(*1;: PUBLIC NOTICE
Federal Communications Commission
2h s.w.
Washington, D.C. 20554
News Media Information 202/418-0500
Internet: http:Ilwww.fcc.gov
TTY: 1 -888-835-5322
FY 2011 REGULATORY FEES
SUBMARINE CABLE SYSTEMS
August 25, 2011
The Commission's automated filing and payment system ("Fee Filer") is now available
for filing and payment of FY 2011 regulatory fees. Regulatory fee payments must be made no
later than 11:59 PM, ET, on September 14, 2011.
As set forth in 47 U.S.C. 159(a), the commission is required by congress to collect
regulatory fees to recover the regulatory costs associated with its enforcement, policy and
rulemaking, user information, and international activities. Licensees and regulatees are assessed
fees calculated as set forth in (See Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year
2011, Report and Order, 76 FR 49333 at ¶ 1 (August 10, 2011)). The Commission also
publishes industry-specific guidance in Who Owes Fees & What is My Fee FY 2011, which can
be found on the Commission website at http://www.fcc.gov/fees/regfees.html).
In the Submarine Cable Fee Order, the Commission changed its methodology for
calculating regulatory fees for international submarine cable operators. This change in
methodology became effective on July 15, 2009.2 Hence, beginning with Fiscal Year 2009, the
Commission calculates regulatory fees for international submarine cable operators licensed and
operating on December 31 of the prior year on a per cable landing license basis, with a higher fee
for larger submarine cable systems and lower fees for smaller systems.3 This methodology does
not distinguish between submarine cables operated on a common carrier basis and those operated
on a non-common basis.
To assist submarine cable operators in making their FY 2011 regulatory fee payment, the
Commission has compiled from public documents a listing of the international submarine cables
licensed and operational on December 31, 2010 and the licensees associated with each cable.4
'Assessment and Collection ofRegulatoiy Fees for Fiscal Year 2008, Second Report and Order, 24 FCC Rcd 4208,
¶ 1 (2009) ("Submarine Cable Fee Order").
2 Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2009, Report and Order, FCC 09-62, (rel. July 31,
2009) at ¶9.
See Submarine Cable Fee Order, 24 FCC Rcd at 4214-15, ¶ 13-18; see also 47 C.F.R. § 1.1 156(c).
See 2009 Reg Fee Order at ¶ 29 ("the Commission in FY 2009 will publish a Public Notice that identifies the
license holders for each submarine cable system.")
The attached table identifies the submarine cable, licensee(s), the amount of fee based on
the cable system's capacity, and other information relevant to each cable.
The Commission will only accept a single payment for the full regulatory fee obligation
for each international submarine cable license. Therefore it is very important for submarine
cables with multiple licensees that the licensees determine amongst themselves the portion of the
fee each owes and how they will make a single regulatory fee payment. From the Commission's
perspective, each licensee of a submarine cable is equally responsible for the payment of
regulatory fees.5 In the event of a non payment or underpayment, the Commission will hold each
and every licensee equally responsible for the regulatory fee obligation.
To make a payment, please log into Fee Filer at (www.fcc.gov/feefiler), or from the left
side of the FCC Fees page, click on the link (http://www.fcc.gov/fees). For additional
information, please refer to - "Regulatory Fees Fact Sheet - What You Owe - International and
Satellite Services Licensees for FY 2011".
-FCC-
See Id. 24 FCC Rcd at 4212, 4215, ¶T 6, 7
U.S. Submarine Cable System Licensee Information
International Cables Operational on December 31, 2010
Fee Fee
Category Amount Code Cable System Cable System Licensees Grant Date File Number
Less than 2.5 Gbps $12,825 1186 American Samoa Hawaii American Samoa Hawaii Cable, LLC 1/16/2009 SCL-LIC-20080814-00016
Cable AST Telecom, LLC d/bla Blue Sky Communications
Samoa American Samoa Cable, LLC
2.5 Gbps or Greater, $25,650 1187 Bahamas II AT&T Corp. 8/6/1996 SCL-LIC-19960329-00128
but Less Than 5 Gbps MCI International, Inc.
Primus Telecommunications, Inc.
Telefonica Large Distancia De Puerto Rico (TLD)
2.5 Gbps or Greater, $25,650 1187 SMPR-1 St. Maarten International Communications Serries Inc. (SMITCOMS) 5/11/2004 SCL-LIC-20031209-00033
but Less Than 5 Gbps
5Gbps or greater, $51,300 1188 Guam-Philippines Cable AT&T Corp. 12/15/1998 SCL-LIC-19980511-00017
but Less Than 10Gbps Guam Cable Group, Inc.
Guam-Philippines Cable Limited Partnership
MCI International, Inc.
20Gbps or greater , $205,225 1190 AAG System AT&T Corp. 07/3/2008 SCL-LIC-20070824-00015
(Asia America Gateway Bharti Airtel Ltd.
- Consortium) CAT Telecom Public Company Ltd.
Datastream Technology Sdn Bhd and Telekorn Brunei Berhad
Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company
PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk
StarHub Ltd.
Telekom Malaysia Berhad
Telstra Corporation Ltd.
Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group
20Gbps or greater $205,225 1190 AmeriCan-I CNCS Inc. 8/21/1998 SCL-LIC-19980123-00002
Ledcor Industries Inc. -
Marine Cable Corporation
Allstrearn Fiber US, Inc.
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U.S. Submarine Cable System Licensee Information
International Cables Operational on December 31, 2010
Fee Fee
Category Amount Code Cable System Cable System Licensees Grant Date File Number
20Gbps or greater $205,225 1190 Americas-Region ARCOS-1 USA, INC. 7/2/1999 SCL-LIC-19981222-00032
Caribbean Ring System A. SUR Net, Inc.
(ARCOS-1) Telecomunicaciones Ultramarinas de Puerto Rico
20Gbps or greater $205,225 1190 AntilIas-1 AT&T Corp 7/2/1996 SCL-LIC-19950818-00001
MCI International, Inc. - - 7/2/1996 SCL-LIC-19951013-00002
Primus Telecommunications, Inc.
Sprini Communications Company, L.P.
Telecomunicaciones Ultramarinas de Puerto Rico
Telefonica Larga Distancia De Puerto Rico (TLD)
20Gbps or greater $205,225 1190 Americas-Il AT&T Corp. 11/10/1998 SCL-LIC-19980429-00019
IDT Corporation
IMPSAT USA, Inc
MCI International, Inc.
Primus Telecommunications, Inc.
Sprint Communications Company L.P.
Tata Communications (America) Inc.
Telecomunicaciones Ultramarinas de Puerto Rico
Telefonica Larga Distancia De Puerto Rico (TLD)
Tricom USA, Inc.
20Gbps or greater $205,225 1190 Antilles Crossing System Antilles Crossing-St. Croix, Inc. 1/15/2004 SCL-LIC-20031125-00032
20Gbps or greater $205,225 1190 Apollo Cable Cable & Wireless Americas Systems, Inc. 6/8/2001 SCL-LIC-2001 01 22-00002
20 Gbps or greater $205,225 1190 Atlantic Crossing (AC-i) GT LANDING II CORP. (Global Crossing) 9/23/1997 SCL-LIC-1 9970506-00003
20 Gbps or greater $205,225 1190 Australia-Japan Cable Australia-Japan Cable (Guam) Limited 12/8/2000 SCL-LIC-20000629-00025
AT&T Corp
(AJC (Guam) Limited Is the sole license holder. AT&T manages the cable station for this cable.
AT&T is one of the owners of AJC (Guaml Limited. AT&T is not on the license.)
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U.S. Submarine Cable System Licensee Information
International Cables Operational on December 31, 2010
Fee Fee
Category Amount Code Cable System Cable System Licensees Grant Date File Number
20Gbps or greater $205,225 1190 Bahamas Internet Cable Caribbean Crossings Ltd. 6/20/2000 SCL-LIC-200001 18-00001
System (BICS)
20Gbps or greater $205,225 1190 CB-1 System MFS CableCo US Inc (Verizori) 02/20/2009 SCL-LIC-20080603-00011
- Cedar Cable Ltd.
20Gbps or greater $205,225 1190 CFX-1 Cable System Columbus Networks USA, Inc 2/11/2008 SCL-LIC-20070516-00008
20Gbps or greater $205,225 1190 China-U.S. Cable Network AT&T Corp. 8/28/1 998 SCL-LIC-19980309-00005
Guam Cable Group, Inc.
MCI International, Inc.
Sprint Communications Company, L.P.
Tata Communications (America) Inc.
WILLIAMS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
20 Gbps or greater $205,225 1190 Columbus-Ill AT&T Corp. 8/20/1 999 SCL-LIC-19980527-00007
MCI International, Inc.
Primus Telecommunications, Inc.
Tata Communications (America) Inc.
Telefonica Larga Distancia De Puerto Rico (TLD)
20 Gbps or greater $205,225 1190 FLAG Atlantic - 1 Reliance Globalcom Limited 10/1/1999 SCL-LIC-19990301 -00005
20Gbps or greater $205,225 1190 Gemini Bermuda System Cable & Wireless 3/7/2008 SCL-LIC-20070925-00017
MFS CableCo U.S., Inc. (Verizon)
20Gbps or greater $205,225 1190 Global Caribbean Network Global Caribbean Network 9/13/2005 SCL-LIC-20050418-00010
(GCN)
20Gbps or greater $205,225 1190 GlobeNet - Atlantica-1 & Brasil Telecom of America Inc. 12/10/99 SCL-LIC-19990602-00010
BUS-I (marketed as one 4/2/2003 SCLASG2003020500004
cable - under GlobeNet)
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U.S. Submarine Cable System Licensee Information
International Cables Operational on December 31, 2010
Fee Fee
Category Amount Code Cable System Cable System Licensees Grant Date File Number-
20Gbps or greater $205,225 1190 HANTRU1 System Hannon Armstrong KCS Funding, LLC 6/11/2009 SCL-LIC-20090302-00005
Truestone, LLC
20Gbps or greater $205,225 1190 Hibernia Atlantic Cable Hibernia Atlantic U.S. LLC 1/14/2000 SCL-LIC-19990804-00012
System
20Gbps or greater $205,225 1190 Honotua Cable System Office des postes at Telecommunications de Polynesia francaise (OPT) 12/7/2010 SCL-LIC-20081008-00017
20Gbps or greater $205,225 1190 Japan - U.S. Cable AT&T Corp. 7/9/1999 SCL-LIC-19981117-00025
Network MCI WorldCom, Inc.
Pacific Networks Limited
Primus Telecommunications, Inc.
Qwest Communications Company, LLC
Reach Global Networks Limited
Sprint Communications Company L.P.
Tate Communications (America) Inc.
Williams Communications, LLC
20 Gbps or greater $205,225 1190 MAYA-i AT&T Corp. 11/18/1999 SCL-LIC-i 9990325-00006
BellSouth Long Distance, Inc.
MCI WorldCom, Inc.
RSL COM U.S.A.
SPRINT Communications Company L.P.
Tricom USA, Inc.
20Gbps or greater $205,225 1190 Pan-America Cable System AT&T Corp. 1/20/1 998 SCL-LIC-19970421-00002
BellSouth Long Distance, Inc.
Enron Broadband Services, Inc. (DIP)
MCI International Inc.
Primus Telecommunications, Inc.
Sprint Communications Company L.P.
____________________________ _______________ _______________ _____________________ Tricom USA, Inc. _______________ ____________________________
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U.S. Submarine Cable System Licensee Information
International Cables Operational on December 31, 2010
Fee Fee
Category Amount Code Cable System Cable System Licensees Grant Date File Number
20Gbps or greater $205,225 1190 Pacific Crossing Cable PC Landing Corp. 11/23/1998 SCL-LIC-19980807-00010
(PC-i)
20Gbps or greater $205,225 1190 Pan American Crossing GT Landing II Corp -. 3/18/1999 SCL-LIC-19981103-00022
Cable (PAC)
20Gbps or greater $205,225 1190 PPC-1 System PPC 1 (US) Inc. 9/11/2008 SCL-LIC-20080213-00001
PPC I Limited
20Gbps or greater $205,225 1190 South America-i (SAm-i) TI Wholesale Services Puerto Rico, Inc. 8/10/2000 SCL-LIC-20000204-00003
Telefonica International Wholesale Services USA Inc.
20Gbps or greater $205,225 1190 South American Crossing GT Landing II Corp 2/17/2000 SCL-LIC-19990823-00015
Cable (SAC)
20Gbps or greater $205,225 1190 Southern Cross Cable MFS International, Inc. (Verizon) 2/13/1998 SCL-LIC-19971014-00009
System Pacific Carriage Limited 8/20/1998 SCL-LIC-19971014-00009
20Gbps or greater $205,225 1190 Taino-Carib Cable AT&T Company 7/6/1 992 SCL92-002
MCI International Inc.
Primus Telecommunications, Inc.
Sprint Communications Company L.P.
Telefonica Larga Distancia De Puerto Rico (TLD)
20Gbps or greater $205,225 1190 TAT-14 AT&T Corp. 10/1/1999 SCL-LIC-19990303-00004
Cable & Wireless Global Networks Ltd.
KDD America, Inc.
MCI WorldCom, Inc.
Sprint Communications Company L.P. _____________
Tata Communications (America) Inc. ____________
Telenor Global Services AS
TeliaSonera International Carrier, Inc.
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U.S. Submarine Cable System Licensee Information
International Cables Operational on December 31, 2010
Fee Fee
Category Amount Code Cable System Cable System Licensees Grant Date File Number
20Gbps or greater $205,225 1190 Telstra Endeavour AT&T Corp 5/7/2008 SCL-LIC-20070621-00009
Teistra Incorporated (Teistra USA)
20Gbps or greater $205,225 1190 TGN Atlantic Tata Communications (America) Inc. 8/8/2000 SCL-LIC-20000308-00007
20Gbps or greater $205,225 1190 TGN Pacific Tata Communications (America) Inc. 12/8/2000 SCL-LIC-20000717-00026
Tata Communications (Guam) ______________ __________________________
20Gbps or greater $205,225 1190 Trans-Pacific Express Cable MCI International, Inc. (Verizon) 01/11/08 SCL-LIC-20070222-00002
Network (TPE) AT&T Corp 4/10/2008 SCL-MOD-20080321 -00003
- China United Network Communications Group Company Ltd.
China Telecom
China Unicorn
Chunghwa Telecom
KT Corporation ______________
NIT Communications Corporation 6/05/2009 SCL-MOD-2008071 4-00012
20Gbps or greater $205,225 1190 Unity Cable System GU Holdings Inc. 10/8/2009 SCL-LIC-20080516-00010
Bharti Airtel Limited
Global Transit Limited _______
KDDI Corporation _______________________________
Pacnet Services (USA) Inc.
Singapore Telecom USA Inc.
20Gbps or greater $205,225 1190 U.S. - U.K. Cable - Yellow Level 3 Communications LLC (marketing under "Yellow Project"); G131 1/21/2000 SCL-LIC-19990913-00019
Project & AC-2 GT Landing II Corp (marketing under "AC-2", owned by Global Crossing 11/8/2000 SCL-MOD-2000051 1-00018
(one cable license, marketed
as two cables)
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