in Limitless to LMH, and Limitless is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of LMH. The Original Investors still have an indirect interest in Limitless in proportion to their previous direct ownership. Page 7 of 9

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 8 of 9

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 9 of 9


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