Attachment Bharti Network i2i P

This document pretains to SCL-ASG-20120424-00003 for Assignment on a Submarine Cable Landing filing.

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   BINGHAM
                         Ulises R. Pin
                         Direct Phone: 202-373-6664
                         Direct Fax:   202-373-6001

                                                               April 24, 2012


                         VIA IBFS

                         Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary
                         Federal Communications Commission
                         Room TW-B204
                         445 12th Street, SW
                         Washington, DC 20554

                         Attention:        International Bureau, Policy Division

                                     Re:   Bharti Airtel Limited, Notification of Pro Forma Assignment to
                                           Its Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, Network i2i Limited

                         Dear Secretary Dortch:

                                Bharti Airtel Limited ("Bharti Airtel") and Network i2i Limited ("i2i"), by
                         their undersigned counsel submit this Notification of Pro Forma Assignment,
                         pursuant to Section 1.767(g)(7) ofthe Commission's Rules, 47 C.P.R. § 1.767(g)(7).

                                Bharti Airtel is a voting member of, and has a higher than 5% interest in each
                         ofthe following submarine cables connecting Asia to the United States: (i) the Unity
                         Cable System ("Unity") and (ii) the Asia America Gateway System ("AAG"). Unity
                         and AAG have been licensed by the Commission and Bharti Airtel is a licensee
                         under the applicable licenses (collectively the "FCC Licenses"). 1
               Beijing
               Boston
            Frankfurt           By this pro forma assignment filing, Bharti Airtel and i2i are providing the
             Hartford    Commission notice of a proposed assignment of Bharti Airtel's interest in the Unity
           Hong Kong
                         and AAG systems and the FCC Licenses to its wholly-owned subsidiary, i2i (the
               London
          Los Angeles
                         "Transaction"). i2i is a corporation organized under the laws of Mauritius.
             New York
       Orange County            The Transaction is governed by Mauritius law and is scheduled to be
        San Francisco
                         consummated on or about June 30, 2012. The Transaction greatly simplifies the
        Santa Monica
        Silicon Valley
                         management of Bharti Airtel' s international network by holding all of Bharti Airtel' s
                Tokyo    submarine cable assets around the world in a wholly-owned subsidiary especially
          Washington     created for these purposes, i2i. However, the Transaction does not and will not
                         affect the ultimate control of Bharti Airtel or the FCC Licenses.                 After
                         consummation of the Transaction, Bharti Airtel will still retain indirect control of the
Bingham McCutchen LLP    FCC Licenses.
      2020 K Street NW
       Washington, DC
          20006-1806                See FCC File Nos. SCL-LIC-20080516-00010 and SCL-LIC-20070824-00015.

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                        Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary
                        April 24, 2012
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                                The proposed assignment of the FCC Licenses is pro forma as defined under
                        Section 63.24 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. § 63.24, as it does not result in a
                        de jure or de facto change of control in Bharti Airtel. Moreover, there will be no
                        change in the services offered to customers or the rates of Bharti Airtel's services,
                        and the Transaction is completely transparent to Bharti Airtel's customers.

                               As required by Sections 1.767(g)(7) and 63.24(f)(2) of the Commission's
                        Rules (47 C.F.R. §§ 1.767(g)(7) and 63.24(£)(2)), Bharti Airtel and i2i provide the
                        following information required by 63.18(a) through (d) and (h) of the Commission's
                        Rules (47 C.F.R. § 63.18):

                        1.        Section 63 .18(a): Name, address and telephone number of Bharti Airtel and
                        i2i :

                                  Bharti Airtel Limited               FRN: 0016729790
                                  Bharti Crescent, 1, Nelson Mandela Road
                                  Vasant Kunj, Phase II
                                  New Delhi, India 110070
                                  Tel:   +91 (11) 4161 5050

                                  Network i2i Limited                  FRN: 0021563382
                                  10 Frere Felix de Valois Street
                                  Port Louis, Mauritius.
                                  Tel:   +91 (11) 4161 5050

                        2.      Section 63.18(b): Bharti Airtel is a corporation organized under the laws of
                        India. i2i is a corporation organized under the laws of Mauritius.

                        3.        Section 63 .18(c): Correspondence concerning this filing should be sent to:

                                   Ulises R. Pin
                                   Bingham McCutchen LLP
                                   2020 K Street, N.W.
                                   Washington, DC 20006-1806
                                   (202) 373-6664 (Tel)
                                   (202) 373-6001 (Fax)
                                   u. pin@bingham.com

                        4.     Section 63 .18(d): i2i will operate as a member of the Unity and AAG
                        systems under the FCC Licenses (FCC File Nos. SCL-LIC-20080516-000 10 and
                        SCL-LIC-20070824-00015).




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                        Marlene H. D01tch Secretary
                        April24 2012
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                        5.        ection 63.18(h): The name address, citizensh ip and principal business
                        activity of any person having a 10% or greater interest in i2i is as follows:

                                  Name:                  Bhruti Airtel Limited
                                  Address:               234 Okhla Industrial state Pha e-3
                                                         New Delhi India 110020
                                   Principal Busine s:   Telecommunications
                                   Ownership Interest:   100%

                                Other than as previou ly reported to the Commission, there are no changes in
                        Bharti Airtel s ownership. Other than as previously reported to th Commission
                        there are no interlocking officers or directors to repo11.

                                Bharti and i2i certify that the Transaction is pro forma and that, together with
                        all previous pro forma tran actions wil l not result in a chang in the ultimate
                        controlling sha:reho ld rs of Bha1ti Airtel.

                              Please contact the undersigned at (202) 373-6664 if you have any que tions
                        or comments regru·ding this filing.




                                                                Ulises R. Pin

                                                               Counsel for Bharti Airtel Limited and Network
                                                               i2i Limited
                        Attachments

                        cc:       Don Mihsill




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                                              CERTIFICATION


                On behalf of Network i2i Limited, I hereby certify that the foregoing Pro Forma
         Assignment Notification was prepared under my direction and control. I further certify that all
         statements therein are true, complete, and correct to the best of my knowledge and are made in
         good faith and that the Transaction described therein was pro forma under the Commission's
         Rules. I certify under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true.


         NETWORK i2i LIMITED


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                                      CERTIFICATION


        On behalf of Bharti Airtel Limited, I hereby certify that the foregoing Pro Forma
 Assignment Notification was prepared under my direction and control, I further certify that all
 statements therein are true, complete, and correct to the best of my knowledge and are made in
 good faith and that the Transaction described therein was pro forma under the Commission‘s
 Rules. 1 certify under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true.


 BHARTI AIRTEL LIMITED




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