(*i, PUBLIC NOTICE
Federal Communications Commission News Media information 202 I 418-05002h St, S.W. Internet: http:llwww.fcc.gov
TTY: 1 -888-835-5322Washington, D.C. 20554
September 5, 2013
FY 2013 REGULATORY FEES
SUBMARINE CABLE SYSTEMS
Each year, the Conimission is required to collect regulatory fees. Licensees and regulatees are
assessed fees as set forth in Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2013,
Report and Order 78 FR 52433, (August 23, 2013) ("FY2013 Regulatory Fees Report and Order").
The Commission also publishes industry-specific guidance in Who Owes Fees & What Is My FY
2013 Fee, which can be found on the Commission website at
http://transition.fcc. gov/fees/regfees.html.
The Commission's automated filing and payment system ("Fee Filer") is now available for filing
and payment of FY 2013 regulatory fees. Regulatory fee payments must be RECEIVED by
the Commission no later than 11:59 PM, Eastern Daylight Time, on September 20, 2013.
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 2013 regulatory fee payment, the
Commission has compiled from public documents a listing of the international submarine cables
licensed and operational on December 31, 2012 and the licensees associated with each cable.4
'Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2008, Second Report and Order, 24 FCC Rcd 4208,
¶ 1 (2009) ("Submarine Cable Fee Order").
2Assess,nent and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2009, Report and Order, FCC 09-62, (rel. July 31,
2009) at Ii 9.
See Submarine Cable Fee Order, 24 FCC Rcd at 4214-15, ¶ 13-18; see also 47 C.F.R. § 1.1156(c).
See 2009 Regulatory 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 that
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 click on the link
(http://transition.fcc. gov/fees/regfees.html). For additional information, please refer to -
"Regulatory Fees Fact Sheet - What You Owe - International and Satellite Services Licensees
for FY 2013".
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5Seeid24FCCRcdat4212,4215,J6, 17
FY 2013 REGULATORY FEES
U.S. Submarine Cable System Licensee Information
International Cables Operational on December 31, 2012
Fee Fee
Category Amount Code Cable System Cable System Licensees Grant Date File Number
Less than 2.5 Gbps $13,600 1386 American Samoa-Hawaii American Samoa Hawaii Cable, LLC 1/16/2009 SCL-LIC-20080814-00016
Cable AST Telecom, LLC dlb/a Blue Sky Communications
Samoa American Samoa Cable, LLC
2.5 Gbps or Greater, $27,200 1387 Bahamas II AT&T Corp. 6/6/1996 SCL-LIC-19960329-00128
but Less Than 5 Gbps MCI International, Inc.
Primus Telecommunications, Inc.
Telefonica Larga Distancia De Puerto Rico (TLD)
2.5 Gbps or Greater, $27,200 I 387 SMPR-1 St. Maw-ten International Communications Smiles Inc. (SMITCOMS) 5/1 1/2004 SCL-LIC-20031 209-00033
but Less Than 5 Gbps
20Gbps or greater $217,675 1390 AG 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 Telekom 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 $217,675 1390 AmeriCan-i CNCS Inc 8/21/1 998 SCL-LIC-19980123-00002
Ledcor Industries Inc.
Marine Cable Corporation
Allstream Fiber US, Inc.
20Gbps or greater $217,675 1390 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
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U.S. Submarine Cable System Licensee Information
International Cables Operational on December 31, 2012
Fee Fee
Category Amount Code Cable System Cable System Licensees Grant Date File Number
20 Gbps or greater $217,675 1390 AnhiIlas-1 AT&T Corp 7/2/1996 SCL-LlC-1g95O18-OOOO1
MCI International, Inc. 7/2/1 996 SCL-LIC-1 9951013-00002
Primus Telecommunications, Inc.
Sprint Communications Company, L.P.
TeIecomunicacones Ultrnmarinas do Puorto Rico
Telefonica Larga Dislancia Do Puorto Rico (TLD)
20Gbps or greater $217,675 1390 Americas-Il AT&T Corp. 11/1011998 SCL-LIC-19980429-000i9
AT&T Mobilily Puerto Rico Inc.
lOT Corporation
IMPSAT USA, Inc.
MCI International, Inc.
Primus Telecommunications, Inc.
Sprint Communications Company L.P.
Tata Communications (America) Inc.
Telecomunicaciones Ultramarinas do Puerto Rico
Telefonica Larga Distancia De Puerto Rico (TLD)
20Gbps or greater $217,675 1390 Antilles Crossing System Antilles Crossing-St. Croix, Inc. 1/15/2004 SCL-LIC-2003i125-00032
20Gbps or greater $217 675 1390 Apollo Cable Cable & Wireless Amencas Systems Inc 6/8/2001 SCL LIC 20010122 00002
20Gbps or greater $217,675 1390 Atlantic Crossing (AC-i) CT LANDING II CORP. 9/23/1997 SCL-LIC-i9970506-00003
20 Gbps or greater $217,675 1390 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 (Guam) Limited. AT&T is not on the license.l
20Gbps or greater $217,675 1390 Bahamas Internet Cable Caribbean Crossings Ltd. 6/20/2000 SCL-LIC-20000i 18-00001
System (BICS)
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U.S. Submarine Cable System Licensee Information
InternatonaI Cables Operational on December 31, 2012
Fee Fee
Category Amount Code Cable System Cable System Licensees Grant Date File Number
20 Gbps or greater $217,675 1390 CB-1 System MFS CableCo US. Inc. 02/20/2009 SCL-LIC-20080603-0001 1
Cedar Cable Ltd.
20 Gbps or greater $21 7,675 1 390 CFX-1 Cable System Columbus Networks USA, Inc. 2/1 1/2008 SCL-L!C-2007051 6-00008
20 Gbps or greater $217675 1390 China-U.S. Cable Network AT&T Corp. 8/2811998 SCL-LIC-19980309-00005
Guam Cable Group, Inc.
MCI International, Inc.
Sprint Communications Company, L.P.
Tata Communications (America) Inc.
WILLIAMS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
20Gbps or greater $217,675 1390 Columbus-Ill AT&T Corp. 8/20/1999 SCL-LIC-19980527-00007
MCI International, Inc.
Primus Telecommunications, Inc
Tata Communications (America) Inc.
Telefonica Larga Distancia De Puerto Rico (TLD)
20Gbps or greater $217,675 1390 FLAG Atlantic - i Reliance Globalcom Limited iOu/I 999 SCL-LIC-19990301-00005
20 Gbps or greater $217,675 1390 Gemini Bermuda System Cable & Wireless Network Services Limited 3/7/2008 SCLLIC-20070925-00017
MFS CableCo U.S., Inc. H138
20Gbps or greater $217,675 1390 Global Caribbean Network Global Caribbean Network 9/13/2005 SCL-LIC-20050418-000i0
(GCN)
20Gbps or greater $217,675 1390 GlobeNet - Atlantica-1 & Brash Telecom of America Inc. 12/10/99 SCL-LIC-19990602-00010
BUS-i (marketed as one 4/2/2003 SCL-ASG-20030205-00004
cable - under GlobeNet)
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U.S. Submarine Cable System Licensee Information
International Cables Operational on December 31, 2012
Fee Fee
Category Amount Code Cable System Cable System Licensees Grant Date File Number
20Gbps or greater $217675 1390 HANTRU1 System Hannon Amistrong KCS Funding, LLC 6/11/2009 SCL-LIC-20090302-00005
Truestone, LLC
20 Gbps or greater $21 7,675 1390 Hibemia Atlantic Cable Hibemia Atlantic U.S. LLC 1 /1 4/2000 SCL-LIC-1 9990804-00012
System
20 Gbps or greater $217,675 1390 Honotua Cable System Office des posies et Telecommunications de Polynesie francaise (OPT) 12/7/2010 SCL-LIC-20081008-00017
20 Gbps orgreater $217,675 1390 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.
Tata Communications (America) Inc.
Williams Communications, LLC
20 Gbps or greater $217,675 1390 MAYA-I AT&T Corp lI/II31l999 SCL-LlC-l999032500006
MCI WortdCom, Inc.
RSL COM U.S.A.
SPRINT Communications Company L.P.
Tata Communications (America) Inc.
20 Gbps or greater $217,675 1390 Pan America Cable System AT&T Corp. 1/20/1998 SCL-LIC-19970421-00002
Enron Broadband Services, Inc. (DIP)
MCI International Inc.
Primus Telecommunications, Inc.
Sprint Communications Company L.P.
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U.S. Submarine Cable System Licensee Information
International Cables Operational on December 31, 2012
Fee Fee
Category Amount Code Cable System Cable System Licensees Grant Date File Number
20 Gbps or greater $217675 1390 Pacific Crossing Cable PC Landing Corp. 11/23/1998 SCL-LIC-19980807-0001O
(PC-i)
20 Gbps or greater $217,675 1390 Pan American Crossing GT Landing II Corp 3/18/i999 SCL-LIC-i998i i03-00022
Cable (PAC)
20 Gbps or greater $217,675 1390 PPC-i System PPC 1 (US) Inc. 9/1 i12008 SCL-LIC-20080213-0000i
PPC I Limited
20 Gbps or greater $217,675 1390 South America-i (SAm-i) TI Wholesale Services Puerto Rico, Inc. 81i0/2000 SCL-LIC-20000204-00003
Telefonica International Wholesale Services USA Inc.
20Gbps or greater $217,675 1390 South American Crossing GT Landing II Corp 2/17/2000 SCL-LIC-19990823-00015
Cable (SAC)
20Gbps or greater $217,675 1390 Southern Cross Cable MFS International, Inc. 2/13/1998 SCL-LIC-19971014-00009
System Pacific Caniage Limited 8/20/i 998 SCL-LIC-19971014-00009
20 Gbps or greater $217,675 1390 Taino-Canb Cable AT&T Company 7/6/1992 SCL-92-002
MCI International Inc.
Primus Telecornmunicatfr,rrs Inc.
Sprint Communications Company L.P.
Telefonica Larga Distancia De Puerto Rico (TLD)
20 Gbps or greater $217,675 1390 TAT-14 AT&T Corp. 10/1 /1 999 SCL-LIC-19990303-00004
Cable & Wireless Global Networks Ltd.
KDD America, Inc.
MCI International, Inc.
Sprint Communications Company L.P.
Tata Communications (America) Inc.
Telenor Global Services AS
TeliaSonera International Carrier, Inc.
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US. Submarine Cable System Licensee Information
International Cables Operational on December 31, 2012
Fee Fee
Category Amount Code Cable System Cable System Licensees Grant Date File Number
20 Gbps or greater $217,675 1390 Telstra Endeavour AT&T Corp 5/7/2008 SCLLlC2OO7O621-OOOO9
Teistra Incorporated (Teistra USA)
20 Gbps or greater $217,675 1390 TGN Atlantic Tata Communications (America) Inc. 8/8/2000 SCL-LIC-20000308-00007
20 Gbps or greater $217,675 1390 TGN Pacific Tata Communications (America) Inc. 12/8/2000 SCL-LIC-20000717-00026
Tab Communications (Guam) LLC.
20Gbps or greater $217,675 1390 Trans-Pacific Express Cable MCI lnternaUonal,
Network (TPE) AT&T Corp. 4/10/2008 SCL-MOD-20080321-00003
China United Network Communications Group Company Limited
China Telecom
China Unicom
Chunghwa Telecom
KT Corporation
NTT Communications Corporation 6/05/2009 SCL-MOD20080714-00012
20Gbps or greater $217,675 1390 Unity Cable System GU Holdings Inc. 10/8/2009 SCL-LIC-20080516-00010
Eharti Airtel Limited
Global Transit Ltd.
KDDI Corporation
Pacnet Services (USA) Inc.
Singapore Telecom USA Inc.
20Gbps or greater $217,675 1390 U.S. - U.K. Cable - Yellow Level 3 Communications LLC 1/21/2000 SCL-LIC-19990913-00019
Project & AC-2 CT Landing II Corp 11/8/2000 SCL-MOD-2000051 1-00018
(one cable license, marketed
as two cables)
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