*Pages 1--2 from C:\Pdf2Text\Ready4Text_in\pdf\57525.pdf* PUBLIC NOTICE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 445 12th STREET S. W. WASHINGTON D. C. 20554 News media information 202- 418- 0500 Fax- On- Demand 202- 418- 2830; Internet: http:// www. fcc. gov (or ftp. fcc. gov) TTY (202) 418- 2555 DA No. 06- 1213 Tuesday June 6, 2006 SCL- 00014 Report No. 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)) ACTIONS TAKEN UNDER CABLE LANDING LICENSE ACT 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 applications ARE GRANTED. These grants of authority are taken under section 0.261 of the Commission's rules, 47 C. F. R. § 0.261. 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, 16 FCC Rcd 22167 (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. Page 1 of 2 1 SCL- LIC- 20060413- 00004 E Date of Action: 06/ 05/ 2006 SUBMARINE CABLE LANDING LICENSE Actions Taken: Grant of Cable Landing License to land and operate a fiber- optic submarine cable system, the Kodiak Kenai Fiber Link (" Kodiak- Kenai Cable"), on a non- common carrier basis extending from Anchorage to Kenai, to Homer, to Mill Bay (Kodiak Island), and to Narrow Cape (Kodiak Island), all within the State of Alaska. See Application for Cable Landing License - Streamlined Processing Requested, File No. SCL- LIC- 20060413- 00004 (filed April 13, 2006)(" Application"). Acceptability for Filing Public Notice: See Kodiak- Kenai Cable Company, LLC., Application for a License to Land and Operate a Fiber- Optic Submarine Cable System within the State of Alaska, for the Kodiak- Kenai Fiber Link, File No. SCL- LIC- 20060413- 00004, Public Notice, Streamlined Submarine Cable Landing License Applications Accepted for Filing, Report No. SCL- 00015S (Int'l Bur., May 5, 2006). Conditions and Requirements: Kodiak- Kenai Cable Company, LLC, SHALL COMPLY with the routine conditions set out in section 1.767( g)( 1)-( 14) of the Commission's rules. See 47 C. F. R. § 1.767( g)( 1)-( 14). Licensee Information: Kodiak- Kenai Cable Company, LLC (" KKCC") will own all wet link portions and all segments of the Kodiak Kenai Fiber Link. KKCC, an Alaskan limited liability company, is majority owned (90%) and controlled by Old Harbor Native Corporation. Ouzinkie Native Corporation owns the remaining (10%) of KKCC. Old Harbor Native Corporation and Ouzinkie Native Corporation are both organized as native corporations under the laws of the State of Alaska and are entirely owned by U. S. citizens. KKCC holds a 100% voting and ownership interest in the cable landing stations at Mill Bay and Narrow Cape, Alaska and will have long- term leases for the remaining cable landing stations. AT& T has 100% voting and ownership interest in the cable landing station in Seward, Alaska. ATC LLC, an Alaskan limited liability company, has 100% voting and ownership interest in the cable landing station at Anchorage, Alaska. Homer Electric has a 100% voting and ownership interest in the cable landing stations at Homer and Kenai, Alaska. See Application at Attachment 1. Regulatory Status of Cable: Kodiak- Kenai Cable will operate on a non- common- carrier basis. See Application at 1. Cable Design and Capacity: The proposed Kodiak Kenai Fiber Link will consist of one primary undersea cable segment, extending from Anchorage to Kenai, to Homer, to Mill Bay (Kodiak Island), and to Narrow Cape (Kodiak Island), all within the State of Alaska. A redundant cable will run from Narrow Cape to Seward, Alaska, which will connect with AT& T's terrestrial cable to provide a complete sonnet ring to Anchorage. The application specifies six (6) landing stations for the proposed Kodiak Kenai Fiber Link system, all within the state of Alaska; Anchorage, Homer, Mill Bay, Narrow Cape, Kenai, and Seward, Alaska. Utilizing un- repeatered technology and a mono- wavelength (1550nm) transmission architecture, four fiber pairs (8 fibers) will be available to be lit at a minimum capacity of an OC- 48 (2.5 Gbits/ s), with possible expansion to an OC- 192. Application at Attachment 1. Grant of Authority Submarine Cable Landing License Kodiak- Kenai Cable Company, LLC Page 2 of 2 2