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. 21-429 Report No. TEL-02088 Thursday April 15, 2021 International Authorizations Granted Section 214 Applications (47 C.F.R. §§ 63.18, 63.24); Section 310(b) Petitions (47 C.F.R. § 1.5000) The following applications have been granted pursuant to the Commission's processing procedures set forth in sections 63.12, 63.20 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR §§ 63.12, 63.20, other provisions of the Commission's rules, or procedures set forth in an earlier public notice listing the applications as accepted for filing. Unless otherwise noted, these grants authorize the applicants: (1) to become a facilities-based international common carrier subject to 47 CFR §§ 63.21, 63.22; and/or (2) to become a resale-based international common carrier subject to 47 CFR §§ 63.21, 63.23; (3) to assign or transfer control of international section 214 authority in accordance with 47 CFR § 63.24; or (4) to exceed the foreign ownership benchmark applicable to common carrier radio licensees under 47 U.S.C. § 310(b); see Subpart T of Part 1 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR §§ 1.5000-5004. 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, 47 CFR §§ 1.106, 1.115, in regard to the grant of any of these applications may be filed within thirty days of this public notice (see 47 CFR § 1.4(b)(2)). ITC-214-20210311-00046 E 2825 Ultimate Wireless, Inc. International Telecommunications Certificate Service(s): Global or Limited Global Facilities-Based Service, Global or Limited Global Resale Service Grant of Authority Date of Action: 04/09/2021 Application for authority to provide facilities-based service in accordance with section 63.18(e)(1) of the Commission's rules, and resale service in accordance with section 63.18(e)(2) of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR § 63.18(e)(1), (2). 2825 Ultimate Wireless, Inc. is 100% owned by Jung Jin Park, a U.S. citizen. Page 1 of 6 ITC-ASG-20210309-00045 E DISH Wireless L.L.C. Assignment Grant of Authority Date of Action: 04/09/2021 Current Licensee: Republic Wireless, Inc. FROM: Republic Wireless, Inc. TO: DISH Wireless L.L.C. Application filed for consent to the assignment of customers from Republic Wireless, Inc. (Republic) to DISH Wireless L.L.C. (DISH Wireless). Pursuant to a February 12, 2021, Asset Purchase Agreement, DISH Wireless will acquire from Republic certain assets used by Republic's mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) wireless services business, including customers of that business, but not its international section 214 authorization. DISH Wireless will provide international service to its newly acquired customers pursuant to international 214 authorization ITC-214-20210309-00050. Republic will retain its international section 214 authorization, ITC-214-20150512-00122. DISH Wireless, a Colorado limited liability company, is a direct wholly owned subsidiary of DISH Wireless Holding L.L.C., which in turn is a direct wholly owned subsidiary of DISH Network Corporation (DISH Corp). Charles W. Ergen and Cantey M. Ergen, spouses and U.S. citizens, own 52% of DISH Corp. Dodge & Cox, a U.S. corporation, has a 12% ownership interest in DISH Corp. According to the Applicants, no other entity or individual holds a ten percent or greater direct or indirect interest in DISH Wireless or DISH Corp. This authorization is without prejudice to the Commission's action in any other related pending proceedings. ITC-T/C-20201015-00183 E Telia Carrier U.S. Inc. Transfer of Control Grant of Authority Date of Action: 04/13/2021 Current Licensee: Telia Carrier U.S. Inc. FROM: Telia Company AB TO: Oura BidCo US, Inc. Application filed for consent to the transfer of control of Telia Carrier US, Inc. (Telia Carrier), from its 100% direct parent, Telia Company AB (Telia Company), to Oura BidCo US, Inc. (BidCo US). Telia Carrier holds the following international section 214 authorizations: ITC-214-19960610-00234, ITC-214-19960610-00239, ITC-214-19960613-00445, ITC-214-19960613-00446, ITC-214-19960619-00257, ITC-214-19960620-00457, and ITC-214-19961002-00478. Pursuant to an October 5, 2020 Master Share Purchase Agreement, Telia Company will sell its ownership in Telia Carrier to BidCo US and Telia Carrier, a Delaware corporation, will become a direct wholly owned subsidiary of BidCo US. BidCo US, a Delaware corporation, is a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Oura BidCo AB, a Swedish entity, and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Polhem Infra KB (Polhem KB), a limited partnership, established to manage and invest in infrastructural assets for the benefit of the Swedish Parliament and for the benefit of Swedish people. Polhem Infra AB (Polhem AB), a Swedish corporation, is the General Partner of Polhem KB, holding 0.01% equity interest in Polhem KB and controlling interest in the partnership. The following three limited partners, all Swedish pension funds, having equal rights in relation to Polhem KB and Polhem AB: Forsta AP-fonden (AP1)/First Swedish National Pension Fund (33.33% limited partnership interests in Polhem KB; and 33.33% equity interests in Polhem AB); Tredje AP-fonden (AP3)/Third Swedish National Pension Fund (33.33% limited partnership interests in Polhem KB; and 33.33% equity interests in Polhem AB); Fjarde AP-fonden (AP4)/Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund (33.33% limited partnership interests in Polhem KB; and 33.33% equity interests in Polhem AB). Pension funds AP1, AP3 and AP4 are regulated pursuant to Swedish National Insurance Funds Act (2000-192) (AP Funds Act) and managed as part of the buffer capital in Sweden's National Pension System. No other entity or individual will hold 10% or greater ownership interests in Oura BidCo or in Telia Carrier after closing. We grant the Petition to Adopt Conditions to Authorizations and Licenses filed in this proceeding on April 12, 2021, by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration on behalf of the Committee for the Assessment of Foreign Participation in the United States Telecommunications Services Sector. Accordingly, we condition grant of this application for transfer of control of international section 214 authority on compliance by Telia Carrier U.S. Inc., with the commitments and undertakings set forth in the Letter of Agreement from Brian J. McHugh, President, Telia Carrier U.S. Inc., to the Chief, Foreign Investment Review Section, Deputy Chief, Compliance and Enforcement, on behalf of the Assistant Attorney General for National Security, United States Department of Justice, National Security Division, dated April 6, 2021 (LOA). 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 underlying international section 214 authorizations 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 LOA may be viewed on the FCC's website through the International Bureau Filing System by searching for ITC-T/C-20201015-00183 and accessing the "Other Filings related to this application" from the Document Viewing Area. This authorization is without prejudice to the Commission's action in any other related pending proceedings. Page 2 of 6 ITC-T/C-20210226-00037 E Hargray of Georgia, Inc. Transfer of Control Grant of Authority Date of Action: 04/09/2021 Current Licensee: Hargray of Georgia, Inc. FROM: Hargray Acquisition Holdings, LLC TO: Cable One, Inc. Application filed for consent to transfer control of Hargray of Georgia, Inc. (HOG), a South Carolina company which holds international section 214 authorization ITC-214-20011022-00534, from Hargray Acquisition Holdings, LLC (Hargray) to Cable One, Inc. HOG is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Hargray. Cable One, a Delaware corporation, currently holds approximately 16% of the ownership interests of Hargray. Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, Lighthouse Merger Sub LLC, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Cable One, will merge with and into Hargray, with Hargray being the surviving entity. As a result of the transaction, Cable One will acquire 100% of the ownership interests of Hargray, and Hargray and HOG will become indirect wholly owned subsidiaries of Cable One. The following U.S.-based entities and U.S. citizen hold a 10% or greater interest in Cable One: T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (12.5%), BlackRock, Inc. (10.4%), and Daniel L. Mosley (10.8%). According to the Applicants no other individual or entity will have a 10% or greater direct or indirect equity or voting ownership interest in Hargray and HOG. This authorization is without prejudice to the Commission's action in any other related pending proceedings. ITC-T/C-20210226-00038 E Low Country Carriers, Inc. d/b/a Hargray Long Distance Transfer of Control Grant of Authority Date of Action: 04/09/2021 Current Licensee: Low Country Carriers, Inc. d/b/a Hargray Long Distance FROM: Hargray Acquisition Holdings, LLC TO: Cable One, Inc. Application filed for consent to transfer control of Low Country Carriers, Inc. D/B/A Hargray Long Distance Co. (Low Counrtry), a South Carolina company which holds international section 214 authorization ITC-214-19890109-00003, from Hargray Acquisition Holdings, LLC (Hargray) to Cable One, Inc. Low Country is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Hargray. Cable One, a Delaware corporation, currently holds approximately 16% of the ownership interests of Hargray. Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, Lighthouse Merger Sub LLC, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Cable One, will merge with and into Hargray, with Hargray being the surviving entity. As a result of the transaction, Cable One will acquire 100% of the ownership interests of Hargray, and Hargray and Low Country will become indirect wholly owned subsidiaries of Cable One. The following U.S.-based entities and U.S. citizen hold a 10% or greater interest in Cable One: T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (12.5%), BlackRock, Inc. (10.4%), and Daniel L. Mosley (10.8%). According to the Applicants no other individual or entity will have a 10% or greater direct or indirect equity or voting ownership interest in Hargray and Low Country. This authorization is without prejudice to the Commission's action in any other related pending proceedings. ITC-T/C-20210226-00039 E Hargray, Inc. Transfer of Control Grant of Authority Date of Action: 04/09/2021 Current Licensee: Hargray, Inc. FROM: Hargray Acquisition Holdings, LLC TO: Cable One, Inc. Application filed for consent to transfer control of Hargray, Inc. (HI), a South Carolina company which holds international section 214 authorization ITC-214-20010816-00430, from Hargray Acquisition Holdings, LLC (Hargray) to Cable One, Inc. HI is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Hargray. Cable One, a Delaware corporation, currently holds approximately 16% of the ownership interests of Hargray. Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, Lighthouse Merger Sub LLC, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Cable One, will merge with and into Hargray, with Hargray being the surviving entity. As a result of the transaction, Cable One will acquire 100% of the ownership interests of Hargray, and Hargray and HI will become indirect wholly owned subsidiaries of Cable One. The following U.S.-based entities and U.S. citizen hold a 10% or greater interest in Cable One: T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (12.5%), BlackRock, Inc. (10.4%), and Daniel L. Mosley (10.8%). According to the Applicants no other individual or entity will have a 10% or greater direct or indirect equity or voting ownership interest in Hargray and HI. This authorization is without prejudice to the Commission's action in any other related pending proceedings. Page 3 of 6 ITC-T/C-20210301-00041 E WHOLESALE CARRIER SERVICES, INC. Transfer of Control Grant of Authority Date of Action: 04/09/2021 Current Licensee: WHOLESALE CARRIER SERVICES, INC. FROM: WHOLESALE CARRIER SERVICES, INC. TO: Thompson Street Capital Partners V, L.P. Application filed for consent to transfer control of Wholesale Carrier Services, Inc. (WCS), a Florida company which holds international section 214 authorization ITC-214-19970630-00357, from its sole shareholder Christopher S. Barton to Thompson Street Capital Partners V, L.P. (Thompson Street). Pursuant to a February 23, 2021 Share Purchase Agreement, BCM One, Inc., will acquire WCS. BCM One, Inc. is wholly owned by BCM One Group Holdings, Inc. Thompson Street holds approximately 70% of the equity and voting interests in BCM One Group Holdings, Inc. Applicants state that other than Thompson Street no other person or entity holds a 10% or greater interest in BCM One Group Holdings, Inc. Consequently, post-consummation Thompson Street will hold an indirect controlling interest in WCS. Thompson Street Capital V GP, L.P. (Thompson GP) is the general partner for Thompson Street and Thompson Street Capital LLC (Thompson Capital) is the general partner for Thompson GP. Thompson Street Capital Manager LLC (Thompson Manager) is a limited partner that holds approximately 16.9% of the equity of Thompson GP. Thompson GP, Thompson Capital, and Thompson Manager are all Delaware entities. Applicants state that James A. Cooper and Robert C. Dunn, both U.S. citizens, are the only other limited partners that will hold a 10% or greater interest in Thompson GP. Mr. Cooper is the sole member of Thompson Capital, a limited partner of Thompson GP, and a member of Thompson Manager. Mr. Dunn is a limited partner of Thompson GP and a member of Thompson Manager. Applicants state that no other individuals or entities will hold 10% or greater interest in WCS. This authorization is without prejudice to the Commission's action in any other related pending proceedings. INFORMATIVE ITC-STA-20210322-00048 Velocity, A Managed Services Company, Inc. We grant the request for special temporary authority (STA) filed by Velocity, A Managed Services Company, Inc. (Velocity) to continue to control Alliance Global Networks, LLC, (Alliance) pending Commission action on the application for the transfer of control of Alliance from Jess DiPasquale to Velocity which occurred on January 1, 2020 without prior Commission consent.. The Applicants acknowledge that grant of the STA will not prejudice action by the Commission on the underlying application and that the STA is subject to cancellation or modification upon notice without a hearing. The STA expires on October 4, 2021. SURRENDER ITC-214-20030514-00256 Choice Phone LLC Applicant notified the Commission of the Surrender of its international section 214 authorization effective April 1, 2021. ITC-214-20040506-00193 Wave Runner LLC Applicant notified the Commission of the Surrender of its international section 214 authorization effective April 1, 2021. Page 4 of 6 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://transition.fcc.gov/ib/pd/pf/exclusionlist.html. 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) International facilities-based service providers must file and maintain a list of U.S.-international routes on which they have direct termination arrangements with a foreign carrier. 47 CFR § 63.22(h). A new international facilities-based service provider or one without existing direct termination arrangements must file its list within thirty (30) days of entering into a direct termination arrangement(s) with a foreign carrier(s). Thereafter, international facilities-based service providers must update their lists within thirty (30) days after adding a termination arrangement for a new foreign destination or discontinuing an arrangement with a previously listed destination. See Process For The Filing Of Routes On Which International Service Providers Have Direct Termination Arrangements With A Foreign Carrier, ITC-MSC-20181015-00182, Public Notice, 33 FCC Rcd 10008 (IB 2018). (8) Any U.S. Carrier that owned or leased bare capacity on a submarine cable between the United States and any foreign point must file a Circuit Capacity Report to provide information about the submarine cable capacity it holds. 47 CFR § 43.82(a)(2). See https://www.fcc.gov/circuit-capacity-data-us-international-submarine-cables. (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. Page 5 of 6 (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. (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: None. Facilities: Any non-U.S.-licensed space station that has not received Commission approval to operate in the U.S. market pursuant to the procedures adopted in the Commission's DISCO II Order, IB Docket No. 96-111, Report and Order, FCC 97-399, 12 FCC Rcd 24094, 24107-72 paragraphs 30-182 (1997) (DISCO II Order). Information regarding non-U.S.-licensed space stations approved to operate in the U.S. market pursuant to the Commission's DISCO II procedures is maintained at http://transition.fcc.gov/bureaus/ib/sd/se/market_acess.html. This list is subject to change by the Commission when the public interest requires. The most current version of the list is maintained at http://transition.fcc.gov/ib/pd/pf/exclusionlist.html. For additional information, contact the International Bureau's Telecommunications and Analysis Division, (202) 418-1480. Page 6 of 6