Attachment eLandia-Amper SCL Tr

This document pretains to SCL-T/C-20101022-00025 for Transfer of Control on a Submarine Cable Landing filing.

IBFS_SCLTC2010102200025_846886

                                      Before the
                       FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
                                Washington, D.C. 20554



In the Matter of

AMERICAN SAMOA HAWAII CABLE, LLC,                File No. SCL-T/C-2010_____________
AST TELECOM, LLC, D/B/A BLUE SKY
 COMMUNICATIONS, and
SAMOA AMERICAN SAMOA CABLE, LLC,
      Licensees,

PETE R. PIZARRO, Individually and as Trustee
of that certain Voting Trust Agreement
between Pete R. Pizarro and Stanford
International Bank Ltd,
        Transferor,

and

AMPER, S.A.,
      Transferee,

Application for Consent to Transfer Control of
the Cable Landing License for the

AMERICAN SAMOA-HAWAII CABLE SYSTEM



                     APPLICATION FOR TRANSFER OF CONTROL –
                       STREAMLINED PROCESSING REQUESTED

        American Samoa Hawaii Cable, LLC (“ASHC,” FRN 0017874215), AST Telecom, LLC,

 d/b/a Blue Sky Communications (“Blue Sky,” FRN 0007435902), and Samoa American Samoa

 Cable, LLC (“SASC,” FRN 0019470731) (together with ASHC and Blue Sky, the “Licensees”),

 Pete R. Pizarro (“Mr. Pizarro” or “Transferor,” FRN 0019470681), and Amper, S.A., (“Amper”

 or “Transferee,” FRN 0020086716) (together with the Licensees and Mr. Pizarro, the

 “Applicants”) request that the Commission consent to the transfer of control of the Licensees


from Mr. Pizarro to Amper.1 The Licensees are licensed to land and operate a non-common

carrier fiber-optic submarine cable network, the American Samoa-Hawaii Cable System (the

“ASHC System”).2

        On July 29, 2010, eLandia International, Inc. (“eLandia”)—the indirect parent company

of the Licensees, controlled by Mr. Pizarro—and Amper entered into an agreement whereby

Amper will acquire approximately 84.88 percent of the issued and outstanding stock of eLandia,

thereby acquiring control of the Licensees (the “Proposed Acquisition”). This transaction is

subject to regulatory approval in the United States and is expected to close in December 2010.

        This application qualifies for streamlined processing under Section 1.767(k) of the

Commission’s rules, and the Applicants therefore request such treatment. The application raises

no competition or other public-interest concerns.


I.      BACKGROUND

        A.      Parties to the Transaction

                1.      American Samoa Hawaii Cable, LLC, AST Telecom, LLC d/b/a Blue
                        Sky Communications, and Samoa American Samoa Cable, LLC

        ASHC, Blue Sky, and SASC are the joint cable landing licensees for the American

Samoa-Hawaii Cable System (the “ASHC System”), connecting Keawaula, Hawaii, Iliili,




1
     See 47 U.S.C. §§ 34-39; Exec. Order No. 10,530, reprinted in 3 U.S.C. § 301; 47 C.F.R. §
     1.767. Concurrently with this application, eLandia and its subsidiaries and Amper have filed
     applications to transfer control of: (1) transmit-receive satellite earth station authorizations
     held by Blue Sky and its subsidiary American Samoa License, Inc. (“ASLI”); (2) wireless
     licenses held by Blue Sky and ASLI; and (3) international Section 214 authorizations held by
     ASLI.
2
     FCC File No. SCL-LIC-20080814-00016. See Public Notice, Actions Taken Under Cable
     Landing License Act, 24 FCC Rcd. 226 (2009) (“ASHC Cable Landing License”).

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American Samoa, and Apia, the Independent State of Samoa (“Samoa”).3 The Licensees are

each a Delaware limited-liability company headquartered in Pago Pago, American Samoa.

       ASHC owns the Hawaii-American Samoa wet-link portion of the ASHC System and the

Hawaii and American Samoa shore-end portions of the ASHC System. Blue Sky owns and

operates the cable station on American Samoa. SASC owns the Samoa-American Samoa wet-

link and Samoa shore-end portions of the ASHC System.4 Blue Sky owns and operates the Iliili

cable station in American Samoa.

       ASHC is owned by eLandia Technologies, Inc. (“ELT”), a Delaware corporation (66.66

percent) and the American Samoa Government (33.33 percent). ELT is a wholly-owned, direct

subsidiary of eLandia. Blue Sky is a wholly-owned, direct subsidiary of eLandia. SASC is a

wholly-owned, direct subsidiary of ASHC.

              2.      eLandia International, Inc.

       eLandia is the indirect parent company of the Licensees and a diversified holding

company with investments in the information technology and communications sectors. eLandia

is a Delaware corporation headquartered in Miami, Florida.




3
    American Samoa is an unincorporated and unorganized territory of the United States.
    American Samoa is politically distinct from the Independent State of Samoa, formerly known
    as Western Samoa.
4
    On June 4, 2009, ASHC made a pro forma partial assignment of its interest in the Samoa-
    American Samoa segment of the ASHC System to its wholly-owned subsidiary, Samoa
    American Samoa Cable, LLC. See FCC File No. SCL-ASG-20100125-00002. In connection
    therewith, another joint licensee for the ASHC System—called Pac-Rim Redeployment,
    LLC—assigned to ASHC its interest in the ASHC System, as contemplated in the initial
    cable landing license application for the ASHC System. See ASHC Cable Landing License,
    24 FCC Rcd. at 227. See also Actions Taken Under the Cable Landing License Act, Public
    Notice, DA 10-1673 (rel. Sept. 2, 2010) (acknowledging these pro forma assignments).

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               3.      Pete R. Pizarro and the Voting Trust

       Mr. Pizarro presently controls eLandia through a voting trust, described below. Mr.

Pizarro is also an individual shareholder of eLandia, holding approximately 2.75 percent of the

issued and outstanding common shares of eLandia. Mr. Pizarro is the Chief Executive Officer of

eLandia, and is a U,S. citizen.

       The Voting Trust was established as part of eLandia’s capital structure reorganization in

February 2009. That transaction replaced Stanford International Bank Limited (“SIBL”) as the

majority owner of eLandia. SIBL was issued Voting Trust Certificates in exchange for SIBL’s

shares of eLandia. SIBL has become subject to a receivership imposed by the United States

District Court for the Northern District of Texas in connection with a lawsuit by the Securities

and Exchange Commission. The Receiver has “complete and exclusive control, possession, and

custody” of “the assets, monies, securities, properties, real and personal, tangible and intangible,

of whatever kind and description, wherever located” of SIBL.5 The Receiver confirmed by letter

dated June 2, 2009, to Pete Pizarro that “the assets and business operations of eLandia and its

subsidiaries are not part of the Receivership Estate. The Voting Trust Certificates are, however,

a part of the Receivership Estate.”6

       The Voting Trust now holds 44.75 percent of the common stock of eLandia, and also

holds non-voting preferred stock of eLandia. Under the Voting Trust, Mr. Pizarro is given

discretion to vote the eLandia common stock held by the Voting Trust on most matters (and the

Voting Trust Agreement sets forth voting requirements on other matters). Because Mr. Pizarro


5
    See Amended Order Appointing Receiver, Securities and Exchange Commission v. Stanford
    Int’l Bank, Ltd., Case No. 3-09-cv-0298-N (N.D. Tex. Mar. 12, 2009), at ¶¶ 1, 4.
6
    See Letter from Ralph S. Janvey, Receiver, to Pete R. Pizarro, CEO, eLandia International,
    Inc. (June 2, 2009) (emphasis added), filed as attachment to SEC Form 8-K filed by eLandia
    International, Inc. (June 3, 2009).

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individually also owns 2.75 percent of the outstanding common stock of eLandia, Mr. Pizarro

now exercises the right to vote 47.50 percent of the voting shares of eLandia, and has control of

eLandia pursuant to the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and the Commission’s rules

and regulations.7

         The Voting Trust agreement provides that Mr. Pizarro, as trustee, has both the “duty” and

“the full power and authority” to vote the shares in the Voting Trust as in the judgment of the

trustee may be for the best interest of eLandia “at all meetings of the stockholders” of eLandia

and “all actions to be taken by written consent of the stockholders” on any and all matters and

questions which may be brought before such meetings, including “in the election of directors.”8

The only limitation imposed by the Voting Trust on Mr. Pizarro’s voting power is a requirement

that Mr. Pizarro vote the shares in trust in the same proportion as the holders of the remaining

outstanding shares of common stock present and voting at any meeting of the stockholders with

respect to the sale of eLandia whether by merger, consolidation, sale of all or substantially all the

assets or other similar transaction and with respect to certain increases to the amount of shares

issuable pursuant to a stock option or other equity plan.9 Because Mr. Pizarro possesses voting

control of the shares deposited by SIBL in the Voting Trust, he is deemed to control those

shares.10



7
     See Stratos Global Corporation, Transferor, Robert M. Franklin, Transferee, Consolidated
     Application for Consent to Transfer of Control, Memorandum Opinion and Order and
     Declaratory Ruling, 22 FCC Rcd. 21328 (Dec. 7, 2007) (holding that trustee with the power
     to vote shares is deemed to control shares in trust).
8
     Voting Trust Agreement § 4.2(a).
9
     Id. § 4.2(b).
10
     Mr. Pizarro may not be terminated as trustee by SIBL. Mr. Pizarro will cease to be trustee
     when he ceases to be the Chief Executive Officer of eLandia, or upon his resignation, death,
     disability, bankruptcy, or breach of the Voting Trust. See id. § 6.1.

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                4.     Amper

       Amper is the transferee in the Proposed Acquisition. Amper is a Spanish sociedad

anónima, i.e., corporation. It operates as a Spanish holding company whose shares trade

publicly on the Madrid Stock Exchange under the symbol AMP. Amper’s operating units

concentrate in three sectors:

               Amper’s telecoms unit provides network and system integration services for

                operators, large industrial, financial, and public-sector clients; it also provides

                access, equipment, and related services to telecommunications operators. Its

                telecoms unit is currently active in Spain and Brazil. Amper is not a

                telecommunications carrier in any of the markets where it operates. Following

                the consummation of the Proposed Acquisition, the eLandia businesses will

                comprise part of Amper’s telecom unit.

               Amper’s defense unit designs, produces, integrates and maintains electronic

                equipment and information and communications systems—including command

                and control systems and military radio systems—for the defense market. Amper’s

                defense unit is focused on the European market.

               Amper’s homeland security unit designs and builds networks and systems to meet

                the security and critical communication needs. Amper’s homeland security unit is

                focused on the European and Latin American markets.

Amper is headquartered in Madrid.

       B.       The Proposed Acquisition

       On July 29, 2010, eLandia entered into an agreement (“Contribution Agreement”) with

Amper, whereby Amper will acquire approximately 84.88 percent of eLandia’s issued and


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outstanding shares and, upon closing, indirectly control the Licensees (“Proposed Acquisition”).

Following the consummation of the Proposed Acquisition, the Licensees will continue to exist as

indirect subsidiaries of Amper.

        Pursuant to the Contribution Agreement, Amper will acquire 165,705,913 shares of

eLandia’s newly issued common stock in exchange for the contribution to eLandia by Amper of

approximately 90 percent of the outstanding capital stock of Hemisferio Norte, S.A.

(“Hemisferio”). Hemisferio owns 100 percent of Hemisferio Sul Participaçoes Ltda.

(“Hemisferio Sul”), which owns 88.96 percent of Medidata Informática, S.A. (“Medidata”),

which owns 100 percent of XC Comercial e Exportadora Ltda. (“XC,” with Hemisferio,

Hemisferio Sul, and Medidata, the “Contributed Entities”). The shares of eLandia’s common

stock being issued to Amper will represent approximately 84.88 percent of eLandia’s issued and

outstanding shares of common stock following the closing of the transactions contemplated by

the Contribution Agreement. In Exhibit A, the Applicants show the direct and indirect

ownership of ASHC, Blue Sky, and SASC. In Exhibit B, the Applicants show the pre-

consummation ownership structure of eLandia. In Exhibit C, the Applicants show the post-

consummation ownership structure of eLandia.11 In order to explain the consideration in the

Proposed Acquisition, in Exhibit D, the Applicants show the pre-consummation

Amper/Medidata and eLandia structures. In Exhibit E, the Applicants show the post-

consummation ownership structure of Amper/Medidata/eLandia.


11
     These Exhibits are accurate as of the filing date of this application. Nevertheless, certain
     ownership-interest changes will occur in the near future—none of which will have a
     significant impact on the ownership of ASHC, Blue Sky, or SASC. Specifically, Michael Ah
     Koy will cancel 150,000 shares of his eLandia stock pursuant to a settlement agreement. In
     addition, Jorge Enrique Alverado Amado has entered into a separation agreement pursuant to
     which he will surrender all of his 2,500,000 shares of eLandia stock. The Applicants will
     notify the Commission when each of these two transactions is completed.

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        The Contribution Agreement grants eLandia an option to buy Amper’s remaining interest

in Hemisferio in exchange for an option price of $8.9 million, payable by the issuance of shares

of eLandia common stock at a price per share equal to the fair market value of a share of eLandia

common stock as of the date of the exercise of the option (“Hemisferio Option”). eLandia may

exercise the Hemisferio Option within six months of the closing of the Proposed Acquisition.

eLandia’s exercise of the Hemisferio Option would significantly increase Amper’s ownership of

eLandia.

        The Proposed Acquisition will not terminate the ownership interests of eLandia’s current

shareholders. Rather, the current shareholders’ ownership shares will be diluted by eLandia’s

newly-issued common stock. The Voting Trust also currently holds non-voting preferred stock

of eLandia, which will convert to common shares of eLandia as part of the Proposed

Acquisition.12 In addition, pursuant to the Voting Trust agreement, following the Proposed

Acquisition, the Voting Trust will terminate, and ownership of the shares previously held by the

Voting Trust will revert to SIBL. 13 The Receiver will have “complete and exclusive control,

possession, and custody” of those shares.14

        The Proposed Acquisition will enhance eLandia’s financial position and that of its

operating subsidiaries. ASHC, Blue Sky, and SASC will therefore be in a better position to

deliver the significant public-interest benefits of the ASHC System: low-cost connectivity to

support new economic opportunities in the remote and economically depressed U.S. territory of

American Samoa.

12
     SIBL holds Voting Trust Certificates which entitle SIBL to dividends and distributions from
     eLandia, if any, in respect of the shares SIBL deposited in the Voting Trust.
13
     Voting Trust Agreement §§ 7, 8.
14
     See Amended Order Appointing Receiver, Securities and Exchange Commission v. Stanford
     Int’l Bank, Ltd., Case No. 3-09-cv-0298-N (N.D. Tex. Mar. 12, 2009), at ¶ 1.

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II.      INFORMATION REQUIRED BY SECTION 1.767 OF THE COMMISSION’S
         RULES

         Pursuant to Section 1.767 of the Commission’s rules, the Applicants provide the

following information in support of the Applicants’ request for consent to transfer control of

ASHC, Blue Sky, and SASC from Mr. Pizarro to Amper:

                 (1)    Applicants’ Names, Addresses, and Telephone Numbers15

         The name, address, and telephone number of each Applicant is:

         Licensees:     AMERICAN SAMOA HAWAII CABLE, LLC
                        SAMOA AMERICAN SAMOA CABLE, LLC
                        P.O. Box 7870
                        Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799
                        +1 684 699 2100

                        AST TELECOM, LLC
                        d/b/a Blue Sky Communications
                        P.O. Box 478
                        Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799
                        +1 684 699 2759

         Transferor:    MR. PETE R. PIZARRO
                        c/o eLandia International, Inc.
                        8200 NW 52nd Terrace
                        Suite 102
                        Miami, Florida 33166
                        +1 305 415 8830

         Transferee:    AMPER, S.A.
                        Calle Marconi, 3
                        Parque Tecnológico Madrid
                        28760 Tres Cantos Madrid
                        Spain
                        +34 91 724 3000




15
      See 47 C.F.R. § 1.767(a)(1).

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                (2)     Applicants’ Places of Incorporation16

        The Licensees are each Delaware limited-liability companies. Mr. Pizarro is a U.S.

citizen. Amper is a Spanish sociedad anónima, i.e., corporation.

                (3)     Contact Information17

        The Commission should address correspondence regarding this application to:

        Transferor      Diana Abril
        and             General Counsel
        Licensees       ELANDIA INTERNATIONAL, INC.
                        8200 NW 52nd Terrace
                        Suite 102
                        Miami, Florida 33166
                        +1 305 415 8830

        Transferee      José Martos Martínez
                        General Counsel
                        AMPER, S.A.
                        Calle Marconi, 3
                        Parque Tecnológico Madrid
                        28760 Tres Cantos Madrid
                        Spain
                        +34 91 724 3000

        Counsel         Kent D. Bressie
        for the         WILTSHIRE & GRANNIS LLP
        Applicants      1200 18th Street, N.W., Suite 1200
                        Washington, D.C. 20036-2560
                        +1 202 730 1337 tel
                        +1 202 730 1301 fax
                        kbressie@wiltshiregrannis.com

                (4)-(7) System Description, Landing Points, Regulatory Status, Cable
                        Ownership Information18

        No response is required.19


16
     See id. § 1.767(a)(2).
17
     See 47 C.F.R. § 1.767(a)(3).
18
     See id. §§ 1.767(a)(4)-(7).
19
     See id. § 1.767(a)(11)(i).

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                (8)        Corporate Control and Affiliate Information20

        Amper submits the following information specified in Sections 63.18(h) through (k) and

Section 63.18(o) of the Commission’s rules:

                           (i)   Certification Regarding Ownership, Citizenship, Principal
                                 Business, and Interlocking Directorates21

        Diagrams showing the direct and indirect ownership of the Applicants are provided at

Exhibits A, B, and C. Exhibit A shows the immediate ownership of the Licensees. Exhibit B

shows the pre-consummation ownership structure of eLandia. Exhibit C shows the post-

consummation ownership structure of eLandia.

        By its signature below, Amper certifies that ASHC, Blue Sky, and SASC will have the

following 10-percent-or-greater shareholders following the consummation of the Proposed

Acquisition.

                                 (A)    ASHC

        The American Samoa Government (“ASG”) owns 33.33 percent of the member interests

in ASHC. The ASG governs American Samoa, an unincorporated and unorganized territory of

the United States. Although the United States Congress has given plenary authority over

American Samoa to the U.S. Department of the Interior, the Secretary of the Interior has given

American Samoa the authority to draft its own constitution, under which the democratically-

elected ASG functions through an executive branch led by the directly-elected governor and a

bicameral legislature, known as the Fono. The current governor is the Honorable Togiola T.A.

Tulafono, who maintains his office at the following address:




20
     See id. § 1.767(a)(8).
21
     See id. § 63.18(h).

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                       Office of the Governor
                       Executive Office Building
                       Third Floor, Utulei
                       Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799.

       ELT owns 66.66 percent of the member interests in ASHC. ELT is a corporation

organized under the laws of the State of Delaware. ELT is engaged in the provision of

telecommunications products and services and information technology. ELT’s address is 8200

NW 52nd Terrace, Suite 102, Miami, Florida 33166. ELT is a wholly-owned, direct subsidiary

of eLandia, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware. eLandia is a

diversified holding company with investments in the information technology and

communications sectors. eLandia’s address is 8200 NW 52nd Terrace, Suite 102, Miami,

Florida 33166.

       Upon consummation of the Proposed Acquisition, Amper will have an 84.88-percent

direct interest in eLandia and a 56.58-percent indirect interest in ASHC. Amper is described in

part I.A.4 above. Amper’s shares are widely held. Amper has only one ten-percent-or-greater

direct or indirect shareholder: Tvikap AB (“Tvikap”), a privately-held Swedish investment

company. Tvikap’s principal business is managing investments for institutional and private

clients. Tvikap is owned by more than forty (40) corporate and individual investors and has no

majority or controlling owner. Tvikap is headquartered at Höllandargatan 27, SE, 113 59

Stockholm, Sweden. Tvikap directly owns 22.011 percent of Amper’s shares. Following

consummation of the Proposed Acquisition, Tvikap will hold, on a fully-diluted basis, an indirect

18.68-percent interest in eLandia and an indirect 12.46-percent interest in ASHC. ASHC does

not have any interlocking directorates with a foreign carrier.




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                                (B)      Blue Sky

        eLandia owns 100 percent of the member interests of Blue Sky. eLandia’s ownership is

described in part II(8)(i)(A) above. Upon consummation of the Proposed Acquisition, Amper

will have an 84.88-percent direct interest in eLandia and an 84.88-percent indirect interest in

Blue Sky, and Tvikap will have, on a fully-diluted basis, an indirect 18.68-percent interest in

Blue Sky. Blue Sky does not have any interlocking directorates with a foreign carrier.

                                (C)      SASC

        ASHC owns 100 percent of the member interests of SASC. ASHC’s ownership is

described in part II(8)(i)(A) above. Upon consummation of the Proposed Acquisition, Amper

will have an 84.88-percent direct interest in eLandia and a 56.58-percent indirect interest in

SASC, and Tvikap will have, on a fully-diluted basis, an indirect 12.46-percent interest in SASC.

SASC does not have any interlocking directorates with a foreign carrier.

                        (ii)    Certification Regarding Foreign Carrier Status and Foreign
                                Affiliations22

        By its signature below, Amper certifies that neither it nor any of the Licensees has any

affiliation with a foreign carrier as a consequence of the Proposed Acquisition.

                        (iii)   Certification Regarding Destination Markets23

        By its signature below, Amper certifies that as a consequence of the Proposed

Transaction: (1) neither it nor any of the Licensees is a foreign carrier in any country outside the

United States; (2) neither it nor any of the Licensees controls a foreign carrier in any other

country; (3) no entity owning more than 25 percent of Amper or any of the Licensees or

controlling Amper or any of the Licensees controls a foreign carrier in any other country that is a


22
     See 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.767(a)(8), 63.18(i).
23
     See id. §§ 1.767(a)(8), 63.18(j).

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destination market for the ASHC System; and (4) no grouping of two or more foreign carriers (or

parties that control foreign carriers) own, in aggregate, more than 25 percent of Amper or any of

the Licensees and are parties to, or beneficiaries of, a contractual relation affecting the provision

or marketing of international basic telecommunications services in the United States.

                             (iv)   Certification Regarding WTO Status, Market Power, and the
                                    Effective Competitive Opportunities Test24

           As Amper has not made any affirmative certifications regarding foreign carrier

affiliations in response to Section 63.18(j) of the Commission’s rules, Amper need not make a

showing regarding WTO status under Section 63.18(k) of the Commission’s rules.

                             (v)    Certification Regarding the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 198825

           By its signature below, Amper certifies that no party to this application is subject to a

denial of federal benefits under Section 5301 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, as amended.

                   (9)       Certification Regarding Routine Conditions Set Forth in Section
                             1.767(g) of the Commission’s Rules26

           By its signature below, Amper certifies that it and the Licensees accept and will abide by

the routine conditions specified in Section 1.767(g) of the Commission’s rules.


III.       CERTIFICATION REGARDING SERVICE TO EXECUTIVE BRANCH
           AGENCIES

           Pursuant to Section 1.767(j) of the Commission’s rules,27 the Applicants have sent a

complete copy of this application to the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Department of




24
       See id. §§ 1.767(a)(8), 63.18(k).
25
       See id. §§ 1.767(a)(8), 63.18(o).
26
       See id. §§ 1.767(a)(9), (g).
27
       See id. § 1.767(j).

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Commerce, and the Defense Information Systems Agency. The Applicants’ counsel has certified

such service in the certificate of service attached to this application.


IV.      REQUEST FOR STREAMLINED PROCESSING

         The Applicants request streamlined processing pursuant to Section 1.767(k)(1) of the

Commission’s rules.28 Amper has certified above that neither it nor any of the Licensees is a

foreign carrier or affiliated with a foreign carrier in any of the cable’s destination markets.29

Moreover, the application raises no competition or public interest concerns that would merit

consideration outside the Commission’s streamlined review process.




28
      See id. § 1.767(k)(1).
29
      See id.

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                                         CONCLUSION

        For the foregoing reasons, the Commission should expeditiously grant this transfer of

 control application pursuant to streamlined processing.


                                               Respectfully submitted,

Kent D. Bressie                               PETE R. PIZARRO
Jonathan B. Mirsky
Renee R. Wentzel
WILTSHIRE & GRANNIS LLP                       __________/s/______________
1200 18th Street, N.W.
Suite 1200
Washington, D.C. 20036                        c/o eLandia International, Inc.
+1 202 730 1337 tel                           8200 NW 52nd Terrace
                                              Suite 102
Counsel for the Applicants                    Miami, Florida 33166
                                              +1 305 415 8830 tel

                                              AMPER, S.A.


                                              __________/s/______________


                                              José Martos Martínez

                                              General Counsel


                                              Calle Marconi, 3
                                              Parque Tecnológico Madrid
                                              28760 Tres Cantos Madrid
                                              Spain
                                              +34 91 724 3000


 22 October 2010


 Attachments




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                                CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

       I, Kent D. Bressie, hereby certify that consistent with Section 1.767(j) of the

Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 1.767(j), I have served copies of the foregoing application for

consent to transfer control of a cable landing licensee by hand- or overnight delivery on this 22

day of October 2010, to the following:



                        Ambassador Philip Verveer
                        U.S. Coordinator
                        Int’l Communications & Information Policy
                        Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs
                        U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
                        EEB/CIP : Room 4826
                        2201 C Street, N.W.
                        Washington, D.C. 20520-5818

                        Kathy Smith
                        Chief Counsel
                        U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/NTIA
                        14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W.
                        Room 4713
                        Washington, D.C. 20230

                        Hillary Morgan
                        Deputy General Counsel, Regulatory &
                          International Law
                        Code RGC
                        DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY
                        701 South Courthouse Road
                        Arlington, Virginia 22204




                                             Kent D. Bressie


                          LIST OF EXHIBITS




Exhibit A:   Diagram Showing Pre-Consummation
             Direct and Indirect Ownership of American Samoa
             Hawaii Cable, LLC, and Samoa American Samoa
             Cable, LLC


Exhibit B:   Diagram Showing Pre-Consummation
             Direct and Indirect Ownership of eLandia International,
             Inc. and Its Subsidiaries


Exhibit C:   Diagram Showing Post-Consummation Direct and Indirect
             Ownership of the Applicants


Exhibit D:   Diagram Showing Pre-Transaction Amper/Medidata and eLandia
             Structures


Exhibit E:   Diagram Showing Post-Transaction Amper/Medidata/eLandia
             Structure


                                  Exhibit A:
Direct and Indirect Ownership of American Samoa Hawaii Cable, LLC, and Samoa
                         American Samoa Cable, LLC



           See Exhibit B (pre-close)
             and Exhibit C (post-
                    close)

                 100%


          eLandia Technologies, Inc.                   American Samoa Government
            (Delaware corporation)


                                 66.66%                             33.33%




                                American Samoa Hawaii Cable, LLC


                                                     100%



                                 Samoa American Samoa Cable, LLC


                                           Exhibit B:
       Pre-Consummation Direct and Indirect Ownership of eLandia International, Inc., and Its
                                          Subsidiaries
                                            Other U.S. share-
Barry and Fay Alailima
                                            holders (primarily
 Rose (U.S. citizens)1
                                            officers, directors,
                                            and employees of                            Jorge Enrique Alverado
       98.0%;           100%                eLandia Int’l, Inc.)                        Amado (Italian citizen)
       limited
       partner                                                                        9.05%
                                                             31.6%
                  W&R, Inc.
                  (American                 Other shareholders
                 Samoa corp.)               of Fijian nationality
                                                             2.69%                           Pete R. Pizarro
                        2.0%;
                        general             Michael Ah Koy                                   (U.S. Citizen)
                        partner
                                            (Fijian citizen) 2                            (Individually and as
                                                                                        Trustee of Voting Trust
W&R South Pacific, L.P.                                      2.44%
                                                             %
                                                                                        between Pete R. Pizarro
(Washington partnership)                    Other shareholders                         and Stanford International
                                            of unknown                                         Bank Ltd.)
  4.7%                                      nationality
                                                             2.02%                    44.75% (as Trustee)
                                                                                      2.75% (Individually)
                                                                                      (and control)
                                              eLandia International, Inc.
                                               (Delaware corporation)
                                  100%                                                        100%


                     AST Telecom, LLC d/b/a                              eLandia Technologies, Inc.
                     Blue Sky Communications                               (Delaware corporation)
                          (Delaware LLC)

                                     100%                                                     100%


                     American Samoa License,
                      Inc. (American Samoa                                       See Exhibit A
                            corporation)




   1
         Barry and Fay Alailima Rose are husband and wife and hold their ownership interests jointly.
   2
         Michael Ah Koy’s interest reflects direct shareholdings and his indirect interest as a beneficiary and trustee of
         the James Michael Ah Koy Trust, the shareholdings of which are also reflected in the total number for Mr. Ah
         Koy.


                                       Exhibit C:
             Post-Consummation Direct and Indirect Ownership of the Applicants

                                                Other U.S. share-                             Tvikap AB (Swedish
     Barry and Fay Alailima
                                                holders (primarily                               aktiebolaget)
      Rose (U.S. citizens) 1
                                                officers, directors,
                                                and employees of                                                  22.011%
          98.0%;            100%                eLandia Int’l, Inc.)
          limited                                                                            Amper, S.A. (Spanish
          partner                                                                             sociedad anónima)
                                                                 4.77%
                     W&R, Inc.
                     (American                  Other shareholders                         84.88%

                    Samoa corp.)                of Fijian nationality                       Jorge Enrique Alverado
                                                                 0.41%                      Amado (Italian citizen)
                            2.0%;
                            general             Michael Ah Koy                             1.37%
                            partner
                                                (Fijian citizen) 2
                                                                                                    Pete R. Pizarro
    W&R South Pacific, L.P.                                      0.37%                              (U.S. Citizen)
                                                                 %
    (Washington partnership)                                                                        (Individually)
                                                Other shareholders
                                                of unknown                                0.42%
        0.71%                                   nationality                                   Stanford International
                                                                                                  Bank Limited
                                                                 0.31%
                                                                                              (Antigua and Barbuda
                                                                                                limited company)3
                                                  eLandia International, Inc.               6.76%
                                                   (Delaware corporation)
                                      100%                                                          100%


                        AST Telecom, LLC d/b/a                                eLandia Technologies, Inc.
                        Blue Sky Communications                                 (Delaware corporation)
                             (Delaware LLC)

                                         100%                                        100%


                        American Samoa License,                                       See Exhibit A
                         Inc. (American Samoa
                               corporation)




1
    Barry and Fay Alailima Rose are husband and wife and hold their ownership interests jointly.
2
    Michael Ah Koy’s interest reflects direct shareholdings and his indirect interest as a beneficiary and trustee of
    the James Michael Ah Koy Trust, the shareholdings of which are also reflected in the total number for Mr. Ah
    Koy.
3
    These shares will be controlled by the Receiver, who is a U.S. citizen.


                                Exhibit D:
Pre-Consummation Structures of Amper S.A./Medidata Informatica and eLandia
                            International, Inc.

      Amper S.A.                                 eLandia International, Inc.
       (Spain)                                          (Delaware)

            100%

    Hemisferio Norte
      S.A. (Spain)

            100%

     Hemisferio Sul
      Participacoes
     Ltda. (Brazil)

            88.96%

        Medidata
       Informatica
         (Brazil)
            100%

     XC Comercial e
    Exportadora Ltda.
        (Brazil)


                                      Exhibit E:
Post-Consummation Structure of Amper S.A./Medidata Informatica/eLandia International, Inc.

                                                   Amper S.A.
                                                    (Spain)

                                            85%


              eLandia International, Inc.
                                                                10.4%
                     (Delaware)

                                        89.60%

                                             Hemisferio Norte
                                               S.A. (Spain)

                                                         100%

                                              Hemisferio Sul
                                               Participacoes
                                              Ltda. (Brazil)
                                                         88.96%

                                                   Medidata
                                                  Informatica
                                                    (Brazil)
                                                         100%

                                             XC Comercial e
                                            Exportadora Ltda.
                                                (Brazil)



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Document Modified: 2010-10-22 18:53:19

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