Ownership Update Let

LETTER submitted by c/o Wiley Rein LLP

Notification of Ownership Restructuring

2008-10-29

This document pretains to SCL-MOD-20080714-00012 for Modification on a Submarine Cable Landing filing.

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Nancy J. Victory 1776 K STREET NW October 29, 2008 202.719.7344 WASHINGTON, DC 20006 nvictory@wileyrein.com PHONE 202.719.7000 FAX 202.719.7049 7925 JONES BRANCH DRIVE FILED ELECTRONICALLY McLEAN, VA 22102 PHONE 703.905.2800 Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary FAX 703.905.2820 Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, SW www.wileyrein.com Washington, DC 20554 Re: Notification of Ownership Restructuring Trans-Pacific Express Cable Network File No. SCL-MOD-20080714-00012 Dear Ms. Dortch: The Trans-Pacific Express Cable Network (“TPE”) Consortium, by counsel, hereby updates the above-referenced pending modification application to provide ownership information regarding China Netcom, a member of the TPE Consortium and a licensee on the TPE cable. On October 15, 2008, China Netcom became a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Unicom, which is also a member of the TPE Consortium and a licensee on the cable. The ownership of China Unicom has not changed as a result of this transaction.1 The change in China Netcom’s ownership does not alter the membership of the TPE Consortium or the licensees of the TPE cable. China Netcom will continue to own and operate the Qingdao landing station.2 Additionally, as reported in the pending modification application, upon approval by the Commission, China Unicom and China Netcom will each continue to own 13.11% of the cable.3 1 The ownership of China Unicom has previously been provided to the Commission. See Trans-Pacific Express Cable Network Consortium, Application for a License to Construct, Land and Operate an Undersea Optical Cable System Linking Mainland China, South Korea, Taiwan and the United States, File No. SCL-LIC-20070222-00002 at Appendix D (filed Feb. 20, 2007) (“TPE Application”). 2 See TPE Application at 12. 3 See Trans-Pacific Express Cable Network Consortium, Application to Modify the Trans- Pacific Express Cable Network, File No. SCL-MOD-20080714-00012 at 3 (filed July 14, 2008).

October 29, 2008 Page 2 If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the undersigned. Sincerely, /s/ Nancy J. Victory Nancy J. Victory


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