Public Notice SCL00128

Action Taken Public Notice

Submarine Cable Landing

2012-03-08

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Filings Included

File NumberService
SCL-ASG-20111214-00033Submarine Cable Landing
SCL-T/C-20111118-00030Submarine Cable Landing
SCL-T/C-20110420-00012Submarine Cable Landing
IBFS_PN_942777

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. 12-358 Report No. SCL-00128 Thursday March 8, 2012 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 3

SCL-ASG-20111214-00033 P Sprint Communications Company L.P. Assignment Grant of Authority Date of Action: 03/07/2012 Current Licensee: BellSouth Long Distance, Inc. FROM: BellSouth Long Distance, Inc. TO: Sprint Communications Company L.P. Application for consent to the assignment of the interest in the MAYA-1 cable, SCL-LIC-19990325-00006, held by BellSouth Long Distance, Inc. (BSLD) to Sprint Communications Company LP (Sprint). On August 11, 2006, without prior Commission consent, BSLD sold its ownership interest in the MAYA-1 cable to Sprint. BSLD held a 2.37498% voting interest in MAYA-1 and 0.59524% of the capacity of the subcable. After the transaction Sprint held a 7.55908% voting interest in MAYA-1 and 7.967703% of the capacity of the subcable. Sprint is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Sprint Nextel Corporation, a publicly-traded corporation in which no individual or entity holds a ten percent or greater equity or voting interest. Applicant filed a request for Special Temporary Authority (STA) related to this transaction, SCL-STA-20110823-00026, which was granted on December 22, 2011. 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. SCL-T/C-20110420-00012 E Global Transit Ltd Transfer of Control Grant of Authority Date of Action: 02/29/2012 Current Licensee: Global Transit Ltd FROM: Global Transit Ltd TO: TIME dotCom Berhad Application for consent to the transfer of control of the interest in the cable landing license for the Unity Cable System, SCL-LIC-20080516-00010, held by Global Transit Limited (GTL) from the current shareholders of GTL to TIME dotcom Berhad (TdC). The Unity Cable System connects the United States and Japan, with landing stations in Hermosa Beach, California and Chikura, Japan. GTL holds a 10 percent equity and voting interest in the Unity Cable System. (The ownership interests of other licensees of the Unity Cable System will not change as a result of the proposed transaction.) Pursuant to a Sale and Purchase Agreement, dated December 6, 2010, TdC will acquire 100% of the issued and paid up share capital of GTL, resulting in TdC acquiring de jure and de facto control of GTL. TdC is a publicly traded company in Malaysia. The following Malaysian entities have a 10 percent or greater direct ownership in TdC: (1) Pulau Kapas Ventures Sdn Bhd (30.04%), and (2) TIME Engineering Bhd (24.74%). The remaining 45.22% TdC shares are owned by unrelated public shareholders, none of which has a ten percent or greater interest in TdC. The following entities have a 10 percent or greater indirect ownership interest in TdC through Pulau Kapas Ventures Sdn Bhd: Khazanah Nasional Berhad, a wholly-owned entity of the Malaysian Government (61.2%) (18.38% in TdC), and, Global Transit International Sdn Bhd, a Malaysian company (38.8%) (11.65% in TdC). Global Transit International Sdn Bhd is wholly owned by Megawisra Sdn Bhd, a Malaysian company (11.65% in TdC), which is wholly-owned by Megawisra Investment Ltd, a British Virgin Islands company (11.65% in TdC). No individual or shareholder of Megawisra Investment Ltd holds a 10% or greater indirect ownership in TdC. The following Malaysian entities have a 10 percent or greater indirect ownership interest in GTL through TIME Engineering Bhd, a publicly traded company: UEM Group Berhad (45.03%) (11.14% in TdC) which, in turn, is wholly-owned by Khazanah Nasional Berhad, which, in turn, is wholly-owned by Malaysian Ministry of Finance. (The combined indirect ownership of the Malaysian Ministry of Finance in GTL will be 29.52%.) The remaining 54.97% shares of TIME Engineering Bhd are held by unrelated public shareholders, none of which has a ten percent or greater interest in TdC. 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). Page 2 of 3

SCL-T/C-20111118-00030 E AT&T Mobility Puerto Rico Inc. Transfer of Control Grant of Authority Date of Action: 03/07/2012 Current Licensee: AT&T Mobility Puerto Rico Inc. FROM: Centennial Communications Corp. TO: BEACH HOLDING CORPORATION Application for the pro forma transfer of control 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. (CPR License), now AT&T Mobility Puerto Rico, Inc. (Mobility Puerto Rico), from Centennial Communications Corp. (Centennial) to Beach Holding Corporation (Beach). Mobility Puerto Rico holds an approximately 2% ownership interest in the Americas II cable. On June 30, 2010, without prior Commission consent, Centennial, the 100% indirect parent of CPR License, contributed the stock of CPR License to Beach in exchange for a 26.6% stock ownership of Beach. As a result CPR License became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Beach. Centennial and Beach were both wholly-owned subsidiaries of AT&T Inc. (On December 31, 2010, CPR License was merged into Mobility Puerto Rico, with Mobility Puerto Rico being the surviving entity. See SCL-ASG-20110131-00005, DA No. 11-1195, 26 FCC Rcd 10218 (IB 2011)). Page 3 of 3


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