Public Notice TEL01944

International Telecommunications

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2019-02-21

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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. 19-103 Report No. TEL-01944 Thursday February 21, 2019 International Authorizations Granted Section 214 Applications (47 C.F.R. §§ 63.18, 63.24); Section 310(b) Petitions (47 C.F.R. § 1.5000) 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. Page 1 of 10

ISP-PDR-20180824-00003 E Tampnet Inc. Petition for Declaratory Ruling Grant of Authority Date of Action: 02/14/2019 Colombo Topco Limited (Colombo or Petitioner) has filed a petition for declaratory ruling (Petition) pursuant to section 310(b)(4) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (the "Act"), 47 U.S.C. § 310(b)(4), and section 1.5000(a)(1) of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR § 1.5000(a)(1), that it would not serve the public interest to prohibit foreign ownership of Tampnet Inc. (Tampnet), the controlling U.S. parent of Tampnet USA LLC (Tampnet USA) and Tampnet Licensee, LLC (Tampnet Licensee), up to and including 100% of Tampnet's equity and voting interests. Petitioner filed its request in connection with applications to transfer control of Tampnet and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Tampnet USA and Tampnet Licensee, which hold common carrier satellite earth station licenses, and common carrier wireless licenses and leases, from Brent Infrastructure I B.V. (Brent) to Colombo Topco Limited (Colombo). Colombo is organized in the United Kingdom and is ultimately and indirectly controlled by 3i Group plc (3i Group). See WC Docket No. 18-255; ULS File Nos. 0008308784, 0008305302, 0008314644, and 0008309647; IBFS File Nos. ITC-T/C-20180824-00165, SES-T/C-20180824-02273, -02276, -02277, and -02278. According to the Petition, Tampnet and its above-named subsidiaries are organized in Delaware. Tampnet operates a high-speed 4G LTE wireless broadband network and a deep-water fiber broadband network in the Gulf of Mexico and adjacent coastal areas along the Gulf Coast. It provides competitive telecommunications services to the oil and gas industry and other entities in the maritime industry, and to customers of mobile telecommunications providers in the Gulf service area through roaming agreements with those providers. Tampnet is a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Tampnet AS, a Norwegian limited liability company that provides low-latency, high capacity communication services to offshore installations in the North Sea adjacent to Denmark, Norway and the United Kingdom. Petitioner states that, following consummation of the proposed transaction, 3i Infrastructure plc (3i Infrastructure) and Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP) each are expected to hold a direct 42.5-45% equity interest and 38.5-40% voting interest in Colombo. 3i Infrastructure is a public limited company organized under the laws of Jersey (Channel Islands) with shares that are publicly listed on the London Stock Exchange. ATP is a self-governing, mandatory pension scheme in Denmark established in 1964 under the Danish Act on Labour Market Supplementary Pension scheme. ATP is managed by a Board of Representatives. Board members are appointed by organizations that represent Danish employers and employees and are approved by the Danish Ministry of Labour. The remaining approximately 10-15% equity interest and 20-25% voting interest in Colombo will be issued to certain managers and executives of the Tampnet companies shortly after consummation of the transaction. These interests are expected to be held through personal investment vehicles. According to the Petition, approximately 34% of 3i Infrastructure is owned by 3i Group, a U.K. public limited company with shares that are publicly listed on the London Stock Exchange. 3i Investments plc (3i Investments), a U.K. public limited company, currently is the exclusive investment advisor to 3i Infrastructure. It is intended, however, that 3i Investments will enter into separate arrangements with both 3i Infrastructure and ATP prior to consummation of the transaction pursuant to which 3i Investments will act as the sole investment manager to 3i Infrastructure and ATP with respect to their respective indirect investments in Tampnet. Petitioner states that these arrangements will give 3i Investments sole, indirect control over the day-to-day management of Tampnet. 3i Investments is a wholly owned direct and indirect subsidiary of 3i plc and 3i Holdings plc (3i Holdings), respectively, both of which are U.K. public limited companies. 3i Holdings is a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of 3i Group. Through its direct 34% voting interest in 3i Infrastructure and its indirect control of 3i Investments, 3i Group will exercise indirect control over Colombo and, in turn, over Tampnet. According to Petitioner, no person or persons, individually or acting as a group, possess de facto control, including positive or negative control, of 3i Group, including as a result of any supermajority or special voting rights or otherwise. All of the above-described equity and voting interests in Colombo will flow through to Tampnet through a series of foreign-organized entities that are or will be, post-transaction, 100% owned by Colombo as follows: Colombo's direct wholly-owned subsidiary, Colombo Holdco Limited (U.K.) (Colombo Holdco) will wholly own Colombo Bidco Limited (U.K.) (Colombo Bidco), which will, in turn, wholly own Brent Holding AS (Norway) (Brent Holding). Brent Holding will hold, in turn, a direct 100% equity and voting interest in Brent Invest AS (Norway), which will hold, in turn, 100% of the direct equity and voting interests in Tampnet AS (Norway). Tampnet AS will hold directly 100% of the equity and voting interests in Tampnet. Pursuant to the rules and policies established by the Commission's Foreign Ownership Second Report and Order in IB Docket No. 11-133, FCC 13-50, 28 FCC Rcd 5741 (2013), as amended in GN Docket No. 15-236, FCC 16-128, 31 FCC Rcd 11272 (2016), we find that the public interest would not be served by prohibiting foreign ownership of Tampnet USA and Tampnet Licensee in excess of the 25 percent benchmark in section 310(b)(4) of the Act. This ruling authorizes aggregate foreign ownership of Tampnet, as the controlling U.S.-organized parent of Tampnet USA and Tampnet Licensee, to exceed, directly and/or indirectly, 25 percent of its equity and/or voting interests, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in section 1.5004 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR § 1.5004, including the requirement to obtain Commission approval before foreign ownership of Tampnet USA and Tampnet Licensee exceeds the terms and conditions of this ruling. Specifically, pursuant to section 1.5001(i) of the rules, we grant Petitioner's request to permit the following foreign individuals and foreign-organized entities to hold, directly and/or indirectly, equity interests and/or voting interests of 5% or more in Tampnet: - ATP (42.5-45% equity and 38.5-40% voting interests); - 3i Infrastructure (42.5-45% equity and 38.5-40% voting interests); - 3i Group (14.4-15.3% equity and 13.1-13.6% voting interests, and a de facto controlling interest through 3i Group's direct 34% voting interest in 3i Infrastructure and indirect 100% control of 3i Investments); - 3i Investments (as sole investment manager to 3i Infrastructure and ATP with respect to their indirect investments in Tampnet, a de facto controlling interest); - 3i plc and 3i Holdings (as the direct and indirect 100% parent companies of 3i Investments, respectively, a de facto controlling interest); - Colombo Topco (100% equity and voting interests); Page 2 of 10

- Colombo Holdco (100% equity and voting interests); - Colombo Bidco (100% equity and voting interests); - Brent Holding AS (100% equity and voting interests); - Brent Invest AS (100% equity and voting interests); and - Tampnet AS (100% equity and voting interests). Pursuant to section 1.5001(k)(1) of the rules, this ruling grants advance approval for each of 3i Group, 3i Investments, 3i plc, and 3i Holdings (which will each hold indirectly a de facto controlling interest in Tampnet) to individually increase its individual interests in Tampnet, at some future time, up to and including an aggregate 100% direct and/or indirect equity and/or voting interest. In addition, pursuant to section 1.5001(i), we grant Petitioner's request to permit the following foreign individuals and foreign-organized entities to hold, directly and/or indirectly, equity and/or voting interests in Tampnet as specified below: - Schroders plc (U.K.) (a shareholder of 3i Infrastructure, approximately 3.3%-3.5% equity and 3.0%-3.12% voting interests); - Artemis Investment Management, LLP (U.K.) (a shareholder of 3i Group, approximately 0.78%-0.83% equity and 5.4% voting interests); - Threadneedle Asset Management Ltd. (U.K.) (a shareholder of 3i Group, approximately 0.5%-0.54% equity and 3.5% voting interests); -Per Helge Svensson (Norway);* - Coachit AS (Norway);* - Trygve Hagevik Socc AS (Norway);* - Socc AS (Norway);* - Anders Tysdal AS (Norway);* - Ansoma AS (Norway);* - Arnt Erlink Skavdal (Norway);* and - Arnin AS (Norway).* (* Managers/executives of the Tampnet companies and their personal investment vehicles, none of which are expected to hold a 5% or greater interest in Tampnet at closing.) Pursuant to section 1.5001(k)(2) of the rules, this ruling grants advance approval for each of ATP, 3i Infrastructure, Schroders, Artemis, Threadneedle and the above-named foreign managers and executives of Tampnet (through their named individual personal investment vehicles) to individually increase its individual interests in Tampnet, at some future time, up to and including an aggregate, non-controlling 49.99% direct and/or indirect equity and/or voting interest. Under the section 1.5001(k) advance approvals granted in this ruling, any combination of the approved foreign individuals and entities may collectively hold up to a 100% direct and/or indirect equity and/or voting interest in Tampnet at some future time, provided that none of the foreign individuals and entities approved under section 1.5001(k)(2) individually acquires an aggregate direct and/or indirect equity and/or voting interest in Tampnet that exceeds 49.99% or that constitutes a de facto controlling interest. Tampnet USA and Tampnet Licensee have an affirmative duty to monitor their foreign equity and voting interests, calculate these interests consistent with the principles enunciated by the Commission, including the standards and criteria set forth in sections 1.5002 through 1.5003 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR §§ 1.5002-1.5003, and otherwise ensure continuing compliance with the provisions of section 310(b) of the Act. See 47 CFR § 1.5004, Note to paragraph (a). We grant the Petition to Adopt Conditions to Authorizations and Licenses (Petition to Adopt Conditions) filed in this proceeding on February 14, 2019, by the Department of Justice (DOJ), with the concurrence of the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Defense. Accordingly, we condition grant of this petition for declaratory ruling on compliance by Tampnet Inc., Tampnet AS, and Colombo Topco Limited with the commitments and undertakings set forth in the Letter of Agreement from Per Helge Svensson, CEO, Tampnet Inc. and Tampnet AS, and Matthew Barker, Director, Colombo Topco Limited, to Assistant Attorney General for National Security, DOJ, dated February 13, 2019 (LOA). 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 this ruling and the underlying licenses and thus grounds for declaring them terminated without further action on the part of the Commission. Failure to meet a condition of this ruling may also result in monetary sanctions or other enforcement action by the Commission. A copy of the Petition to Adopt Conditions and the LOA are publicly available and may be viewed on the FCC website through the International Bureau Filing System (IBFS) by searching for ISP-PDR-20180824-00003 and accessing "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 3 of 10

ITC-ASG-20181207-00224 E GC Pivotal, LLC Assignment Grant of Authority Date of Action: 02/19/2019 Current Licensee: Transbeam Inc. FROM: Transbeam Inc. TO: GC Pivotal, LLC Notification filed December 7, 2018, of the pro forma assignment of international section 214 authorization, ITC-214-20061101-00500, held by Transbeam, Inc. to GC Pivotal, LLC d/b/a Global Capacity (Global Capacity), effective November 7, 2018. In a corporate reorganization, Transbeam was merged into its affiliate, Global Capacity, with Global capacity being the surviving entity. Transbeam was, and Global Capacity continues to be a wholly owned subsidiary of GTT Americas, LLC. ITC-ASG-20190102-00066 E Nuso, LLC Assignment Grant of Authority Date of Action: 02/06/2019 Current Licensee: SoTel Systems, LLC FROM: SoTel Systems, LLC TO: Nuso, LLC Correction: Notification filed January 2, 2019, of the pro forma assignment of international section 214 authorization, ITC-214-20100412-00154, held by SoTel Systems, LLC to Nuso, LLC, effective December 31, 2018. SoTel Systems assigned all of its assets, including its international 214 authorization, to its sister company, Nuso. SoTel Systems and Nuso are both owned by the same shareholders: James F. Goebel, Jr, M. Todd Bromfman, Matthew Siemens, Aaron Early, Kenneth Cooke, Jeffery Gentsch, Sr and Kevin Moss. ITC-ASG-20190128-00020 E ALLTEL Corporation Assignment Grant of Authority Date of Action: 02/20/2019 Current Licensee: Alltel Communications, LLC FROM: Alltel Communications, LLC TO: ALLTEL Corporation Notification filed January 28, 2019, of the pro forma assignment of international section 214 authorizations ITC-214-19960404-00138, ITC-214-19970219-00097, ITC-214-19990224-00111, ITC-214-20010427-00254, ITC-214-20050819-00333 and ITC-214-20050819-00334, held by Alltell Communications, LLC, to Alltel Corporation, effective December 31, 2018. In a corporate restructuring, Alltell Communications was merged into its direct 100% parent, Alltel Corporation, with Alltel Corporation being the surviving entity. ITC-ASG-20190128-00048 E Cellco Partnership Assignment Grant of Authority Date of Action: 02/20/2019 Current Licensee: Verizon Wireless Personal Communications LP FROM: Verizon Wireless Personal Communications LP TO: Cellco Partnership Notification filed January 28, 2019, of the pro forma assignment of international section 214 authorizations ITC-214-19961004-00492, ITC-214-19961118-00579 and ITC-214-20101005-00391, held by Verizon Wireless Personal Communications LP (VWPC), to Cellco Partnership, effective December 31, 2018. Prior to the transaction, VWPC was a wholly owned subsidiary of Cellco Partnership. In a corporate restructuring, VWPC was eliminated, its ownership interests were distributed to Cellco Partnership and its international 214 authorizations were assigned to Cellco Partnership. ITC-ASG-20190128-00049 E Cellco Partnership Assignment Grant of Authority Date of Action: 02/20/2019 Current Licensee: San Antonio MTA, L.P. FROM: San Antonio MTA, L.P. TO: Cellco Partnership Notification filed January 28, 2019, of the pro forma assignment of international section 214 authorization ITC-214-20101005-00392, held by San Antonio MTA, L.P. (San Antonio), to Cellco Partnership, effective December 31, 2018. Prior to the transaction, San Antonio was a wholly owned subsidiary of Cellco Partnership. In a corporate restructuring, San Antonio was eliminated, its ownership interests were distributed to Cellco Partnership and its international 214 authorizations were assigned to Cellco Partnership. Page 4 of 10

ITC-T/C-20180824-00165 E Tampnet Inc. Transfer of Control Grant of Authority Date of Action: 02/14/2019 Current Licensee: Tampnet Inc. FROM: Brent Infrastructure I BV TO: Colombo Topco Limited Application filed for consent to the transfer of control of Tampnet Inc. (Tampnet), which holds international section 214 authorization ITC-214-20150901-00218, from Brent Infrastructure I B.V. (Brent) to Colombo Topco Limited (Colombo). A wholly-owned subsidiary, Colombo Bidco Limited, will acquire from Brent all of the issued and outstanding shares of Brent's wholly-owned subsidiary, Brent Holding AS (Brent Holding). Brent Holding is the 100% direct and indirect parent of Brent Invest AS (Brent Invest) and Tampnet AS, respectively, all of which are organized in Norway. Tampnet AS, in turn, wholly owns and controls Tampnet. Colombo is ultimately and indirectly controlled by 3i Group plc (3i Group), a U.K. public limited company with shares that are listed on the London Stock Exchange. Colombo and its wholly-owned direct and indirect subsidiaries, Colombo Holdco Limited (Colombo Holdco) and Colombo Bidco Limited (Colombo Bidco), respectively, are limited companies that are organized in the United Kingdom and that were formed for the purpose of this transaction. Following consummation of the proposed transaction, 3i Infrastructure plc (3i Infrastructure) and Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP) each are expected to hold a direct 38.5-40% voting interest and a 42.5-45% equity interest in Colombo. 3i Infrastructure is a public limited company organized under the laws of Jersey (Channel Islands) with shares that are publicly listed on the London Stock Exchange. ATP is a self-governing, mandatory pension scheme in Denmark established in 1964 under the Danish Act on Labour Market Supplementary Pension. ATP is managed by a Board of Representatives. Board members are appointed by organizations that represent Danish employers and employees and are approved by the Danish Ministry of Labour. The remaining approximately 20-25% voting and 10-15% equity interest in Colombo will be issued to certain managers and executives of Tampnet shortly after consummation of the transaction. These interests are expected to be held through personal investment vehicles. Approximately 34% of 3i Infrastructure is owned by 3i Group. 3i Investments plc (3i Investments), a U.K. public limited company, currently is the exclusive investment advisor to 3i Infrastructure. It is intended, however, that 3i Investments will enter into separate arrangements with both 3i Infrastructure and ATP prior to consummation of the transaction pursuant to which 3i Investments will act as the sole investment manager to 3i Infrastructure and ATP with respect to their respective indirect investments in Tampnet. Petitioner states that these arrangements will give 3i Investments sole, indirect control over the day-to-day management of Tampnet. 3i Investments is a wholly owned direct and indirect subsidiary of 3i plc and 3i Holdings plc (3i Holdings), respectively, both of which are U.K. public limited companies. 3i Holdings is a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of 3i Group. Through its direct 34% voting interest in 3i Infrastructure and its indirect control of 3i Investments, 3i Group will exercise indirect control over Colombo and, in turn, over Tampnet. We grant the Petition to Adopt Conditions to Authorizations and Licenses (Petition to Adopt Conditions) filed in this proceeding on February 14, 2019, by the Department of Justice (DOJ), with the concurrence of the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Defense. Accordingly, we condition grant of this petition for declaratory ruling on compliance by Tampnet Inc., Tampnet AS, and Colombo Topco Limited with the commitments and undertakings set forth in the Letter of Agreement from Per Helge Svensson, CEO, Tampnet Inc. and Tampnet AS, and Matthew Barker, Director, Colombo Topco Limited, to Assistant Attorney General for National Security, DOJ, dated February 13, 2019 (LOA). A failure to comply with any of these commitments and undertakings shall constitute a failure to meet a condition of this grant of this transfer of control and the underlying licenses and thus grounds for declaring them terminated without further action on the part of the Commission. Failure to meet a condition of this ruling may also result in monetary sanctions or other enforcement action by the Commission. A copy of the Petition to Adopt Conditions and the LOA are publicly available and may be viewed on the FCC website through the International Bureau Filing System (IBFS) by searching for ISP-T/C-20180824-00165 and accessing "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-20181221-00232 E Cebridge Telecom Limited, LLC Transfer of Control Grant of Authority Date of Action: 02/19/2019 Current Licensee: Cebridge Telecom Limited, LLC FROM: Cequel Corporation TO: CSC Holdings LLC Notification filed December 21, 2018, of the pro forma transfer of control of Cebridge Telecom Limited, LLC (Cebridge), which holds international section 214 authorization ITC-214-20051216-00526, from Cequel Corporation to CSC Holdings LLC, effective November 27, 2018. Cebridge is a wholly owned subsidiary of Cequel Communications, LLC, which was a wholly owned subsidiary of Cequel Corporation. In a corporate reorganization, among other changes, Cequel Communications Holdings II, LLC, an intermediate holding company between Cequel Communications and Cequel Corporation, was merged into CSC Holdings, with CSC Holdings being the entity. As a result, Cequel Communications became a direct wholly owned subsidiary and Cebridge an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of CSC Holdings respectively. All of the entities involved in the transaction are indirect wholly owned subsidiaries of Altice USA Inc. Page 5 of 10

ITC-T/C-20181221-00233 E Cebridge Telecom TX, L.P. Transfer of Control Grant of Authority Date of Action: 02/19/2019 Current Licensee: Cebridge Telecom TX, L.P. FROM: Cequel Corporation TO: CSC Holdings LLC Notification filed December 21, 2018, of the pro forma transfer of control of Cebridge Telecom TX, L.P. (Cebridge-TX) which holds international section 214 authorization ITC-214-20060330-00173, from Cequel Corporation to CSC Holdings LLC, effective November 27, 2018. Cebridge-TX is a wholly owned subsidiary of Cequel Communications, LLC, which was a wholly owned subsidiary of Cequel Corporation. In a corporate reorganization, among other changes, Cequel Communications Holdings II, LLC, an intermediate holding company between Cequel Communications and Cequel Corporation, was merged into CSC Holdings, with CSC Holdings being the entity. As a result, Cequel Communications became a direct wholly owned subsidiary and Cebridge-TX an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of CSC Holdings respectively. All of the entities involved in the transactions are indirect wholly owned subsidiaries of Altice USA Inc. ITC-T/C-20190128-00057 E AirTouch Cellular Transfer of Control Grant of Authority Date of Action: 02/20/2019 Current Licensee: AirTouch Cellular FROM: Verizon Communications Inc. TO: Verizon Communications Inc. Notification filed January 28, 2019, of the pro forma transfer of control of AirTouch Cellular Inc. (AirTouch), which holds international section 214 authorization ITC-214-19940210-00065, effective December 31, 2018. Prior to the transaction, AirTouch was a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Verizon Wireless (VAW) LLC (VAW) and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Cellco Partnership. In a corporate restructuring VAW distributed 100% of the stock of AirTouch to Cellco Partnership which then distributed the stock to Verizon Americas Inc. (VAI). Consequently, AirTouch is now a direct wholly owned subsidiary of VAI. All of the entities involved in the transaction are ultimately wholly owned by Verizon Communications Inc. ITC-T/C-20190128-00058 E Rural Cellular Corporation Transfer of Control Grant of Authority Date of Action: 02/20/2019 Current Licensee: Rural Cellular Corporation FROM: Verizon Communications Inc. TO: Verizon Communications Inc. Notification filed January 28, 2019, of the pro forma transfer of control of Rural Cellular Corporation (RCC), which holds international section 214 authorizations ITC-214-19940224-00114 and ITC-214-19980401-00220, effective December 31, 2018. RCC is a direct subsidiary of AirTouch Cellular Inc. (AirTouch). Prior to the transaction, AirTouch was a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Verizon Wireless (VAW) LLC (VAW) and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Cellco Partnership. In a corporate restructuring VAW distributed 100% of the stock of AirTouch to Cellco Partnership which then distributed the stock to Verizon Americas Inc. (VAI). Consequently, AirTouch and RCC are now direct and indirect wholly owned subsidiaries of VAI respectively. All of the entities involved in the transaction are ultimately wholly owned by Verizon Communications Inc. ITC-T/C-20190128-00059 E Sacramento Valley Limited Partnership Transfer of Control Grant of Authority Date of Action: 02/20/2019 Current Licensee: Sacramento Valley Limited Partnership FROM: Verizon Communications Inc. TO: Verizon Communications Inc. Notification filed January 28, 2019, of the pro forma transfer of control of Sacramento Valley Limited Partnership (Sacramento), which holds international section 214 authorization ITC-214-20010507-00290, effective December 31, 2018. Sacramento is a direct subsidiary of AirTouch Cellular Inc. (AirTouch). Prior to the transaction, AirTouch was a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Verizon Wireless (VAW) LLC (VAW) and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Cellco Partnership. In a corporate restructuring VAW distributed 100% of the stock of AirTouch to Cellco Partnership which then distributed the stock to Verizon Americas Inc. (VAI). Consequently, AirTouch and Sacramento are now direct and indirect wholly owned subsidiaries of VAI respectively. All of the entities involved in the transaction are ultimately wholly owned by Verizon Communications Inc. Page 6 of 10

ITC-T/C-20190128-00060 E GTE Mobilnet of Texas RSA #17 Limited Partnership Transfer of Control Grant of Authority Date of Action: 02/20/2019 Current Licensee: GTE Mobilnet of Texas RSA #17 Limited Partnership FROM: Verizon Communications Inc. TO: Verizon Communications Inc. Notification filed January 28, 2019, of the pro forma transfer of control of GTE Mobilnet of Texas RSA #17 Limited Partnership (Texas #17), which holds international section 214 authorization ITC-214-19940210-00064, effective December 31, 2018. Prior to the transaction, San Antonio MTA, L.P. (San Antonio) held an approximate 20% general partnership and 11.9% limited partnership interest in Texas #17. In a corporate restructuring San Antonio was eliminated and its ownership interests in Texas #17 were assigned to Cellco Partnership. All of the entities involved in the transaction are ultimately wholly owned by Verizon Communications Inc. ITC-T/C-20190128-00061 E GTE Mobilnet of South Texas Limited Partnership Transfer of Control Grant of Authority Date of Action: 02/20/2019 Current Licensee: GTE Mobilnet of South Texas Limited Partnership FROM: Verizon Communications Inc. TO: Verizon Communications Inc. Notification filed January 28, 2019, of the pro forma transfer of control of GTE Mobilnet of South Texas Limited Partnership (GTE South Texas), which holds international section 214 authorization ITC-214-19931105-00203, effective December 31, 2018. Prior to the transaction, San Antonio MTA, L.P. (San Antonio) held an approximate 24% general partnership and 61.5% limited partnership interest in GTE South Texas. In a corporate restructuring San Antonio was eliminated and its ownership interests in GTE South Texas were assigned to Cellco Partnership. All of the entities involved in the transaction are ultimately wholly owned by Verizon Communications Inc. ITC-T/C-20190213-00075 E HRS Internet, LLC d/b/a Lightbound Transfer of Control Grant of Authority Date of Action: 02/19/2019 Current Licensee: HRS Internet, LLC d/b/a Lightbound FROM: VOIP, LLC TO: Lightbound, LLC Notification filed February 13, 2019, of the pro forma transfer of control of HRS Internet, LLC, which holds international section 214 authorization ITC-214-20080612-00268, from VOIP, LLC to LightBound, LLC, effective July 5, 2018. In a corporate reorganization VOIP, LLC was removed as a wholly owned holding company between HRS Internet and Lightbound. After consummation HRS is now a direct wholly owned subsidiary of LightBound. INFORMATIVE ITC-214-19971001-00592 Fusion Connect, Inc. By letter dated February 8, 2019, the Commission was notified that the following wholly-owned subsidiaries held by Fusion Connect, Inc., had undergone a name change pursuant to section 63.21(i): From: To: Birch Communications, LLC Fusion Cloud Services, LLC Birch Telecom of Oklahoma, LLC Fusion Telecom of Oklahoma, LLC Birch Telecom of Missouri, LLC Fusion Telecom of Missouri, LLC Birch Telecom of Kansas, LLC Fusion Telecom of Kansas, LLC Birch Telecom of Texas Ltd., LLP Fusion Telecom of Texas Ltd. LLP Cbeyond Communications, LLC Fusion Communications, LLC Network Billing Systems, LLC Fusion, LLC SURRENDER ITC-214-19961216-00630 TVC Albany, Inc. Applicant notified the Commission of the Surrender of its international section 214 authorization effective February 13, 2019. ITC-214-19970902-00523 TVC Albany, Inc. Applicant notified the Commission of the Surrender of its international section 214 authorization effective February 13, 2019. ITC-214-19980609-00392 THE DODSON GROUP, INCORPORATED Applicant notified the Commission of the Surrender of its international section 214 authorization effective February 11, 2019. ITC-214-20050422-00566 TVC Albany, Inc. Applicant notified the Commission of the Surrender of its international section 214 authorization effective February 13, 2019. ITC-214-20061027-00492 KDDI Global L.L.C. Page 7 of 10

SURRENDER Applicant notified the Commission of the Surrender of its international section 214 authorization effective February 19, 2019. ITC-214-20070426-00164 TVC Albany, Inc. Applicant notified the Commission of the Surrender of its international section 214 authorization effective February 13, 2019. Page 8 of 10

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 annual circuit capacity reports required by Section 43.82. See http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/circuit-capacity-report. (8) Carriers should consult Section 63.19 of the rules when contemplating a discontinuance, reduction or impairment of service. (9) 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. (10) 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. (11) 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. (12) Carriers shall comply with the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA), see 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.20000 et seq. Page 9 of 10

(13) 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 10 of 10


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