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. 23-1195 Report No. TEL-02323 Thursday December 21, 2023 International Authorizations Granted Section 214 Applications (47 CFR §§ 63.18, 63.24); Section 310(b) Petitions (47 CFR § 1.5000) By the Chief, Telecommunications and Analysis Division, Office of International Affairs: The following applications have been granted pursuant to the Commission's processing procedures set forth in sections 63.12 and 63.20 of the Commission's rules. 47 CFR §§ 63.12, 63.20. Unless otherwise noted, these grants authorize the applicants to: (1) become a facilities-based international common carrier subject to 47 CFR §§ 63.21, 63.22 and/or a resale-based international common carrier subject to 47 CFR §§ 63.21, 63.23; (2) assign or transfer control of international section 214 authority in accordance with 47 CFR § 63.24; or (3) 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 30 (thirty) days of this public notice. See 47 CFR § 1.4(b)(2). Page 1 of 11 ISP-PDR-20221129-00011 E All West Communications, Inc. Petition for Declaratory Ruling Grant of Authority Date of Action: 12/20/2023 On November 29, 2022, All West Communications, Inc. (All West or Petitioner) filed a petition for declaratory ruling pursuant to section 310(b)(4) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (the Act), 47 U.S.C. § 310(b)(4), and section 1.5000(a)(1) of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR § 1.5000(a)(1), requesting that the Commission find that it would serve the public interest to approve the foreign equity and voting interests in Novacap All West Holdings, Inc. (Novacap Holdings), the proposed controlling U.S. parent of All West and its subsidiaries, in excess of the 25% statutory benchmarks in section 310(b)(4) of the Act. On April 25, 2023, the Petitioner filed a restated petition (Restated Petition). On May 3, 2023, the Petitioner filed a supplement to the Restated Petition. On May 5, 2023, We released a Public Notice seeking comment on the Restated Petition. Non-Streamlined International Applications, Accepted For Filing, Report No. TEL-02271NS, Public Notice (OIA rel. May 5, 2023). No comments were received in response to the Public Notice. All West, a Utah corporation, and its wholly owned subsidiaries, All West/Utah, Inc. (All West/Utah), a Utah corporation, and Pilot Butte Transmission Company, Inc. (Pilot Butte), a Wyoming corporation, each holds common carrier wireless licenses (Licensees). All West filed the Restated Petition in connection with applications for the transfer of control of All West and its subsidiaries, including All West/Utah and Pilot Butte, to Novacap Holdings. See ULS File Nos. 0010284669, 0010284668, 0010284667, and 0010284658. According to the Restated Petition, All West Novacap Acquisition Company, Inc. (Novacap Acquisition), a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Novacap Holdings, will acquire all of the issued and outstanding equity interests in All West, and, as result, will take control of All West and its subsidiaries. According to the Restated Petition, as part of the closing steps of the Transaction, Novacap Acquisition will be removed from the ownership structure resulting in All West becoming a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Novacap Holdings, a Delaware corporation. Novacap Holdings is an indirect subsidiary of Novacap Management Inc. (Novacap Management), a Canadian private equity group. The direct owners of Novacap Holdings are: (1) Novacap Digital Infrastructure I, L.P. (Novacap Digital), a Canadian limited partnership (37% equity and voting); (2) Novacap International DI I, L.P. (Novacap International), a Canadian limited partnership (22% equity and voting); (3) Novacap Co-Investment (All West), L.P. (Novacap Co-Investment), a Canadian limited partnership (19% equity and voting); (4) Peppertree Capital Fund IX QP, L.P. (Peppertree), a Delaware limited partnership (19% equity and voting); and (5) other Peppertree investors (1% equity and voting). Peppertree Capital FIX, LP (Peppertree FIX) is the general partner of Peppertree, and Peppertree Capital IX, Inc. (Peppertree IX) is the general partner of Peppertree FIX, both Delaware entities. Ryan Lepene and F. Howard Mandel, both U.S. citizens, each holds 50% equity and voting interests in Peppertree IX. According to the Restated Petition, the equity interests in Peppertree and Peppertree FIX are held by insulated limited partners, none of which holds a 10% or greater limited partnership interest. Novacap Management is the general partner of NovaCap Digital, NovaCap International, and Novacap Co-Investment with a 100% voting interest and a 0.001% equity interest in each entity. According to the Restated Petition, the remaining equity interests in NovaCap Digital are held by insulated limited partners, none of which holds a 10% or greater limited partnership interest. Novo Holding A/S, a Denmark entity, holds a 16% equity interest in Novacap International and a 90% equity interest in Novacap Co-Investment. According to the Restated Petition, the remaining equity interests in NovaCap International and Novacap Co-Investment are held by insulated limited partners, none of which holds a 10% or greater limited partnership interest. Novo Holding A/S is wholly owned by Novo Nordisk Fonden, a Denmark entity, which is a commercial foundation with charitable purposes. According to the Restated Petition, Novo Nordisk Fonden is an independent self-governing institution without any owners, and the ultimate control of the foundation is vested in its Board of Directors, none of whom will hold an indirect interest in more than 10% of the equity of Novacap Holdings. Novacap Management has delegated the decision-making authority over Novacap Digital, Novacap International, and Novcap Co-Investment to the DI Investment Committee comprised of Pascal Tremblay, Stéphane Tremblay, François Laflamme, David Lewin, Eric Desrosiers, and Benjamin Desmarais, all Canadian citizens, and Thadeus Mocarski, a U.S. citizen. Novacap Management is controlled (100% voting interest) by Novacap Fund Management Inc, a Canadian entity. Novacap Fund Management Inc. is controlled by the following individuals: Pascal Tremblay, Stéphane Tremblay, François Laflamme, David Lewin, and Eric Desrosiers, all Canadian citizens, and Thadeus Mocarski, a U.S. citizen. According to the Restated Petition, all of the limited partnerships are fully insulated in accordance with section 1.5003 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR § 1.5003, having only usual and customary investor protections consistent with those described in section 1.5003(c). 47 CFR § 1.5003(c). Further, the Petitioner states that other than Novo Holding A/S none of the limited partners holds a 10% or greater limited partnership interest. The Petitioner requests approval of up to an aggregate 100% foreign ownership of Novacap Holdings, the proposed controlling U.S. parent of the Licensees. Pursuant to section 1.5001(i) of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR § 1.5001(i), the Petitioner requests that the Commission specifically approve the direct and/or indirect foreign equity and/or voting interests that would be held in Novacap Holdings, the proposed controlling U.S. parent of the Licensees, upon completion of the Transaction as follows: Novacap Digital Infrastructure I, L.P. (37% equity and voting) (Canada); Novacap International DI I, L.P. (22% equity and voting) (Canada); Novocap DI Co-Investment (All West), L.P. (20% equity and voting) (Canada); Novacap Management Inc. (less than 1% equity, 79% voting) (Canada); Novacap Fund Management Inc. (0% equity, 79% voting) (Canada); Pascal Tremblay (0% equity, deemed 79% voting) (Canada); Stéphane Tremblay (0% equity, deemed 79% voting) (Canada); François Laflamme (0% equity, deemed 79% voting) (Canada); David Lewin (0% equity, deemed 79% voting) (Canada); Eric Desrosiers (0% equity, deemed 79% voting) (Canada); Benjamin Desmarais (0% equity, deemed 79% voting) (Canada); Novo Holdings A/S (22% equity, 0% voting) (Denmark); and Novo Nordisk Fonden (22% equity, 0% voting) (Denmark). Page 2 of 11 Pursuant to section 1.5001(k) of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR § 1.5001(k), the Petitioner requests advance approval for the following controlling foreign entities that have indirect ownership interest in Novacap Holdings to increase their interests in Novacap up to and including a controlling 100% voting and equity interests: Novacap Management Inc. (100% equity and voting) (Canada); and Novacap Fund Management Inc. (100% equity and voting) (Canada). The Petitioner also requests advance approval for the following non-controlling foreign entities and individuals to increase their indirect equity and voting interests in Novacap Holdings up to a non-controlling 49.99% voting and equity interests: Novacap Digital Infrastructure I, L.P. (49.99% equity and voting) (Canada); Novacap International DI I, L.P. (49.99% equity and voting) (Canada); Novocap DI Co-Investment (All West), L.P. (49.99% equity and voting) (Canada); Pascal Tremblay (49.99% equity and voting) (Canada); Stéphane Tremblay (49.99% equity and voting) (Canada); François Laflamme (49.99% equity and voting) (Canada); David Lewin (49.99% equity and voting) (Canada); Eric Desrosiers (49.99% equity and voting) (Canada); Benjamin Desmarais (49.99% equity and voting) (Canada); Novo Holdings A/S (49.99% equity and voting) (Denmark); and Novo Nordisk Fonden (49.99% equity and voting) (Denmark). Pursuant to Commission practice, the Restated Petition was referred to the relevant Executive Branch agencies for their views on any national security, law enforcement, foreign policy, or trade policy concerns related to the Restated Petition. 47 CFR § 1.40001(a). See Process Reform for Executive Branch Review of Certain FCC Applications and Petitions Involving Foreign Ownership, IB Docket 16-155, Report and Order, 35 FCC 10927 (2020). On December 6, 2023, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), on behalf of the Committee for the Assessment of Foreign Participation in the United States Telecommunications Services Sector (Committee), filed a Petition to Adopt Conditions to Authorizations and Licenses (Committee Petition). The Committee advises that it has no objection to grant of the Restated Petition, provided that the Commission conditions its approval on the assurance of All West Communications, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries All West/Utah, Inc., All West/Wyoming Inc., and Pilot Butte Transmission Company, Inc; Novacap All West Holdings, Inc.; and Novacap Management Inc. to abide by the commitments and undertakings set forth in the November 13, 2023, Letter of Agreement from Matthew Weller, President, All West Communications, Inc., All West/Utah, Inc., All West/Wyoming, Inc., and Pilot Butte Transmission Company, Inc.; Ted Mocarski, President and Secretary, Novacap All West Holdings, Inc.; and Pascal Tremblay, President and Chief Executive Officer, Managing Partner TMT, Novacap Management Inc., to Chief, Foreign Investment Review Section (FIRS) and Deputy Chief, Compliance and Enforcement (FIRS), on behalf of the Assistant Attorney General for National Security, U.S. Department of Justice, National Security Division (LOA). Foreign Ownership Ruling. We find that the public interest would not be served by prohibiting foreign ownership of Novacap Holdings, the proposed controlling U.S. parent of the Licensees, in excess of the 25% benchmarks in section 310(b)(4) of the Act. We, therefore, grant the Restated Petition subject to the conditions set out herein. This ruling authorizes 100% aggregate foreign ownership of Novacap Holdings, as the proposed controlling U.S. parent of All West, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in section 1.5004 of the Commission's rules, including the requirement to obtain Commission approval before indirect foreign ownership of Novacap Holdings exceeds the terms and conditions of this ruling. 47 CFR § 1.5004. Specifically, pursuant to section 1.5001(i) of the Commission's rules, we grant the Petitioner's request to permit the above-listed foreign individuals and foreign-organized entities to hold, directly and/or indirectly, equity and/or voting interests in Novacap Holdings, the proposed controlling U.S. parent of Licensees, in the amounts specified above. In addition, pursuant to section 1.5001(k) of the Commission's rules, we grant the Petitioner's request for advance approval to permit the above-listed foreign individuals and foreign-organized entities to hold, directly and/or indirectly, equity and/or voting interests in Novacap Holdings, the proposed controlling U.S. parent of the Licensees, in the amounts specified above. Individuals who hold minority voting interests in Novacap Holdings with a deemed 79% voting interest in Novacap Holdings in accordance with section 1.5002(b)(iii)(A) of the Commission's rules will continue to be deemed to hold a 79% voting interest in Novacap Holdings. 47 CFR 1.5002(b)(iii)(A). A finding that an individual is "deemed" to have a 79% voting interest for purposes of determining compliance with section 310(b)(4) of the Act and section 1.5000(a)(1) et seq. of the Commission's rules does not indicate that the interest constitutes de jure control for purposes of compliance with section 310(d) of the Act. We grant the Committee Petition and condition grant of the Restated Petition on compliance by All West Communications, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries All West/Utah, Inc., All West/Wyoming Inc., and Pilot Butte Transmission Company, Inc; Novacap All West Holdings, Inc.; and Novacap Management Inc with the commitments and undertakings set forth in the LOA. A copy of the Committee Petition and the LOA are publicly available and may be viewed on the FCC website through the International Communications Filing System (ICFS) by searching for ISP-PDR-20221129-00011 and accessing "Other filings related to this application" from the Document Viewing area. Novacap Holdings has an affirmative duty to monitor its foreign equity and voting interests, calculate these interests consistent with the attribution principles enunciated by the Commission, including the standards and criteria set forth in sections 1.5002 through 1.5003 of the Commission's rules, and otherwise ensure continuing compliance with the provisions of section 310(b) of the Act. 47 CFR §§ 1.5002-1.5003; 47 CFR § 1.5004, Note to paragraph (a). A failure to comply and/or remain in compliance with any of these requirements shall constitute a failure to meet a condition of this declaratory ruling and the underlying licenses and thus grounds for declaring them terminated without further action on the part of the Commission. Failure to meet a condition of this declaratory ruling may also result in monetary sanctions or other enforcement action by the Commission. Grant of this declaratory ruling is without prejudice to the Commission's action on any other related pending application(s). Page 3 of 11 ISP-PDR-20230316-00003 E Connect Holding II LLC Petition for Declaratory Ruling Grant of Authority Date of Action: 12/20/2023 On March 16, 2023, Connect Holding II LLC (Petitioner or Connect Holding II) filed a petition for a declaratory ruling, pursuant to section 310(b)(4) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. § 310(b)(4) (the Act), and section 1.5000(a)(1) of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR § 1.5000(a)(1), requesting that the Commission find that it would serve the public interest to approve the foreign equity and voting interests in Connect Holding II LLC (Connect Holding II), the controlling U.S. parent, in excess of the 25% statutory benchmarks in section 310(b)(4) of the Act. Connect Holding II is the controlling U.S. parent of ten entities that hold common carrier wireless licenses and are doing business as Brightspeed (Licensees). On April 24, 2023, the Petitioner filed a restated petition (Restated Petition). On May 12, 2023, the Petitioner filed a supplement with a revised ownership exhibit. On May 19, 2023, we released a Public Notice seeking comment on the Restated Petition. Non-Streamlined International Applications, Accepted For Filing, Report No. TEL- 02274NS, Public Notice (OIA rel. May 19, 2023). No comments were received in response to the Public Notice. On December 4, 2023, the Petitioner filed a second restated petition making minor adjustments to some of the ownership percentages (all changes of 1% or less) (Second Restated Petition). On December 20, 2023, the Petitioner filed a supplement regarding the insulation treatment of certain entities in the foreign ownership structure (December 2023 Supplement). In 2022, the Commission issued a foreign ownership ruling to Connect Holding, LLC (Connect Holding) and Connect Holding II finding that the public interest would not be served by prohibiting 100% aggregate foreign ownership of Connect Holding II. Lumen Technologies, Inc. and Connect Holding LLC Application for Consent to Transfer Control, WC Docket No. 21-350, Memorandum Opinion and Order and Declaratory Ruling, 37 FCC Rcd 9523 (WCB, IB, WTB 2022) (2022 Ruling). Grant of the foreign ownership ruling was conditioned on compliance by Connect Holding, LLC and AP (Connect) VoteCo, LLC (VoteCo) with the Letter of Agreement from Thomas Maguire, Connect Holding, and Aaron Sobel, VoteCo, to the Chief, Foreign Investment Review Section (FIRS), Deputy Chief, Compliance and Enforcement (FIRS) on Behalf of the Assistant Attorney General for National Security, United States Department of Justice, National Security Division, dated July 19, 2022 (2022 LOA). Id. at 9552-53, para 71. The Petitioner now seeks a new foreign ownership ruling to permit a new investment by CEPSA Holding LLC (CEPSA Holding), a limited liability company organized in the United Arab Emirates. According to the Second Restated Petition, CEPSA Holding proposes to acquire stock and warrants that will give it an approximate 29% equity interest and 2.5% voting interest and the right to appoint a board member in Connect Parent Corporation (Connect Parent), the indirect parent of Connect Holding and Connect Holding II. Connect Holding II is the immediate parent of the Licensees, and in turn, is wholly owned by Connect Holding, both of which are Delaware limited liability companies. Connect Holding is wholly owned by Connect Midco LLC, which, in turn, is wholly owned by Connect Intermediate LLC, both of which are Delaware limited liability companies. Connect Intermediate LLC is wholly owned by Connect Parent, a Delaware corporation. According to the Second Restated Petition and as a result of the proposed investment by CEPSA Holding, the following entities will have a direct ownership in Connect Parent: AP IX Connect Holdings, L.P. (AP IX Connect Holdings), a Delaware limited partnership (60% voting, 45% equity); AP IX Connect Co-Invest Holdings, L.P. (Co-Invest Holdings), a Delaware limited partnership (33% voting, 25% equity); AIOF II Connect Holdings, L.P. (AIOF II Holdings), a Delaware limited partnership (3% voting, 2% equity); and CEPSA Holding (28% voting, 2.5% equity). AP IX Connect Holdings GP, LLC (AP IX Connect Holdings GP), a Delaware limited liability company, is the General Partner of Co-Invest Holdings and AP IX Connect Holdings. VoteCo, a Delaware limited liability company which indirectly controls Connect Holding II, is the sole member of AP IX Connect Holdings GP and the sole member of the general partner of AIOF II Holdings. VoteCo is owned and controlled by its three members, each of whom is a citizen of the United States and has a one-third interest: Scott Kleinman, John Suydam, and David Sambur. According to the Petition, the three managing members and officers and directors of VoteCo are officers and employees of Apollo Global Management, Inc. (AGM), a Delaware corporation, and will be simultaneously employed by AGM and VoteCo. In the 2022 Ruling, the WCB, IB, and WTB found that AGM exercises de facto control over Connect Holding and Connect Holding II through VoteCo. 2022 Ruling, 37 FCC Rcd at 9527-28, para. 10. BRH Holdings GP, Ltd. (BRH Holdings), a corporation organized in the Cayman Islands, holds a 27.87% voting interest and 0% equity interest in AGM. According to the Second Restated Petition, AP IX Connect Holdings, Co-Invest Holdings, and AIOF II Holdings include foreign ownership held solely through insulated limited partnership interests. Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP (Stichting), a Dutch Foundation, indirectly holds insulated limited partnership interests in Co-Invest Holdings and AP IX Connect Holdings, through two or more intermediate entities with individually non-disclosable interests, representing an aggregate 2% equity and 0% voting. Aviva Investment Pte Ltd (Aviva Investment) is a Singapore private company limited by shares, organized in Singapore, and holds insulated limited partnership interests in Co-Invest Holdings and AP IX Connect Holdings, representing an aggregate 6% equity and 0% voting. According to the Second Restated Petition, Platinum Falcon B 2018 RSC Limited (Platinum Falcon), an Abu Dhabi restricted scope company, is organized in the United Arab Emirates, and holds limited partnership interests in Co-Invest Holdings and AP IX Connect Holdings representing 7% equity interest and a deemed 100% voting interest. Platinum International Investment Holdings RSC Limited (Platinum International) is an Abu Dhabi restricted scope company, organized in the United Emirates, and holds 100% direct voting and equity interest in Platinum Falcon. Platinum International is wholly owned by Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), a public institution organized under the laws of the United Arab Emirates, which, in turn, is wholly owned by the Government of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. According to the Second Restated Petition, CEPSA Holding seeks to make an indirect investment in Connect Holding II. For its proposed investment, CEPSA Holding will receive 500,000 shares of non-voting preferred stock-representing an approximate 26% equity interest in Connect Parent, the indirect parent of Petitioner. In addition to lacking voting rights, these shares will not be convertible into common stock. Second, CEPSA Holding will receive warrants with a de minimis exercise price exchangeable for a 2.5% voting interest and approximately 1.9% equity interest in Petitioner. Together, this will represent an approximate 29% equity interest and 2.5% voting interest in Petitioner. As a result of the proposed investment, CEPSA Holding will have the right to appoint one of ten board members of Connect Parent. LIWA Energy Limited LLC (LIWA), a limited liability company organized in the United Arab Emirates has a 1% voting and equity interest in CEPSA Holding, and in turn, Mamoura Diversified Global Holding PJSC (Mamoura), a public joint stock company organized in United Arab Emirates holds 99% equity and voting interest in CEPSA Holding and 100% voting and equity interest in LIWA. Mubadala Investment Company PJSC (Mubadala) a public Page 4 of 11 joint stock company is organized in United Arab Emirates and holds 100% equity and voting interest in Mamoura, which, in turn, is wholly owned by the Government of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. The remaining 1% equity and voting interest in Connect Parent is held by two directors of Connect Parent and two third parties, all U.S. citizens. As a result of the proposed investment, the ultimate beneficial owner of both Platinum Falcon and CEPSA Holding will be the Government of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. According to the Second Restated Petition, CEPSA Holding is an uninsulated entity. Although the Petitioner argues in the Second Restated Petition that Platinum Falcon should be treated as insulated pursuant to section 1.5003 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR § 1.5003, it alternatively provided pertinent ownership information and made appropriate specific approval requests in the event that the Commission determines that Platinum Falcon's investment is uninsulated. However, in the December 2023 Supplement, the Petitioner requests that we treat both Platinum Falcon and CEPSA Holding as uninsulated for the purposes of this declaratory ruling. The Petitioner requests aggregate approval of up to 100% indirect foreign ownership in Connect Holding II, the controlling U.S. parent of the Licensees. Pursuant to section 1.5001(i) of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR § 1.5001(i), the Petitioner requests that the Commission specifically approve the indirect foreign equity and/or voting interests that would be held in Connect Holding II, the controlling U.S. parent of Licensees, by the foreign-organized entities listed below: CEPSA Holding LLC (28% equity, 3% voting) (United Arab Emirates); Mamoura Diversified Global Holding PJSC (28% equity, 3% voting) (United Arab Emirates); Mubadala Investment Company PJSC (28% equity, 3% voting) (United Arab Emirates); Platinum Falcon B 2018 RSC Limited (7% equity, deemed 100% voting) (United Arab Emirates); Platinum International Investment Holdings RSC Limited (7% equity, deemed 100% voting) (United Arab Emirates); Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (7% equity, deemed 100% voting) (United Arab Emirates); Government of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (36% equity, deemed 100% voting) (United Arab Emirates); Green Leaf Investment Holdings Sole Proprietorship LLC (1% equity, deemed 100% voting) (United Arab Emirates); Al Sariya Commercial Investments LLC (1% equity, deemed 100% voting) (United Arab Emirates); Aviva Investment Pte Ltd (6% equity, 9% voting) (Singapore); Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP (2% equity, deemed 4% voting) (Netherlands); and BRH Holdings GP, Ltd. (0% equity, 28% voting) (Cayman Islands). Pursuant to section 1.5001(k) of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR § 1.5001(k), the Petitioner requests advance approval for up to a non-controlling 49.99% foreign equity and/or voting interests in Connect Holding II, the controlling U.S. parent of Licensees for each of the following foreign-organized entities listed below: CEPSA Holding LLC (49.99% equity, 49.99% voting) (United Arab Emirates); Mamoura Diversified Global Holding PJSC (49.99% equity, 49.99% voting) (United Arab Emirates); Mubadala Investment Company PJSC (49.99% equity, 49.99% voting) (United Arab Emirates); Platinum Falcon B 2018 RSC Limited (49.99% equity, 49.99% voting) (United Arab Emirates); Platinum International Investment Holdings RSC Limited (49.99% equity, 49.99% voting) (United Arab Emirates); Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (49.99% equity, 49.99% voting) (United Arab Emirates); Government of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (49.99% equity, 49.99% voting) (United Arab Emirates); Aviva Investment Pte Ltd (49.99% equity, 49.99% voting) (Singapore); Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP (49.99% equity, 49.99% voting) (Netherlands); and BRH Holdings GP, Ltd. (0% equity, 49.99% voting) (Cayman Islands). The Petitioner asserts that the public interest would be served by granting the Second Restated Petition. Pursuant to Commission practice, the Restated Petition was referred to the relevant Executive Branch agencies for their views on any national security, law enforcement, foreign policy or trade policy concerns related to the foreign ownership of the Petitioner. 47 CFR § 1.40001(a). See Process Reform for Executive Branch Review of Certain FCC Applications and Petitions Involving Foreign Ownership, IB Docket 16-155, Report and Order, 35 FCC 10927 (2020). On December 5, 2023, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, on behalf of the Committee for the Assessment of Foreign Participation in the United States Telecommunications Services Sector (Committee), filed a petition (Committee Petition). The Committee advises that it has no objection to the grant of the foreign ownership request, provided that the Commission conditions its approval on Connect Holding and VoteCo abiding by the commitments and undertakings set forth in the 2022 LOA. Foreign Ownership Ruling. We find that the public interest would not be served by prohibiting foreign ownership of Connect Holding II, the controlling U.S. parent of Licensees, in excess of the 25% benchmarks in section 310(b)(4) of the Act. We, therefore, grant the Second Restated Petition as amended subject to the conditions set out herein. This ruling authorizes 100% aggregate foreign ownership of Connect Holding II, as the controlling U.S. parent of Licensees, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in section 1.5004 of the Commission's rules, including the requirement to obtain Commission approval before indirect foreign ownership of Connect Holding II exceeds the terms and conditions of this ruling. 47 CFR § 1.5004. Specifically, pursuant to section 1.5001(i) of the Commission's rules, we grant Petitioner's request to permit the above-listed foreign entities to hold indirect equity and/or voting interests in Connect Holding II, the controlling U.S. parent, in the amounts specified above. In addition, pursuant to section 1.5001(k) of the Commission's rules, we grant Petitioner's request for advance approval for the above listed foreign entities to increase their interests up to and including a non-controlling 49.99% equity and voting interests in Connect Holding II as the controlling U.S. parent of Licensees. Uninsulated individuals and entities that hold minority equity and voting interests in Connect Holding II with a deemed 100% voting interest in Connect Holding II in accordance with section 1.5002(b)(iii)(A) of the Commission's rules will continue to be deemed to hold a 100% voting interest in Connect Holding II. 47 CFR § 1.5002(b)(iii)(A). A finding that an entity or individual is "deemed" to have a 100% voting interest for Page 5 of 11 purposes of determining compliance with section 310(b)(4) of the Act and section 1.5000(a)(1) et seq. of the Commission's rules does not indicate that the interest constitutes de jure control for purposes of compliance with section 310(d) of the Act. We grant the Committee's Petition and condition grant of the Second Restated on Connect Holding and VoteCo's compliance with the 2022 LOA. A copy of the Committee Petition and the 2022 LOA are publicly available and may be viewed on the FCC website through the International Communications Filing System (ICFS) by searching for ISP-PDR- 20230316-00003. The Petitioner has an affirmative duty to monitor its foreign equity and voting interests, calculate those interests consistent with the attribution principles enunciated by the Commission, including the standards and criteria set forth in sections 1.5002 through 1.5003 of the Commission's rules, and otherwise ensure continuing compliance with the provisions of section 310(b) of the Act. 47 CFR §§ 1.5002-1.5003; 47 CFR § 1.5004, Note to paragraph (a). A failure to comply and/or remain in compliance with any of these requirements shall constitute a failure to meet a condition of this declaratory ruling and the underlying licenses and thus grounds for declaring them terminated without further action on the part of the Commission. Failure to meet a condition of this declaratory ruling may also result in monetary sanctions or other enforcement action by the Commission. Grant of this declaratory ruling is without prejudice to the Commission's action on any other related pending application(s). Grant of this declaratory ruling is without prejudice to the Commission's action on any other related pending application(s). ITC-214-20231114-00144 E Maya Virtual Inc. International Telecommunications Certificate Service(s): Global or Limited Global Resale Service Grant of Authority Date of Action: 12/15/2023 Maya Virtual Inc. (Maya Virtual) filed an application for authority to provide resale services in accordance with section 63.18(e)(2) of the Commission's rules. 47 CFR § 63.18(e) (2). Maya Virtual, a Delaware corporation, is wholly owned by Daniel J. Fry, a U.S. citizen. ITC-214-20231121-00146 E Lux Mobile USA, 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: 12/15/2023 Lux Mobile USA, Inc. (Lux Mobile) filed an 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). Lux Mobile, a Delaware corporation, is owned by four U.S. citizens: Jamil Hindi (25%); Jarallah Hindi (25%); Bassel Saleh (25%); and Ryan Saleh (25%). ITC-214-20231122-00147 E Cliq Communications 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: 12/15/2023 Cliq Communications LLC (Cliq) filed an 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). Cliq, a Florida limited liability company, is owned by three U.S. citizens: Walid Omar Hamid (33.33%); Jalal Shehadeh (33.33%); and Marwan Shihadeh (33.33%). Page 6 of 11 ITC-ASG-20231019-00130 E Metro Fibernet, LLC Assignment Grant of Authority Date of Action: 12/15/2023 Current Licensee: Velocity Telephone, Inc. FROM: Velocity Telephone, Inc. TO: Metro Fibernet, LLC Metro Fibernet, LLC d/b/a Metronet (MFN) has filed an application seeking consent for the assignment of assets from Velocity Telephone, Inc. (Velocity and with MFN, the Applicants) to MFN. Pursuant to a September 26, 2023 Asset Purchase Agreement, MFN will acquire substantially all the assets of Velocity used to provide telecommunications services including its customer base, but not Velocity's international section 214 authorization. MFN will provide international services to its newly acquired customers under the international section 214 authorization for global resale service held by its indirect 100% parent, Metronet Holdings, LLC (Metronet Holdings) (ITC-214-20110114-00005), pursuant to section 63.12(h) of the Commission's rules. 47 CFR § 63.21(h). Velocity will retain its international section 214 authorization to provide global resale service (ITC-214-20090911-00413). MFN, a Nevada limited liability company, is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Metronet Holdings, a Delaware limited liability company. According to the Applicants, Metronet Holdings does not have any majority interest owner, but the Oak Hill Investors and the Cinelli Investors each has negative de facto or actual control of Metronet Holdings. The ownership interests in Metronet Holdings are held, either directly or through holding companies, primarily by (1) the Oak Hill Investors, (2) the Cinelli Investors, and (3) funds advised and/or managed by indirect subsidiaries of KKR & Co. Inc. (KKR). The 10% or greater direct owners of MetroNet Holdings are: Metro Buyer Parent Blocker Corp., a Delaware corporation (approx. 26.63%), and Metronet Value Plan Holding, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (approx. 10%). The Oak Hill Investor entities with a 10% or greater indirect interest in Metronet Holdings are: (1) OHCP MN GenPar V, L.P., a Cayman Island entity (approx. 18.86%); (2) OHCP GenPar V, L.P., a Cayman Island entity (approx. 11.12%); (3) OHCP MGP V, Ltd., a Cayman Island entity (approx. 29.98%); (4) OCHP GenPar IV, L.P. a Cayman Island entity (approx. 10.31%); (5) Principal Investors IV, L.P., a Cayman Island entity (approx. 10.31%); (6) OHCP MGP IV, Ltd., a Cayman Island entity (approx. 10.31%); (7) OHCP GenPar Holdco, L.P., a Cayman Island entity (approx. 21.43%); (8) OHCP GenPar Super Holdco, L.P., a Cayman Island entity (approx. 21.43%); and (9) OHCP GenPar Super Holdco GP, Ltd., a Cayman Island entity (approx. 21.43%). OHCP GenPar Super Holdco GP, Ltd. has three equal shareholders, all U.S. citizens: Brian N. Cherry, Steven G. Puccinelli, and Tyler J. Wolfram. In addition, according to the Applicants, the following individuals, all U.S. citizens, each holds interests in one or more Oak Hill Investor Funds that may exceed a 10% interest in Metronet Holdings: Scott A. Baker, Brian N. Cherry, Benjamin Diesbach, Stratton R. Heath, III, John R. Monsky, Steven G. Puccinelli, and Tyler J. Wolfram. The KKR entities with a 10% or greater indirect interest in Metronet Holdings are: (1) KKR Knox Aggregator (Electing) L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (approx. 26.63%); (2) KKR Knox Aggregator LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (approx. 36.10%); (3) KKR Associates Infrastructure IV AIV L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (approx. 13.79%); (4) KKR Infrastructure IV AIV LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (approx. 13.79%); (5) KKR Infrastructure IV Holdings AIV Limited, a Cayman Island entity (approx. 13.79%); (6) KKR Global Infrastructure Investors III (Knox) Electing L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (approx. 10.20%); (7) KKR Global Infrastructure Investors III (Knox) Direct L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (approx. 36.10%); (8) KKR Associates Infrastructure III AIV SCSp, a Luxembourg entity (approx. 36.10%); (9) KKR Infrastructure III AIV S.a.r.l., a Luxembourg entity (approx. 36.10%); (10) KKR Infrastructure III Holdings AIV Limited, a Cayman Islands entity (approx. 36.10%); (11) KKR Financial Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (approx. 36.10%); (12) KKR Group Partnership L.P., a Cayman Islands entity (approx. 36.10%); (13) KKR Group Holdings Corp., a Delaware corporation (approx. 36.10%); (14) KKR Group Co. Inc., a Delaware corporation (approx. 36.10%); and (15) KKR & Co. Inc., a Delaware company (approx. 36.10%). According to the Applicants, KKR & Co. Inc. is a publicly traded company in which no individual or entity holds a 10% or greater ownership interest. The Cinelli Investors collectively hold approximately 15.21% of the direct equity interests in Metronet Holdings. According to the Applicants, except for John Cinelli and Janet Cinelli, none of the Cinelli Investors individually holds a 10% or greater interest in Metronet Holdings. John Cinelli, a U.S. citizen, holds his interests in Metronet Holdings: (1) individually, (2) as the managing member of a limited liability company with a less than 10% equity interest in Holdings, and (3) as co-trustee with Janet Cinelli of the grantor retained annuity trusts (GRATs) that comprise part of the Cinelli Investors. Janet Cinelli, a U.S. citizen, holds interest in Metronet Holdings: (1) individually and (2) as co-trustee with John Cinelli of the GRATs. In the Executive Branch Review Process Order, the Commission set out categories of applications with reportable foreign ownership that may be excluded from referral to the Executive Branch for review for national security, law enforcement, foreign policy, and trade policy issues. See Process Reform for Executive Branch Review of Certain FCC Applications and Petitions Involving Foreign Ownership, IB Docket 16-155, Report and Order, 35 FCC 10927, 10938-42, paras. 29-39 (2020). The Applicants have made a showing that the only reportable foreign ownership in MetroNet Holdings and MFN is through passive, offshore intermediary holding companies and that 100% of the ultimate control is held by a U.S. citizens and entities. We exercised our discretion and did not refer the application to the Executive Branch. Although we did not formally refer this application, we provided a courtesy copy of the accepted for filing public notice the Executive Branch agencies. See id. at 10941, para. 36, n. 99; see also id. at 10957, para 81, n. 205. This authorization is without prejudice to the Commission's action in any other related pending proceedings. Page 7 of 11 ITC-T/C-20221128-00141 E All West Communications, Inc. Transfer of Control Grant of Authority Date of Action: 12/20/2023 Current Licensee: All West Communications, Inc. FROM: All West Communications, Inc. TO: Novacap All West Holdings, Inc. All West Communications, Inc. (All West), a Utah corporation that holds an international section 214 authorization (ITC-214-20220715-00083), has filed an application seeking the Commission's consent to the transfer of control of All West to Novacap All West Holdings, Inc. (Novacap Holdings). On April 25, 2023, the Applicants filed a restated application, and filed a supplement on May 3, 2023. Under the proposed transaction, All West Novacap Acquisition Company, Inc. (Novacap Acquisition), a Delaware corporation that is wholly owned by Novacap Holdings, will acquire all of the issued and outstanding equity interests in All West and as result will take control of All West. As part of the closing steps of the transaction, Novacap Acquisition will be removed from the ownership structure resulting in All West becoming a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Novacap Holdings, a Delaware corporation. Novacap Holdings is an indirect subsidiary of Novacap Management Inc. (Novacap Mangement), a Canadian private equity group. The direct owners of Novacap Holdings are: (1) Novacap Digital Infrastructure I, L.P. (Novacap Digital), a Canadian limited partnership (37% equity and voting); (2) Novacap International DI I, L.P. (Novacap International), a Canadian limited partnership (22% equity and voting); (3) Novacap Co-Investment (All West), L.P. (Novacap Co-Investment), a Canadian limited partnership (19% equity and voting); (4) Peppertree Capital Fund IX QP, L.P. (Peppertree), a Delaware limited partnership (19% equity and voting); and (5) other Peppertree investors (1% equity and voting). Peppertree Capital FIX, LP (Peppertree FIX) is the general partner of Peppertree, and Peppertree Capital IX, Inc. (Peppertree IX) is the general partner of Peppertree FIX, both Delaware entities. Ryan Lepene and F. Howard Mandel, both U.S. citizens, each holds 50% equity and voting interests in Peppertree IX. Novacap Management is the general partner of NovaCap Digital, NovaCap International, and Novacap Co-Investment with a 100% voting interest and a 0.001% equity interest in each. Novo Holding A/S, a Denmark entity, holds a 16% equity interest in Novacap International and a 90% equity interest in Novacap Co-Investment. Novo Holding A/S is wholly owned by Novo Nordisk Fonden, a Denmark entity, which is a commercial foundation with charitable purposes. According to the Application, Novo Nordisk Fonden is an independent self-governing institution without any owners and the ultimate control of the foundation is vested in its Board of Directors, none of whom will hold an indirect interest in more than 10% of the equity of Novacap Holdings. Novacap Management has delegated the decision-making authority over Novacap Digital, Novacap International, and Novcap Co-Investment to the DI Investment Committee comprised of Pascal Tremblay, Stephane Tremblay, Francois Laflamme, David Lewin, Eric Desosiers, and Benjamin Desmarais, all Canadian citizens, and Thadeus Mocarski, a U.S. citizen. Novacap Management is controlled (100% voting interest) by Novacap Fund Management Inc, a Canadian entity. Novacap Fund Management Inc. is controlled by the following individuals: Pascal Tremblay, Stephane Tremblay, Francois Laflamme, David Lewin, and Eric Desosiers, all Canadian citizens, and Thadeus Mocarski, a U.S. citizen. The Applicants state that no other individual or entity will have a 10% or greater direct or indirect equity or voting interest in Novacap Holdings or All West. Pursuant to Commission practice, the application was referred to the relevant Executive Branch agencies for their views on any national security, law enforcement, foreign policy, or trade policy concerns related to the application. 47 CFR § 1.40001(a). See Process Reform for Executive Branch Review of Certain FCC Applications and Petitions Involving Foreign Ownership, IB Docket 16-155, Report and Order, 35 FCC 10927 (2020). On December 6, 2023, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), on behalf of the Committee for the Assessment of Foreign Participation in the United States Telecommunications Services Sector (Committee), filed a Petition to Adopt Conditions to Authorizations and Licenses (Committee Petition). The Committee advises that it has no objection to grant of the Restated Petition, provided that the Commission conditions its approval on the assurance of All West Communications, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries All West/Utah, Inc., All West/Wyoming Inc., and Pilot Butte Transmission Company, Inc; Novacap All West Holdings, Inc.; and Novacap Management Inc. to abide by the commitments and undertakings set forth in the November 13, 2023, Letter of Agreement Agreement from Matthew Weller, President, All West Communications, Inc., All West/Utah, Inc., All West/Wyoming, Inc., and Pilot Butte Transmission Company, Inc.; Ted Mocarski, President and Secretary, Novacap All West Holdings, Inc.; and Pascal Tremblay, President and Chief Executive Officer, Managing Partner TMT, Novacap Management Inc., to Chief, Foreign Investment Review Section (FIRS) and Deputy Chief, Compliance and Enforcement (FIRS), on behalf of the Assistant Attorney General for National Security, U.S. Department of Justice, National Security Division (LOA). We grant the Committee Petition and condition grant of the application on compliance by All West Communications, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries All West/Utah, Inc., All West/Wyoming Inc., and Pilot Butte Transmission Company, Inc; Novacap All West Holdings, Inc.; and Novacap Management Inc with the commitments and undertakings set forth in the LOA. A copy of the Committee Petition and the LOA are publicly available and may be viewed on the FCC website through the International Communications Filing System (ICFS) by searching for ITC-T/C-20221128-00141 and accessing "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 8 of 11 ITC-T/C-20231025-00133 E Royal Telephone Company Transfer of Control Grant of Authority Date of Action: 12/15/2023 Current Licensee: Royal Telephone Company FROM: Royal Telephone Company TO: Mutual Telephone Company of Sioux Center, Iowa d/b/a Premier Communications Royal Telephone Company (Royal), an Iowa company that holds an international section 214 authorization to provide global resale service (ITC-214-20080826-00400), has filed an application for consent to the transfer of control of Royal to Mutual Telephone Company of Sioux Center, Iowa d/b/a Premier Communications (Mutual). Pursuant to an agreement and plan of merger, Royal will merge with and into Noble Acquisition, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Mutual, with Royal being the surviving entity. As a result, Royal will become a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Mutual. Mutual is an Iowa company in which no individual or entity holds a 10% or greater ownership interest. This authorization is without prejudice to the Commission's action in any other related pending proceedings. INFORMATIVE ITC-214-19961003-00486 Verizon Business Global LLC dba Verizon Business By letter filed December 14, 2023, Verizon Business Global LLC notified the Commission that the following wholly-owned subsidiaries may provide international telecommunications service under the international section 214 authorization held by the Verizon Business Global LLC, pursuant to section 63.21(h) of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 63.21(h): Bell Atlantic Mobile Systems LLC. SURRENDER ITC-214-19950530-00027 MCI International LLC Verizon Communications Inc., on behalf of its wholly-owned subsidiary, notified the Commission of the surrender of its international section 214 authorization. ITC-214-19960509-00185 Bell Atlantic Mobile Systems LLC Verizon Communications Inc., on behalf of its wholly-owned subsidiary, notified the Commission of the surrender of its international section 214 authorization. ITC-214-19960802-00364 NYNEX LLC Verizon Communications Inc., on behalf of its wholly-owned subsidiary, notified the Commission of the surrender of its international section 214 authorization. ITC-214-20080219-00075 Verizon Maryland LLC Verizon Communications Inc., on behalf of its wholly-owned subsidiary, notified the Commission of the surrender of its international section 214 authorization. ITC-214-20141016-00281 Bluegrass Cellular, Inc. Bluegrass Cellular, Inc. notified the Commission of the surrender of its international section 214 authorization. ITC-214-20141016-00282 Bluegrass Wireless LLC Bluegrass Wireless LLC notified the Commission of the surrender of its international section 214 authorization. ITC-214-20150514-00127 TNZI USA LLC TNZI USA LLC notified the Commission of the surrender of its international section 214 authorization. ITC-214-20200311-00038 Cellco Partnership Verizon Communications Inc., on behalf of its wholly-owned subsidiary, notified the Commission of the surrender of its international section 214 authorization. ITC-MOD-20070212-00192 Verizon Communications Inc. Verizon Communications Inc., on behalf of its wholly-owned subsidiary, notified the Commission of the surrender of its international section 214 authorization. ITC-MOD-20070319-00191 Cellco Partnership Verizon Communications Inc., on behalf of its wholly-owned subsidiary, notified the Commission of the surrender of its international section 214 authorization. ITC-MOD-20070514-00322 Verizon Communications Inc. Verizon Communications Inc., on behalf of its wholly-owned subsidiary, notified the Commission of the surrender of its international section 214 authorization. ITC-MOD-20070524-00323 Verizon Communications Inc. Verizon Communications Inc., on behalf of its wholly-owned subsidiary, notified the Commission of the surrender of its international section 214 authorization. ITC-MOD-20070828-00362 Cellco Partnership Verizon Communications Inc., on behalf of its wholly-owned subsidiary, notified the Commission of the surrender of its international section 214 authorization. Page 9 of 11 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 is maintained in the FCC Reference Information Center and is available at https://www.fcc.gov/exclusion-list-international-section-214-authorizations. It is also 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. (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 ffili d i h i h ll lPage f 10 of i 11 i U S i i l i h d ffi h 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. (15) Each carrier shall notify the Commission of any change in its contact information. Such notification shall be filed in the file number(s) for the international section 214 authorization(s) through the International Communications Filing System (ICFS). 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 Office of International Affairs, Telecommunications and Analysis Division at (202) 418-1480. Page 11 of 11