Public Notice SCL00090S

Accepted for Filing Streamlined Public Notice

Submarine Cable Landing

2009-07-10

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File NumberService
SCL-T/C-20090616-00019Submarine Cable Landing
SCL-T/C-20090615-00015Submarine Cable Landing
IBFS_PN_721780

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-00090S Friday July 10, 2009 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 and subject to the streamlined processing procedures set forth in section 1.767 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. § 1.767. Pursuant to the Submarine Cable Landing License Act, 47 U.S.C. §§ 34-39, and Executive Order No. 10530, reprinted as amended in 3 U.S.C. § 301, each applicant seeks: (a) the grant of a cable landing licensee; (b) the modification of a cable landing license; and/or (c) the assignment or transfer of control of an interest in a submarine cable landing license. Pursuant to its decision 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) and section 1.767 of the rules, the Commission will take action upon these applications within forty-five (45) days after release of this public notice, unless the Commission has informed the applicant in writing that the application, upon further examination, has been deemed ineligible for streamlined processing. 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. Filings relating to this application must be received within 14 days of this notice. Such filings will not necessarily result in an application being deemed ineligible for streamlined processing. 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 3

SCL-T/C-20090615-00015 E St. Thomas & San Juan Telephone Co., Inc. Transfer of Control Current Licensee: St. Thomas and San Juan Telephone Company, Inc. FROM: Primus Telecommunications Group, Incorporated, Debtor-In-Possession TO: Primus Telecommunications Group, Inc. Application for consent to transfer of control of the interests in the cable landing licenses listed below held by St. Thomas & San Juan Telephone Co., Inc. (STSJ) from its ultimate parent company Primus Telecommunications Group, Inc. DIP (PTGI DIP) to Primus Telecommunications Group, Inc. (PTGI). STSJ holds interests in the following cable landing licenses: (1) 0.34280% voting interest in SCL-LIC-19921110-00002 (Old File No. SCL-93-002) - Americas I Cable System; (2) 0.32993% voting interest in SCL-LIC-19980101-00036 (Old File No. SCL-98-003) - Americas II Cable system; (3) 1.2295% voting interest in SCL-LIC-19951013-00002 (Old File No. SCL-95-012) - Antillas I Cable System; (4) 0.50000% voting interest in SCL-LIC-19960329-00128 (Old File No. SCL-96-003) - Bahamas II Cable System; (5) 0.31679% voting interest in SCL-LIC-19921110-00004 (Old File No. SCL-93-001) - Columbus II Cable System; (6) 0.25942% voting interest in SCL-LIC-19980527-00007 (Old File No. SCL-98-005) - Columbus III Cable System; (7) 0.06821% voting interest in SCL-LIC-19970421-00002 (Old File No. SCL-97-001), SCL-MOD-20040521-00016 - Pan American Cable System; and, (8) 0.43805% voting interest in SCL-LIC-19920107-00005 (Old File No. SCL-92-002) - Taino-Carib Cable System. The interests held by STSJ in the various segments of these cable systems are set forth in the June 26, 2009 letter from Danielle Burt, counsel for STSJ, to Marlene Dortch, FCC, which is publicly available and may be viewed on the FCC web-site through the International Bureau Filing System (IBFS) by searching for SCL-T/C-20090615-00015 and accessing "Other filings related to this application" from the Document Viewing area. On March 16, 2009, Primus Telecommunications Group, Inc. filed petitions with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware to reorganize under Chapter 11 (see In Re: Primus Telecommunications Group, Incorporated, et al., Debtors Case No. 09-10867 (KG) through 09-10970 (KG)). PTGI DIP and certain secured creditors and note holders have agreed to a proposed plan under which the current common stock in PTGI will be extinguished and new stock will be issued. Applicants expect that no individual or entity will hold a ten percent or greater direct or indirect equity or voting interest in PTGI after this reorganization. SCL-T/C-20090616-00019 E Primus Telecommunications, Inc. Transfer of Control Current Licensee: Primus Telecommunications, Inc. FROM: Primus Telecommunications Group, Incorporated, Debtor-In-Possession TO: Primus Telecommunications Group, Inc. Application for consent to transfer control of the interest in the Japan-US Cable Network, SCL-LIC-19981117-00025, held by Primus Telecommunications, Inc. (PTI), from Primus Telecommunications Group, Inc., DIP (PTGI DIP), its ultimate parent, to Primus Telecommunications Group, Inc. (PTGI). PTI holds a 0.18692% interest in the Japan-U.S. cable network. On March 16, 2009, Primus Telecommunications Group, Inc. filed petitions with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware to reorganize under Chapter 11 (see In Re: Primus Telecommunications Group, Incorporated, et al., Debtors Case No. 09-10867 (KG) through 09-10970 (KG)). PTGI DIP and certain secured creditors and note holders have agreed to a proposed plan under which the current common stock in PTGI will be extinguished and new stock will be issued. Applicants expect that no individual or entity will hold a ten percent or greater direct or indirect equity or voting interest in PTGI after this reorganization. Page 2 of 3

REMINDERS: 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 C.F.R. §§ 1.2001-1.2003. The Commission's rules applicable to submarine cable landing licenses (47 C.F.R. §§ 1.767, 1.768) are available at http://www.fcc.gov/ib/td/pf/telecomrules.html. See also http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edoc_public/attachmatch/DA-02-5981A1.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. By this notice, we inform the public that submarine cable landing license applications and international section 214 applications that are part of larger transactions involving multiple Commission licenses or authorizations may involve "extraordinary circumstances" as referenced in Review of Commission Consideration of Applications under the Cable Landing License Act, Report and Order, 16 FCC Rcd 22167 (2001) and Rules and Policies on Foreign Participation in the U.S. Telecommunications Market, Report and Order and Order on Reconsideration, 12 FCC Rcd 23891 (1997), paras. 327-28, Order on Reconsideration, 15 FCC Rcd 18158 (2000). Additionally, these extraordinary circumstances may result where Executive Branch agencies petition the Commission to defer decision on certain transactions pending the resolution of potential national security, law enforcement, foreign policy and trade policy issues. Accordingly, these applications may not be acted on within the 90-day review period that the Commission has established as the period of time normally required to reach a decision on non-streamlined cable landing licenses and international section 214 applications. This notice shall serve as public notice to applicants that, in these circumstances, additional time may be required for Commission review and final action. No additional formal public notice will be provided routinely with respect to specific applications in the event that the applicable review period extends beyond 90 days. Page 3 of 3


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