(*1; PUBLIC NOTICE
Federal Communications Commission
12th S, s.w.
Washington, D.C. 20554
News Media Information 202 /418-0500
Internet: http://www.fcc.gov
TTY: 1-888-835-5322
FY 2012 REGULATORY FEES
SUBMARINE CABLE SYSTEMS
August 20, 2012
The Commission's automated filing and payment system ("Fee Filer") is now available
for filing and payment of FY 2012 regulatory fees. Regulatory fee payments must be made no
later than 11:59 PM, ET, on September 13, 2012.
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
2012, Report and Order, 77 FR 46307 at ¶ 4 (August 3, 2012)). The Commission also publishes
industry-specific guidance in Who Owes Fees & What is My Fee FY 2012, which can be found
on the Commission website at http ://transition.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 2012 regulatory fee payment, the
Commission has compiled from public documents a listing of the international submarine cables
licensed and operational on December 31, 2011 and the licensees associated with each cable.4
'Assessment and Collection ofRegulatoiy Fees for Fiscal Year 2008, Second Report and Order, 24 FCC Red 4208,
¶ 1 (2009) ("Submarine Cable Fee Order").
2Assessinent and Collection ofRegulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2009, Report and Order, FCC 09-62, (rel. July 31,
2009) atj9.
See Submarine Cable Fee Order, 24 FCC Red at 4214-15, ¶ 13-18; see also 47 C.F.R. § 1.1156(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 infoniiation 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 ://transition. fcc. gov/fees/regfees.htrnl). For
additional information, please refer to - "Regulatory Fees Fact Sheet - What You Owe -
International and Satellite Services Licensees for FY 2012".
-FCC-
5Seeid. 24FCCRcdat4212,4215,j6, 17
FY 2012 REGULATORY FEES
U.S. Submarine Cable System Licensee Information
International Cables Operational on December 31, 2011
Fee Foe
Category Amount Code Cable System Cable System Licensees Grant Date File Number
Less than 2.5 Gbps $13,300 1286 American Samoa-Hawaii American Samoa Hawaii Cable, LLC 1/16/2009 SCL-L!C-20080814-00016
Cable AST Telecom, LLC d/bla Blue Sky Communications
Samoa American Samoa Cable, LLC
2.5 Gbps or Greater, $26,600 1287 Bahamas II AT&T Corp. 8/6/1996 SCL-LIC-19960329-00128
but Less Than 5 Gbps MCI International, Inc.
Primus Telecommunictiors, Irc
Telefonica Larga Distancia De Puerto Rico (TLD)
2.5 Gbps or Greater, $26,600 1287 SMPR-1 St. Maarten International Communications Serries Inc. (SMITCOMS) 5/11/2004 SCL-LIC-20031209-00033
but Less Than 5Gbps
20Gbps or greater $212,750 1290 AAG System AT&T Corp. 07/3/2008 SCL-LIC-20070824-00015
(Asia America Gateway Sharti Airtel Ltd.
Consortium) CAT Telecom Public Company Ltd.
Datastream Technology Sdn Bhd and Telekom Brunei Berhad
Philippine Long Distance Telephone Compact
PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk
StarHub Ltd.
Telekom Malaysia Berhad
Telstra Corporation Ltd.
Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group
20 Gbps or greater $212,750 1290 AmeriCan-i CNCS Inc. 8/2111998 SCL-LIC-19980123-00002
Ledcor Industries Inc.
Marine Cable Corporation
Allstream Fiber US, Inc.
20 Gbps or greater $212,750 1290 Americas-Region ARCOS-1 USA, INC. 7/2/1999 SCL-LIC-19981222-00032
Caribbean Ring System A. SUR Net, Inc.
(ARCOS-1) Telecomunicaciones Ultramarinas do Puerto Rico
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US. Submarine Cable System Licensee Information
International Cables Operational on December 31 , 2011
Foe Fee
Category Amount Code Cable System Cable System Licensees Grant Date File Number
20 Gbps or greater $212,750 1290 AntiIIas-1 AT&T Corp 712/1996 SCL-LIC-19950818-00001
MCI International, Inc. 7/2/1 996 SCL-LIC-1 995101 3-00002
Prmus Telecommunications, Inc.
Sprint Communications Company, L.P.
Telecomunicaciones Ultramarinas de Puerto Rico
Telefonica Larga Distancia De Puerto Rico (TLD)
20 Gbps or greater $212,750 1290 Americas-Il AT&T Corp 11/10/1998 SCL-LIC-19980429-00019
AT&T Mobility Puerto Rico Inc.
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)
20 Gbps or greater $212,750 1290 Antilles Crossing System Antilles Crossing-St. Croix, Inc. 1/15/2004 SCL-LIC-20031 125-00032
20 Gbps or greater $212,750 1290 Apollo Cable Cable & Wireless Americas Systems, Inc. 6/8/2001 SCL-LIC-20010122-00002
20Gbps or greater $212,750 1290 Atlantic Crossing (AC-i) GT LANDING II CORP. (Global Crossing) 9/23/1997 SCL-LIC-19970506-00003
20Gbps or greater $212j50 1290 Australia-Japan Cable Australia-Japan Cable (Guam) Limited 12/812000 SCL-LIC-20000629-00025
AT&T Corp
IAJC (Guami Limited is the sole license holder. AT&T manages the cable station for this cable.
AT&T is one of the owners of AJC (Guam) Limited. AT&T is not on the license.l
20Gbps or greater $212,750 1290 Bahamas Internet Cable Caribbean Crossings Ltd. 6/20/2000 SCL-LIC-20000118-00001
System (BICS)
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US. Submarine Cable System Licensee Information
International Cables Operational on December 31, 2011
Fee Fee
Category Amount Code Cable System Cable System Licensees Grant Date File Number
20 Gbps or greater $212750 1290 CB-1 System MFS CableCo U S. Inc. (Verzon) 02/20/2009 SCL-LIC-20080603-0001 1
Cedar Cable Ltd.
20 Gbps or greater $212,750 1290 CFX-1 Cable System Columbus Networks USA. Inc. 2/1 1/2008 SCLLIC-20070516-00008
20 Gbps or greater $212,750 1290 China-U S. Cable No/work AT&T Corp. 8/28/1998 SCL-LIC-19980309-00005
Guam Cable Group, Inc.
MCI International, Inc.
Sprint Communications Company, L.P.
Ta/a Communications (America) Inc.
WILLIAMS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
20 Gbps or greater $212,750 1290 Columbus-Ill AT&T Corp. 8/20/1999 SCL-LIC-19980527-00007
MCI International, Inc.
Primus Telecommunications, Inc.
Tate Communicetiorre (America) Inc.
Telefonica Larga Distancia De Puerto Rico (TLD)
20Gbps or greater $212,750 1290 FLAG Atlantic - i Reliance Globalcom Limited 10/1/1999 SCL-LIC-19990301-00005
20 Gbps or greater $212,750 1290 Gemini Bermuda System Cable & Wireless Network Services Limited 3/7/2008 SCL-LIC-20070925-00017
MFS CableCo U.S., Inc. (Verizon)
20Gbps or greater $212,750 1290 Global Caribbean Network Global Caribbean Network 9/13/2005 SCL-LIC-20050418-00010
(GCN)
20Gbps or greater $212,750 1290 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, 2011
Fee Fee
Category Amount Code Cable System Cable System Licensees Grant Date File Number
20 Gbps or greater $212,750 1290 HANTRU1 System Hannon Armstrong KCS Funding, LLC 6/11/2009 SCL-LIC-20090302-00005
Truestone, LLC
20Gbps or greater $212,750 1290 Hibernia Atlantic Cable Hibernia Atlantic U.S. LLC 1/14/2000 SCL-LIC-19990804-00012
System
20 Gbps or greater $212,750 1290 Honotua Cable System Office des postes et Telecommunications de Polynesie francaise (OPT) 12/7/2010 SCL-LIC-20081008-00017
20 Gbps or greater $212,750 1290 Japan - U.S. Cable AT&T Corp. 7/9/1999 SCL-LIC-19981 I 17-00025
Network MCI WorldCom, Inc.
Pacific Networks Limited
Primus Telecommunications, Inc.
Qwest Communications Company, LLC
Reach Global Networks Limited
Sprint Commvnictins Company L P
Tata Communications (America) Inc.
Williams Communications, LLC
200bps or greater $212,750 1290 MAYA-i AT&T Corp. 11/18/1999 SCL-LIC-19990325-00006
BellSouth Long Distance, Inc.
MCI WorldCom, Inc.
RSL COM U.S.A.
SPRINT Communications Company L.P.
20Gbps or greater $212,750 1290 Pan America Cable System AT&T Corp. 1/20/1998 SCL-LlC-1997042100002
BellSouth Long Distance, Inc.
Enron Broadband Services, Inc. (DIP)
MCI International Inc.
Primus Telecommunications, Inc.
Sprint Communications Company L.P.
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US. Submarine Cable System Licensee Information
International Cables Operational on December 31, 2011
Fee Fee
Category Amount Code Cable System Cable System Licensees Grant Date File Number
20 Gbps or greater $212750 1290 Pacific Crossing Cable PC Landing Corp. I 1/23/1998 SCL-UC-19980807-0001O
(PC-I)
20 Gbps or greater $212,750 1290 Pan American Crossing GT Landing II Corp 3118/1999 SCL-LIC-19981 103-00022
Cable (PAC)
20 Gbps or greater $212,750 1290 PPC-1 System PPC 1 (US) Inc. 9/11/2008 SCL-LIC-20080213-00001
PPC I Limited
20 Gbps or greater $212,750 1290 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 $212,750 1290 South American Crossing CT Landing II Corp 2/17/2000 SCL-LIC-19990823-00015
Cable (SAC)
20Gbps or greater $212,750 1290 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
20 Gbps or greater $212,750 1290 Taino-Carib Cable AT&T Company 7/6/1992 SCL-92-002
MCI International Inc.
Primus Telecommunications, Inc.
Sprint Communications Company L.P.
Telefonica Larga Distancia De Puerto Rico (TLD)
20 Gbps or greater $212750 1290 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, 2011
Foe Fee
Category Amount Code Cable System Cable System Licensees Grant Date File Number
20 Gbps or greater $212750 1290 Telstra Endeavour AT&T Corp 5/7/2008 SCL-LIC-20070621-00009
Teistra Incorporated (Teistra USA)
20 Gbps or greater $212750 1290 TGN Atlantic Tata Communications (America) Inc. 8/812000 SCL-LIC-20000308-00007
20 Gbps or greater $212,750 1290 TGN Pacific Tata Communications (America) Inc. 12/8/2000 SCL-LIC-20000717-00026
Tata Communications (Guam) L.L.C.
20 Gbps or greater $212,750 1290 Trans-Pacific Express Cable MCI International, Inc (Venizon) 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
NTT Communications Corporation 6/05/2009 SCL-MOD-20080714-00012
20 Gbps or greater $212,750 1290 Unity Cable System GU Holdings Inc. 10/8/2009 SCL-LIC-20080516-00010
Bharti Airtel Limited
Global Transit Ltd.
KDDI Corporation
Pacnet Services (USA) Inc.
Singapore Telecom USA Inc.
20Gbps or greater $212,750 1290 U.S. - U.K. Cable - Yellow Level 3 Communications LLC (marketing under Yellow Project') 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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