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. 22-621 Report No. TEL-02193 Thursday June 9, 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)). Page 1 of 6 ITC-T/C-20210913-00135 E Marlink-ITC, Inc. Transfer of Control Grant of Authority Date of Action: 05/24/2022 Current Licensee: Marlink-ITC, Inc. FROM: Apax Partners SAS TO: P8 Holding 1 S.a.r.l. An application has been filed for consent to transfer control of Marlink-ITC, Inc. (Marlink-ITC), a Delaware corporation that holds an international section 214 authorization (ITC-214-20010529-00341), from Apax Partners SAS (Apax Partners) to P8 Holding 1 S.a.r.l. (P8 Holding). The Applicants filed updated post-consummation ownership information on June 7, 2022. Marlink-ITC (formerly known as Marlink Inc.), is a wholly owned subsidiary of Marlink AS, which in turn is a wholly owned subsidiary of Toruk AS, both Norwegian entities. Toruk AS is wholly owned by Makto S.à r.l. (Makto), a Luxembourg entity. Makto is currently controlled by Apax Partners and principally owned by FPCI Apax MidMarket VIII-A, FPCI Apax MidMarket VIII-B, FPCI Apax MidMarket IX-A, FPCI Apax MidMarket IX-B, Apax MidMarket IX-L SCSp, SC MidInvest, FPCI Phenix, and FPCI Phenix-B (collectively, the Apax Funds). Pursuant to a Sale and Purchase Agreement, P8 Holding will acquire a controlling interest in Marlink-ITC and affiliated businesses operating outside the United States. Specifically, P8 Holding will acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Makto from the Apax Funds. Upon consummation, Marlink-ITC will become a wholly owned, indirect subsidiary of P8 Holding. Specifically, Makto will become a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Venga AS S.à r.l., which in turn is wholly owned by Venga Norway AS , both Norwegian entities. Venga Norway AS is wholly owned by Venga Finance S.à r.l. which is wholly owned by Venga Holding S.à r.l., both Luxembourg entities. Venga Holding S.à r.l. is wholly owned by Vegna Midco Venga Holding S.à r.l. which is wholly owned by P8 Holding, both Luxembourg entities. Control of P8 Holding will rest with Providence Managing Member LLC (PMM), which controls Providence Equity Partners VIII L.P., Providence Equity Partners VIII-A L.P., and Providence Equity Partners VIII (Scotland) L.P. (collectively, Providence VIII Funds). PMM and the Providence VIII Funds will hold an indirect 54% equity interest in P8 Holding. They will hold an indirect 62% voting interest in P8 Holding due to PMM controlling an 8% co-investment of another participant in the transaction, Ardian France, a France entity. The Apax Funds will collectively hold 37.4% equity and voting interests directly in P8 Holding and Apax Partners will hold an indirect approximate 35% voting interest through its control of the Apax Funds. PEP Vegna Holding S.à r.l., a Luxembourg entity, will hold a direct 62% equity and voting interest in P8 Holding. PEP European Investment S.à.r.l., a Luxembourg entity, will hold a direct 54% equity and voting interest in PEP Vegna Holding S.à r.l. Ownership of PEP European Investment S.à r.l. is divided among nine entities, which collectively hold approximately a 53.8% equity interest in P8 Holding. Two of these entities will hold, directly or indirectly, a 10% or greater equity interest in P8 Holding: GLC Investment S.à r.l., 22.9% equity and voting interest, and ST Investment S.à r.l., 19.8% equity and voting interest, both Luxembourg entities. All nine of the entities that own PEP European Investment S.à r.l. are 100% owned and controlled by PEP European Investment VIII SCSP (PEP VIII SCSP), a Luxembourg entity. PEP European Investment GP S.à r.l., is the General Partner of PEP VIII SCSP. The Providence VIII Funds hold direct equity and voting interests in PEP VIII SCSP: Providence Equity Partners VIII L.P. a Cayman Island entity, 26.5% equity and voting interest; Providence Equity Partners VIII-A L.P., a Cayman Island entity, 27% equity and voting interest; and Providence Equity Partners VIII (Scotland) L.P., a Scotland entity, 0.3% equity and voting interest. According to the Applicants, none of the limited partners of the Providence VIII Funds will own or control a ten percent (10%) or greater direct or indirect interest in P8 Holding through their investments in one or more of the Providence VIII Funds. Providence Equity GP VIII L.P. (PEP GP VIII) is the general partner of each of the Providence VIII Funds. PEP VIII International Ltd. is the general partner of PEP GP VIII, both Cayman Island entities. Providence Fund Holdco (Domestic ECI) L.P. (PF Holdco) is the 100% shareholder of PEP VIII International Ltd. PMM, a U.S. entity, is the sole general partner of PF Holdco. PMM has six members who each control 16.67% of the voting interests: Jonathan Nelson, Andrew Tisdale, Davis Noell, David Phillips, Michael Dominguez, all U.S. citizens, and Karim Tabet, a citizen of France. The Apax Funds will collectively hold approximately 35% equity and voting interests in P8 Holding. FPCI Phenix, a French entity, will be the only fund with a 10% or greater interest, holding a 12.5% voting and equity interest in P8 Holding. Apax Partners, a French entity, manages each of the Apax Funds, and exercises their voting rights. In aggregate, Apax Partners will indirectly control a 35.15% voting interest in P8 Holding. The following two citizens of France will hold a 10% or greater indirect equity and voting interest in P8 Holding through Apax Partners: Edgard Misrahi (13.65%) and Bertrand Pivin (10.97). Altamir SCA, a French entity, will hold an approximate aggregate 10% indirect equity interest in P8 Holding through its holdings in the Apax Funds. Ambroise SAS, a French entity, has a 65% equity and voting interest in Altamir SAS and thus will have an indirect 10% equity interest in P8 Holding. Mr. Maurice Tchenio and his family, all French citizens, hold a 100% interest in Ambroise SAS and thus will have an indirect 10% equity interest in P8 Holding. The Applicants state that no other individual or entities will hold a 10% or greater direct or indirect equity or voting interest in P8 Holding or Marlink-ITC upon consummation. Page 2 of 6 We grant the Petition to Adopt Conditions to Authorizations and Licenses filed in this proceeding on May 24, 2022, 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 the application for transfer of control of international section 214 authority of Marlink, Inc. from Apax Partners to P8 Holding on compliance with the commitments and undertakings set forth in the Letter of Agreement from Sinisa Krnic, Manager, P8 Holdings 1 S.à r.l. and Thomas Collins, President, Marlink, 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 May 5, 2022 (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 grant of this application and the underlying international section 214 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 LOA may be viewed on the FCC's website through the International Bureau Filing System by searching for ITC-T/C-20210913-00135 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. ITC-T/C-20220407-00053 E BullsEye Telecom, Inc. Transfer of Control Grant of Authority Date of Action: 06/03/2022 Current Licensee: BullsEye Telecom, Inc. FROM: BullsEye Telecom, Inc. TO: Lingo Management, LLC An application has been filed for consent to the transfer of control of BullsEye Telecom, Inc. (BullsEye), a Michigan corporation that holds an international section 214 authorization (ITC-214-20010306-00118), to Lingo Management, LLC (Lingo Management). Pursuant to a March 28, 2022 agreement and plan of merger, Lingo NewCo1 Inc. (Merger Sub), a newly formed subsidiary of Lingo Management created for this transaction, will merge with and into BullsEye, with BullsEye being the surviving entity. Upon consummation, BullsEye will be a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Lingo Management. Lingo Management, a Delaware limited liability company, is owned by B. Riley Principal Investments, LLC (BRPI) and Lingo Communications, LLC (Lingo Communications). BRPI controls Lingo Management though its 80% voting interest in Lingo Management and has the right to designate three of the five board members. Lingo Communications holds a 20% voting interest in Lingo Management and has the ability to designate two of the five board members. BRPI, a Delaware limited liability and holding company, is wholly owned by B. Riley Financial, Inc. (B. Riley), a publicly traded Delaware corporation. Bryant R. Riley, a U.S. citizen, holds a 20% voting interest in B. Riley. The Applicants state that no other individual or entity holds a 10% or greater direct or indirect equity or voting interest in B. Riley. Lingo Communications, a Georgia limited liability and holding company, is a wholly owned direct subsidiary of GG Telecom Investors, LLC (GG Telecom), a Georgia limited liability company. GG Telecom, in turn, is owned by Holcombe T. Green, Jr. (62.5%) and R. Kirby Godsey (37.5%), both U.S. citizens. This authorization is without prejudice to the Commission's action in any other related pending proceedings. ITC-T/C-20220524-00068 E Syniverse Technologies, LLC Transfer of Control Grant of Authority Date of Action: 06/06/2022 Current Licensee: Syniverse Technologies, LLC FROM: Syniverse Corporation TO: Syniverse Corporation A notification was filed on May 24, 2022, regarding the pro forma transfer of control of Syniverse Technologies, LLC (Syniverse Technologies), a Delaware limited liability company that holds an international section 214 authorization (ITC-214-20050420-00154), effective May 2, 2022. Syniverse Technologies is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Syniverse Corporation. In a corporate reorganization, Syniverse Holdings, Inc., one of the intermediate holding companies between Syniverse Technologies and Syniverse Corporation, converted from a Delaware corporation to a Delaware limited liability company, Syniverse Holdings, LLC. Page 3 of 6 INFORMATIVE ISP-PDR-20080229-00004 Gamma Acquisition L.L.C. By letter dated May 5, 2022, the Committee for the Assessment of Foreign Participation in the United States Telecommunications Services Sector (Committee) notifies the Commission that it has terminated the mitigation agreement upon which the grant of the petition for declaratory ruling was conditioned. The Committee requests that the Commission remove the mitigation agreement as a condition to the license. Accordingly, grant of the ruling and the associated licenses are no longer conditioned on compliance with the mitigation agreement. See Terrestar Networks Inc., Petition for Declaratory Ruling Under Section 310(b)(4) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, File No. ISP-PDR-20080229-00004, Order and Declaratory Ruling, 24 FCC Rcd 14664 (IB 2009). ISP-PDR-20160415-00008 Gigsky, Inc. By letter dated May 5, 2022, the Committee for the Assessment of Foreign Participation in the United States Telecommunications Services Sector (Committee) notifies the Commission that it has terminated the mitigation agreement upon which the grant of the petition for declaratory ruling was conditioned. The Committee requests that the Commission remove the mitigation agreement as a condition to the license. Accordingly, grant of the ruling and the associated licenses are no longer conditioned on compliance with the mitigation agreement. See International Authorizations Granted, Section 214 Applications (47 CFR § 63.18); Section 310(b) Requests, File No. ISP-PDR-20160415-00008, Public Notice, 32 FCC Rcd 7688, 7689 (IB 2017). ITC-214-19991019-00660 RingSquared Telecom LLC By letter dated May 25, 2022, the Commission was notified that Magna5 LLC has changed its name to RingSquared Telecom LLC. ITC-214-20010719-00393 RingSquared Telecom LLC By letter dated May 25, 2022, the Commission was notified that Magna5 LLC has changed its name to RingSquared Telecom LLC. ITC-214-20101112-00459 NetFortris Acquisition Co., Inc. By letter dated May 25, 2022, the Commission was notified that Telekenex Acquisition Corporation has changed its name to NetFortris Acquisition Co., Inc. ITC-214-20110131-00021 RingSquared Telecom LLC By letter dated May 25, 2022, the Commission was notified that Magna5 LLC has changed its name to RingSquared Telecom LLC. ITC-214-20150605-00136 RingSquared Telecom LLC By letter dated May 25, 2022, the Commission was notified that Magna5 LLC has changed its name to RingSquared Telecom LLC. SURRENDER ITC-214-20121108-00289 Worldvox Corporation By letter filed on June 1, 2022, Worldvox Corporation notified the Commission of the surrender of its international section 214 authorization. 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