Public Notice SCL00171

Action Taken Public Notice

Submarine Cable Landing

2015-12-11

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Filings Included

File NumberService
SCL-ASG-20151120-00031Submarine Cable Landing
SCL-T/C-20151120-00030Submarine Cable Landing
SCL-T/C-20151016-00027Submarine Cable Landing
SCL-T/C-20151007-00026Submarine Cable Landing
IBFS_PN_1118006

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. 15-1411 Report No. SCL-00171 Friday December 11, 2015 Actions Taken Under Cable Landing License Act Section 1.767(a) Cable Landing Licenses, Modifications, and Assignments or Transfers of Control of Interests in Cable Landing Licenses (47 C.F.R. § 1.767(a)) By the Chief, Policy Division, International Bureau: Pursuant to An Act Relating to the Landing and Operation of Submarine Cables in the United States, 47 U.S.C. §§ 34-39 (Cable Landing License Act), Executive Order No. 10530, Exec. Ord. No. 10530 reprinted as amended in 3 U.S.C. § 301, and section 1.767 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. § 1.767, the following applications ARE GRANTED. These grants of authority are taken under section 0.261 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. § 0.261. Petitions for reconsideration under section 1.106 or applications for review under section 1.115 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.106, 1.115, may be filed within 30 days of the date of this public notice. These applications have been coordinated with the Department of State and other Executive Branch agencies pursuant to section 1.767(b) of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. §1.767(b), and consistent with procedures established with the Department of State. See Review of Commission Consideration of Applications under the Cable Landing License Act, IB Docket No. 00-106, Report and Order, 16 FCC Rcd 22167, 22192-93, paras. 51-52 (2001) (Submarine Cable Landing License Report and Order); Streamlined Procedures for Executive Branch Review of Submarine Cable Landing License Requests, State Department Media Note (Revised) (rel. Dec. 20, 2001) available at http://2001-2009.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2001/6951.htm. This public notice serves as each cable landing licensee's Cable Landing License, or modification thereto, pursuant to the Cable Landing License Act and sections 1.767 and 1.768 of the Commission's rules. Cable landing licensees should review carefully the terms and conditions of their licenses. Failure to comply with these terms and conditions or relevant Commission rules and policies could result in fines or forfeitures. SCL-ASG-20151120-00031 E Verizon Business Global LLC dba Verizon Business Assignment Grant of Authority Date of Action: 12/10/2015 Current Licensee: Verizon Business Global LLC dba Verizon Business FROM: Verizon Business Global LLC dba Verizon Business TO: MCI Communications Corporation Application for the consent to the pro forma assignment of the interest in the cable landing license for the MAYA-1 cable system, SCL-LIC-19990325-00006, SCL-MOD-20110928-00028, held by Verizon Business Global LLC (Verizon Business Global) to MCI Communications Corporation (MCIC). In a planned internal corporate restructuring, Verizon Communications Inc. (Verizon) seeks to assign all of the FCC licenses and authorizations held by Verizon Global Business to MCIC, effective on or after December 28, 2015. Verizon Business Global and MCIC are both wholly-owned subsidiaries of Verizon. Page 1 of 2

SCL-T/C-20151007-00026 E Northstar License Corporation Transfer of Control Grant of Authority Date of Action: 12/10/2015 Current Licensee: Northstar License Corporation FROM: Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc. TO: ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS HOLDING, INC. Notification filed October 7, 2015, of the pro forma transfer of control of the Northstar cable system, SCL-LIC-19940617-00002, SCL-LIC-19960308-00001, SCL-MOD-20020725-00091, held by Northstar License Corporation from Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc. (ACS) to Alaska Communications Systems Holdings, Inc. (Holdings), effective September 8, 2015. Northstar is a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Crest Communications Corporation (Crest). Crest was a wholly-owned subsidiary ACS. In a corporate reorganization, Holdings, a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of ACS, was inserted between ACS and Crest. As a result, of Crest and Northstar became direct and indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries of Holdings respectively. ACS has remained the ultimate parent of Northstar. SCL-T/C-20151016-00027 E GU Holdings Inc. Transfer of Control Grant of Authority Date of Action: 12/09/2015 Current Licensee: GU Holdings Inc. FROM: Google Inc. TO: Alphabet Inc. Notification filed October 16, 2015, of the pro forma transfer of control of the interest in the Unity cable system, SCL-LIC-20080516-00010, held by GU Holdings Inc. (GU Holdings), from its indirect parent, Google Inc. (Google) to Alphabet Inc. (Alphabet), a holding company created pursuant to an internal ongoing corporate reorganization, effective October 2, 2015. (In addition, GU Holdings is an applicant for two other submarine cable landing licenses, the Monet cable system, File No. SCL-LIC-20150408-00008, and the Faster cable system, File No. SCL-LIC-20150626-00015.) Pursuant to the underlying reorganization, Google became a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Alphabet, and Alphabet became the new ultimate parent of GU Holdings. Upon consummation, all issued and outstanding Google stock immediately prior to the transaction converted into an equivalent corresponding share of Alphabet stock, and Google's stockholders immediately prior to the consummation of the transaction became stockholders of Alphabet. The directors of Alphabet are the same individuals who were the directors of Google immediately prior to the consummation of the transaction. The restructuring did not result in a change in the ultimate controlling shareholders of GU Holdings. GU Holdings, Google and Alphabet are all Delaware corporations. SCL-T/C-20151120-00030 E MCI International, Inc. Transfer of Control Grant of Authority Date of Action: 12/10/2015 Current Licensee: MCI International, Inc. FROM: MCI Communications Corporation TO: Verizon Business Network Services Inc. Application for the consent to the pro forma transfer of control of interests in several cable landing licenses held by MCI International, Inc. (MCIII), from MCI Communications Corporation (MCIC) to Verizon Business Network Services Inc. (NSI). Licenses for the following submarine cable systems will be transferred: (1) Antillas-1, SCL-LIC-19951013-00002, (2) China-U.S., SCL-LIC-19980309-00005, (3) Americas-II, SCL-LIC-19980429-00019, SCL-MOD-20110928-00028, (4) Bahamas II, SCL-LIC-19960329-00128, (5) Taino-Carib, SCL-LIC-19920107-00005, (6) TAT-14, SCL-LIC-19990303-00004, SCL-MOD-20040301-00011, (7) Pan American, SCL-LIC-19970421-00002, SCL-MOD-20110928-00028, and (8) Columbus- III, SCL-LIC-19980527-00007, SCL-MOD-20040304-00012. As part of a planned internal corporate restructuring, Verizon Communications, Inc. (Verizon), the ultimate 100% parent of MCIII, MCIC, and NSI, plans to eliminate or relocate companies in the Verizon ownership chain, including the insertion of NSI between MCIC and MCIII. These transfers will take place virtually simultaneously on or after December 29, 2015. The proposed restructuring will not change the ultimate control of any licensee, and MCIII will continue to be indirectly owned by Verizon. Page 2 of 2


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