IBFS / ICFS
SCL-T/C-20260326-00044
Transfer Indirect Control of Zayo Group, LLC from DigitalBridge Group, Inc. to Duncan Holdco LLC
Filing overview
| Status | Pending Consummation |
|---|---|
| Applicant FRN | 0032596983 |
| Contact | Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP |
| Filing type | T/C |
| Date filed | 2026-04-21 |
| Status date | 2026-07-10 |
| Grant date | 2026-07-10 |
| Service | SCL |
| Last action | Grant of Authority |
| FCC source | View the FCC filing record |
Application details
- FCC form
- FCC 220 SCL-ASG/TC
- Application type
- FCC Application for Assignment (ASG) or Transfer of Control (TC) of a Cable Landing License
- No Alternate Contact Designated
- Yes
- Agent Same As Contact For Execution Of Lawful Requests
- No
- Individual Name
- Catherine Wang
- Company
- Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
- Telephone Number
- 202-739-3000
- Fax Number
- 202-739-3001
- catherinwe.wang@morganlewis.com
- Street Address
- 1111 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
- City
- Washington
- State
- DC
- Zip/Postal Code
- 20004
- Country
- USA
- Alt Agt No Alternate Contact Designated
- Yes
- 8. Identify the Government, State, or Territory under the laws of which a corporate or partnership Applicant (or Lead Applicant) is organized.
- No data to display
- First Name
- Geoffrey
- Last Name
- Goldschein
- Title
- Chief Legal Officer
- Signature
- Geoffrey Goldschein
- Date
- 2026-04-21
- First Name
- Varun
- Last Name
- Aravapally
- Title
- Director
- Signature
- Varun Aravapally
- Date
- 2026-04-21
1. Licensee Information
- FRN
- 0016555849
- Name
- Zayo Group, LLC
- Street Address
- 1401 Wynkoop St.
- Street Address 2
- Suite 500
- City
- Denver
- State
- CO
- Zip Code/Postal Code
- 80202
- Country
- United States of America
- Attention
- Kim McNeany
- Title
- Director - Tax
- Phone
- 707-595-6577
- Kim.Mcneany@zayo.com
- Applicant/Licensee Legal Entity Type
- Limited Liability Company
2. Licensee Contact Information
- Contact Same As
- No
- FRN
- 0024300139
- Name
- Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
- Street Address
- 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
- City
- Washington
- State
- DC
- Zip Code/Postal Code
- 20004
- Country
- United States of America
- Attention
- Ulises R. Pin Catherine Wang Joshua M. Bobeck Leetal Weiss
- Title
- Authorized Representative
- Phone
- 202-739-3000
- Fax
- 202-739-3001
- ulises.pin@morganlewis.com; catherine.wang@morganlewis.com; joshua.bobeck@morganlewis.com; leetal.weiss@morganlewis.com
- Relationship
- legal_counsel
3. Assignor/Transferor Information
- FRN
- 0032596983
- Name
- DigitalBridge Group, Inc.
- Street Address
- 590 Madison Ave.
- Street Address 2
- 34th Floor
- City
- New York
- State
- NY
- Zip Code/Postal Code
- 10022
- Country
- United States of America
- Attention
- Blake Clardy
- Title
- Senior Vice President, Legal
- Phone
- 212-547-2687
- Blake.Clardy@digitalbridge.com
- Legal Entity Type (Select One)
- Corporation
4. Assignor/Transferor Contact Information
- Contact Same As 2
- No
- FRN
- 0024300139
- Name
- Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
- Street Address
- 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
- City
- Washington
- State
- DC
- Zip Code/Postal Code
- 20004
- Country
- United States of America
- Attention
- Ulises R. Pin Catherine Wang Joshua M. B
- Title
- Authorized Representative
- Phone
- 202-739-3000
- Fax
- 202-739-3001
- ulises.pin@morganlewis.com; catherine.wang@morganlewis.com; joshua.bobeck@morganlewis.com; leetal.weiss@morganlewis.com
- Relationship
- Legal Counsel
5. Assignee/Transferee Information
- FRN
- 0037910809
- Name
- Duncan HoldCo LLC
- Street Address
- 300 El Camino Real
- City
- Menlo Park
- State
- CA
- Zip Code/Postal Code
- 94025
- Country
- United States of America
- Attention
- Pete Komorowski
- Title
- Director, Senior Counsel
- Phone
- 650-562-8100
- peter.komorowski@softbank.com
- Legal Entity Type (Select One)
- Corporation
6. Assignee/Transferee Contact Information
- Contact Same As 3
- No
- Name
- COVINGTON & BURLING LLP
- Street Address
- One CityCenter 850 Tenth Street, NW
- City
- Washington
- Zip Code/Postal Code
- 20001
- Country
- United States of America
- Attention
- Matthew S. DelNero Yaron Dori Corey Walk
- Title
- Auuthorized Representative
- Phone
- 202-662-6000
- mdelnero@cov.com ydori@cov.com cwalker@cov.com jbowers@cov.com
- Relationship
- Legal Counsel
7. Additional Contacts
- Individual Name
- Lauren Lantero
- Company
- Zayo Group, LLC
- Telephone number
- 303-381-3239
- Fax number
- 202-739-3001
- lauren.lantero@zayo.com
- Street address
- 1401 Wynkoop Street, Suite 500
- City
- Denver
- State
- CO
- Zip/Postal Code
- 80202
- Country
- USA
Application Information
- 9. Enter the name of the cable system and AuthID and associated file numbers (SCL-LIC or SCL-MOD) of the cable landing license(s) subject to this transaction.
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- 10. Brief Description Of Transaction
- Transfer Indirect Control of Zayo Group, LLC from DigitalBridge Group, Inc. to Duncan Holdco LLC
- 11. Is this an assignment of license or transfer of control?
- Transfer of control
- 12. Is this a pro forma or substantive transaction?
- Substantive
Substantive Transfer of Control
- 13. Is the Transfer of Control of the license:
- Voluntary
Related Filings
- 14. Is there a separately filed request related to this transaction filed by the Applicants?
- Yes
- ICFS:
- ITC-T/C-20260304-00065
- ULS:
- 0011925441
- Docket No(s):
- WC Docket No. 26-40; WC Docket No. 26-56
Transaction Information
- 15. Is the Applicant seeking streamlined processing?
- Yes
- Consummation Transfer Notification
- Yes
- 17. Enter on a segment specific basis, the percentage of voting and equity interests being assigned in the cable system, including in the U.S. cable landing station, for each cable system.
- (a) Name of Cable System (b) Segment or U.S. Cable Landing Station (CLS) (c) Percentage of Voting Interest in Cable Being Assigned by Segment/CLS (d) Percentage of Equity Interest in Cable Being Assigned by Segment/CLS AmeriCAN-1 The Transaction doesn’t involve an assignment of voting/equity for the system, any segment or landing station. It is a transfer of control of DigitalBridge one of the parents of Zayo which is one of the four cable licensees. 25 25
Foreign Ownership
- 18. Does any individual or entity that is not a U.S. citizen hold a 10% or greater direct or indirect equity or voting interest, or a controlling interest, in the Transferee?
- Yes
- 18.a. Does this application qualify for exclusion from referral to the Executive Branch because the only reportable foreign ownership is through wholly owned intermediate holding companies and the ultimate ownership and control is held by U.S. citizens or entities?
- No
- Foreign Ownership B
- Yes
Ownership Information
- 19. Will any person or entity directly or indirectly have 10% or more of the equity interests and/or voting interests, or a controlling interest, of the Licensee?
- Yes
- 19.a. Provide, in the fields below, the name, address, citizenship, and principal business of any person or entity that directly or indirectly owns/will own at least 10% of the equity and/or voting interests or a controlling interest of the Licensee ("interest holder") and the percentage of equity and/or voting interests owned by each of those entities to the nearest 1%. Also provide, in an attachment, a detailed ownership listing and ownership diagram, as required by section 1.767(a)(8)(i) of the Commissio
- (a) Name of Individual or Entity that Directly or Indirectly Owns 10% or More of the Equity and/or Voting Interests of Applicant or Has a Controlling Interest ("Interest Holder") (b) Address of Interest Holder (c) Citizenship or Country of Incorporation of Interest Holder (c)(1) Dual or More Citizenships (if applicable) (d) Principal Business of Interest Holder (e) Name of the Entity in Which the Interest Holder has a Direct 10% or More Equity and/or Voting Interest (f) Equity Interest Held by Interest Holder (%) (g) Voting Interest Held by Interest Holder (%) FR TopCo, LLC c/o EQT Partners, Inc., 245 Park Ave., 34th Floor, New York, NY 10167 United States of America Holding Company Front Range Intermediate Holdings, Inc. 100 100 Zayo Group Holdings, Inc 1401 Wynkoop Street, Suite 500, Denver, CO 80202 United States of America Holding Company Zayo Group, LLC 100 100 Front Range Intermediate, Inc. c/o EQT Partners, Inc., 245 Park Ave., 34th Floor, New York, NY 10167 United States of America Holding Company Front Range TopCo, Inc. 100 100 Front Range TopCo, Inc. 1401 Wynkoop Street, Suite 500, Denver, CO 80202 United States of America Holding Company Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. 100 100 Front Range Intermediate Holdings, Inc. c/o EQT Partners, Inc., 245 Park Ave., 34th Floor, New York, NY 10167 United States of America Holding Company Front Range Intermediate, Inc. 100 100 Front Range REIT, LP c/o EQT Partners, Inc., 245 Park Ave., 34th Floor, New York, NY 10167 United States of America Holding Company Front Range JV , LP 56 56 Front Range Parent, LP c/o EQT Partners, Inc., 245 Park Ave., 34th Floor, New York, NY 10167 United States of America Holding Coimpany Front Range REIT, LP 56 56 DC Front Range Holdings-F, LP 750 Park of Commerce Drive, Suite 210, Boca Raton, FL 33487 United States of America Investements Front Range JV, LP 17 0 Front Range JV GP, LLC c/o EQT Partners, Inc., 245 Park Ave., 34th Floor, New York, NY 10167 United States of America Holding Company GP of Front Range JV, Front Range REIT, LP and Front Range Parent, LP 0 100 Front Range JV, LP c/o EQT Partners, Inc., 245 Park Ave., 34th Floor, New York, NY 10167 United States of America Holding Company FR TopCo, LLC 100 100 Impresa Fund V LLC 255 State Street Boston, Massachusetts 02109 United States of America investments Front Range Parent, LP and Front Range JV GP, LLC 8 9 DC Front Range Holdings I, LP 750 Park of Commerce Drive, Suite 210, Boca Raton, FL 33487 United States of America Investments DC Front Range Holdings, LP 16 0 DC Front Range Holdings, LP 750 Park of Commerce Drive, Suite 210, Boca Raton, FL 33487 United States of America Investments Front Range Parent, LP 22 0 DC Front Range GP, LLC 750 Park of Commerce Drive, Suite 210, Boca Raton, FL 33487 United States of America General Partner DC Front Range Holdings-F, L, DC Front Range Holdings I, LP and DC Front Range Holdings GP, LLC 0 45 DigitalBridge GP, LLC 750 Park of Commerce Drive, Suite 210 Boca Raton, FL 33487 United States of America General Partner DC Front Range GP, LLC 0 45 DigitalBridge OP Subsidiary, LLC 750 Park of Commerce Drive, Suite 210 Boca Raton, FL 33487 United States of America Investments DigitalBridge Investment Holdco, LLC 0 45 DigitalBridge DBP Holdco, LLC 750 Park of Commerce Drive, Suite 210 Boca Raton, FL 33487 United States of America Investments DigitalBridge GP, LLC 0 45 DC Front Range Holdings GP, LLC 750 Park of Commerce Drive, Suite 210, Boca Raton, FL 33487 United States of America General Partner DC Front Range Holdings, LP 0 45 DigitalBridge Digital IM Holdco, LLC 750 Park of Commerce Drive, Suite 210 Boca Raton, FL 33487 United States of America IInvestments DigitalBridge DCP I Carry, LLC 0 45 DigitalBridge Group, Inc. 750 Park of Commerce Drive, Suite 210 Boca Raton, FL 33487 United States of America Investements DigitalBridge Operating Company, LLC 0 44 DigitalBridge DCP I Carry, LLC 750 Park of Commerce Drive, Suite 210 Boca Raton, FL 33487 United States of America Investments DigitalBridge GP, LLC 0 45 DigitalBridge Operating Company, LLC 750 Park of Commerce Drive, Suite 210 Boca Raton, FL 33487 United States of America Investments DigitalBridge OP Subsidiary, LLC 0 45 Duncan HoldCo III LLC 300 El Camino Real, Menlo Park, CA 94025 United States of America Investments DigitalBridge Group, Inc. 0 45 Duncan HoldCo II LLC 300 El Camino Real, Menlo Park, CA 94025 United States of America Investments Duncan Holdco III LLC 0 45 SoftBank Group Overseas GK 1-7-1 Kaigan, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Tokyo 105-7537 Japan Investments Duncan Holdco LLC 0 45 Colony Capital Master GP, LLC 750 Park of Commerce Drive, Suite 210 Boca Raton, FL 33487 United States of America Investments DigitalBridge DBP Holdco, LLC 0 45 DigitalBridge Investment Holdco, LLC 750 Park of Commerce Drive, Suite 210 Boca Raton, FL 33487 United States of America iInvestments DigitalBridge Digital IM Holdco, LLC and Colony Capital Master GP, LLC 0 45 Masayoshi Son c/o Softbank Group Corp., 1-7-1 Kaigan, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-7537 Japan Investments SoftBank Group Corp. 0 13 SoftBank Group Corp. 1-7-1 Kaigan, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Tokyo 105-7537 Japan Investments SoftBank Group Overseas GK 0 45 EQT Saber Lower Aggregator 2, LP c/o EQT Partners, Inc., 245 Park Ave., 34th Floor, New York, NY 10167 United States of America Holding Company Front Range JV, LP 19 19 Duncan HoldCo LLC 300 El Camino Real, Menlo Park, CA 94025 United States of America Investments Duncan Holdco II LLC 0 45 EQT Saber Lower Aggregator 1 LP c/o EQT Partners, Inc., 245 Park Ave., 34th Floor, New York, NY 10167 United States of America Holding Company Front Range Parent, LP 25 25 EQT Infrastructure IV Co-Investment (D) SCSp 26A Boulevard Royal L-2449 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Luxembourg Holding Company EQT Saber Lower Aggregator 2, LP 12 12 EQT Saber Upper Aggregator 1 LP c/o EQT Partners, Inc., 245 Park Ave., 34th Floor, New York, NY 10167 United States of America Holding Company EQT Saber Lower Aggregator 1, LP 16 16 EQT Saber Topside GP LLC c/o EQT Partners, Inc., 245 Park Ave., 34th Floor, New York, NY 10167 United States of America General Partner EQT Saber Lower Aggregator 2 LP; EQT Saber Lower Aggregator 1 LP; EQT Saber Upper Aggregator 1 LP; EQT Saber Side Car (No. 2)) EUR LP 0 45 EQT Saber Side Car (No. 1) EUR SCSp 26A Boulevard Royal L-2449 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Luxembourg Holding Company EQT Saber Side Car (No. 2) EUR LP 10 10 EQT Infrastructure IV (General Partner), S.à r.l. 26A, Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Luxembourg General Partner EQT Infrastructure IV (GP) SCS 0 45 EQT Infrastructure IV (GP) SCS 26A Boulevard Royal L-2449 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Luxembourg General Partner EQT Saber Side Car (No. 1) EUR SCSp 0 45 EQT Saber Side Car (No. 2) EUR LP 245 Park Ave., 34th Floor, New York, NY 10167 United States of America Holding Company EQT Saber Upper Aggregator 1, LP 10 10 EQT Fund Management S.à r.l. 26A, Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Luxembourg Fund Manager AIFM of EQT Saber Lower Aggregator 2 LP; EQT Saber Lower Aggregator 1 LP; EQT Saber Upper Aggregator 1 LP; EQT Saber Side Car (No. 2) EUR LP and EQT Saber Side Car (No. 1) EUR, SCSp 0 45 EQT Management S.à r.l. 26A, Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Luxembourg Fund Manager EQT Infrastructure IV (General Partner), S.à r.l. and EQT Saber Topside GP LLC 0 45 EQT Holdings Infrastructure IV Coöperatief U.A. Cornelis Schuytstraat 74; 1071JL Amsterdam; Netherlands Netherlands : Investment Holding Vehicle EQT Infrastructure IV (GP), SCS 0 45 EQT AB BOX 16409, 103 27 Stockholm, Sweden Sweden Alternative Investments Group Holding Company EQT Fund Management S.à r.l.; EQT Management S.à r.l. and EQT Holdings B.V. 0 45 EQT Holdings B.V. Cornelis Schuytstraat 74; 1071JL Amsterdam, The Netherlands Netherlands Investment Holding Vehicle EQT Infrastructure IV Coöperatief U.A. 0 42
- 20. Will the Licensee have any interlocking directorates with a foreign carrier, pursuant to section 63.18(h) of the Commission's rules?
- Yes
Foreign Carrier Affiliation
- 21. Is the Transferee a foreign carrier or is it affiliated with a foreign carrier in any foreign country?
- Yes
- 21.a. Provide the affiliation information below:
- (a) Name of Foreign Carrier (b) Country of Affiliation (c)(1) Identify the Type of Affiliation (c)(2) Explanation for non-standard Affiliation (d) Does the Applicant seek to land and operate a submarine cable connecting the United States to this country? (e) Does Applicant/Affiliate Carrier Own or Control Cable Landing Station in this Country? (f) Is this country a member of the World Trade Organization? Zayo Infrastructure Nederland B.V. and DeltaFiber Netherlands (b) The applicant controls a foreign carrier in that country No No Yes Zayo Group UK Limited Germany (b) The applicant controls a foreign carrier in that country No No Yes Zayo Canada Inc. Canada (b) The applicant controls a foreign carrier in that country No No Yes Emerald Bridge Fibres Limited Ireland (b) The applicant controls a foreign carrier in that country No No Yes Zayo Infrastructure France SA France (b) The applicant controls a foreign carrier in that country No No Yes Zayo Singapore Pte. Ltd., BBIX Singapore Pte. Ltd., SB Telecom Singapore Pte. Ltd. Singapore (b) The applicant controls a foreign carrier in that country No No Yes Zayo Group Australia Pty. Ltd. Australia (b) The applicant controls a foreign carrier in that country No No Yes Zayo Infrastructure Belgium NV Belgium (b) The applicant controls a foreign carrier in that country No No Yes Zayo Infrastructure Switzerland AG Switzerland (b) The applicant controls a foreign carrier in that country No No Yes Zayo Group (HK) Limited and BBIX Hong Kong Pte. Limited China, Hong Kong SAR (b) The applicant controls a foreign carrier in that country No No Yes Zayo Infrastructure Spain, S.L. Spain (b) The applicant controls a foreign carrier in that country No No Yes Zayo Group South Africa (PTY) Ltd. South Africa (b) The applicant controls a foreign carrier in that country No No Yes Zayo Italy S.r.l. Italy (b) The applicant controls a foreign carrier in that country No No Yes Zayo Infrastructure Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V. Mexico (b) The applicant controls a foreign carrier in that country No No Yes Zayo Japan K.K., SoftBank Corp., BB Backbone Corporation and Wireless City Planning Inc. Japan (b) The applicant controls a foreign carrier in that country No Yes Yes Fibrespeed Limited and Zayo Group UK Limited United Kingdom (b) The applicant controls a foreign carrier in that country No No Yes Global Connect, Zayo Infrastructure Sweden AB and Zayo Group UK Limited Sweden (b) The applicant controls a foreign carrier in that country No No Yes Zayo Group UK Limited Poland (b) The applicant controls a foreign carrier in that country No No Yes Zayo Group UK Limited Norway (b) The applicant controls a foreign carrier in that country No No Yes SBTM Online (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. and SB Telecom China (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. China (b) The applicant controls a foreign carrier in that country No No Yes Melita Malta (b) The applicant controls a foreign carrier in that country No No Yes SB Telecom (Thailand) Co., Ltd. Thailand (b) The applicant controls a foreign carrier in that country No No Yes Zayo Infrastructure France SA Romania (b) The applicant controls a foreign carrier in that country No No Yes
- 21.b. Does the Licensee/Assignee agree to accept and abide by the reporting requirements in section 1.767(l) of the Commission's rules?
- Yes
Application Fees
- 22. Will a fee be paid?
- Yes
- 22a. If yes, select the appropriate fee code for the application.
- CUT
- Fee Amount
- 1,445
Waivers
- 23. Does the Applicant request a waiver(s) of the Commission's rules?
- No
Attachments
- Public Interest Cert
- Yes
- 25. The Applicant has uploaded an attachment that includes a statement of how the application qualifies for streamlined processing under section 1.767(k) of the Commission's rules.
- Yes
- 26. The Applicant has uploaded an attachment to provide a detailed ownership listing and ownership diagram responding to section 63.18(h) of the Commission's rules.
- Yes
- 27. The Applicant has uploaded an attachment identifying any interlocking directorates with a foreign carrier, pursuant to section 63.18(h) of the Commission's rules.
- yes
- 28. The Applicant has uploaded a statement showing that its application qualifies for exclusion from referral to the Executive Branch under section 1.40001(a)(2) of the Commission's rules.
- Yes
- 29. The Applicant has uploaded an attachment providing the information and certifications required by section 1.767(a)(8)(ii-iv) of the Commission's rules.
- Yes
- 30. The Applicant has uploaded a statement supporting the waiver request and identifying the rule number(s) involved, along with other material information.
- N/A
- 31. The Applicant has uploaded an Executive Branch agency service list as set forth in section 1.767(j) of the Commission's rules.
- N/A
Attachments/Confidential Treatment of Attachments
- 32. Is the Applicant requesting confidential treatment of an attachment(s) under section 0.459 of the Commission's rules?
- No
National Security/Law Enforcement Certification Statements
- National Security Statement Certification
- Yes
General Certification Statements
- Certification Statement
- Yes
Parties Authorized to Sign
- First Name
- Lauren
- Last Name
- Lantero
- Title
- Chief Legal Officer
- Signature
- Lauren Lantero
- Date
- 2026-04-21
Documents
| Document | Type | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| DigitalBridge Group, Inc., et al. FCC Submarine Cable Transfer Application.pdf | Transfer of Control Application | 2026-04-21 | Pending archive |