Public Notice TEL01780

International Telecommunications

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2016-03-17

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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. 16-282 Report No. TEL-01780 Thursday March 17, 2016 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)). 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-214-20160120-00027 E Everstream Holding Company LLC International Telecommunications Certificate Service(s): Global or Limited Global Resale Service Grant of Authority Date of Action: 03/11/2016 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-214-20160210-00101 E Schaller Telephone Company International Telecommunications Certificate Service(s): Global or Limited Global Resale Service Grant of Authority Date of Action: 03/11/2016 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-214-20160211-00102 E Mutual Telephone Company of Morning Sun International Telecommunications Certificate Service(s): Global or Limited Global Resale Service Grant of Authority Date of Action: 03/11/2016 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 7

ITC-214-20160218-00106 E American Prepaid Telecard, 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: 03/11/2016 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-214-20160218-00108 E Xicomm 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: 03/11/2016 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-214-20160219-00107 E Atkins Telephone Company International Telecommunications Certificate Service(s): Global or Limited Global Resale Service Grant of Authority Date of Action: 03/11/2016 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-ASG-20160126-00039 E Consolidated Communications Enterprise Services, Inc. Assignment Grant of Authority Date of Action: 03/16/2016 Current Licensee: SureWest Kansas, Inc. FROM: SureWest Kansas, Inc. TO: Consolidated Communications Enterprise Services, Inc. Notification filed January 26, 2016, of the pro forma assignment of international section 214 authorization, ITC-21420060106-00007, held by SureWest Kansas, Inc. (SureWest KS) to Consolidated Communications Enterprise Services, Inc. (CCES), effective January 1, 2016. In a corporate restructuring, SureWest KS merged with and into CCES with CESS being the surviving entity. SureWest KS was, and CCES continues to be, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Consolidated Communications, Inc. ITC-T/C-20160119-00036 E Marlink, Inc. Transfer of Control Grant of Authority Date of Action: 03/16/2016 Current Licensee: Marlink, Inc. FROM: MobSat Group Holdings S.a r.l. TO: Airbus DS Holding SAS Notification filed January 19, 2016, of the pro forma transfer of control of international section 214 authorization, ITC-214-20010529-00341, held by Marlink Inc. (f/k/a Astrium Services Business Communications Inc. (Astrium)), from Mobsat Group Holding S.a.r.l. (Mobsat), to Airbus DS Holding SAS (Airbus DS Holding SAS), effective November 10, 2015. In corporate restructurings in 2013 and 2015, several intermediate holding companies were removed between Astrium and its ultimate parent, Aibus Group SE. First, on May 16 and 17, 2013, the intermediate subsidiaries Mobsat Holding 1BV and Mobsat Holding 2BV were removed from the ownership chain. Second, on December 12, 2103, Astrium's immediate parent Astrium Services Business Communications AS was merged into its direct parent Mobsat Holding Norway AS, with the surviving entity becoming Astrium Services AS. Then, on November 10, 2015, Mobsat, the immediate parent of Astrium Services AS, was liquidated. Consequently, Airbus DS Holding SAS became the immediate parent of Astrium Services AS, which remained the immediate parent of Astrium. Finally, on March 1, 2016, Astrium Services Business Communications Inc. was renamed Marlink, Inc. Page 2 of 7

ITC-T/C-20160121-00037 E Smith Bagley, Inc. Transfer of Control Grant of Authority Date of Action: 03/16/2016 Current Licensee: Smith Bagley, Inc. FROM: Smith Bagley Revocable Trust TO: Elizabeth Frawley Bagley Notification filed January 21, 2016, of the pro forma transfer of control of international section 214 authorization, ITC-214-20121015-00270, held by Smith Bagley, Inc. (SBI), from Smith Bagley Revocable Trust (Smith Bagley Trust), to Elizabeth Frawley Bagley, effective December 21, 2015. The transaction occurred as result of the winding up of the Estate of Smith Bagley, who died on January 2, 2010, through the distribution of the shares of SBI held by the Smith Bagley Trust. Shares representing 35.9% of SBI were distributed to Elizabeth Bagley individually and shares representing 21.5% of SBI were distributed to a Marital Trust controlled by Elizabeth Bagley. Upon closing, Elizabeth Bagley continues to control SBI through control of 93% of the voting shares of SBI, and continues to exercise de facto control of SBI as Chairperson of SBI's Board of Directors. ITC-T/C-20160125-00033 E Cebridge Telecom Limited, LLC Transfer of Control Grant of Authority Date of Action: 03/16/2016 Current Licensee: Cebridge Telecom Limited, LLC FROM: Altice US Holdings I S.a.r.l. TO: CVC 3 B.V. Notification filed January 25, 2016, of the pro forma transfer of control of international section 214 authorization, ITC-214-20051216-00526, held by Cebridge Telecom Limited, LLC (Cebridge Telecom), from Altice US Holdings I S.a.r.l. (Altice US Holdings I), to CVC 3 B.V., effective December 23, 2015. Altice N.V. (Altice) consummated its acquisition of Cequel, the parent of Cebridge Telecomn, on December 21, 2015. Altice held all its shares of Cequel through Altice U.S. Holdings I and Altice Holdings II. In the first step of a planned multi-step corporate restructuring following the acquisition, Altice established three intermediate holding companies between it and Cequel - CVC 1 B.V., CVC 2 B.V., CVC 3 B.V, all organized under the laws of the Netherlands. Altice now holds approximately 68.9% of the shares of Cequel through CVC 3 B.V. and 0.64% through Altice U.S. Holdings I and Altice Holdings II. In addition, Patrick Drahi restructured his 57.87% ownership in Altice by substituting the newly created Luxembourg partnership, Next Luxembourg S.C.sp. for the two entities through which he previously held his ownership in Altice - UpperNext Limited Partnership Incorporated and Next Limited Partnership Incorporated. ITC-T/C-20160125-00038 E Cebridge Telecom TX, L.P. Transfer of Control Grant of Authority Date of Action: 03/16/2016 Current Licensee: Cebridge Telecom TX, L.P. FROM: Altice US Holdings I S.a.r.l. TO: CVC 3 B.V. Notification filed January 25, 2016, of the pro forma transfer of control of international section 214 authorization, ITC-214-20060330-00173, held by Cebridge Telecom TX, LP (Cebridge Telecom TX), from Altice US Holdings I S.a.r.l. (Altice US Holdings I), to CVC 3 B.V., effective December 23, 2015. Altice N.V. (Altice) consummated its acquisition of Cequel, the parent of Cebridge Telecomn TX, on December 21, 2015. Altice held all its shares of Cequel through Altice U.S. Holdings I and Altice Holdings II. In the first step of a planned multi-step corporate restructuring following the acquisition, Altice established three intermediate holding companies between it and Cequel - CVC 1 B.V., CVC 2 B.V., CVC 3 B.V, all organized under the laws of the Netherlands. Altice now holds approximately 68.9% of the shares of Cequel through CVC 3 B.V. and 0.64% through Altice U.S. Holdings I and Altice Holdings II. In addition, Patrick Drahi restructured his 57.87% ownership in Altice by substituting the newly created Luxembourg partnership, Next Luxembourg S.C.sp. for the two entities through which he previously held his ownership in Altice - UpperNext Limited Partnership Incorporated and Next Limited Partnership Incorporated. ITC-T/C-20160126-00030 E TNCI Operating Company LLC Transfer of Control Grant of Authority Date of Action: 03/16/2016 Current Licensee: TNCI Operating Company LLC FROM: TNCI Holdings LLC TO: TNCI Impact LLC Notification filed January 26, 2016, of the pro forma transfer of control of international section 214 authorization, ITC-214-20030414-00187, held by TNCI Operating Company, LLC (TNCI OpCo), from TNCI Holdings LLC (TNCI Holdings) to TNCI Impact LLC (TNCI Impact), effective December 31, 2015. In a corporate restructuring, TNCI Holding distributed its ownership interest in TNCI OpCo to Garrison TNC LLC, which then contributed those interests to TNCI Impact. TNCI OpCo thus became a wholly-owned subsidiary of TNCI Impact. Garrison TNC LLC has a 90% ownership interest in TNCI Impact. Page 3 of 7

ITC-T/C-20160126-00031 E Enventis Telecom Inc. Transfer of Control Grant of Authority Date of Action: 03/16/2016 Current Licensee: Enventis Telecom Inc. FROM: Enventis Corporation TO: Consolidated Communications, Inc. Notification filed January 26, 2016, of the pro forma transfer of control of international section 214 authorization, ITC-214-20051013-00409, held by Enventis Telecom, Inc. (Enventis Telecom), from its direct parent Enventis Corporation (Enventis), to Consolidated Communications, Inc. (CCI), effective January 1, 2016. In a corporate restructuring, Enventis was merged into CCI, its immediate parent, with CCI being the surviving entity. After closing, CCI became the direct parent of Enventis Telecom. ITC-T/C-20160126-00032 E IdeaOne Telecom, Inc. Transfer of Control Grant of Authority Date of Action: 03/16/2016 Current Licensee: IdeaOne Telecom, Inc. FROM: Enventis Corporation TO: Consolidated Communications, Inc. Notification filed January 26, 2016, of the pro forma transfer of control of international section 214 authorization, ITC-214-20111115-00345, held by IdeaOne Telecom, Inc. (IdeaOne Telecom), from its direct parent Enventis Corporation (Enventis), to Consolidated Communications, Inc. (CCI), effective January 1, 2016. In a corporate restructuring, Enventis was merged into CCI, its immediate parent, with CCI being the surviving entity. After closing, CCI became the direct parent of IdeaOne Telecom. ITC-T/C-20160126-00040 E Crystal Communications, Inc. Transfer of Control Grant of Authority Date of Action: 03/16/2016 Current Licensee: Crystal Communications, Inc. FROM: Enventis Corporation TO: Consolidated Communications, Inc. Notification filed January 26, 2016, of the pro forma transfer of control of international section 214 authorization, ITC-214-19971029-00668, held by Crystal Communications, Inc. (Crystal), from its direct parent Enventis Corporation (Enventis), to Consolidated Communications, Inc. (CCI), effective January 1, 2016. In a corporate restructuring, Enventis was merged into CCI, its immediate parent, with CCI being the surviving entity. After closing, CCI became the direct parent of Crystal. ITC-T/C-20160204-00048 E Global Connection Inc. of America Transfer of Control Grant of Authority Date of Action: 03/11/2016 Current Licensee: Global Connection Inc. of America FROM: Global Connection Holdings Corporation TO: Global Reconnect, Inc. Application filed for consent to the transfer of control of international section 214 authorization, ITC-214-20040421-00150, held by Global Connection Inc. of America (GCIOA), from its 100 percent parent Global Connection Holdings Corporation (Global Holdings), to Global Reconnect, Inc. (Global Reconnect). Pursuant to a November 16, 2015 stock purchase agreement, Global Reconnect will acquire 100 percent of the stock of GCIOA. Stan McCright, a U.S. citizen, is the sole owner of Global Reconnect. Post-closing, Mr. McCright will hold 82.5 percent ownership interest in Global Reconnect and Global Holdings will acquire 17.5 percent preferred stock in Global Reconnect, and thereby a 17.5 percent indirect interest in GCIOA. Global Holdings is indirectly 100 percent owned by Milestone Partners, a Delaware limited liability company. Milestone Partners holds a total indirect interest in GCIOA of 12.3 percent by direct calculation and 18.6 percent applying the attribution rule. These interests are held through several funds: Milestone Partners III, L.P. (72.5%) and Milestone Partners III, L.P 2 (27.5%) hold direct interests in MP Global Holdings, LLC. The general partner of both funds is Milestone Partners III G.P., L.P. The general partner of Milestone Partners III G.P., L.P. is Milestone Partners III, LLC. Voting or investment control over securities that the Milestone Partners Funds own are acted upon by vote of Milestone Partners III, LLC whose current members are W. Scott Warren, John P. Shoemaker, Brooke B. Hayes, and Robert G. Levine, all U.S. citizens. This authorization is without prejudice to the Commission's action in any other related pending proceedings. Page 4 of 7

ITC-T/C-20160208-00053 E Manawa Telecom, Inc. Transfer of Control Grant of Authority Date of Action: 03/11/2016 Current Licensee: Manawa Telecom, Inc. FROM: Manawa Telecommunications, Inc. TO: Wood County Telephone Company, DBA Application filed for consent to the transfer of control of international section 214 authorization, ITC-214-19970922-00577, held by Manawa Telecom, Inc. (MTI), from the shareholders of Manawa Telecommunications, Inc., (Manawa), the 100 percent parent of MTI, to Wood County Telephone Company d/b/a Solarus (Solarus). Pursuant to a stock purchase agreement, the current shareholders on Manawa, who presently own 100 percent of the issued and outstanding stock of Manawa, will transfer all of their stock in Manawa to Solarus. Upon closing, Solarus will become the 100 percent parent of Manawa and MTI. Solarus is wholly owned by its member customers, none of whom hold ten percent or greater ownership interests in Solarus. This authorization is without prejudice to the Commission's action in any other related pending proceedings. INFORMATIVE ITC-214-20131028-00298 Vodafone US Inc. By letter dated March 10, 2016, Vodafone US Inc. notified the Commission that it agrees to accept the terms and conditions for a waiver of the benchmark rate applicable to Cuba set forth in the FCC's April 8, 2011, Memorandum Opinion and Order, IB Docket No. 10-95, 26 FCC Rcd 5217 (IB 2011). See also International Settlements Policy Reform, IB Docket No. 11-80, Report and Order, 27 FCC Rcd 15521 (2012) (eliminating the application of the International Settlements Policy, except the nondiscrimination requirement, on the U.S.-Cuba route). 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://transition.fcc.gov/ib/pd/pf/exclusionlist.html. 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 traffic and revenue reports required by Section 43.62(b). See http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/international-traffic-and-revenue-report. (8) Carriers shall file annual circuit capacity reports required by Section 43.62(a). See http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/circuit-capacity-report. (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. Page 6 of 7

(13) Carriers shall comply with the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA), see 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.20000 et seq. (14) Every carrier must designate an agent for service in the District of Columbia. See 47 U.S.C. § 413, 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.47(h), 64.1195. 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: None. Facilities: Any non-U.S.-licensed space station that has not received Commission approval to operate in the U.S. market pursuant to the procedures adopted in the Commission's DISCO II Order, IB Docket No. 96-111, Report and Order, FCC 97-399, 12 FCC Rcd 24094, 24107-72 paragraphs 30-182 (1997) (DISCO II Order). Information regarding non-U.S.-licensed space stations approved to operate in the U.S. market pursuant to the Commission's DISCO II procedures is maintained at http://transition.fcc.gov/bureaus/ib/sd/se/market_acess.html. This list is subject to change by the Commission when the public interest requires. The most current version of the list is maintained at http://transition.fcc.gov/ib/pd/pf/exclusionlist.html. For additional information, contact the International Bureau's Telecommunications and Analysis Division, (202) 418-1480. Page 7 of 7


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