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. 15-21 Thursday January 8, 2015TEL-01710 Report No. Section 214 Applications (47 C.F.R. § 63.18); Section 310(b) Requests International Authorizations Granted The following applications have been granted pursuant to the Commission’s streamlined processing procedures set forth in Section 63.12 of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 63.12, other provisions of the Commission’s rules, or procedures set forth in an earlier public notice listing applications accepted for filing. Unless otherwise noted, these grants authorize the applicants (1) to become a facilities-based international common carrier subject to 47 C.F.R. § 63.22; and/or (2) to become a resale-based international common carrier subject to 47 C.F.R. § 63.23; or (3) to exceed the foreign ownership benchmark applicable to common carrier radio licensees under 47 U.S.C. § 310(b). THIS PUBLIC NOTICE SERVES AS EACH NEWLY AUTHORIZED CARRIER'S SECTION 214 CERTIFICATE. It contains general and specific conditions, which are set forth below. Newly authorized carriers should carefully review the terms and conditions of their authorizations. Failure to comply with general or specific conditions of an authorization, or with other relevant Commission rules and policies, could result in fines and forfeitures. Petitions for reconsideration under Section 1.106 or applications for review under Section 1.115 of the Commission's rules in regard to the grant of any of these applications may be filed within thirty days of this public notice (see Section 1.4(b)(2)). An updated version of Sections 63.09–.25 of the rules, and other related sections, is available at http://www.fcc.gov/ib/pd/pf/telecomrules.html. For additional information, please contact the FCC Reference and Information Center, Room CY-A257, 445 12th Street SW, Washington, D.C. 20554, (202) 418-0270. ITC-214-20131025-00297 E Global or Limited Global Facilities-Based Service, Global or Limited Global Resale Service Date of Action: 01/05/2015 Service(s): Application for authority to provide facilities-based service in accordance with section 63.18(e)(1) of the Commission’s rules, and also to provide resale service in accordance with section 63.18(e)(2) of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 63.18(e)(1), (2). We grant the Petition to Adopt Conditions to Authorizations and Licenses filed in this proceeding on January 5, 2015, by the Department of Justice (DOJ), including the Department of Defense (DOD), with concurrence of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Accordingly, we condition grant of this international section 214 authorization on compliance by Netuno Telecom International Corp., with the commitments and undertakings set forth in the December 16, 2014 letter from Alonzo Jose Alvarez-Malave, Netuno Telecom International Corp., to the Assistant Attorney General, National Security Division, DOJ (Letter). A failure to comply and/or remain in compliance with any of these commitments and undertakings shall constitute a failure to meet a condition of the authorization and thus grounds for declaring the authorization terminated without further action on the part of the Commission. Failure to meet a condition of the authorization may also result in monetary sanctions or other enforcement action by the Commission. The Petition and the Letter may be viewed on the FCC's website through the International Bureau Filing System (IBFS) by searching for ITC-214-20131025-00297 and accessing the "Other Filings related to this application" from the Document Viewing Area. Grant of Authority International Telecommunications Certificate Netuno Telecom International Corp. Page 1 of 4 ITC-214-20141209-00321 E Global or Limited Global Facilities-Based Service, Global or Limited Global Resale Service Date of Action: 01/02/2015 Service(s): Application for authority to provide facilities-based service in accordance with section 63.18(e)(1) of the Commission’s rules, and also to provide resale service in accordance with section 63.18(e)(2) of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 63.18(e)(1), (2). Grant of Authority International Telecommunications Certificate RYD TECHNOLOGIES, INC ITC-T/C-20141208-00318 E Date of Action: 01/02/2015 TO: Application filed for consent to the transfer of control of international section 214 authorization, ITC-214-20010817-00425, held by IPC Systems, Inc. (IP Systems), from its indirect 100% parent, IPC Corp. (IPC), to Centerbridge Capital Partners II, L.P. (Centerbridge). Pursuant to the terms of an agreement and plan of merger, dated December 1, 2014, Ivy Acquisition Sub Inc., a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Centerbridge, will merge with and into IPC, with IPC being the surviving entity. Upon closing, IPC and IPC Systems, will become wholly-owned indirect subsidiaries of Ivy Acquisition Parent Inc. (Ivy Acquisition Parent), that will in turn be majority owned by Centerbridge (approximately 92%). An affiliate of Centerbridge, Centerbridge Capital Partners SBS II, LP. will hold less than a 3% interest in the equity in Ivy Acquisition Parent. The ownership of Centerbridge is widely distributed and no investor holds a ten percent or great onweship interest. Centerbridge Associates II, LP. serves as general partner to both Centerbridge and Centerbridge Capital Partners SBS II, LP. Centerbridge Capital Associates II, LP. is managed by its general partner, Centerbridge GP Investors, LLC. The managing members of Centerbridge GP Investors are Mark T. Gallogly and Jeffrey H. Aronson, both U.S. citizens. This authorization is without prejudice to the Commission's action in any other related pending proceedings. IPC Corp. Grant of Authority FROM: Current Licensee: Centerbridge Capital Partners II, L.P. IPC Systems, Inc. Transfer of Control IPC Systems, Inc. ITC-T/C-20141222-00325 E Date of Action: 01/07/2015 TO: Notification filed December 22, 2014, of the pro forma transfer of control of ITC-214-20090624-0030, held by Stanacard, LLC (Stanacard) from David Michael Choupak to Stanacard Holdings, LLC (Stanacard Holdings), effective December 11, 2014. Mr. Choupak transferred 80 Class A Units of issued and outstanding Stanacard shares to Stanacard Holdings. Mr. Choupak is the sole member and manager of Stanacard Holdings. Michael Choupak Grant of Authority FROM: Current Licensee: Stanacard Holdings, LLC Stanacard, LLC Transfer of Control Stanacard, LLC INFORMATIVE ITC-214-19980520-00334 Global Crossing North America, Inc. By letter dated December 18, 2014, Applicant notified the Commission that Global Crossing Telecommunications, Inc. will be discontinuing its international Call Home America, Simple Connect, MultiPoint and Network Transfer toll-free calling, and its international residential long-distance calling services, effective March 1, 2015. Page 2 of 4 CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO INTERNATIONAL SECTION 214 AUTHORIZATIONS (1) These authorizations are subject to the Exclusion List for International Section 214 Authorizations, which identifies restrictions on providing service to particular countries or using particular facilities. The most recent Exclusion List is at the end of this Public Notice. The list applies to all U.S. international carriers, including those that have previously received global or limited global Section 214 authority, whether by Public Notice or specific written order. Carriers are advised that the attached Exclusion List is subject to amendment at any time pursuant to the procedures set forth in Streamlining the International Section 214 Authorization Process and Tariff Requirements, IB Docket No. 95-118, 11 FCC Rcd 12884 (1996), para. 18. A copy of the current Exclusion List will be maintained in the FCC Reference and Information Center and will be available at http://www.fcc.gov/ib/pd/pf/telecomrules.html#exclusionlist. It also will be attached to each Public Notice that grants international Section 214 authority. (2) The export of telecommunications services and related payments to countries that are subject to economic sanctions may be restricted. For information concerning current restrictions, call the Office of Foreign Assets Control, U.S. Department of the Treasury, (202) 622-2520. (3) Carriers shall comply with the requirements of Section 63.11 of the Commission's rules, which requires notification by, and in certain circumstances prior notification by, U.S. carriers acquiring an affiliation with foreign carriers. A carrier that acquires an affiliation with a foreign carrier will be subject to possible reclassification as a dominant carrier on an affiliated route pursuant to the provisions of Section 63.10 of the rules. (4) A carrier may provide switched services over its authorized resold private lines in the circumstances specified in Section 63.23(d) of the rules, 47 C.F. R. § 63.23(d). (5) Carriers shall comply with the "No Special Concessions" rule, Section 63.14, 47 C.F.R. § 63.14. (6) Carriers regulated as dominant for the provision of a particular communications service on a particular route for any reason other than a foreign carrier affiliation under Section 63.10 of the rules shall file tariffs pursuant to Section 203 of the Communications Act, as amended, 47 U.S.C. § 203, and Part 61 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. Part 61. Carriers shall not otherwise file tariffs except as permitted by Section 61.19 of the rules, 47 C.F.R. § 61.19. Except as specified in Section 20.15 with respect to commercial mobile radio service providers, carriers regulated as non-dominant, as defined in Section 61.3, and providing detariffed international services pursuant to Section 61.19, must comply with all applicable public disclosure and maintenance of information requirements in Sections 42.10 and 42.11. (7) Carriers shall file the annual reports of overseas telecommunications traffic required by Section 43.61(a). (8) Carriers shall file annual reports of circuit status required by Section 43.82. This requirement applies to facilities-based carriers and private line resellers, respectively. See also http:www.fcc.gov/ib/pd/pf/csmanual.html. (9) Carriers should consult Section 63.19 of the rules when contemplating a discontinuance, reduction or impairment of service. (10) If any carrier is reselling service obtained pursuant to a contract with another carrier, the services obtained by contract shall be made generally available by the underlying carrier to similarly situated customers at the same terms, conditions and rates. 47 U.S.C. § 203. (11) To the extent the applicant is, or is affiliated with, an incumbent independent local exchange carrier, as those terms are defined in Section 64.1902 of the rules, it shall provide the authorized services in compliance with the requirements of Section 64.1903. (12) Except as otherwise ordered by the Commission, a carrier authorized here to provide facilities-based service that (i) is classified as dominant under Section 63.10 of the rules for the provision of such service on a particular route and (ii) is affiliated with a carrier that collects settlement payments for terminating U.S. international switched traffic at the foreign end of that route may not provide facilities-based switched service on that route unless the current rates the affiliate charges U.S. international carriers to terminate traffic are at or below the Commission's relevant benchmark adopted in International Settlement Rates, IB Docket No. 96-261, Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd 19806 (1997). See also Report and Order on Reconsideration and Order Lifting Stay in IB Docket No. 96-261, FCC 99-124 (rel. June 11, 1999). For the purposes of this rule, "affiliated" and "foreign carrier" are defined in Section 63.09. (13) Carriers shall comply with the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA), see 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.20000 et seq. Page 3 of 4 1.20000 et seq. (14) Every carrier must designate an agent for service in the District of Columbia. See 47 U.S.C. § 413, 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.47(h), 64.1195. Exclusion List for International Section 214 Authorizations The following is a list of countries and facilities not covered by grant of global Section 214 authority under Section 63.18(e)(1) of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. § 63.18(e)(1). Carriers desiring to serve countries or use facilities listed as excluded hereon shall file a separate Section 214 application pursuant to Section 63.18(e)(3) of the Commission's Rules. See 47 C.F.R. § 63.22(c). Countries: Cuba (Applications for service to Cuba shall comply with the separate filing requirements of the Commission's Public Notice, DA 10-112, dated January 21, 2010, "Modification of Process to Accept Applications for Service to Cuba and Related Matters.") Facilities: All non-U.S.-licensed satellite systems that are not on the Permitted Space Station List, maintained at http://www.fcc.gov/ib/sd/se/permitted.html. This list is subject to change by the Commission when the public interest requires. A current version of this list is maintained at http://www.fcc.gov/ib/pd/pf/telecomrules.html#exclusionlist. For additional information, contact the International Bureau's Policy Division, (202) 418-1460. Page 4 of 4