PUBLIC NOTICE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 45 L STREET NE 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. 22-213 Report No. TEL-02167 Thursday March 3, 2022 International Authorizations Granted Section 214 Applications (47 CFR §§ 63.18, 63.24); Section 310(b) Petitions (47 CFR § 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 benchmarks 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-214-20220113-00013 E Versatel LLC International Telecommunications Certificate Service(s): Global or Limited Global Resale Service Grant of Authority Date of Action: 02/25/2022 An application was filed for authority to provide resale service in accordance with section 63.18(e)(2) of the Commission's rules. 47 CFR § 63.18(e)(2). Versatel LLC is owned by Trevor G. Francis (64%) and Daniel Howard (36%), both U.S. citizens. ITC-214-20220118-00021 E Identidad Managed Services, LLC International Telecommunications Certificate Service(s): Global or Limited Global Facilities-Based Service, Global or Limited Global Resale Service Grant of Authority Date of Action: 02/25/2022 An application was filed for authority to provide facilities-based service in accordance with section 63.18(e)(1) of the Commission's rules and 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). Identidad Managed Services, LLC is 100% owned by Infomovil Television & Systems Corp., a Florida corporation. Infomovil Television & Systems Corp. is owned by Gabriel Sanchez (33.34%), Andres Sanchez (33.34%), Maria Paulina Merced (16.66%), and James Merced (16.66%), all U.S. citizens. Page 1 of 6 ITC-ASG-20211117-00172 E USConnect Holdings, LLC Assignment Grant of Authority Date of Action: 02/28/2022 Current Licensee: USConnect Holdings, Inc. FROM: USConnect Holdings, Inc. TO: USConnect Holdings, LLC On November 17, 2021, a notification was filed concerning the pro forma assignment of the international section 214 authorizations held by USConnect Holdings, Inc. (ITC-214-20130927-00303 and ITC-MOD-20170224-00023) to USConnect Holdings, LLC, effective August 30, 2021. Applicant filed a supplement on February 15, 2022. Prior to the transaction USConnect Holdings, Inc. was a direct wholly owned subsidiary of ITC Rural Connect, Inc. (ITC Rural), a Delaware corporation. ITC Rural is a direct wholly owned subsidiary of ITC Fiber Holdings, LLC (ITC Fiber), a Delaware limited liability company. ITC Broadband Operating, LLC (ITC Operating), a Delaware corporation, was a direct wholly owned subsidiary of ITC Fiber and an affiliate of ITC Rural. USConnect Holdings, Inc. underwent a two-step corporate reorganization. First, it was converted from a Delaware corporation to a Delaware limited liability company, USConnect Holdings, LLC. Second, the ownership structure between USConnect Holdings, LLC and ITC Fiber was reorganized. Specifically, ITC Rural contributed all of the interests in USConnect Holdings, LLC to ITC Operating in exchange for 100% of the preferred equity and 2% of the common equity in ITC Operating with ITC Fiber retaining a 98% common equity interest in ITC Operating. USConnect Holdings, LLC is now a direct wholly owned subsidiary of ITC Operating. USConnect Holdings, LLC, ITC Rural and ITC Operating remain wholly owned subsidiaries of ITC Fiber. ITC-ASG-20211117-00174 E Newcastle Holdings, LLC Assignment Grant of Authority Date of Action: 02/28/2022 Current Licensee: Newcastle Holdings, Inc. FROM: Newcastle Holdings, Inc. TO: Newcastle Holdings, LLC On November 17, 2021, a notification was filed concerning the pro forma assignment of the international section 214 authorization held by Newcastle Holdings, Inc. (ITC-214-20060113-00039) to Newcastle Holdings, LLC, effective August 30, 2021. The Applicant filed a supplement on February 15, 2022. Newcastle Holdings, LLC is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of USConnect Holdings, LLC. Prior to the transaction USConnect Holdings, Inc., now USConnect Holdings, LLC, was a direct wholly owned subsidiary of ITC Rural Connect, Inc. (ITC Rural), a Delaware corporation. ITC Rural is a direct wholly owned subsidiary of ITC Fiber Holdings, LLC (ITC Fiber), a Delaware limited liability company. ITC Broadband Operating, LLC (ITC Operating), a Delaware corporation, was a direct wholly owned subsidiary of ITC Fiber and an affiliate of ITC Rural. The transaction was a three-step corporate reorganization. First, Newcastle Holdings, Inc. was converted from a North Carolina corporation to a North Carolina limited liability company, Newcastle Holdings LLC. Second, USConnect Holdings, Inc. was converted from a Delaware corporation to a Delaware limited liability company, USConnect Holdings, LLC. Finally, the ownership structure between USConnect Holdings, LLC and ITC Fiber was reorganized. Specifically, ITC Rural contributed all of the interests in USConnect Holdings, LLC to ITC Operating in exchange for 100% of the preferred equity and 2% of the common equity in ITC Operating with ITC Fiber retaining a 98% common equity interest in ITC Operating. USConnect Holdings, LLC is now a direct wholly owned subsidiary of ITC Operating and Newcastle Holdings, LLC is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of ITC Operating. Newcastle Holdings, LLC, USConnect Holdings, LLC, ITC Rural and ITC Operating remain wholly owned subsidiaries of ITC Fiber. Page 2 of 6 ITC-ASG-20211117-00176 E Telcom Supply, LLC Assignment Grant of Authority Date of Action: 02/28/2022 Current Licensee: Telcom Supply Inc. FROM: Telcom Supply Inc. TO: Telcom Supply, LLC On November 17, 2021, a notification was filed concerning the pro forma assignment of the international section 214 authorization held by Telcom Supply Inc. (ITC-214-20001026-00630) to Telcom Supply LLC, effective August 30, 2021. The Applicant filed a supplement on February 15, 2022. Telcom Supply, LLC is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of USConnect Holdings, LLC. Prior to the transaction USConnect Holdings, Inc., now USConnect Holdings, LLC, was a direct wholly owned subsidiary of ITC Rural Connect, Inc. (ITC Rural), a Delaware corporation. ITC Rural is a direct wholly owned subsidiary of ITC Fiber Holdings, LLC (ITC Fiber), a Delaware limited liability company. ITC Broadband Operating, LLC (ITC Operating), a Delaware corporation, was a direct wholly owned subsidiary of ITC Fiber and an affiliate of ITC Rural. The transaction was a three-step corporate reorganization. First, Telcom Supply, Inc. was converted from a Texas corporation to a Texas limited liability company, Telcom Supply, LLC. Second, USConnect Holdings, Inc. was converted from a Delaware corporation to a Delaware limited liability company, USConnect Holdings, LLC. Finally, the ownership structure between USConnect Holdings, LLC and ITC Fiber was reorganized. Specifically, ITC Rural contributed all of the interests in USConnect Holdings, LLC to ITC Operating in exchange for 100% of the preferred equity and 2% of the common equity in ITC Operating with ITC Fiber retaining a 98% common equity interest in ITC Operating. USConnect Holdings, LLC is now a direct wholly owned subsidiary of ITC Operating and Telcom Supply, LLC is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of ITC Operating. Telcom Supply, LLC, USConnect Holdings, LLC, ITC Rural and ITC Operating remain wholly owned subsidiaries of ITC Fiber. ITC-ASG-20211117-00177 E Elsie Communications, LLC Assignment Grant of Authority Date of Action: 02/28/2022 Current Licensee: Elsie Communications, Inc. FROM: Elsie Communications, Inc. TO: Elsie Communications, LLC On November 17, 2021, a notification was filed November 17, 2021 concerning the pro forma assignment of the international section 214 authorization held by Elsie Communications, Inc. (ITC-214-20000317-00144) to Elsie Communications, LLC, effective August 30, 2021. The Applicant filed a supplement on February 15, 2022. Elsie Communications, LLC is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of USConnect Holdings, LLC. Prior to the transaction USConnect Holdings, Inc., now USConnect Holdings, LLC, was a direct wholly owned subsidiary of ITC Rural Connect, Inc. (ITC Rural), a Delaware corporation. ITC Rural is a direct wholly owned subsidiary of ITC Fiber Holdings, LLC (ITC Fiber), a Delaware limited liability company. ITC Broadband Operating, LLC (ITC Operating), a Delaware corporation, was a direct wholly owned subsidiary of ITC Fiber and an affiliate of ITC Rural. The transaction was a three-step corporate reorganization. First, Elsie Communications, Inc. was converted from a Nebraska corporation to a Nebraska limited liability company, Elsie Communications, LLC. Second, USConnect Holdings, Inc. was converted from a Delaware corporation to a Delaware limited liability company, USConnect Holdings, LLC. Finally, the ownership structure between USConnect Holdings, LLC and ITC Fiber was reorganized. Specifically, ITC Rural contributed all of the interests in USConnect Holdings, LLC to ITC Operating in exchange for 100% of the preferred equity and 2% of the common equity in ITC Operating with ITC Fiber retaining a 98% common equity interest in ITC Operating. USConnect Holdings, LLC is now a direct wholly owned subsidiary of ITC Operating and Elsie Communications, LLC is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of ITC Operating. Elsie Communications, LLC, USConnect Holdings, LLC, ITC Rural and ITC Operating remain wholly owned subsidiaries of ITC Fiber. Page 3 of 6 ITC-ASG-20211117-00178 E Waverly Hall Communications, LLC Assignment Grant of Authority Date of Action: 02/28/2022 Current Licensee: Waverly Hall Communications, Inc. FROM: Waverly Hall Communications, Inc. TO: Waverly Hall Communications, LLC On November 17, 2021, a notification was filed November 17, 2021 concerning the pro forma assignment of the international section 214 authorization held by Waverly Hall Communications, Inc. (ITC-214-20070328-00125) to Waverly Hall Communications, LLC, effective August 30, 2021. Applicant filed a supplement on February 15, 2022. Waverly Hall Communications, LLC is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of USConnect Holdings, LLC. Prior to the transaction USConnect Holdings, Inc., now USConnect Holdings, LLC, was a direct wholly owned subsidiary of ITC Rural Connect, Inc. (ITC Rural), a Delaware corporation. ITC Rural is a direct wholly owned subsidiary of ITC Fiber Holdings, LLC (ITC Fiber), a Delaware limited liability company. ITC Broadband Operating, LLC (ITC Operating), a Delaware corporation, was a direct wholly owned subsidiary of ITC Fiber and an affiliate of ITC Rural. The transaction was a three-step corporate reorganization. First, Waverly Hall Communications, Inc. was converted from a North Carolina corporation to a North Carolina limited liability company, Waverly Hall Communications, LLC. Second, USConnect Holdings, Inc. was converted from a Delaware corporation to a Delaware limited liability company, USConnect Holdings, LLC. Finally, the ownership structure between USConnect Holdings, LLC and ITC Fiber was reorganized. Specifically, ITC Rural contributed all of the interests in USConnect Holdings, LLC to ITC Operating in exchange for 100% of the preferred equity and 2% of the common equity in ITC Operating with ITC Fiber retaining a 98% common equity interest in ITC Operating. USConnect Holdings, LLC is now a direct wholly owned subsidiary of ITC Operating and Waverly Hall Communications, LLC is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of ITC Operating. Waverly Hall Communications, LLC, USConnect Holdings, LLC, ITC Rural and ITC Operating remain wholly owned subsidiaries of ITC Fiber. ITC-T/C-20211117-00173 E CableCo, LLC Transfer of Control Grant of Authority Date of Action: 02/28/2022 Current Licensee: CableCo, LLC FROM: ITC Rural Connect Inc. TO: ITC Broadband Operating, LLC On November 17, 2021, a notification was filed concerning the pro forma transfer of control of CableCo, LLC (CableCo), a Colorado limited liability company that holds an international section 214 authorization (ITC-214-20040609-00224), from ITC Rural Connect, Inc. (ITC Rural) to ITC Broadband Operating, LLC (ITC Operating), effective August 30, 2021. Applicant filed a supplement on February 15, 2022. CableCo is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of USConnect Holdings, LLC. Prior to the transaction USConnect Holdings, Inc., now USConnect Holdings, LLC, was a direct wholly owned subsidiary of ITC Rural Connect, Inc. (ITC Rural), a Delaware corporation. ITC Rural is a direct wholly owned subsidiary of ITC Fiber Holdings, LLC (ITC Fiber), a Delaware limited liability company. ITC Broadband Operating, LLC (ITC Operating), a Delaware corporation, was a direct wholly owned subsidiary of ITC Fiber and an affiliate of ITC Rural. The transaction was a two-step corporate reorganization. First, USConnect Holdings, Inc. was converted from a Delaware corporation to a Delaware limited liability company, USConnect Holdings, LLC. Second, the ownership structure between USConnect Holdings, LLC and ITC Fiber was reorganized. Specifically, ITC Rural contributed all of the interests in USConnect Holdings, LLC to ITC Operating in exchange for 100% of the preferred equity and 2% of the common equity in ITC Operating with ITC Fiber retaining a 98% common equity interest in ITC Operating. USConnect Holdings, LLC is now a direct wholly owned subsidiary of ITC Operating and CableCo is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of ITC Operating. CableCo, USConnect Holdings, LLC, ITC Rural and ITC Operating remain wholly owned subsidiaries of ITC Fiber. 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 CFR § 63.23(d). (5) Carriers shall comply with the "No Special Concessions" rule, Section 63.14, 47 CFR § 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 CFR 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 CFR §§ 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 CFR §§ 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 CFR § 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 CFR § 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 https://www.fcc.gov/approved-space-station-list. This list is subject to change by the Commission when the public interest requires. The most current version of the list is maintained at https://www.fcc.gov/exclusion-list-international-section-214-authorizations. For additional information, contact the International Bureau's Telecommunications and Analysis Division, (202) 418-1480. Page 6 of 6