Public Notice SCL00097

Action Taken Public Notice

Submarine Cable Landing

2009-11-20

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SCL-MOD-20090910-00027Submarine Cable Landing
SCL-T/C-20091109-00033Submarine Cable Landing
IBFS_PN_775086

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. 09-2452 Report No. SCL-00097 Friday November 20, 2009 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. These applications have been coordinated with the Department of State and other Executive Branch agencies pursuant to section 1.767(b) of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. §1.767(b), and consistent with procedures established with the Department of State. See Review of Commission Consideration of Applications under the Cable Landing License Act, IB Docket No. 00-106, Report and Order, 16 FCC Rcd 22167, 22192-93, paras. 51-52 (2001) (Submarine Cable Landing License Report and Order); Streamlined Procedures for Executive Branch Review of Submarine Cable Landing License Requests, State Department Media Note (Revised) (rel. Dec. 20, 2001) available at http://2001-2009.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2001/6951.htm. 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. Page 1 of 2

SCL-MOD-20090910-00027 E PPC 1 Limited Modification Grant of Authority Date of Action: 11/10/2009 PPC 1 Limited and PPC 1 (US), Inc. (collectively, Applicants) seek authority to modify the cable landing license for the PPC 1 cable system, SCL-LIC-20080213-00001, which connects Sydney, Australia, Piti, Guam and Mandag, Papua New Guinea. The PPC 1 System consists of two segments of digital fiber-optic cable: (1) the Australia-Guam Trunk, connecting Sydney, Australia with Piti, Guam; and (2) the PNG Spur, connecting Madang, Papua New Guinea with a branching unit located on the Australia-Guam Trunk. PPC 1 Limited has entered into an agreement to sell the PNG Spur to Telikom PNG Limited, which already owns the landing station in Madang. Applicants state that PPC 1 Limited and its affiliates will no longer have any ownership interest in the PNG Spur. PPC 1 (US), Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of PPC 1 Limited, will continue to own and operate the shore-end and wet-link portions of the Australia-Guam trunk in the United States, including in U.S. territorial waters. PIPE International (Australia) Pty. Ltd., the parent company of PPC 1 Limited, will continue to own and operate the wet-link and shore-end portions of the Australia-Guam Trunk in Australia, including in Australian territorial waters, and will own the cable station at Cromer, New South Wales. PPC 1 Limited will continue to own and operate the wet-link portions of the Australia-Guam Trunk outside the territorial waters of the United States and Australia and the branching unit on the Australia-Guam Trunk. The cable landing license for the PPC 1 cable system, SCL-LIC-20080213-00001, is hereby modified such that the description of the cable system will reflect that Telikom PNG will own the PNG spur as well as the landing station in Madang. SCL-T/C-20091109-00033 E Reliance Globalcom Limited Transfer of Control Grant of Authority Date of Action: 11/18/2009 Current Licensee: Reliance Globalcom Limited FROM: AAA Communications Private Limited TO: AAA Communications Private Limited Notification filed November 9, 2009 of the pro forma transfer of control of the cable landing license for the FLAG Atlantic-1 cable system, SCL-LIC-19990301-00005, SCL-MOD-20040211-00005, held by Reliance Globalcom Limited (Reliance Globalcom), effective October 10, 2009, and October 31, 2009. As a result of a series of transactions that took place on October 10, 2009, and October 31, 2009, AAA Communications Private Limited (AAACPL), an indirect controlling parent of Reliance Globalcom, reduced its interest in Reliance Communications Limited (RCOM), the direct controlling parent of Reliance Globalcom, such that AAACPL's interest in RCOM decreased from 54.16% to approximately 39.15%. As a result, AAACPL has a less than 50% direct interest in RCOM, but it still has de facto control of RCOM and through RCOM has control of Reliance Globalcom. AAACPL, RCOM, and Reliance Globalcom remain under the ultimate control of Anil Ambani (67%) and Kokilaben Ambani (33%), both citizens of India. Page 2 of 2


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