PUBLIC NOTICE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 445 12th STREET S.W. WASHINGTON D.C. 20554 News media information 202-418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov (or ftp.fcc.gov) TTY (202) 418-2555 DA No. 09-1801 Thursday August 13, 2009SCL-00092 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 SCL-T/C-20090615-00015 E Date of Action: 08/12/2009 TO: Application for consent to transfer of control of the interests in the cable landing licenses listed below held by St. Thomas & San Juan Telephone Co., Inc. (STSJ) from its ultimate parent company Primus Telecommunications Group, Inc. DIP (PTGI DIP) to Primus Telecommunications Group, Inc. (PTGI). STSJ holds interests in the following cable landing licenses: (1) 0.34280% voting interest in SCL-LIC-19921110-00002 (Old File No. SCL-93-002) - Americas I Cable System; (2) 0.32993% voting interest in SCL-LIC-19980101-00036 (Old File No. SCL-98-003) - Americas II Cable system; (3) 1.2295% voting interest in SCL-LIC-19951013-00002 (Old File No. SCL-95-012) - Antillas I Cable System; (4) 0.50000% voting interest in SCL-LIC-19960329-00128 (Old File No. SCL-96-003) - Bahamas II Cable System; (5) 0.31679% voting interest in SCL-LIC-19921110-00004 (Old File No. SCL-93-001) - Columbus II Cable System; (6) 0.25942% voting interest in SCL-LIC-19980527-00007 (Old File No. SCL-98-005) - Columbus III Cable System; (7) 0.06821% voting interest in SCL-LIC-19970421-00002 (Old File No. SCL-97-001), SCL-MOD-20040521-00016 - Pan American Cable System; and, (8) 0.43805% voting interest in SCL-LIC-19920107-00005 (Old File No. SCL-92-002) - Taino-Carib Cable System. The interests held by STSJ in the various segments of these cable systems are set forth in the June 26, 2009 letter from Danielle Burt, counsel for STSJ, to Marlene Dortch, FCC, which is publicly available and may be viewed on the FCC web-site through the International Bureau Filing System (IBFS) by searching for SCL-T/C-20090615-00015 and accessing "Other filings related to this application" from the Document Viewing area. On March 16, 2009, Primus Telecommunications Group, Inc. filed petitions with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware to reorganize under Chapter 11 (see In Re: Primus Telecommunications Group, Incorporated, et al., Debtors Case No. 09-10867 (KG) through 09-10970 (KG)). PTGI DIP and certain secured creditors and note holders have agreed to a proposed plan under which the current common stock in PTGI will be extinguished and new stock will be issued. No individual or entity holds a ten percent or greater direct or indirect equity or voting interest in PTGI after the reorganization. Primus Telecommunications Group, Incorporated, Debtor-In-Possession Grant of Authority FROM: Current Licensee: Primus Telecommunications Group, Inc. St. Thomas and San Juan Telephone Company, Inc. Transfer of Control St. Thomas & San Juan Telephone Co., Inc. SCL-T/C-20090616-00019 E Date of Action: 08/12/2009 TO: Application for consent to transfer control of the interest in the Japan-US Cable Network, SCL-LIC-19981117-00025, held by Primus Telecommunications, Inc. (PTI), from Primus Telecommunications Group, Inc., DIP (PTGI DIP), its ultimate parent, to Primus Telecommunications Group, Inc. (PTGI). PTI holds a 0.18692% interest in the Japan-U.S. cable network. On March 16, 2009, Primus Telecommunications Group, Inc. filed petitions with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware to reorganize under Chapter 11 (see In Re: Primus Telecommunications Group, Incorporated, et al., Debtors Case No. 09-10867 (KG) through 09-10970 (KG)). PTGI DIP and certain secured creditors and note holders have agreed to a proposed plan under which the current common stock in PTGI will be extinguished and new stock will be issued. No individual or entity holds a ten percent or greater direct or indirect equity or voting interest in PTGI after the reorganization. Primus Telecommunications Group, Incorporated, Debtor-In-Possession Grant of Authority FROM: Current Licensee: Primus Telecommunications Group, Inc. Primus Telecommunications, Inc. Transfer of Control Primus Telecommunications, Inc. INFORMATIVE SCL-LIC-19990804-00012 360ATLANTIC (USA) INC. By Notification filed June 15, 2009, Applicant notified the Commission that it is installing a branching unit in the Hibernia Atlantic Cable System to connect the system to a landing station in Portrush, Northern Ireland. Page 2 of 2