Public Notice TEL01836

International Telecommunications

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2017-02-02

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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. 17-119 Report No. TEL-01836 Thursday February 2, 2017 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 47 CFR § 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-214-20161229-00383 E SDI Carrier Group, LLC International Telecommunications Certificate Service(s): Global or Limited Global Resale Service Grant of Authority Date of Action: 01/27/2017 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-214-20170109-00005 E USNiX Corporation International Telecommunications Certificate Service(s): Global or Limited Global Facilities-Based Service, Global or Limited Global Resale Service Grant of Authority Date of Action: 01/27/2017 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 1 of 5

ITC-ASG-20170104-00001 E Tri-Co Technologies, LLC Assignment Grant of Authority Date of Action: 01/27/2017 Current Licensee: Crosslake Telephone Company d/b/a Crosslake Communications FROM: Crosslake Telephone Company d/b/a Crosslake Communications TO: Tri-Co Technologies, LLC Application filed for consent to the assignment of international section 214 authorization, ITC-214-20080814-00375 from Crosslake Telephone Company d/b/a Crosslake Communications (Crosslake) to Tri-Co Technologies, LLC (Tri-Co). On August 31, 2016, without prior Commission consent, Crosslake sold substantially all of its telecommunications assets and business operations to Tri-Co including its international section 214 authorization, ITC-214-20080814-00375. The following entities hold a ten percent or greater interest in Tri-Co, a Minnesota limited liability company: (1) Rural Communications Holdings Corporation (RCHC), a Minnesota corporation (61.23%); (2) Emily Technologies, LLC (ETLC), a Minnesota limited liability company (28.37%); and (3) West Central Technologies, Inc. (WCTI), a Minnesota corporation (10.40%). Blue Earth Valley Communications, Inc., a Minnesota corporation, owns 100 percent of RCHC. Blue Earth Valley Communications, Inc. is owned by the following U.S. citizen and U.S. based entities: William V. Eckles, a U.S. citizen (13.32%), Eckles Dynasty Trust #1, a Minnesota trust (24.83%), Eckles Dynasty Trust #2, a Minnesota trust (24.78%), and Buccaneer Investments, LLC, a Minnesota limited liability company (24.07%). The members of Buccaneer Investments, LLC are Blue Earth Valley Communications, Inc. (26.91%), Eckles Dynasty Trust #1 (34.34%), and Eckles Dynasty Trust #2 (38.75%). ETLC is 100 percent owned by Emily Cooperative Telephone Company, a Minnesota cooperative, which has no 10 percent or greater owners. WCTI is 100 percent owned by West Central Telephone Association, a Minnesota corporation, which has no 10 percent or greater owners. Applicants filed a request for Special Temporary Authority (STA), ITC-STA-20170104-00002, related to this transaction, which was granted on January 5, 2017. This authorization is without prejudice to the Commission's action in any other related pending proceedings. ITC-ASG-20170125-00008 E Chariton Valley Communications Corporation Assignment Grant of Authority Date of Action: 02/01/2017 Current Licensee: Chariton Valley Communication Corporation, Inc. FROM: Chariton Valley Communication Corporation, Inc. TO: Chariton Valley Communications Corporation Notification filed January 25, 2017, of the pro forma assignment of international section 214 authorization, ITC-214-19960409-00146, held by Chariton Valley Communication Corporation, Inc. (CVCC) to Chariton Valley Communications Corporation, effective December 31, 2016. In a two-step corporate reorganization, CVCC merged into Chariton Valley Telecom Corporation (TCOM) with TCOM being the surviving entity. Then, upon closing, TCOM was renamed Chariton Valley Communications Corporation. CVCC was, and Chariton Valley Communications Corporation f/k/a Chariton Valley Telecom Corporation continues to be, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chariton Valley Telephone Corporation. ITC-ASG-20170126-00012 E Sprint Spectrum L.P. Assignment Grant of Authority Date of Action: 02/01/2017 Current Licensee: PhillieCo, LLC. FROM: PhillieCo, LLC. TO: Sprint Spectrum L.P. Notification filed January 26, 2017 of the pro forma assignment of international section 214 authorization, ITC-214-19991203-00766, held by PhillieCo, LLC to its direct 100 percent parent Sprint Spectrum L.P., effective December 30, 2016. ITC-ASG-20170128-00009 E Consolidated Communications Enterprise Services, Inc. Assignment Grant of Authority Date of Action: 02/01/2017 Current Licensee: Enventis Telecom Inc. FROM: Enventis Telecom Inc. TO: Consolidated Communications Enterprise Services, Inc. Notification filed January 28, 2017, of the pro forma assignment of international section 214 authorization, ITC-214-20051013-00409, held by Enventis Telecom Inc. (Enventis Telecom), to Consolidated Communications Enterprise Services, Inc. (CCES), effective December 31, 2016. In a corporate restructuring, Eventis was merged into CCES with CCES being the surviving entity. Eventis was, and CCES remains, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Consolidated Communications, Inc. Page 2 of 5

ITC-ASG-20170128-00010 E Consolidated Communications Enterprise Services, Inc. Assignment Grant of Authority Date of Action: 02/01/2017 Current Licensee: IdeaOne Telecom, Inc. FROM: IdeaOne Telecom, Inc. TO: Consolidated Communications Enterprise Services, Inc. Notification filed January 28, 2017, of the pro forma assignment of international section 214 authorization, ITC-214-20111115-00345, held by IdeaOne Telecom, Inc. (IdeaOne Telecom), to Consolidated Communications Enterprise Services, Inc. (CCES), effective December 31, 2016. In a corporate restructuring, IdeaOne Telecom was merged into CCES with CCES being the surviving entity. IdeaOne Telecom was, and CCES remains, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Consolidated Communications, Inc. ITC-ASG-20170128-00011 E Consolidated Communications Enterprise Services, Inc. Assignment Grant of Authority Date of Action: 02/01/2017 Current Licensee: Crystal Communications, Inc. FROM: Crystal Communications, Inc. TO: Consolidated Communications Enterprise Services, Inc. Notification filed January 28, 2017, of the pro forma assignment of international section 214 authorization, ITC-214-19971029-00668, held by Crystal Communications, Inc. (Crystal), to Consolidated Communications Enterprise Services, Inc. (CCES), effective December 31, 2016. In a corporate restructuring, Crystal was merged into CCES with CCES being the surviving entity. Crystal was, and CCES remains, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Consolidated Communications, Inc. INFORMATIVE ITC-214-20150813-00201 LB Communications, Inc. By letter dated January 18, 2017, Applicant notified the Commission that LB Communications will be discontinuing its nationwide voice service provided through the Lebara Talk Mobile application on or around February 15, 2017. SURRENDER ITC-214-20000712-00401 Lucky Communications, Inc. Applicant notified the Commission of the Surrender of its international section 214 authorization effective January 1, 2016. Page 3 of 5

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 4 of 5

(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 5 of 5


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