Public Notice SCL00011

Action Taken Public Notice

Submarine Cable Landing

2005-12-01

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SCL-T/C-20051011-00026Submarine Cable Landing
SCL-LPN-20050902-00016Submarine Cable Landing
IBFS_PN_462760

PUBLIC NOTICE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 445 12th STREET S.W. WASHINGTON D.C. 20554 News media information 202-418-0500 Fax-On-Demand 202-418-2830; Internet: http://www.fcc.gov (or ftp.fcc.gov) TTY (202) 418-2555 DA No. 05-3133 Report No. SCL-00011 Thursday December 1, 2005 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. 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. The Commission most recently amended its rules applicable to submarine cable landing licenses in Review of Commission Consideration of Applications under the Cable Landing License Act, IB Docket No. 00-106, FCC 01-332, 16 FCC Rcd 22167 (2001), 67 Fed. Reg. 1615 (Jan. 14, 2002). An updated version of sections 1.767 and 1.768 of the rules is available at http://www.fcc.gov/ib/pd/pf/telecomrules.html. See also http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-02-598A1.pdf for a March 13, 2002 Public Notice; http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-01-332A1.pdf for the December 14, 2001 Report and Order. SCL-LPN-20050902-00016 P Antilles Crossing-St. Croix, Inc. Landing Points Notification Grant of Authority Date of Action: 11/01/2005 On September 2, 2005, pursuant to Section 1.767(a)(5) and (g)(8) of the Commission's rules, Antilles Crossing-St. Croix Inc. ("ASCS") notified the Commission of the precise locations of the beach landing and cable station for the Antilles Crossing system at Vigie Bay, St. Lucia (see SCL-LIC-20031125-00032, Public Notice, Actions Taken Under the Cable Landing License Act, Submarine Cable Landing License, DA 04-74, rel. Jan. 15, 2004) (granting a cable landing license for the Antilles Crossing system to Antilles Crossing Limited, ACSC's predecessor-in-interest). Page 1 of 2

SCL-T/C-20051011-00026 E FLAG Telecom Group Limited Transfer of Control Grant of Authority Date of Action: 11/30/2005 Current Licensee: FLAG Telecom Group Limited FROM: Reliance Industries Limited TO: Reliance Communications Ventures Ltd. Action Taken: Grant of authority to transfer control of the non-common carrier submarine cable landing license for the FLAG Atlantic-1 Cable System, SCL-LIC-19990301-00005 (see also SCL-ASG-20020814-00065), held by FLAG Telecom Group Limited (FLAG), from Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), to Reliance Communications Ventures Limited (RCVL). The FLAG Atlantic-1 cable system extends between the continental United States and the United Kingdom and France. Conditions and Requirements: See, FLAG Atlantic Limited, Application for a License to Land and Operate in the United States a Private Fiber Optic Submarine Cable System Extending Between the United States and the United Kingdom and France, Cable Landing License, File No. SCL-LIC-19990301-00005, DA 99-2041, 15 FCC Rcd 21359, 21363-64, para. 15 (Int'l Bur. 1999); Actions Taken Under Cable Landing License Act, SCL-MOD-20040211-00005, SCL-MOD-20040211-00006, Public Notice, 19 FCC Rcd 20344 (2004) (modifying conditions to add new pro forma condition and no special concession condition set out in 47 C.F.R. 1.767(g)(5), (7)). Licensees shall comply with the requirements of Section 1.768 (notifications and prior approval for submarine cable landing licensees that are or propose to become affiliated with a foreign carrier), 47 C.F.R. § 1.768. Licensee Information: FLAG Telecom Group Limited (FLAG), an entity created under the laws of Bermuda, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reliance Gateway Net Limited (RGNL), an Indian company. RGNL, in turn is a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Reliance Infocom Limited (RIC), an Indian company. RIL proposes to transfer to RCVL its 45.3425% direct interest in RIC and its 45% direct interest in Reliance Communications Infrastructure Limited, which owns in the aggregate, 45.71% of RIC. As a result, RCVL will acquire from RIL its aggregate 65.9120% ownership interest in RIC. Through this aggregate interest in RIC, RCVL will hold a controlling 65.9120% interest in FLAG. As a part of the transaction, RCVL will issue shares to each RIL shareholder in a 1:1 ratio. Regulatory Status of Cable: The Flag Atlantic-1 cable system operates on a non-common carrier basis. See Cable Landing License, File No. SCL-LIC-19990301-00005, 15 FCC Rcd 21359, para. 1. Cable Design and Capacity: See Cable Landing License, File No. SCL-LIC-19990301-00005, 15 FCC Rcd 21359, 21360, para. 4, 21366, Exhibit A; see also FLAG Atlantic-1 Landing Point Notification, File No. SCL-LPN-19991228-00025 (filed Dec. 28, 1999). Page 2 of 2


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