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 PUBLIC  NOTICE 
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 Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12  th  St.,  S.  W. 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 
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 DA  No.  04-  1342  May  13,  2004 
 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  application  IS  GRANTED.  This  grant  of  authority  is  taken  under  section  0.261  of  the 
 Commission’s  rules,  47  C.  F.  R.  §  0.261,  and  is  effective  upon  release  of  this  public  notice.  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. 
 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  (rel.  Dec.  14,  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. 


 SCL-  T/  C-  20040213-  00004  Caribbean  Crossings  Ltd.  (Licensee)  Persona  International,  Inc.  (Transferor) 
 Philip  J.  Keeping  (Transferee) 
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 TRANSFER  OF  CONTROL 
 Action  Taken:  Grant  of  authority  to  transfer  control  of  submarine  cable  landing  license  (SCL-  MOD-20020925-  00094)  held  by  Caribbean  Crossings  Ltd.,  which  operates  the  Bahamas  Internet  Cable  System, 
 extending  between  the  United  States  and  the  Bahamas,  from  Persona  International,  Inc.,  transferor,  to  Philip  J.  Keeping,  transferee. 


 Conditions  and  Requirements:  See  Caribbean  Crossings  Ltd.,  File  No.  SCL-  LIC-  20000118-  00001,  15  FCC  Rcd  10818  (IB  2000)  (initial  license)  and  SCL-  MOD-  20020925-  00094,  17  FCC  Rcd  25551  (IB 
 2002)  (authority  to  build  second  cable  on  same  route).  Caribbean  Crossing  Ltd.  shall  comply  with  the  requirements  of  Section  1.768  (notifications  and  prior  approval  for  submarine  cable  landing  licensees  that 
 are  or  propose  to  become  affiliated  with  a  foreign  carrier),  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.768. 
 Licensee  Information: 
 Caribbean  Crossings  Ltd.  (“  Caribbean  Crossings”),  a  Bahamas  Corporation,  operates  the  Bahamas  Internet  Cable  System  (“  BICS”),  extending  between  the  United  States  and  the  Bahamas.  Caribbean 
 Crossings  is  a  wholly-  owned  subsidiary  of  Cable  Bahamas  Ltd.  (‘  Cable  Bahamas”),  which  is  controlled  by  Columbus  Communications  Ltd.  (‘  Columbus”).  Columbus  is  wholly-  owned  by  Persona 
 Communications  (Barbados)  Inc.,  a  Barbados  corporation,  which  is  wholly-  owned  by  Persona  International  Inc.,  a  Canadian  corporation,  which  is  wholly-  owned  by  Persona  Inc.,  a  Canadian 
 corporation  publicly  traded  on  the  Toronto  Stock  Exchange. 
 Applicants  state  that,  upon  consummation  of  the  proposed  transaction,  Philip  Keeping,  a  Canadian  citizen,  will  acquire  100  percent  of  the  outstanding  shares  of  Persona  Communications  (Barbados)  Inc. 


 Interlocking  Directorates:  Caribbean  Crossings  certifies  that  Philip  Keeping  serves  on  the  Board  of  Directors  of  both  Caribbean  Crossing  and  Cable  Bahamas. 
 Regulatory  Status  of  Cable:  The  BICS  Cable  network  operates  on  non-  common  carrier  basis.  See  File  No.  SCL-  LIC-  20000118-  00001,  15  FCC  Rcd  10818. 
 Cable  Design  and  Capacity:  See  Caribbean  Crossings  Ltd.,  File  No.  SCL-  LIC-  20000118-  00001,  15  FCC  Rcd  10818  (IB  2000)  (initial  license)  and  SCL-  MOD-  20020925-  00094,  17  FCC  Rcd  25551  (IB  2002) 
 (authority  to  build  second  cable  on  same  route). 
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