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. 23-846 Report No. TEL-02302 Thursday September 14, 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). ITC-214-20230810-00100 E Votacall, Inc International Telecommunications Certificate Service(s): Global or Limited Global Resale Service Grant of Authority Date of Action: 09/08/2023 Votacall, Inc. (Votacall) 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). Votacall, a Massachusetts corporation, is owned as follows: Edward Lennon (70%) and Andrew DeAngelis (10%), both U.S. citizens. No other shareholder owns 10% or greater equity or voting interests in Votacall. ITC-ASG-20230801-00094 E Lingo Telecom, LLC Assignment Consummated Date of Action: 09/13/2023 Current Licensee: BullsEye Telecom, Inc. FROM: BullsEye Telecom, Inc. TO: Lingo Telecom, LLC On August 2, 2023, Lingo Telecom, LLC (Lingo) filed a notification of the pro forma assignment of the international section 214 authorization held by BullsEye Telecom, Inc. (ITC-214-20010306-00118) to Lingo, effective July 1, 2023. Bullseye is a direct subsidiary of Lingo. In a corporate reorganization, Bullseye assigned all of its customers and its international section 214 authorization (ITC-214-20010306-00118) to Lingo. Page 1 of 6 ITC-T/C-20230120-00004 E Mashell Telecom, Inc. d/b/a Rainier Connect Transfer of Control Grant of Authority Date of Action: 09/12/2023 Current Licensee: Mashell Telecom, Inc. d/b/a Rainier Connect FROM: Mashell, Inc. TO: Alphaboost Purchaser, LLC Mashell Telecom, Inc. d/b/a Ranier Connect (Mashell Telecom), a Washington entity that holds an international section 214 authorization (ITC-214-19970821-00502), has filed an application for the transfer of control of Mashell Telecom from Mashell, Inc. (Mashell) to Alphaboost Purchaser, LLC (Alphaboost Purchaser). Mashell Telecom is a wholly owned subsidiary of Mashell Telecom, a Washington entity. Applicants filed a supplement on September 6, 2023. Pursuant to a December 6, 2022 agreement and plan of merger, Alphaboost Merger Sub, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Alphaboost Purchaser, will merge into Mashell with Mashell being the surviving entity. Upon consummation, Mashell will be a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Alphaboost Purchaser, and Mashell Telecom will be an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Alphaboost Purchaser. Alphaboost Purchaser is wholly owned by Alphaboost Holdings, LLC which, in turn, is wholly owned by Alphaboost Parent, LLC (Alphaboost Parent), all Delaware entities. Alphaboost Parent is wholly owned by Palisade Americas Investment, LLC, a Delaware entity, which, in turn, is wholly owned by Palisade Diversified Infrastructure Fund No. 3 (PDIF3), an Australian entity. Pinnacle RE Services Limited (Pinnacle RE), an Australian entity, is the trustee of PDIF3. Pinnacle RE is wholly owned by Pinnacle Investment Management Limited (PIML) which, in turn is wholly owned by Pinnacle Investment Management Group Limited (PIMGL), both Australian entities. PIMGL is a public traded company in which two Australian entities and two citizens of Australia hold a 10% or greater interest: HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited (20.76%); JP Morgan Nominees Australia Pty Limited (10.72%); Ian Macoun (14.1%); and Steven Wilson (11.28%). Palisade Investment Partners Limited (PIPL) is the manager of PDIF3. The direct owners of PIPL are: PIML (35.9%), Palisade Officers Shareholding Trust (POST) (21.8%), House of Lloyds Trust (18.47%), Riggs Family Trust (13.83%), Superannuation Fund (5%), all Australian entities, and Ian Macoun (5%), an Australian citizen. POSH Nominees Pty Ltd, an Australian entity, is the trustee for POST. Angela Mary Lloyd, an Australian citizen, is the trustee for the House of Lloyds Trust and a co-trustee of the Superannuation Fund. Roger Lloyd, an Australian citizen, is the other co-trustee of the Superannuation Fund. Vicki Rigg, an Australian citizen, is the trustee for the Riggs Family Trust. Three Australian entities will hold a 10% or greater equity interests in PDIF3: Palisade Unlisted Infrastructure Trust (PUIT) (up to 19.62%); UniSuper (up to 15.18%); and ANZ Australia Staff Super Scheme (ANZ Australia) (up to 13.94%). Pinnacle Fund Services Limited, an Australian entity, which is wholly owned by PIML, is the trustee for PUIT. UniSuper Limited, an Australian entity, is the trustee for UniSuper. ANZ Staff Super Scheme (Australia) Pty Limited, an Australian entity, is the trustee for ANZ Australia. It is expected that Palisade Americas Management, LLC (PAM), will enter a management agreement with one or more of the Alphaboost entities. PAM is expected to be owned by Palisade Investment Management Americas, LLC (70-100%), both Delaware entities, and a yet to be formed entity which is expected to be organized in Delaware and may be owned by two Australian citizens, that will have up to 30% interest in PAM. PAI is wholly owned by PIPL. According to the Applicants, no other individual or entity will hold a 10% or greater direct equity or voting interest in Alphaboost Purchaser or Mashell Telecom. We grant the Petition to Adopt Conditions to Authorizations and Licenses filed in this proceeding on September 8, 2023, 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 on Mashell Telecom, Inc, dba Rainier Connect abiding by the commitments and undertakings set forth in the Letter of Agreement from Brian Haynes, President/CEO, Mashell Telecom, Inc, dba Rainier Connect, to the Chief, Foreign Investment Review Section, and Deputy Chief, Compliance and Enforcement, Foreign Investment Review Section, on behalf of the Assistant Attorney General for National Security, United States Department of Justice, National Security Division, dated August 24, 2023 (LOA). The Petition and the LOA may be viewed on the FCC's website through the International Communications Filing System by searching for ITC-T/C-20230120-00004 and accessing the "Other Filings related to this application" from the Document Viewing Area. A failure to comply and/or remain in compliance with any of these commitments and undertakings shall constitute a failure to meet a condition of the authorization and thus grounds for declaring the authorization terminated without further action on the part of the Commission. Failure to meet a condition of the authorization may also result in monetary sanctions or other enforcement action by the Commission. This authorization is without prejudice to the Commission's action in any other related pending proceedings. Page 2 of 6 ITC-T/C-20230725-00078 E Farmers & Merchants Mutual Telephone Company Transfer of Control Grant of Authority Date of Action: 09/08/2023 Current Licensee: Farmers & Merchants Mutual Telephone Company FROM: Farmers & Merchants Mutual Telephone Company TO: Communications Network Inc The Farmers & Merchants Mutual Telephone Company of Wayland, IA (Farmers & Merchants), an Iowa company that holds and international section 214 authorization (ITC-214-20080707-00309), filed an application for consent to the transfer of control of Farmers & Merchants to Communications Network Inc. (CNI). Under the proposed transaction, Southeast Iowa Broadband, Inc. (Merger Sub), a direct wholly owned subsidiary of CNI, will be merged with and into the Farmers & Merchants, with the Farmers & Merchants being the surviving entity. As result, Farmers & Merchants will become a direct wholly owned subsidiary of CNI. CNI, an Iowa corporation, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kalona Cooperative Telephone Company (KCTC), an Iowa cooperative association. KCTC is owned by its subscribers, none of whom have a 10% or greater ownership interest in KCTC. This authorization is without prejudice to the Commission's action in any other related pending proceedings. INFORMATIVE ITC-214-19980303-00158 HKT (International) Limited By letter filed September 11, 2023, HKT (International) Limited notified the Commission that the following wholly-owned subsidiaries, Gateway Global Communications Inc. and PCCW Global (UK) Limited, may provide international telecommunications service under the international section 214 authorization held by the applicant, pursuant to section 63.21(h) of the Commission's rules. 47 CFR § 63.21(h). ITC-214-19980930-00689 HKT (International) Limited Cable & Wireless HKT (Pacific) Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of PCCW Enterprises, providing service through these authorizations: ITC-98-196; ITC-214-19981218-00880; ITC-214-19990601-00305; ITC-214-19990601-00306; ITC-214-19990601-00307; ITC-214-19990601-00308; ITC-214-19991122-00725; ITC-214-19991122-00726; ITC-214-19991122-00727; ITC-214-19991122-00728 and ITC-T/C-20000714-00419 has changed its name to PCCW Pacific (US) Inc., by letter dated March 7, 2001. By letter filed September 11, 2023, HKT (International) Limited notified the Commission that the following wholly-owned subsidiaries, Gateway Global Communications Inc. and PCCW Global (UK) Limited, may provide international telecommunications service under the international section 214 authorization held by the applicant, pursuant to section 63.21(h) of the Commission's rules. 47 CFR § 63.21(h). ITC-214-19981218-00880 HKT (International) Limited By letter filed September 11, 2023, HKT (International) Limited notified the Commission that the following wholly-owned subsidiaries, Gateway Global Communications Inc. and PCCW Global (UK) Limited, may provide international telecommunications service under the international section 214 authorization held by the applicant, pursuant to section 63.21(h) of the Commission's rules. 47 CFR § 63.21(h). ITC-214-19990601-00305 HKT (International) Limited By letter filed September 11, 2023, HKT (International) Limited notified the Commission that the following wholly-owned subsidiaries, Gateway Global Communications Inc. and PCCW Global (UK) Limited, may provide international telecommunications service under the international section 214 authorization held by the applicant, pursuant to section 63.21(h) of the Commission's rules. 47 CFR § 63.21(h). ITC-214-19990601-00306 HKT (International) Limited By letter filed September 11, 2023, HKT (International) Limited notified the Commission that the following wholly-owned subsidiaries, Gateway Global Communications Inc. and PCCW Global (UK) Limited, may provide international telecommunications service under the international section 214 authorization held by the applicant, pursuant to section 63.21(h) of the Commission's rules. 47 CFR § 63.21(h). ITC-214-19990601-00307 HKT (International) Limited By letter filed September 11, 2023, HKT (International) Limited notified the Commission that the following wholly-owned subsidiaries, Gateway Global Communications Inc. and PCCW Global (UK) Limited, may provide international telecommunications service under the international section 214 authorization held by the applicant, pursuant to section 63.21(h) of the Commission's rules. 47 CFR § 63.21(h). ITC-214-19990601-00308 HKT (International) Limited By letter filed September 11, 2023, HKT (International) Limited notified the Commission that the following wholly-owned subsidiaries, Gateway Global Communications Inc. and PCCW Global (UK) Limited, may provide international telecommunications service under the international section 214 authorization held by the applicant, pursuant to section 63.21(h) of the Commission's rules. 47 CFR § 63.21(h). ITC-214-19991122-00725 HKT (International) Limited By letter filed September 11, 2023, HKT (International) Limited notified the Commission that the following wholly-owned subsidiaries, Gateway Global Communications Inc. and PCCW Global (UK) Limited, may provide international telecommunications service under the international section 214 authorization held by the applicant, pursuant to section 63.21(h) of the Commission's rules. 47 CFR § 63.21(h). ITC-214-19991122-00726 HKT (International) Limited By letter filed September 11, 2023, HKT (International) Limited notified the Commission that the following wholly-owned subsidiaries, Gateway Global Communications Inc. and PCCW Global (UK) Limited, may provide international telecommunications service under the international section 214 authorization held by the applicant, pursuant to section 63.21(h) of the Commission's rules. 47 CFR § 63.21(h). Page 3 of 6 INFORMATIVE ITC-214-19991122-00727 HKT (International) Limited By letter filed September 11, 2023, HKT (International) Limited notified the Commission that the following wholly-owned subsidiaries, Gateway Global Communications Inc. and PCCW Global (UK) Limited, may provide international telecommunications service under the international section 214 authorization held by the applicant, pursuant to section 63.21(h) of the Commission's rules. 47 CFR § 63.21(h). ITC-214-20021024-00567 HKT (International) Limited By letter filed September 11, 2023, HKT (International) Limited notified the Commission that the following wholly-owned subsidiaries, Gateway Global Communications Inc. and PCCW Global (UK) Limited, may provide international telecommunications service under the international section 214 authorization held by the applicant, pursuant to section 63.21(h) of the Commission's rules. 47 CFR § 63.21(h). ITC-214-20050203-00058 Hypercube Networks, LLC By letter dated September 6, 2023, the Commission was notified that Intrado Communications, LLC has changed its name to Hypercube Networks, LLC. ITC-MOD-20020829-00511 HKT (International) Limited By letter filed September 11, 2023, HKT (International) Limited notified the Commission that the following wholly-owned subsidiaries, Gateway Global Communications Inc. and PCCW Global (UK) Limited, may provide international telecommunications service under the international section 214 authorization held by the applicant, pursuant to section 63.21(h) of the Commission's rules. 47 CFR § 63.21(h). SURRENDER ITC-214-19970820-00500 Zayo Group, LLC By letter dated September 12, 2023, Zayo Group, LLC notified the Commission that it surrendered its international section 214 authorization effective September 12, 2023. Zayo Group, LLC will continue to provide services under international section 214 authorization ITC-214-20091106-00475. ITC-214-20081107-00493 RingCentral, Inc. By letter dated September 11, 2023, RingCentral, Inc. notified the Commission that it surrendered its international section 214 authorization effective September 11, 2023. ITC-214-20140228-00060 RCLEC, Inc. By letter dated September 11, 2023, RCLEC, Inc. notified the Commission that it surrendered its international section 214 authorization effective September 11, 2023. 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 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 affiliated with a carrier that collects settlement paymentsPage for terminating5 of 6 U.S. international switched traffic at the foreign 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 6 of 6