Public Notice TEL01729NS

Accepted for Filing Non-Streamlined Public Notice

International Telecommunications

2015-04-27

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ISP-PDR-20150401-00001International Telecommunications
IBFS_PN_1086034

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-01729NS Monday April 27, 2015 Non Streamlined International Applications/Petitions Accepted For Filing Section 214 Applications (47 C.F.R. § 63.18); Section 310(b) Petitions Unless otherwise specified, the following procedures apply to the applications listed below: The applications listed below have been found, upon initial review, to be acceptable for filing. These applications are not 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 shall not be deemed granted until the Commission affirmatively acts upon the application, either by public notice or by written order. Operation for which authorization is sought may not commence except in accordance with any terms or conditions imposed by the Commission. Unless otherwise specified, interested parties may file comments with respect to these applications within 28 days of the date of this public notice. We request that such comments refer to the application file number shown below. No application listed below shall be granted by the Commission earlier than the day after the date specified in this public notice for the filing of comments. Unless otherwise specified, ex parte 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. Copies of all applications listed here are available for public inspection in the FCC 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. Page 1 of 2

ISP-PDR-20150401-00001 E ISAT US Inc. Petition for Declaratory Ruling ISAT US Inc. (ISAT or "Petitioner") has filed a petition for declaratory ruling ("Petition"), pursuant to section 310(b)(4) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. § 310(b)(4), in connection with a proposed pro forma reorganization that would introduce two new intermediate holding companies domiciled in the United Kingdom (U.K.) into its vertical chain of ownership. To effectuate this reorganization, ISAT has also filed an application seeking Commission consent to the pro forma transfer of control of ISAT's common carrier blanket mobile earth terminal license (E090032). See IBFS File No. SES-T/C-20150407-00204. ISAT, a Delaware corporation, is currently a wholly-owned, direct subsidiary of U.S.-organized Inmarsat US Holdings, Inc. (IUSHI). IUSHI is a wholly-owned, direct subsidiary of U.K.-organized Inmarsat Services, Ltd., which is, in turn, a wholly-owned, direct subsidiary of U.K.-organized Inmarsat Ventures Ltd. Inmarsat Ventures Ltd. is ultimately wholly owned, through three U.K.-organized holding companies, by Inmarsat plc, a widely-held public company organized in the United Kingdom. The Petition states that the Commission previously approved ISAT's foreign ownership chain in 2010 under IBFS File No. ISP-PDR-20100107-00006. See Public Notice, International Authorizations Granted, DA 10-1417, 25 FCC Rcd 10332, 10338 (Int'l Bur. 2010) (2010 Public Notice). As proposed, control of ISAT would be transferred into the previously-approved ownership chain of its affiliates, Inmarsat Solutions (US), Inc. (ISUS) and Inmarsat Mobile Networks, Inc. (IMN), and at the same level as ISUS and IMN. As a result, ISAT will have a different direct, U.S. intermediary holding corporation parent, Inmarsat Group Holdings, Inc. (IGHI), and two additional U.K.-organized, intermediary parent companies for which ISAT did not previously receive foreign ownership authorization; specifically, Inmarsat Solutions Ltd. (f/k/a CIP UK Holdings Limited) and Inmarsat Finance III Limited, which directly and indirectly wholly own IGHI. The Petitioner states that the Commission previously approved the foreign ownership chain of ISUS (and IMN) in a declaratory ruling issued to ISUS (f/k/a Stratos Communications, Inc.) in 2010 under IBFS File No. ISP-PDR-20100628-00014. See 2010 Public Notice, 25 FCC Rcd at 10334. Petitioner acknowledges that, consistent with the Commission's prior approval of its indirect foreign ownership, any extension of that approval to ISAT's post-consummation foreign ownership would be conditioned upon Inmarsat plc's continued compliance with the Network Security Agreement (Agreement) between Inmarsat plc, on the one hand, and the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, on the other, dated September 23, 2008. A copy of the Agreement is appended to the Memorandum Opinion and Order and Declaratory Ruling in IB Docket No. 08-143, Robert M. Franklin, Transferor, and Inmarsat, plc, Transferee, DA 09-117, 24 FCC Rcd 449, Appendix B (Int'l Bur. 2009). Interested parties may file comments on or before May 11, 2015, and reply comments on or before May 18, 2015. REMINDER: 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. Page 2 of 2


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