Public Notice SCL00116S

Accepted for Filing Streamlined Public Notice

Submarine Cable Landing

2011-04-14

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File NumberService
SCL-LIC-20110329-00009Submarine Cable Landing
SCL-ASG-20110131-00005Submarine Cable Landing
IBFS_PN_882031

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 Report No. SCL-00116S Thursday April 14, 2011 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. SCL-ASG-20110131-00005 E AT&T Mobility Puerto Rico Inc. Assignment Current Licensee: Centennial Puerto Rico License Corp. FROM: Centennial Puerto Rico License Corp. TO: AT&T Mobility Puerto Rico Inc. Application for consent to the pro forma assignment of the interest in the Americas II cable, SCL-LIC-19980429-00019 (Old File Number SCL-98-003), held by Centennial Puerto Rico License Corp. to AT&T Mobility Puerto Rico, Inc. Centennial Puerto Rico License Corp. holds an approximately 2% ownership interest in the Americas II cable. In an internal corporate restructuring, on December 31, 2010, without prior Commission consent, Centennial Puerto Rico License Corp. was merged into AT&T Mobility Puerto Rico, Inc. with AT&T Mobility Puerto Rico, Inc. being the surviving entity. Centennial Puerto Rico License Corp. was, and AT&T Mobility Puerto Rico, Inc. continues to be, ultimately controlled by AT&T Inc. Page 1 of 2

SCL-LIC-20110329-00009 E AT&T Corp, Inc. Submarine Cable Landing License Application filed by AT&T Corp. (ATTC) for a license to construct, land and operate a non-common carrier fiber-optic submarine cable system directly linking Tumon Bay, Guam, Okinawa, Japan, and Kyushu, Japan (GOKI Cable Network). From Guam, the GOKI Cable Network will interconnect with other cable systems providing direct access to the U.S. mainland. The GOKI Cable Network will be a high capacity digital fiber-optic system with a design capacity of 40 Gigabits per second (Gbps) per fiber pair on two fiber pairs, which equates to four, 10 Gbps wavelengths of traffic per fiber pair. The system will provide an initial capacity of 20 Gbps, which equates to an initial configuration of two, 10 Gbps wavelengths of traffic per fiber pair. The United States landing point will be ATTC's existing cable station in Tumon Bay, Guam. In Japan, the landing points will be an existing cable station in Okinawa, Japan, which is owned and operated by KDDI Corporation, and a new cable station in Kyushu, Japan, which will also be owned and operated by KDDI. The GOKI Cable Network will re-use some of the facilities of the former TPC-5 cable system, which was retired from service on June 30, 2010. In the future the cable may be extended to Incheon, Korea. ATTC proposes to operate the cable system on a non-common carrier basis. ATTC states that the Asia-Pacific region is presently served by many other cable systems, so there are numerous alternative facilities in the region. ATTC further states that it will not offer capacity to the public indifferently, but rather the available capacity will be used by ATTC and offered to other carriers on terms tailored to their particular needs. ATTC, a New York corporation, is a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of AT&T Inc., a telecommunications holding company incorporated under the laws of Delaware. AT&T Inc. is a publicly traded corporation whose stock is widely held and no person or entity holds a ten percent or greater ownership interest in AT&T Inc. Applicant 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). 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 2 of 2


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