Public Notice TEL01343

International Telecommunications

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2009-02-12

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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. 09-228 Report No. TEL-01343 Thursday February 12, 2009 INTERNATIONAL AUTHORIZATIONS GRANTED Section 214 Applications (47 C.F.R. § 63.18); Section 310(b)(4) 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 25 percent foreign ownership benchmark applicable to common carrier radio licensees under 47 U.S.C. § 310(b)(4). 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)). An updated version of Sections 63.09–.25 of the rules, and other related sections, is available at http://www.fcc.gov/ib/pd/pf/telecomrules.html. 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 7

ISP-PDR-20070129-00001 P Horizon Mobile Communications, Inc. Petition for Declaratory Ruling Grant of Authority Date of Action: 01/30/2009 Horizon Mobile Communications, Inc. (Horizon or the "Petitioner") requests a declaratory ruling that the public interest would not be served by prohibiting the indirect foreign ownership of Horizon in excess of the 25 percent benchmark set forth in section 310(b)(4) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (the "Act"). This request is filed in connection with an application for a blanket license to operate 20,000 mobile earth terminals to be used in the United States to access the Inmarsat 4F2 and Inmarsat 4F3 satellites to provide Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) services. See File No. SES-LFS-20070109-00042, as amended. Horizon, a publicly traded Delaware corporation, is wholly owned by SatCom Distribution, Inc. (SatCom Inc.), also a Delaware corporation. SatCom Inc., in turn, is wholly owned by SatCom Distribution, Ltd. (SatCom Ltd.), a company organized under the laws of the United Kingdom. SatCom Ltd., in turn, is wholly owned by SatCom Group Holdings Plc (SatCom Holdings), a public company also organized under the laws of the United Kingdom. According to the Petitioner, the following four shareholders hold more than 10% of the shares of SatCom Holdings: Adam C. Thompson, Alexandra M. Johnson, and Martin C. Ward, each of whom holds 19.04%, and Mark B. White, who holds 19.43%. Mr. Thompson is a U.S. citizen; Ms. Johnson, Mr. Ward, and Mr. White all are British citizens. Petitioner has submitted information to demonstrate that Horizon's ultimate parent company, SatCom Holdings, has its principal place of business in the United Kingdom, a World Trade Organization Member country. Pursuant to the rules and policies adopted in the Foreign Participation Order, 12 FCC Rcd 23891 (1997), Order on Reconsideration, 15 FCC Rcd 18158 (2000), we find that it would not serve the public interest to prohibit the indirect foreign ownership of Horizon in excess of the 25 percent benchmark of Section 310(b)(4) of the Act. Specifically, this ruling permits Horizon to be owned indirectly by: (1) SatCom Ltd. and SatCom Holdings (individually, up to and including 100% equity and voting interest); and (2) the U.K. shareholders of SatCom Holdings identified in the record - i.e., Alexandra M. Johnson, Martin C. Ward, and Mark B. White (collectively, up to and including an aggregate 57.51% equity and voting interest). Horizon may acquire up to and including an additional, aggregate 25 percent indirect foreign equity and/or voting interests from these and other foreign investors without seeking further Commission approval under section 310(b)(4), subject to the following condition: any additional investment shall not cause the amount attributable to a single foreign individual or entity to exceed 25 percent of Horizon's indirect equity or voting interests. We grant the Petition to Adopt Conditions to Authorizations and Licenses (Petition to Adopt Conditions) filed in this proceeding on January 9, 2009, by the Department of Justice, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Department of Homeland Security. Accordingly, we condition grant of Horizon's request for a declaratory ruling under section 310(b)(4) of the Act on Horizon, SatCom Inc., SatCom Ltd., and SatCom Holdings abiding by the commitments and undertakings contained in the Network Security Agreement dated September 24, 2008 (Network Security Agreement). The Petition to Adopt Conditions and the Network Security Agreement are publicly available in the record of this proceeding and may be viewed on the FCC website through the International Bureau Filing System (IBFS) by searching for ISP-PDR-20070129-00001 and accessing "Other filings related to this application" from the Document Viewing Area. We emphasize that, as a Commission licensee, Horizon has an affirmative duty to monitor its foreign equity and voting interests and to calculate these interests consistent with the attribution principles enunciated by the Commission. Grant of the instant petition is without prejudice to the Commission's action in any other related pending proceedings. See File No. SES-LFS-20070109-00042, as amended. ITC-214-20070110-00021 E Horizon Mobile Communications, Inc. International Telecommunications Certificate Service(s): INMARSAT and Mobile Satellite Service Grant of Authority Date of Action: 01/30/2009 Application for authority to provide Inmarsat Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) Mobile Satellite Services as a facilities-based and resale provider of mobile satellite service via the Inmarsat 4F2 Satellite at 52.75 degrees W.L. and the Inmarsat 4F-3 satellite, located at 97.65º W.L. We grant the Petition to Adopt Conditions to Authorizations and Licenses (Petition to Adopt Conditions) filed in this proceeding on January 9, 2009, by the Department of Justice, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Department of Homeland Security. Accordingly, we condition grant of Horizon's international section 214 application on Horizon, SatCom Inc., SatCom Ltd., and SatCom Holdings abiding by the commitments and undertakings contained in the Network Security Agreement dated September 24, 2008 (Network Security Agreement). The Petition to Adopt Conditions and the Network Security Agreement are publicly available in the record of this proceeding and may be viewed on the FCC website through the International Bureau Filing System (IBFS) by searching for ITC-214-20070110-00021 and accessing "Other filings related to this application" from the Document Viewing Area. ITC-214-20070627-00248 E Nortel Networks Corporation International Telecommunications Certificate Service(s): Global or Limited Global Resale Service Grant of Authority Date of Action: 01/29/2009 Application for authority to provide service in accordance with Section 63.18(e)(2) of the rules. Page 2 of 7

ITC-214-20080612-00266 E Sumo Technologies, 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: 02/03/2009 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-214-20080624-00289 E DGCOM 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: 02/10/2009 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-214-20080902-00414 E Barry Group International, 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: 02/05/2009 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-214-20080916-00431 E EGLA CORP International Telecommunications Certificate Service(s): Global or Limited Global Resale Service Grant of Authority Date of Action: 01/30/2009 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-214-20081007-00451 E Blue Apple Telecom 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: 02/05/2009 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-214-20081105-00488 E Digit Communications, 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: 02/06/2009 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-214-20081223-00548 E Rudra Communications, 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: 01/30/2009 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 3 of 7

ITC-214-20090106-00009 E JDV Telecom 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: 01/30/2009 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-214-20090106-00010 E TDS LONG DISTANCE 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: 01/30/2009 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-214-20090107-00012 E Teltech Distributors 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: 01/30/2009 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-214-20090112-00013 E Speedypin Prepaid, LLC International Telecommunications Certificate Service(s): Global or Limited Global Resale Service Grant of Authority Date of Action: 01/30/2009 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-214-20090113-00015 E Citrix Online Audio Services Group, LLC International Telecommunications Certificate Service(s): Global or Limited Global Resale Service Grant of Authority Date of Action: 01/30/2009 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-20090106-00008 E Lambeau Telecom Company, LLC Assignment Grant of Authority Date of Action: 01/30/2009 Current Licensee: Powercom Corporation FROM: Powercom Corporation TO: Lambeau Telecom Company, LLC Application for consent to assign the customer base of Powercom Corporation (Powercom) to Lambeau Telecom Company, LLC (Lambeau). Powercom and Lambeau have entered into an agreement under which Lambeau will acquire substantially all of the assets of Powercom, including its customer base. Powercom will continue to hold its international section 214 authorization, ITC-214-19990209-00080. Upon closing, Lambeau will provide service to its newly acquired customers pursuant to international section 214 authorization, ITC-214-20090106-00007. Lambeau is wholly owned by BCN Telecom, Inc., which is wholly owned by Telecom Acquisition Company, LLC, an entity in which the following two individuals, both U.S. citizens, hold 10 percent or greater ownership interests: Richard Boudria (48.5%) and William P. Mulcahy (11.5%). No other individual or entity holds a 10 percent or greater direct or indirect equity or voting interest in Lambeau. This authorization is without prejudice to the Commission's action in any other related pending proceedings. Dismissal ITC-214-20070102-00002 Flint Telecom, Inc. By letter dated February 11, 2009, Applicant notified the Commission of the Withdrawal of its application for international section 214 authorization. ITC-214-20081023-00477 TELFX, LLC Page 4 of 7

Dismissal By Letter dated February 4, 2009, Applicant withdrew their application for an international section 214 authorization. ITC-ASG-20081202-00521 Midcontinent Communications By letter dated January 28, 2009, Applicant notified the Commission of the withdrawal of its international section 214 assignment application. INFORMATIVE ITC-214-20080910-00421 Mox Telecom AG By letter filed January 28, 2009, Mox Telecom AG notified the Commission that, effective January 15, 2009, its wholly-owned subsidiary, Mox Telecom Ireland Ltd., has commenced providing service under authority of the international section 214 authorization, ITC-214-20080910-00421, held by Mox Telecom AG, pursuant to section 63.21(h) of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. § 63.21(h). 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 attached to 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://www.fcc.gov/ib/pd/pf/telecomrules.html#exclusionlist. 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) Carriers shall comply with the Commission's International Settlements Policy and associated filing requirements contained in Sections 43.51, 64.1001 and 64.1002 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 43.51, 64.1001, 64.1002. The Commission modified these requirements most recently in International Settlements Policy Reform: International Settlement Rates, First Report and Order, FCC 04-53, 19 FCC Rcd 5709 (2004). In addition, any carrier interconnecting private lines to the U.S. public switched network at its switch, including any switch in which the carrier obtains capacity either through lease or otherwise, shall file annually with the Chief, International Bureau, a certified statement containing, on a country-specific basis, the number and type (e.g., 64 kbps circuits) of private lines interconnected in such manner. The Commission will treat the country of origin information as confidential. Carriers need not file their contracts for interconnection unless the Commission specifically requests. Carriers shall file their annual report on February 1 (covering international private lines interconnected during the preceding January 1 to December 31 period) of each year. International private lines to countries which the Commission has exempted from the International Settlements Policy at any time during a particular reporting period are exempt from this requirement. See 47 C.F.R. § 43.51(d). The Commission's list of U.S. international routes that are exempt from the International Settlements Policy may be viewed at http://www.fcc.gov/ib/pd/pf/isp_exempt.html. (5) Carriers authorized to provide private line service either on a facilities or resale basis are limited to the provision of such private line service only between the United States and those foreign points covered by their referenced applications for Section 214 authority. 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). (6) A carrier may engage in "switched hubbing" to countries that do not appear on the Commission's list of U.S. international routes that are exempt from the International Settlements Policy, set forth in Section 64.1002, 47 C.F.R. § 64.1002, provided the carrier complies with the requirements of Section 63.17(b) of the rules, 47 C.F.R. § 63.17(b). The Commission's list of U.S. international routes that are exempt from the International Settlements Policy may be viewed at http://www.fcc.gov/ib/pd/pf/isp_exempt.html. (7) Carriers shall comply with the "No Special Concessions" rule, Section 63.14, 47 C.F.R. § 63.14. (8) 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. (9) Carriers shall file the annual reports of overseas telecommunications traffic required by Section 43.61(a). Carriers shall also file the quarterly reports required by Section 43.61 in the circumstances specified in paragraphs (b) and (c) of h S i Page 6 of 7

that Section. (10) Carriers shall file annual reports of circuit status and/or circuit additions in accordance with the requirements set forth in Rules for Filing of International Circuit Status Reports, CC Docket No. 93-157, Report and Order, 10 FCC Rcd 8605 (1995). See 47 C.F.R. § 43.82. See also §§ 63.22(e), 63.23(e). These requirements apply to facilities-based carriers and private line resellers, respectively. See also http:www.fcc.gov/ib/pd/pf/csmanual.html. (11) Carriers should consult Section 63.19 of the rules when contemplating a discontinuance, reduction or impairment of service. Further, the grant of these applications shall not be construed to include authorization for the transmission of money in connection with the services the applicants have been given authority to provide. The transmission of money is not considered to be a common carrier service. (12) 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. (13) 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. (14) 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. Exclusion List for International Section 214 Authorizations -- Last Modified December 22, 1999 -- 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). In addition, the facilities listed shall not be used by U.S. carriers authorized under Section 63.18 of the Commission's Rules unless the carrier's Section 214 authorization specifically lists the facility. 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 generally 47 C.F.R. § 63.22. Countries: Cuba (Applications for service to Cuba shall comply with the separate filing requirements of the Commission's Public Notice Report No. I-6831, dated July 27, 1993, "FCC to Accept Applications for Service to Cuba.") Facilities: All non-U.S.-licensed satellite systems that are not on the Permitted Space Station List, maintained at http://www.fcc.gov/ib/sd/se/permitted.html. See International Bureau Public Notice, DA 99-2844 (rel. Dec. 17, 1999). This list is subject to change by the Commission when the public interest requires. Before amending the list, the Commission will first issue a public notice giving affected parties the opportunity for comment and hearing on the proposed changes. The Commission may then release an order amending the exclusion list. This list also is subject to change upon issuance of an Executive Order. See Streamlining the Section 214 Authorization Process and Tariff Requirements, IB Docket No. 95-118, FCC 96-79, 11 FCC Rcd 12,884, released March 13, 1996 (61 Fed. Reg. 15,724, April 9, 1996). A current version of this list is maintained at http://www.fcc.gov/ib/pd/pf/telecomrules.html#exclusionlist. For additional information, contact the International Bureau's Policy Division, (202) 418-1460. Page 7 of 7


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