PUBLIC NOTICE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 445 12th STREET S.W. WASHINGTON D.C. 20554 News media information 202-418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov (or ftp.fcc.gov) TTY (202) 418-2555 Friday May 27, 2011TEL-01499S Report No. SECTION 214 APPLICATIONS (47 C.F.R. § 63.18); SECTION 310(B)(4) REQUESTS STREAMLINED INTERNATIONAL APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING Unless otherwise specified, the following procedures apply to the applications listed below: The international Section 214 applications listed below have been found, upon initial review, to be acceptable for filing and subject to the streamlined processing procedures set forth in Section 63.12 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. § 63.12. These applications are for authority under Section 214 of the Communications Act, 47 U.S.C. § 214, (a) to transfer control of an authorized carrier or to assign a carrier's existing authorization; and/or (b) to become a facilities-based international common carrier; and/or (c) to become a resale-based international common carrier. Pursuant to Section 63.12 of the rules, these Section 214 applications will be granted 14 days after the date of this public notice (see 47 C.F.R. § 1.4 regarding computation of time), and the applicant may commence operations on the 15th day, unless the Commission has informed the applicant in writing, within 14 days after the date of this public notice, that the application, on further examination, has been deemed ineligible for streamlined processing. Communications between outside parties and Commission staff concerning these applications are permitted subject to the Commission's rules for "permit-but-disclose proceedings." See 47 C.F.R. § 1.1206. An application can be removed from streamlined processing only in the sound discretion of Commission staff. The filing of comments or a petition to deny will not necessarily result in an application being deemed ineligible for streamlined processing. The petitions for declaratory ruling listed below are for authority under Section 310(b)(4) of the Communications Act, 47 U.S.C. § 310(b)(4), to exceed the 25 percent foreign ownership benchmark applicable to common carrier radio licensees. The requested rulings will be granted 14 days after the date of this public notice, effective the next day, unless the application is formally opposed or the Commission has informed the applicant in writing, within 14 days of the date of this public notice, that the application, on further examination, has been deemed ineligible for streamlined processing. For this purpose, a formal opposition shall be sufficient only if it is received by the Commission and by the applicant within 14 days of the date of this public notice and its caption and text make it unmistakably clear that it is intended to be a formal opposition. Copies of all applications listed here are available for public inspection in the FCC Office of Public Affairs Reference and Information Center, located in room CY-A257 at the Portals 2 building, 445 12th Street SW, Washington DC 20554. The center can be contacted at (202) 418-0270. People with Disabilities: To request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities (braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (tty). All applications listed are subject to further consideration and review, and may be returned and/or dismissed if not found to be in accordance with the Commission's rules, regulations, and other requirements. We request that comments on any of these applications refer to the application file number shown below. Page 1 of 3 ITC-214-20110512-00132 E Global or Limited Global Facilities-Based Service, Global or Limited Global Resale ServiceService(s): Application for authority to provide facilities-based service in accordance with section 63.18(e)(1) of the Commission’s rules, and also to provide resale service in accordance with section 63.18(e)(2) of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 63.18(e)(1), (2). International Telecommunications Certificate Roman LD Inc. ITC-214-20110517-00137 E Global or Limited Global Facilities-Based Service, Global or Limited Global Resale ServiceService(s): Application for authority to provide facilities-based service in accordance with section 63.18(e)(1) of the Commission’s rules, and also to provide resale service in accordance with section 63.18(e)(2) of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 63.18(e)(1), (2). International Telecommunications Certificate Lycamobile USA Inc. ITC-214-20110523-00147 E Global or Limited Global Facilities-Based Service, Global or Limited Global Resale ServiceService(s): Application for authority to provide facilities-based service in accordance with section 63.18(e)(1) of the Commission’s rules, and also to provide resale service in accordance with section 63.18(e)(2) of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 63.18(e)(1), (2). International Telecommunications Certificate Layer2 Licensing, Inc. ITC-ASG-20110509-00130 E TO: Application filed for consent to the assignment of certain assets held by IXC Holdings Inc. (IXCH) to TelePacific Managed Services (TMS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of U.S. TelePacific Corp. (TelePacific). Pursuant to the terms of an asset purchase agreement executed between the parties on April 28, 2011, TMS will purchase from IXCH certain assets, including its customers and related network facilities. IXCH will retain its international section 214 authorization, ITC-214-20101112-00459. Upon closing, TMS will provide services to its newly acquired customers under the authority of the international section 214 authorization held by TelePacific, ITC-214-19970828-00514 (Old File No. ITC-97-552), pursuant to section 63.21(h) of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R.§ 63.21(h). The following entities and individuals hold 10 percent or greater ownership interests in TelePacific. U.S. TelePacific Holdings Corp. (TPAC Holdings), a U.S. based holding company (100%). TPAC Holdings is owned by two entities: Investcorp S.A., a Cayman Islands entity that is wholly owned by Investcorp Holdings Limited (IHL), a Cayman Islands entity (39.6%), and Clarity Partners, L.P., a U.S. entity (23.97%) (general partner Clarity GenPar, LLC (Clarity GenPar) (4.31%). The following individuals, all U.S. citizens, hold ownership interests in, and are managing members of Clarity GenPar: Barry Porter, Stephen P. Rader, and David Lee. IHL is owned by the following: Investcorp Bank B.S.C. (Investcorp Bank), a Bahrain entity (100% equity interest, 22.1% voting control); CP Holdings Limited (CPHL), a Cayman Islands entity (40.4 percent voting control). Investcorp Bank is owned by the following: CPHL (40.4%); Ownership Holdings Limited (OHL), a Cayman Islands entity (19.8%). OHL, in turn, owns 55.6 percent of CPHL. SIPCO Limited (SIPCO), a Cayman Islands entity, owns 63.4 percent of OHL, and SIPCO Holdings Limited (SIPCO Holdings), a Cayman Islands entity, owns 100 percent of the voting stock of SIPCO. SIPCO Holdings is managed by the following individuals: Nemir Kirdar, a Great Britain citizen, H.E. Abdul-Rahman Salim Al-Ateeqi, a Kuwaiti citizen, Abdul Aziz Jassim Kannoo, a Saudi Arabia citizen, Mustafa Jassim Boodai, a Kuwaiti citizen, Hussain Ibrahim Al-Fardan, a Qatar citizen, and Stephanie Bess, a U.S. citizen. Applicants state that no owner of SIPCO Holdings, or any other entity or individual holds a 10 percent or greater direct or indirect ownership interest in TMS. IXC Holdings, Inc.FROM: Current Licensee: TelePacific Managed Services IXC Holdings, Inc. Assignment TelePacific Managed Services ITC-T/C-20110509-00126 E TO: Application filed for consent to the transfer of control of international section 214 authorization, ITC-214-19920915-00084 (Old File No. ITC-92-161), held by Value-Added Communications, Inc. (VAC), from (VAC Holding) to Global Tel*Link Corporation (GTL). Pursuant to the terms of a Stock Purchase Agreement, executed on April 19, 2011, the current shareholders of VAC will transfer all of their shares in VAC Holding to GTL. Upon closing, VAC Holding and VAC will become direct and indirect subsidiaries of GTL, respectively. GTL is a wholly owned direct subsidiary of GTEL Holdings, Inc., which is in turn wholly owned by GTEL Acquisition Corp. (GTEL Acquisition). The following entities or individuals hold 10 percent or greater direct or indirect ownership interests in GTEL Acquisition. Direct ownership: GTEL Holding LLC (GTEL Holding) (100%). GTEL Holding is majority owned by The Veritas Capital Fund III, L.P. (Veritas Capital Fund) (44%), a privately owned Delaware partnership (sole general partner Veritas Capital Partners III, LLC (Veritas Capital Partners)) (managing member Robert B. McKeon, U.S. citizen); and GS Direct, LLC (GS Direct) (16%), a Delaware limited liability company. The Credit Suisse Private Equity, Inc. (CSPEI), a Delaware corporation, holds passive limited partnership interests in and controls the Veritas Capital Fund. CSPEI also holds an indirect 14% ownership interest in GTEL Holding through its controlling interest in Veritas Capital Fund. GS Direct is wholly owned by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (Goldman Sachs Group), a Delaware corporation, and solely managed by Goldman Sachs & Co., a New York limited partnership, all equity interests in which are held by the Goldman Sachs Group. No other entity or individual holds ten (10) percent or greater direct or indirect ownership interests in GTL. Value-Added Communications, Inc.FROM: Current Licensee: Global Tel*Link Corporation Value-Added Communications, Inc. Transfer of Control Value-Added Communications, Inc. Page 2 of 3 REMINDERS: Applicants must certify that neither the applicant nor any party to the application is subject to a denial of federal benefits by federal and/or state courts under authority granted in 21 U.S.C. § 862. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.2001-.2003. A current version of Section 63.09-.24 of the rules, and other related sections, is available at http://www.fcc.gov/ib/pd/pf/telecomrules.html. INFORMATIVE ITC-214-20110427-00114 VAZQ COMMUNICATIONS INC. This application has been removed from Streamlined processing pursuant to Section 63.12(c)(3) of the Commission's rules. Page 3 of 3