Public Notice SCL00072NS

Accepted for Filing Non-Streamlined Public Notice

Submarine Cable Landing

2008-09-24

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Filings Included

File NumberService
SCL-MOD-20080714-00012Submarine Cable Landing
IBFS_PN_658533

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 Report No. SCL-00072NS Wednesday September 24, 2008 NON-STREAMLINED SUBMARINE CABLE LANDING LICENSE APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING Unless otherwise specified, the following procedures apply to the applications listed below: The applications listed below have been found, upon initial review, to be acceptable for filing. These applications are not subject to the streamlined processing procedures set forth in Section 1.767 of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 1.767. Unless otherwise specified, interested parties may file comments with respect to these applications within 28 days of the date of this public notice. We request that such comments refer to the application file number shown below. Unless otherwise specified, ex parte communications between outside parties and Commission staff concerning these applications are permitted subject to the Commission’s rules for “permit-but-disclose proceedings.” See 47 C.F.R. § 1.1206. Copies of all applications listed here are available for public inspection in the FCC Reference and Information Center, located in room CY-A257 at the Portals 2 building, 445 12th Street SW, Washington DC 20554. The center can be contacted at (202) 418-0270. People with Disabilities: To request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities (braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (tty). All applications listed are subject to further consideration and review, and may be returned and/or dismissed if not found to be in accordance with the Commission’s rules, regulations, and other requirements. Page 1 of 2

SCL-MOD-20080714-00012 P MCI International, Inc. Modification Application to modify the cable landing license for the Trans-Pacific Express Cable Network (TPE), SCL-LIC-20070222-00002, to add NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) as a licensee and to extend the TPE cable to add a landing station in Shinmaruyama, Japan. The TPE Network will directly link mainland China, South Korea, Taiwan and the United States. See File No. SCL-LIC-20070222-00002 (DA 08-66 rel. Jan. 11, 2008). NTT Com will acquire a 13.11% interest in the international waters segments of the TPE cable, and become a member of the TPE Consortium along with MCI International, Inc., China Network Communications Group Corporation, China Telecommunications Corporation, China United Telecommunications Corporation, Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd., KT Corporation, and AT&T Corp. The ownership in the international waters segments of the other TPE consortium members, except AT&T Corp., will be reduced from 15.09% to 13.11%. AT&T Corp. will hold a 8.20% interest. The addition of NTT Com as a licensee/owner will not affect ownership in any of the existing landing stations. NTT Com will operate the landing station in Shinmaruyama, Japan which will be added to the intra-Asian ring formed by currently operational cable landing stations in China, Taiwan and South Korea, via an additional branching unit. NTT Com, a corporation organized under the laws of Japan, is a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT), a Japanese holding company. As of September 30, 2007, the Japanese Minister of Finance held 33.72% of the issued shares in NTT. No other shareholder holds 10 percent or greater equity interest in NTT. NTT Com is affiliated with carriers in three of the TPE destination markets - China, South Korea and Taiwan. NTT Com is a foreign carrier in Japan, which is a World Trade Organization (WTO) Member country, and agrees to accept and abide by the reporting requirements in section 1.767(l) of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. § 1.767(l). NTT Com agrees to accept and abide by the routine conditions specified in section 1.767(g) of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. § 1.767(g). MCI International, Inc. requests that grant of this modification application be conditioned on the continued compliance of Verizon Business Global LLC and its affiliates and subsidiaries, including MCI International, Inc., with the commitments and undertakings contained in the December 20, 2007 Agreement with the Department of Justice, Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of Defense. A copy of the December 20, 2007 Agreement is publicly available and may be viewed on the FCC website through the International Bureau Filing System (IBFS) by searching for SCL-LIC-20070222-00002 and accessing "Other filings related to this application" from the Document Viewing area. REMINDER: Applicants must certify that neither the applicant nor any party to the application is subject to a denial of federal benefits by federal and/or state courts under authority granted in 21 U.S.C. § 862. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.2001–.2003. An updated version of Section 1.767 of the rules, and other related sections, is available at http://www.fcc.gov/ib/pd/pf/telecomrules.html Page 2 of 2


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