*Pages 1--3 from C:\Pdf2Text\Ready4Text_in\pdf\57585.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- 1236 Thursday June 8, 2006 SCL- 00017 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. SCL- ASG- 20060419- 00006 P Date of Action: 06/ 07/ 2006 TO: Application for the pro forma assignment of the submarine cable ownership interests held by BellSouth International, Inc. (now BellSouth International, LLC) (BSI) to BellSouth Long Distance, Inc. (BSLD). BSI was one of the original licensees holding ownership interests in the TAT- 14 cable (0.239072%), SCL- LIC- 19990303- 00004, and in the MAYA- 1 cable (2.51916%), SCL- LIC- 19990325- 00006. On January 1, 2001, BSI assigned all of its submarine cable interests to BSLD. Both BSI and BSLD are wholly- owned subsidiaries of BellSouth Corporation. BellSouth International, Inc. Grant of Authority FROM: Current Licensee: BellSouth Long Distance, Inc. BellSouth International, Inc. Assignment BellSouth Long Distance, Inc. Page 1 of 3 1 SCL- MOD- 20060111- 00001 P Date of Action: 06/ 07/ 2006 Request to modify the compliance condition imposed on the cable landing licenses held by VSNL International (US) Inc. for the TGN Atlantic cable system and the TGN Pacific cable system. See Tycom Atlantic (US) Inc., Application for a License to Land and Operate a Private Fiber- Optic Cable System between the United States Mainland and the United Kingdom, File No. SCL- LIC- 20000308- 00007, 15 FCC Rcd 14881 (Int'l Bur. 2000) (initial license), as modified by File Nos. SCL- MOD- 20010201- 00005, 16 FCC Rcd 3600 (Int'l Bur. 2001) (changes to U. K. landing), SCL- MOD- 20020412- 00016 and SCL- MOD- 20020412- 00017, 17 FCC Rcd 12916 (Int'l Bur. 2002) (modification of conditions for Tyco Atlantic cable); Tycom Networks (US) Inc. and Tycom Networks (Guam) L. L. C., Application for a License to Land and Operate a Private Fiber- Optic Cable System between the United States Mainland, Hawaii, Guam, and Japan, File No. SCL- LIC- 20000717- 00026, 15 FCC Rcd 24078 (Int'l Bur. 2000) (initial license), as modified by File Nos. SCL- MOD- 20010326- 00010, 16 FCC Rcd 11778 (Int'l Bur. 2001) (changes to cable landing stations), SCL- MOD- 20020412- 00027 and SCL- MOD- 20020412- 00028, 17 FCC Rcd 12916 (PD/ Int'l Bur. 2002) (modification of conditions), File No. SCL- MOD- 20020826- 00079, 17 FCC Rcd 22508, 22511 (PD/ Int'l Bur. 2002) (approving new southern segment). See also File Nos. SCL- ASG- 20050304- 00003, SCL- MOD- 20050304- 00004, 20 FCC Rcd 8557 (PD/ Int'l Bur. 2005) (assigning Tyco Telecom's interests in the Tyco Atlantic and Tyco Pacific cable systems (now know as the TGN Atlantic and TGN Pacific cable systems) to VSNL; modifying the cable landing license for the Tyco Pacific cable system to remove the unbuilt southern segment; and, conditioning the grant of the assignment on compliance with the provisions of the National Security Agreement between VSNL, VSNL USA, and VSNL America and the DOJ/ FBI, DHS and DOD). Specifically, applicant requests that the Commission modify the compliance condition to refer to an amendment to the second network security agreement (" Second NSA"), dated December 12, 2005, reached between VSNL Telecommunications (U. S.), Inc., VSNL America, Inc. (" VSNL America"), and Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited (" VSNL"), on the one hand, and the Department of Justice (" DOJ"), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (" FBI"), the Department of Homeland Security (" DHS"), and the Department of Defense, on the other hand. Applicant advises that Section 8.6 of the Second Agreement provides that the agreement supercedes the network security agreement referred to in the compliance condition. Accordingly, we hereby modify the compliance condition imposed on the cable landing licenses for the TGN Atlantic cable system and the TGN Pacific cable system held by VSNL International (US), Inc., SCL- LIC- 20000308- 00007, SCL- LIC- 20000717- 00026, SCL- ASG- 20050304- 00003, to refer to the Second NSA as amended on Dec. 12, 2005. The Agreement is available as an attachment to this request for modification, SCL- MOD- 20060111- 00001 in the Commission's International Bureau Filing System. See http:// svartifoss2. fcc. gov/ servlet/ ib. page. FetchAttachment? attachment_ key= 483747. Grant of Authority Modification VSNL International (US) Inc. Page 2 of 3 2 SCL- MOD- 20060111- 00002 P Date of Action: 06/ 07/ 2006 Request to modify the compliance condition imposed on the cable landing license held by VSNL International (Guam) LLC for the TGN Pacific cable system. See Tycom Networks (US) Inc. and Tycom Networks (Guam) L. L. C., Application for a License to Land and Operate a Private Fiber- Optic Cable System between the United States Mainland, Hawaii, Guam, and Japan, File No. SCL- LIC- 20000717- 00026, 15 FCC Rcd 24078 (Int'l Bur. 2000) (initial license), as modified by File Nos. SCL- MOD- 20010326- 00010, 16 FCC Rcd 11778 (Int'l Bur. 2001) (changes to cable landing stations), SCL- MOD- 20020412- 00027 and SCL- MOD- 20020412- 00028, 17 FCC Rcd 12916 (PD/ Int'l Bur. 2002) (modification of conditions), File No. SCL- MOD- 20020826- 00079, 17 FCC Rcd 22508, 22511 (PD/ Int'l Bur. 2002) (approving new southern segment). See also File Nos. SCL- T/ C- 20050304- 00005, SCL- MOD- 20050304- 00004, 20 FCC Rcd 8557 (PD/ Int'l Bur. 2005) (transferring control of Tyco Networks (Guam) L. L. C. from Tyco Telecom to VSNL; modifying the cable landing license for the Tyco Pacific cable system to remove the unbuilt southern segment; and, conditioning the grant of the transfer of control on compliance with the provisions of the National Security Agreement between VSNL, VSNL USA, and VSNL America and the DOJ/ FBI, DHS and DOD). Specifically, applicant requests that the Commission modify the compliance condition to refer to an amendment to the second network security agreement (" Second NSA"), dated December 12, 2005, reached between VSNL Telecommunications (U. S.), Inc., VSNL America, Inc. (" VSNL America"), and Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited (" VSNL"), on the one hand, and the Department of Justice (" DOJ"), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (" FBI"), the Department of Homeland Security (" DHS"), and the Department of Defense, on the other hand. Applicant advises that Section 8.6 of the Second Agreement provides that the agreement supercedes the network security agreement referred to in the compliance condition. Accordingly, we hereby modify the compliance condition imposed on the cable landing licenses for the TGN Pacific cable system held by VSNL International (Guam), LLC., SCL- LIC- 20000717- 00026, SCL- T/ C- 20050304- 00005, to refer to the Second NSA as amended on Dec. 12, 2005. The Agreement is available as an attachment to this request for modification, SCL- MOD- 20060111- 00002 in the Commission's International Bureau Filing System. See http:// svartifoss2. fcc. gov/ servlet/ ib. page. FetchAttachment? attachment_ key= 483746. Grant of Authority Modification VSNL International (Guam) L. L. C. INFORMATIVE SCL- ASG- 20050304- 00003 VSNL International (US) Inc. By letter dated March 21, 2006, Applicants notified the Commission that VSNL Telecommunications (US) Inc. changed its name to VSNL International (US) Inc. effective February 28, 2006, and VSNL Networks (Guam) LLC changed its name to VSNL International (Guam) LLC effective March 9, 2006. SCL- LIC- 20000308- 00007 VSNL International (US) Inc. By letter dated March 21, 2006, Applicant notified the Commission that VSNL Telecommunications (US) Inc. changed its name to VSNL International (US) Inc. effective February 28, 2006. SCL- LIC- 20000717- 00026 VSNL International (US) Inc. By letter dated March 21, 2006, Applicants notified the Commission that VSNL Telecommunications (US) Inc. changed its name to VSNL International (US) Inc. effective February 28, 2006, and VSNL Networks (Guam) LLC changed its name to VSNL International (Guam) LLC effective March 9, 2006. SCL- MOD- 20020826- 00079 VSNL International (US) Inc. By letter dated March 21, 2006, Applicant notified the Commission that VSNL Telecommunications (US) Inc. changed its name to VSNL International (US) Inc. effective February 28, 2006. SCL- T/ C- 20050304- 00005 VSNL International (Guam) L. L. C. By letter dated March 21, 2006, Applicants notified the Commission that VSNL Telecommunications (US) Inc. changed its name to VSNL International (US) Inc. effective February 28, 2006, and VSNL Networks (Guam) LLC changed its name to VSNL International (Guam) LLC effective March 9, 2006. Page 3 of 3 3