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DA No. 14-1644
Thursday  November 13, 2014SCL-00157    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.
These applications have been coordinated with the Department of State and other Executive Branch agencies pursuant to
section 1.767(b) of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. §1.767(b), and consistent with procedures established with the
Department of State. See Review of Commission Consideration of Applications under the Cable Landing License Act,
IB Docket No. 00-106, Report and Order, 16 FCC Rcd 22167, 22192-93, paras. 51-52 (2001) (Submarine Cable
Landing License Report and Order); Streamlined Procedures for Executive Branch Review of Submarine Cable Landing
License Requests, State Department Media Note (Revised) (rel. Dec. 20, 2001) available at
http://2001-2009.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2001/6951.htm.
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.
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SCL-MOD-20140923-00009 E
Date of Action: 11/12/2014
Request of Global Caribbean Network to modify the cable landing license for the Global Caribbean Network cable system (GCN system),
SCL-LIC-20050418-00010, held by Global Caribbean Network, to add a condition on the license.  The GCN system operates on a non-common
carrier basis between Puerto Rico, Guadeloupe, Saint Martin (Fr.), and St. Croix, and on a common carrier basis between Puerto Rico and St.
Barthélemy.
Global Caribbean Network, together with its parent companies Global Caribbean Fiber SAS and Auto-Guadeloupe Investissement, S.A.
(collectively, the Loret Companies), entered into a Network Security Agreement (NSA) with the  Department of Homeland Security and the
Department of Justice effective September 8, 2014.  GCN requests that the Commission condition the cable landing license for the GCN system
on compliance with the NSA.  Accordingly, we hereby modify the cable landing license for the Global Caribbean Network cable system,
SCL-LIC-20050418-00010, to condition it upon compliance by the Loret Companies with the NSA.  A failure to comply and/or remain in
compliance with any the commitments and undertakings set forth in the NSA shall constitute a failure to meet a condition of the cable landing
license and thus grounds for declaring the license terminated without further action on the part of the Commission. Failure to meet a condition of
the license may also result in monetary sanctions or other enforcement action by the Commission.
A copy of the NSA is publicly available and may be viewed on the FCC web-site through the International Bureau Filing System (IBFS) by
searching for SCL-MOD-20140923-00009 and accessing "Other filings related to this application" from the Document Viewing area.
Grant of Authority
Modification
Global Caribbean Network
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