Public Notice TEL01481

International Telecommunications

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2011-02-10

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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. 11-259 Report No. TEL-01481 Thursday February 10, 2011 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. ISP-AMD-20100722-00016 P Puerto Rico Telephone Company, Inc. Amendment Grant of Authority Date of Action: 02/07/2011 Puerto Rico Telephone Company, Inc. (PRTC) amends its petition for a declaratory ruling under section 310(b)(4) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. § 310(b)(4), related to the 700 MHz Band licenses PRTC won in Auction No. 73 - ISP-PDR-20080103-00009. See Report No. TEL-01259NS (rel. Apr. 22, 2008). Specifically, PRTC requests the declaratory ruling permit the 40.18% indirect equity ownership of PRTC by Mr. Carlos Slim Helu and members of his immediate family in the 700 MHz Band licenses PRTC won in Auction No. 73. See ULS File No. 0003382234; DA 08-595 (rel. Mar. 20, 2008), amended by Erratum (rel. Mar. 26, 2008). The petition for declaratory ruling, as amended, is granted. See ISP-PDR-20080103-00009. Page 1 of 11

ISP-AMD-20100722-00017 P Puerto Rico Telephone Company, Inc. Amendment Grant of Authority Date of Action: 02/07/2011 Puerto Rico Telephone Company, Inc. (PRTC) amends its petition for a declaratory ruling under section 310(b)(4) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. § 310(b)(4), related to the 700 MHz Band licenses PRTC won in Auction No. 78 - ISP-PDR-20080909-00018. See Report No. TEL-01317NS (rel. Oct. 10, 2008). Specifically, PRTC requests the declaratory ruling permit the 40.18% indirect equity ownership of PRTC by Mr. Carlos Slim Helu and members of his immediate family in the Advanced Wireless Services licenses PRTC won in Auction No. 78. See ULS File No. 0003574136; DA 08-1953 (rel. Aug. 25, 2008). The petition for declaratory ruling, as amended, is granted. See ISP-PDR-20080909-00018. ISP-PDR-20080103-00009 P Puerto Rico Telephone Company, Inc. Petition for Declaratory Ruling Grant of Authority Date of Action: 02/07/2011 Puerto Rico Telephone Company, Inc. (PRTC or "Petitioner") requests a declaratory ruling, under section 310(b)(4) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. § 310(b)(4), related to the 700 MHz Band licenses PRTC won in Auction No. 73 to permit the 40.18% indirect equity ownership of PRTC by Mr. Carlos Slim Helu and members of his immediate family (collectively, "Slim Family"). See ULS File No. 0003382234; DA 08-595 (rel. Mar. 20, 2008), amended by Erratum (rel. Mar. 26, 2008). Petitioner states that an earlier ruling authorized indirect foreign ownership by the Slim Family of PRTC, a holder of certain common carrier radio licenses. See Verizon Communications, Inc. Transferor, and América Móvil, S.A. de C.V., Transferee, WT Docket No. 06-113, Memorandum Opinion and Order and Declaratory Ruling, 22 FCC Rcd 6195 (2007). At that time the Slim Family had a 32.33% equity and 66.21% voting interest in América Móvil S.A. de C.V. (América Móvil), which indirectly wholly owns PRTC. According to the Petitioner, on June 16, 2010 America Movil issued additional stock that increased the Slim Family's equity holdings from 32.4% to 40.18%. (The stock issuance did not change the Slim Family voting interest in América Móvil.) PRTC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Telecomunicaciones de Puerto Rico, Inc. (TELPRI), both of which are organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. TELPRI is wholly owned by Tenedora Telpri, S.A. de C.V. (Tenedora), a corporation organized under the laws of Mexico, a World Trade Organization (WTO) Member country. Tenedora in turn is 99.99% owned and controlled by Radiomóvil Dipsa, S.A. de C.V. (Telcel), also a Mexican company. Tenedora is 0.01% owned by Amov IV, S.A. de C.V. (Amov IV). Telcel is 99.99% owned and controlled by Sercotel, S.A. de C.V. (Sercotel). Telcel is 0.01% owned by Amov IV. Sercotel is 99.99% owned and controlled by América Móvil. Sercotel is 0.01% owned by Amov IV. Both Sercotel and América Móvil are corporations organized under the laws of Mexico. Amov IV is a holding company organized under the laws of Mexico, and is 99.99% owned and controlled by Sercotel and 0.01% owned by Telcel. Mr. Carlos Slim Helu and members of his immediate family (all of whom are citizens of Mexico) directly and indirectly hold approximately 40.18% equity and 65.5% voting interests in América Móvil. Pursuant to the rules and policies established in the Commission's Foreign Participation Order, 12 FCC Rcd 23891 (1997), Order on Reconsideration, 15 FCC Rcd 18158 (2000), we find that the public interest will be served by granting the Petitioner's request. Accordingly we revise the declaratory ruling for PRTC, see 22 FCC Rcd at 6225, to allow the Slim Family to hold a 40.18% indirect equity interest in PRTC and extend it to include the 700 MHz Band licenses PRTC won in Auction No. 73. We grant the request filed on February 4, 2011 by the Department of Justice (DOJ), including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, with the concurrence of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), to condition this grant on the compliance of América Móvil with the commitments set forth in the December 15, 2006 Security Agreement between América Móvil, S.A. de C.V., on behalf of itself and the subsidiaries through which it will hold its interest in Telecomunicaciones de Puerto Rico, Inc. (TELPRI), TELPRI, DOJ, and DHS ("Security Agreement"). A copy of the February 4, 2011 letter from Siobhan E. Dupuy, DOJ, to Marlene H. Dortch, FCC, is publicly available and may be viewed on the FCC web-site through the International Bureau Filing System (IBFS) by searching for ISP-PDR-20080103-00009 and accessing "Other filings related to this application" from the Document Viewing area. A copy of the Security Agreement is available at 22 FCC Rcd 6195, 6235. Grant of this application is without prejudice to any enforcement action by the Commission for non-compliance with the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, or the Commission's rules. This authorization is without prejudice to the Commission's action in any other related pending proceedings. Page 2 of 11

ISP-PDR-20080909-00018 P Puerto Rico Telephone Company, Inc. Petition for Declaratory Ruling Grant of Authority Date of Action: 02/07/2011 Puerto Rico Telephone Company, Inc. (PRTC or "Petitioner") requests a declaratory ruling, under section 310(b)(4) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. § 310(b)(4) to permit the 40.18% indirect equity ownership of PRTC by Mr. Carlos Slim Helu and members of his immediate family (collectively, "Slim Family") in the Advanced Wireless Services licenses PRTC won in Auction No. 78. See ULS File No. 0003574136; DA 08-1953 (rel. Aug. 25, 2008). Petitioner states that an earlier ruling authorized indirect foreign ownership by the Slim Family of PRTC, a holder of certain common carrier radio licenses. See Verizon Communications, Inc., Transferor, and América Móvil, S.A. de C.V., Transferee, WT Docket No. 06-113, Memorandum Opinion and Order and Declaratory Ruling, 22 FCC Rcd 6195 (2007). At that time, the Slim Family had a 32.33% equity and 66.21% voting interest in América Móvil S.A. de C.V. (América Móvil), which indirectly wholly owns PRTC. According to the Petitioner, on June 16, 2010 América Móvil issued additional stock that increased the Slim Family's equity holdings from 32.4% to 40.18%. (The stock issuance did not change the Slim Family voting interest in América Móvil.) PRTC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Telecomunicaciones de Puerto Rico, Inc. (TELPRI), both of which are organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. TELPRI is wholly owned by Tenedora Telpri, S.A. de C.V. (Tenedora), a corporation organized under the laws of Mexico, a World Trade Organization (WTO) Member country. Tenedora in turn is 99.99% owned and controlled by Radiomóvil Dipsa, S.A. de C.V. (Telcel), also a Mexican company. Tenedora is 0.01% owned by Amov IV, S.A. de C.V. (Amov IV). Telcel is 99.99% owned and controlled by Sercotel, S.A. de C.V. (Sercotel). Telcel is 0.01% owned by Amov IV. Sercotel is 99.99% owned and controlled by América Móvil. Sercotel is 0.01% owned by Amov IV. Both Sercotel and América Móvil are corporations organized under the laws of Mexico. Amov IV is a holding company organized under the laws of Mexico, and is 99.99% owned and controlled by Sercotel and 0.01% owned by Telcel. Mr. Carlos Slim Helu and members of his immediate family (all of whom are citizens of Mexico) directly and indirectly hold approximately 40.18% equity and 65.5% voting interests in América Móvil. Pursuant to the rules and policies established in the Commission's Foreign Participation Order, 12 FCC Rcd 23891 (1997), Order on Reconsideration, 15 FCC Rcd 18158 (2000), we find that the public interest will be served by granting Petitioner's request. Accordingly we revise the declaratory ruling for PRTC, see 22 FCC Rcd at 6225, to allow the Slim Family to hold a 40.18% indirect equity interest in PRTC and extend it to include the Advanced Wireless Services licenses PRTC won in Auction No. 78. We grant the request filed on February 4, 2011 by the Department of Justice (DOJ), including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, with the concurrence of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), to condition this grant on the compliance of América Móvil with the commitments set forth in the December 15, 2006 Security Agreement between América Móvil, S.A. de C.V., on behalf of itself and the subsidiaries through which it will hold its interest in Telecomunicaciones de Puerto Rico, Inc. (TELPRI), TELPRI, DOJ, and DHS ("Security Agreement"). A copy of the February 4, 2011 letter from Siobhan E. Dupuy, DOJ, to Marlene H. Dortch, FCC, is publicly available and may be viewed on the FCC web-site through the International Bureau Filing System (IBFS) by searching for ISP-PDR-20080909-00018 and accessing "Other filings related to this application" from the Document Viewing area. A copy of the Security Agreement is available at 22 FCC Rcd 6195, 6235. Grant of this application is without prejudice to any enforcement action by the Commission for non-compliance with the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, or the Commission's rules. This authorization is without prejudice to the Commission's action in any other related pending proceedings. Page 3 of 11

ISP-PDR-20090820-00007 E Telecom North America Mobile, Inc. Petition for Declaratory Ruling Grant of Authority Date of Action: 02/04/2011 Telecom North America Mobile, Inc. ("TNA-Mobile" or "Petitioner") requests a declaratory ruling that its indirect foreign ownership in excess of the 25 percent benchmark set forth in section 310(b)(4) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, will serve the public interest. TNA-Mobile filed its petition in connection with its application for the partial assignment of a Broadband Personal Communications Service ("PCS") license. The portion of the licensed geographic service area that would be assigned to TNA-Mobile is defined as Cedar County, Missouri. See ULS File No. 0003932106. Petitioner states that TNA-Mobile is a Nevada corporation, owned 100 percent by Telecom North America, Inc. (TNA), also a Nevada corporation. According to the petition, TNA is owned by two individuals, as follows: Mr. Johannes Gottschalk, a German citizen (50%), and Mr. Herve R. Andrieu, a French citizen (50%). Pursuant to the rules and policies established in the Commission's Foreign Participation Order, 12 FCC Rcd 23891 (1997), Order on Reconsideration, 15 FCC Rcd 18158 (2000), we find that the public interest will be served by allowing the indirect foreign ownership of TNA-Mobile in excess of the 25 percent benchmark of section 310(b)(4) of the Act. Specifically, this ruling permits Mr. Gottschalk and Mr. Andrieu to each have a 50 percent indirect ownership of TNA-Mobile. We grant the Petition to Adopt Conditions to Authorizations and Licenses (Petition) filed in this proceeding on February 3, 2011, by the Department of Justice. Accordingly, we condition this grant on Telecom North America, Inc. abiding by the commitments and undertakings contained in its January 21, 2011 letter to the Assistant Attorney General, National Security Division, U.S. Department of Justice (January 21 2011 Letter). A copy of the Petition and the January 21, 2011 Letter are publicly available and may be viewed on the FCC web-site through the International Bureau Filing System (IBFS) by searching for ISP-PDR-20090820-00007 and accessing "Other filings related to this application" from the Document Viewing area. Grant of this application is without prejudice to any enforcement action by the Commission for non-compliance with the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, or the Commission's rules. This authorization is without prejudice to the Commission's action in any other related pending proceedings. ISP-PDR-20100623-00012 P America Movil, S.A. de C.V. Petition for Declaratory Ruling Grant of Authority Date of Action: 02/07/2011 América Móvil S.A.B. de C.V. (América Móvil or "Petitioner") requests that the Commission revise its existing declaratory ruling under section 310(b)(4) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. § 310(b)(4), to permit the 40.18% indirect equity ownership of Puerto Rico Telephone Company (PRTC) by Mr. Carlos Slim Helu and members of his immediate family (collectively, "Slim Family"). Petitioner states that an earlier ruling authorized indirect foreign ownership by the Slim Family of PRTC, a holder of certain common carrier wireless licenses. See Verizon Communications, Inc. Transferor, and América Móvil, S.A. de C.V., Transferee, WT Docket No. 06-113, Memorandum Opinion and Order and Declaratory Ruling, 22 FCC Rcd 6195 (2007). At that time the Slim Family had a 32.33% equity and 66.21% voting interest in América Móvil. According to the Petitioner, on June 16, 2010 América Móvil issued additional stock that increased the Slim Family's equity holdings from 32.4% to 40.18%. (The stock issuance did not change the Slim Family voting interest in América Móvil.) PRTC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Telecomunicaciones de Puerto Rico, Inc. (TELPRI), both of which are organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. TELPRI is wholly owned by Tenedora Telpri, S.A. de C.V. (Tenedora), a corporation organized under the laws of Mexico, a World Trade Organization (WTO) Member country. Tenedora in turn is 99.99% owned and controlled by Radiomóvil Dipsa, S.A. de C.V. (Telcel), also a Mexican company. Tenedora is 0.01% owned by Amov IV, S.A. de C.V. (Amov IV). Telcel is 99.99% owned and controlled by Sercotel, S.A. de C.V. (Sercotel). Telcel is 0.01% owned by Amov IV. Sercotel is 99.99% owned and controlled by América Móvil. Sercotel is 0.01% owned by Amov IV. Both Sercotel and América Móvil are corporations organized under the laws of Mexico. Amov IV is a holding company organized under the laws of Mexico, and is 99.99% owned and controlled by Sercotel and 0.01% owned by Telcel. Mr. Carlos Slim Helu and members of his immediate family (all of whom are citizens of Mexico) directly and indirectly hold approximately 40.18% equity and 65.5% voting interests in América Móvil. Pursuant to the rules and policies established in the Commission's Foreign Participation Order, 12 FCC Rcd 23891 (1997), Order on Reconsideration, 15 FCC Rcd 18158 (2000), we find that the public interest would be served by granting Petitioner's request. Accordingly we revise the declaratory ruling for PRTC, see 22 FCC Rcd at 6225, to allow the Slim Family to hold a 40.18% indirect equity interest in PRTC. We grant the request filed on February 4, 2011 by the Department of Justice (DOJ), including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, with the concurrence of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), to condition this grant on the compliance of América Móvil with the commitments set forth in the December 15, 2006 Security Agreement between América Móvil, S.A. de C.V., on behalf of itself and the subsidiaries through which it will hold its interest in Telecomunicaciones de Puerto Rico, Inc. (TELPRI), TELPRI, DOJ, and DHS ("Security Agreement"). A copy of the February 4, 2011 letter from Siobhan E. Dupuy, DOJ, to Marlene H. Dortch, FCC, is publicly available and may be viewed on the FCC web-site through the International Bureau Filing System (IBFS) by searching for ISP-PDR-20100623-00012 and accessing "Other filings related to this application" from the Document Viewing area. A copy of the Security Agreement is available at 22 FCC Rcd 6195, 6235. Grant of this application is without prejudice to any enforcement action by the Commission for non-compliance with the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, or the Commission's rules. This authorization is without prejudice to the Commission's action in any other related pending proceedings. Page 4 of 11

ITC-214-20090828-00399 E NAS POINT COMMUNICATIONS 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: 02/08/2011 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-214-20091124-00493 E Vtel Global 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: 02/07/2011 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-214-20100125-00022 E Motion Telecom International 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: 02/08/2011 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-214-20101215-00483 E Start Wireless Group, Inc., d/b/a Page Plus Cellular International Telecommunications Certificate Service(s): Global or Limited Global Resale Service Grant of Authority Date of Action: 02/04/2011 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). Grant of this application is without prejudice to any enforcement action by the Commission for non-compliance with the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, or the Commission's rules. ITC-214-20110107-00002 E Intellivoice Networks, Inc. International Telecommunications Certificate Service(s): Global or Limited Global Resale Service Grant of Authority Date of Action: 02/04/2011 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-214-20110113-00004 E AliXinA 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: 02/04/2011 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-ASG-20110127-00026 E EMS AVIATION, INC. Assignment Grant of Authority Date of Action: 02/09/2011 Current Licensee: Sky Connect LLC FROM: Sky Connect LLC TO: EMS AVIATION, INC. Notification filed on January 27, 2011, of the pro forma assignment of international section 214 authorization, ITC-214-20081020-00470, from Sky Connect LLC (Sky Connect) to EMS Aviation, Inc. (EMS Aviation), effective January 1, 2011. In a corporate reorganization, Sky Connect was merged into Formation, Inc. The surviving entity was then renamed EMS Aviation. Sky Connect and Formation, Inc. each were, and EMS Aviation is, a wholly-owned subsidiary of EMS Technologies. Page 5 of 11

ITC-ASG-20110130-00031 E AT&T Mobility Puerto Rico Inc. Assignment Grant of Authority Date of Action: 02/09/2011 Current Licensee: Centennial Puerto Rico License Corp. FROM: Centennial Puerto Rico License Corp. TO: AT&T Mobility Puerto Rico Inc. Notification filed on January 30, 2011, of the pro forma assignment of international section authorization, ITC-214-19980430-00923, from Centennial Puerto Rico License Corp. (Centennial Puerto Rico License) to AT&T Mobility Puerto Rico Inc. (Mobility Puerto Rico), effective December 31, 2010. In an internal corporate reorganization, Centennial Puerto Rico License was merged into Mobility Puerto Rico, with Mobility Puerto Rico being the surviving entity. Centennial Puerto Rico License was, and Mobility Puerto Rico is, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of AT&T Inc. ITC-ASG-20110130-00032 E AT&T Mobility Wireless Operations Holdings LLC Assignment Grant of Authority Date of Action: 02/09/2011 Current Licensee: New Champaign CellTelCo LLC FROM: New Champaign CellTelCo LLC TO: AT&T Mobility Wireless Operations Holdings LLC Notification filed January 31, 2011, of the pro forma assignment of international section 214 authorization, ITC-214-20010412-00198, from New Champaign CellTelCo LLC (New Champaign) to AT&T Mobility Wireless Operations Holdings LLC (Holdings LLC), effective December 31, 2010. In an internal corporate reorganization, New Champaign was merged into Holdings LLC, with Holdings LLC being the surviving entity. New Champaign was, and Holdings LLC is, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of AT&T, Inc. ITC-ASG-20110130-00035 E AT&T Mobility Puerto Rico Inc. Assignment Grant of Authority Date of Action: 02/09/2011 Current Licensee: Centennial Puerto Rico Operations Corp. FROM: Centennial Puerto Rico Operations Corp. TO: AT&T Mobility Puerto Rico Inc. Notification filed on January 30, 2011, of the pro forma assignment of international section authorization, ITC-214-19980918-00669, from Centennial Puerto Rico Operations Corp. (Centennial Puerto Rico Operations) to AT&T Mobility Puerto Rico Inc. (Mobility Puerto Rico), effective December 31, 2010. In an internal corporate reorganization, Centennial Puerto Rico Operations was merged into Mobility Puerto Rico, with Mobility Puerto Rico being the surviving entity. Centennial Puerto Rico Operations was, and Mobility Puerto Rico is, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of AT&T Inc. ITC-ASG-20110130-00036 E NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC Assignment Grant of Authority Date of Action: 02/09/2011 Current Licensee: Edge Wireless, LLC FROM: Edge Wireless, LLC TO: NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC Notification filed on January 30, 2011, of the pro forma assignment of international section 214 authorization, ITC-214-20001116-00672, from Edge Wireless, LLC (Edge Wireless) to New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC (New Cingular), effective December 31, 2010. In an internal corporate reorganization, Edge Wireless was merged into New Cingular, with New Cingular being the surviving entity. Edge Wireless was, and New Cingular is, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of AT&T Inc. ITC-ASG-20110131-00027 E Cellco Partnership Assignment Grant of Authority Date of Action: 02/09/2011 Current Licensee: GTE Railfone LLC FROM: GTE Railfone LLC TO: Cellco Partnership Notification filed on January 31, 2011, of the pro forma assignment of international section 214 authorization, ITC-214-19920813-00076, from GTE Railfone LLC to Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless (Verizon Wireless), effective December 31, 2010. GTE Railfone LLC is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Verizon Wireless. Page 6 of 11

ITC-ASG-20110131-00028 E Alltel Communications, LLC Assignment Grant of Authority Date of Action: 02/09/2011 Current Licensee: Kin Network, Inc. FROM: KIN Network TO: Alltel Communications, LLC Notification filed on January 31, 2011, of the pro forma assignment of international section 214 authorization, ITC-214-19970219-00097, from KIN Network Inc. to Alltel Communications LLC, effective December 31, 2010. The assignment occurred as part of an internal corporate restructuring. KIN Network Inc. and Alltel Communications LLC are both indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries of Cellco Partnership, d/b/a Verizon Wireless. ITC-ASG-20110131-00037 E NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC Assignment Grant of Authority Date of Action: 02/09/2011 Current Licensee: Peach Acquisitions LLC FROM: Peach Acquisitions LLC TO: NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC Notification filed on January 30, 2011, of the pro forma assignment of international section 214 authorization, ITC-214-20100722-00328, from Peach Acquisitions, LLC (Peach Acquisitions) to New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC (New Cingular), effective December 31, 2010. In an internal corporate reorganization, Peach Acquisitions was merged into New Cingular, with New Cingular being the surviving entity. Peach Acquisitions was, and New Cingular is, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of AT&T Inc. ITC-ASG-20110131-00038 E NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC Assignment Grant of Authority Date of Action: 02/09/2011 Current Licensee: Abraham Divestiture Company LLC FROM: Abraham Divestiture Company LLC TO: NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC Notification filed on January 30, 2011, of the pro forma assignment of international section 214 authorization, ITC-214-20090522-00562, held by Abraham Divestiture Company, LLC (Abraham Divestiture Company) to New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC (New Cingular), effective December 31, 2010. In an internal corporate reorganization, Abraham Divestiture Company was merged into New Cingular, with New Cingular being the surviving entity. Abraham Divestiture Company was, and New Cingular is, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of AT&T Inc. ITC-T/C-20090908-00409 E Telecom North America, Inc. Transfer of Control Grant of Authority Date of Action: 02/04/2011 Current Licensee: 3U Telecom, Inc. FROM: 3U Holding AG TO: Johannes Gottschalk & Herve R. Andrieu Application for consent to the transfer of control of international section 214 authorization, ITC-214-20031031-00499, held by 3U Telecom, Inc. (3UTel) from 3U Holding AG f/k/a 3U Telecom AG (3UAG) to Johannes Gottschalk and Herve R. Andrieu. Pursuant to a stock acquisition transaction that was consummated on December 15, 2008, without prior Commission approval, transferees Gottschalk and Andrieu, each of whom individually held 15% stock interest in 3UTel, acquired the remaining 70% stock interest in 3UTel held by 3UAG so that each now holds a 50% ownership interest in and negative control of 3UTel. (Subsequent to this transaction, 3U Telecom, Inc. changed its name to Telecom North America, Inc.) Mr. Gottschalk is a citizen of Germany, and Mr. Andrieu is a citizen of France. We grant the Petition to Adopt Conditions to Authorizations and Licenses (Petition) filed in this proceeding on February 3, 2011, by the Department of Justice. Accordingly, we condition grant of the application on Telecom North America, Inc. abiding by the commitments and undertakings contained in its January 21, 2011 letter to the Assistant Attorney General, National Security Division, U.S. Department of Justice (January 21 2011 Letter). A copy of the Petition and the January 21, 2011 Letter are publicly available and may be viewed on the FCC web-site through the International Bureau Filing System (IBFS) by searching for ITC-T/C-20090908-00409 and accessing "Other filings related to this application" from the Document Viewing area. Grant of this application is without prejudice to any enforcement action by the Commission for non-compliance with the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, or the Commission's rules. This authorization is without prejudice to the Commission's action in any other related pending proceedings. Page 7 of 11

ITC-T/C-20101209-00480 E Voicecom Telecommunications, LLC Transfer of Control Grant of Authority Date of Action: 02/02/2011 Current Licensee: Voicecom Telecommunications, LLC FROM: Voicecom Telecommunications, Inc. TO: Amvensys Telecom Holdings, LLC Application for consent to transfer control of international section 214 authorization, ITC-214-20020509-00226, held Voicecom Telecommunications, LLC (Voicecom Operating), from its 100% direct parent, Voicecom Telecommunications, Inc. (Voicecom Inc.) to Amvensys Telecom Holdings, LLC (Amvensys). Pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger, Amvensys will acquire the stock of Voicecom Inc. and will then merge it into Amvensys Acquistion Company LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Amvensys, with Voicecom Inc. being the surviving entity. Voicecom Inc. and Voicecom Operating will then be direct and indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries of Amvensys, respectively. Z. Ed Lateef, a U.S. citizen, is the sole owner of Amvensys. This authorization is without prejudice to the Commission's action in any other related pending proceedings. ITC-T/C-20110128-00029 E Central Indiana Communications, Inc. Transfer of Control Grant of Authority Date of Action: 02/09/2011 Current Licensee: Central Indiana Communications, Inc. FROM: Hancock Rural Telephone Corporation TO: Hancock Rural Telephone Corporation Notification filed January 28, 2011, of the pro forma transfer of control of international section 214 authorization, ITC-214-19981222-00885, held by Central Indiana Communications, Inc. (CICI), from the former shareholders of Hancock Rural Telephone Corporation d/b/a Hancock Telecom (HRTC) to the new shareholders, effective January 1, 2011. HRTC is a member-owned cooperative in which no individual or entity has control. HRTC merged with Hancock County Rural Electric Membership Corporation d/b/a Central Indiana Power, with HRTC being the surviving entity. The merger resulted in an increase in the number of members of HRTC that may represent 50% or more of the total membership of HRTC after the merger. ITC-T/C-20110130-00033 E AT&T Mobility Puerto Rico Inc. Transfer of Control Grant of Authority Date of Action: 02/09/2011 Current Licensee: AT&T Mobility Puerto Rico Inc. FROM: New Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems, Inc. TO: AWACS, Inc. Notification filed on January 30, 2011, of the pro forma transfer of control of international section 214 authorizations, ITC-214-19930315-00040 and ITC-214-19940107-00011, held by AT&T Mobility Puerto Rico, Inc. (Mobility Puerto Rico), from New Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems, Inc. (New SBMS) to AWACS, Inc. (AWACS), effective December 31, 2010. In an internal corporate restructuring, AWACS was merged into New SBMS, its direct parent, with AWACS being the surviving entity. As a result, AT&T Teleholdings Inc. is now the direct parent of AWACS. AWACS holds an indirect majority interest in Mobility Puerto Rico. All the named entities are direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries of AT&T Inc. ITC-T/C-20110130-00034 E CCPR of the Virgin Islands, Inc. Transfer of Control Grant of Authority Date of Action: 02/09/2011 Current Licensee: CCPR of the Virgin Islands, Inc. FROM: New Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems, Inc. TO: AWACS, Inc. Notification filed on January 30, 2011, of the pro forma transfer of control of international section 214 authorization, ITC-214-20001101-00664, held by CCPR of the Virgin Islands, Inc. (CCPR), from New Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems, Inc. (New SBMS) to AWACS, Inc. (AWACS), effective December 31, 2010. In an internal corporate restructuring, AWACS was merged into New SBMS, its direct parent, with AWACS being the surviving entity. As a result, AT&T Teleholdings Inc. is now the direct parent of AWACS. AWACS holds an indirect majority interest in CCPR. All the named entities are direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries of AT&T Inc. Page 8 of 11

ITC-T/C-20110131-00030 E Bristol Bay Cellular Partnership Transfer of Control Grant of Authority Date of Action: 02/09/2011 Current Licensee: Bristol Bay Cellular Partnership FROM: Aleutian Telcom, Inc. TO: Aleutian Telcom, Inc. Notification filed January 31, 2011, of the pro forma transfer of control of international section 214 authorization, ITC-214-19930812-00150, held by Bristol Bay Cellular Partnership (Bristol Bay), effective December 31, 2010. Bristol Bay is a general partnership of Aleutian Telcom, Inc. (ATI) and AWACS, Inc. (AWACS), with each holding a 50% interest. ATI serves as the managing partner of Bristol Bay. In an internal corporate restructuring, AWACS was merged into New Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems, Inc., its direct parent, with AWACS being the surviving entity. As a result, AT&T Teleholdings Inc. is now the direct parent of AWACS. All three entities are direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries of AT&T Inc. (This transaction did not affect the interest of ATI in Bristol Bay.) ITC-T/C-20110131-00039 E AT&T Mobility Wireless Operations Holdings INC Transfer of Control Grant of Authority Date of Action: 02/09/2011 Current Licensee: AT&T Mobility Wireless Operations Holdings INC FROM: New Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems, Inc. TO: AT&T NCWS Holdings, Inc. Notification filed on January 31, 2011, of the pro forma transfer of control of international section 214 authorization, ITC-214-20031017-00481, held by AT&T Mobility Wireless Operations Holdings Inc. (Holdings Inc.), from New Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems, Inc. (New SBMS) to AT&T NCWS Holdings, Inc. (NCWS), effective December 31, 2010. In an internal corporate restructuring, AWACS Inc. (AWCS) was merged into New SBMS, its direct parent, with AWACS being the surviving entity. As a result, AT&T Teleholdings Inc. is now the direct parent of AWACS. In addition, NCWS was formed and inserted in the ownership chain between AWCS and Holdings Inc. as an indirect parent of Holdings Inc. All the named entities are direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries of AT&T Inc. Page 9 of 11

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 10 of 11

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 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 47 C.F.R. § 63.22(c). Countries: Cuba (Applications for service to Cuba shall comply with the separate filing requirements of the Commission's Public Notice, DA 10-112, dated January 21, 2010, "Modification of Process to Accept Applications for Service to Cuba and Related Matters.") 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 11 of 11


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