INTERNATIONAL BUREAU REPORT 2015 U.S. International Circuit Capacity Data August 2017 Jacqueline Lindsay Tello Economics Research Assistant Telecommunications and Analysis Division TABLE OF CONTENTS Page I.  EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................................... 1  A.  Highlights ......................................................................................................................................... 1  B.  Data Units ........................................................................................................................................ 2  II.  DATA HIGHLIGHTS ............................................................................................................................ 3  A.  International Terrestrial and Satellite Circuits Reports .................................................................... 3  B.  Submarine Cable Operator Reports ................................................................................................. 4  C.  Submarine Cable Capacity Holder Reports ..................................................................................... 7  Figures Page 1 Terrestrial and Satellite Circuits (World Totals 2015) 3 2 Submarine Cable Operator Reports, Total Available Capacity by Region (2007-2015) 4 3 Submarine Cable Operator Reports, Total Available Capacity by Region (2015) and Planned (2017) 5 4 Number of Cables by Region (2007-2015) 6 5 Top 8 Foreign Landing Points for U.S. International Submarine Cables (2015) 7 6 Non-Activated Capacity by Region (2015) 8 7 Total Activated vs. Non-Activated Capacity (2015) 8 8 Total Available Capacity (Submarine Cable Operator Reports) vs. Total Owned Capacity (Submarine Cable Capacity Holder Reports) (2015) 9 9 Total Available Capacity Captured by Submarine Cable Capacity Holder Reports (2015) 10 Tables 1 Section 43.62 Circuit Capacity Filers (2015) T-1 2 U.S. International Submarine Cable Operator Filers (2015) T-3 3 Satellite and Terrestrial Circuits (in 64 kbps) (2015) T-4 4(A) Submarine Cable Operator Reports (in Gbps) (2015/2017) T-5 4(B) U.S. International Submarine Cable Capacity (in Gbps) T-7 5 Submarine Cable Capacity Holder Reports (2015) T-9 6 Percentage of Total Available Capacity Reported (2015) T-10 Attachments A U.S. International Submarine Cables – Landing Points Sorted by Region, Cable, and Foreign Landing Point A-1 B U.S. International Submarine Cables – Landing Points Sorted by Region, Foreign Landing Point, and Cable B-1 C U.S. International Submarine Cables – Countries Sorted by the Number of Landing Points C-1 2015 U.S. INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT CAPACITY REPORT I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The 2015 U.S. International Circuit Capacity Report (Circuit Capacity Report) highlights circuit capacity data submitted by U.S. facilities-based common carriers, non-common carrier satellite operators, cable landing licensees, and U.S. international carriers that owned or leased capacity on a submarine cable between the United States and any foreign point, as of December 31, 2015 (Filing Entities).1 This report also identifies newly licensed submarine cables, cable systems that have come into service, and pending FCC submarine cable applications since December 31, 2015. A. Highlights ? In 2015, the total available capacity of U.S. international cables was approximately 120,000 gigabit per second (Gbps) circuits, up from 91,000 Gbps circuits in 2014.2 Submarine cable capacity grew 35 percent per year from 2007 to 2015 and is projected to grow 17 percent per year from year-end 2015 to year-end 2017.3 ? In 2015, of the three regions into which we traditionally group submarine cables (the Americas, Atlantic, and Pacific regions), the Atlantic region accounted for 40 percent of total available capacity, the Pacific region had 37 percent, and the Americas region had more than 23 percent.4 ? Available capacity reported by cable operators closely matches the owned capacity reported by cable capacity holders (93 percent).5 ? In 2015, over 87 percent of capacity on U.S. international cables was activated. The non- activated capacity varied among regions – with the Americas region reporting 18 percent, the Pacific region reporting 17 percent, and the Atlantic region reporting 3 percent.6 ? As of December 31, 2015, the top eight foreign landing points (in descending order) for U.S. international submarine cables were Colombia (9 landing points), Japan and the United Kingdom (7 landing points each), Panama (6 landing points), Brazil and Venezuela (5 landing points each), and Australia and Mexico (4 landing points each).7 1 47 CFR § 43.62 (2015); Reporting Requirements for U.S. Providers of International Telecommunications Services; Amendment of Part 43 of the Commission’s Rules, IB Docket No. 04-112, Second Report and Order, 28 FCC Rcd 575, 608, para. 108, 616-17, Appx. A (2013) (Part 43 Second Report and Order); Filing Manual for Section 43.62 Annual Reports at 27-29, paras. 134-39 (IB Feb. 2016), https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC- 332732A1.pdf (Section 43.62 Filing Manual). 2 See infra 4 & T-7, Tbl. 4(B). 3 See infra 4-5 & T-7, Tbl. 4(B). 4 See infra 4 & T-5, Tbl. 4(A). 5 See infra 9-10, Fig. 8 & 9, T-10, Tbl. 6. 6 See infra 8, Fig. 6 & 7, T-9, Tbl. 5. Activated capacity consists of capacity used for providing services or facilities to customers (on either a common carrier or non-common carrier basis), capacity reserved for internal company use, capacity reserved for restoration services, and unused capacity that is available for immediate use. Non-activated capacity is unused capacity that is not available for immediate use. Section 43.62 Filing Manual at 29, para. 139. 7 See infra 7, Fig. 5, Attach. C. 2 B. Data Units Filers reported the data set out in this Circuit Capacity Report in three different units: (1) International Terrestrial and Satellite Circuits Reports – in 64 kilobits per second (kbps) circuit units, for the purpose of assessing annual regulatory fees;8 (2) Submarine Cable Operator Reports – in Gbps circuit units, which is an industry standard used to measure capacity; and (3) Submarine Cable Capacity Holder Reports – in Synchronous Transport Module level-1 (STM-1) units, a commonly used unit in commercial contracts in the industry. Conversion rates are: one STM-1 equals 1,890 64 kbps circuit units, and one Gbps equals 6.4 STM-1s. 8 47 U.S.C. § 159(g); 47 CFR § 1.1156. 3 II. DATA HIGHLIGHTS A. International Terrestrial and Satellite Circuits Reports Each facilities-based common carrier files a report showing its active common carrier terrestrial or satellite circuits between the United States and any foreign point as of December 31 of the preceding calendar year. The terrestrial and satellite circuits are reported in world-total counts of 64 kbps circuit units. In addition, non-common carrier satellite operators report a world-total count of circuits used by themselves or their affiliates, or sold or leased to any customer as of December 31 of the reporting period, other than to an international common carrier authorized by the Commission to provide U.S. international common carrier services.9 Satellite circuits account for less than one percent (85,535 satellite circuits) and terrestrial circuits account for the remaining 99.7 percent (33,228,707 terrestrial circuits) as of December 31, 2015. Source: Table 3. 9 Section 43.62 Filing Manual at 27, para. 135. 4 B. Submarine Cable Operator Reports Submarine cable landing licensees file available and planned capacity information for each cable system. Table 4(A) provides information on available capacity data (year-end 2015) and planned capacity data (year-end 2017) on an individual and regional basis.10 Table 4(B) provides detailed cable- by-cable capacity trend data for 2007 to 2015 and planned capacity for 2017.11 In 2015, the total available capacity of U.S. international cables was approximately 120,000 Gbps circuits, up from 91,000 Gbps circuits in 2014.12 In 2015, there were 21 U.S. international cables in service in the Americas region (compared to 20 in 2014), 14 in the Pacific region (compared to 14 in 2014), and 9 in the Atlantic region (compared to 8 in 2014).13 In 2015, the Atlantic region accounted for 40 percent of total available capacity (compared to 42 percent in 2014), followed by the Pacific region accounting for 37 percent (compared to 36 percent in 2014), and the Americas region accounting for 23 percent (compared to 22 percent in 2014).14 Below, Figure 2 illustrates the total available capacity of U.S. international cables in the Americas, Atlantic, and Pacific regions from 2007 to 2015.15 Source: Table 4(B). 10 See infra T-5, Tbl. 4(A). 11 See infra T-7, Tbl. 4(B). 12 Id. 13 Id. 14 See infra T-5, Tbl. 4(A) & T-7, Tbl. 4(B). 15 See infra T-7, Tbl. 4(B); FCC, International Bureau, 2014 U.S. International Circuit Capacity Report (2016) at 6, https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-337257A2.pdf (2014 Circuit Capacity Report); FCC, International Bureau, 2013 Section 43.82 Circuit Status Data, https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC- 334397A2.pdf (2013 Section 43.82 Circuit Status Report). Section 43.62 of the Commission’s rules requires the filing of available cable capacity as of December 31 of the previous calendar year (i.e., 2015) and planned capacity two years out from the reporting date (i.e., 2017). 47 CFR 43.62(a)(2); Section 43.62 Filing Manual at 28, para. 136. The 2007-2013 cable capacity data are derived from the 2013 Section 43.82 Circuit Status Report. 2013 Section 43.82 Circuit Status Report at 33-34, Tbl. 7(A). 5 From 2007 to 2015, capacity grew most quickly in the Americas region, at a compound annual growth rate of 52.6 percent, followed by the Pacific region (35.6 percent) and the Atlantic region (29.6 percent). Cable operators forecast a lower growth rate from 2015 to 2017, with projected annual growth of 23.6 percent in the Americas region, 14.0 percent in the Pacific region, and 15.4 percent in the Atlantic region. For all three regions, overall submarine cable capacity has grown approximately 35 percent per year from 2007 to 2015 and is projected to grow approximately 17 percent per year from 2015 to 2017.16 Below, Figure 3 illustrates the available (year-end 2015) and planned (year-end 2017) submarine cable capacity in all three regions.17 The data project capacity increases from approximately 48,000 to 64,000 Gbps circuits in the Atlantic region, 28,000 to 43,000 Gbps circuits in the Americas region, and 44,000 to 57,000 Gbps circuits in the Pacific region. Source: Table 4(A). 16 See infra T-7, Tbl. 4(B). 17 See infra T-5, Tbl. 4(A). We omit 2016 estimates from the 2014 43.62 Circuit Capacity Report. 6 Below, Figure 4 provides the number of cables in each region over time.18 Source: Table 4(B). Since the reporting period, additional U.S. international cable systems have been licensed, some have been placed into service, and others are the subject of currently pending applications. ? In the Americas region, on December 9, 2016, the International Bureau licensed the Monet cable system connecting the United States to Brazil. On May 2, 2017, the International Bureau licensed the BRUSA system connecting Virginia Beach, Virginia with San Juan, Puerto Rico, and Fortaleza and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.19 ? In the Atlantic region, the AEConnect system went into service on May 5, 2016, connecting New York to Ireland. On May 2, 2017, the MAREA cable system application was granted, which will connect Virginia Beach, Virginia to Bilbao, Spain.20 ? In the Pacific region, the FASTER cable went into service on August 17, 2016, connecting the United States with Japan and Taiwan. On February 23, 2017, the GOKI Cable Network went into service connecting the United States with Japan. On January 12, 2017, the International Bureau licensed the NCP cable system connecting the United States with China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, and Taiwan. The SEA-US cable system, connecting Hawaii with Indonesia, the Philippines, and Guam, received its license on January 12, 2017 and went into service on August 8, 2017. Also, there is a pending application for the Hawaiki system that will connect the United States with Australia and New Zealand.21 18 See infra T-7, Tbl. 4(B). 19 See IBFS File Nos. SCL-LIC-20150408-00008 (Monet); SCL-LIC-20160330-00011 (BRUSA). 20 See IBFS File Nos. SCL-LIC-20150303-00006 (AEConnect); SCL-LIC-20160525-00012 (MAREA). 21 See IBFS File Nos. SCL-LIC-20150626-00015 (FASTER); SCL-LIC-20110329-00009 (GOKI); SCL-LIC- 20151104-00029 (NCP); SCL-LIC-20150626-00016 (SEA-US); SCL-LIC-20160906-00019 (Hawaiki). 7 As shown in Attachment A, the Atlantic region has fewer foreign submarine cable landing points22 for U.S. international cables than the Americas and Pacific regions.23 There are 20 foreign landing points in the Atlantic region, compared to 80 in the Americas, and 29 in the Pacific region. Below, Figure 5 lists the top eight foreign landing points for U.S. international cables. As of December 31, 2015, the top foreign landing points were Colombia (with nine U.S. international cables); Japan and United Kingdom (with seven each); Panama (with six); Brazil and Venezuela (with five each); and Australia and Mexico (with four each).24 There were new foreign landing points in Colombia, Japan, and Brazil. Source: Attachment C. C. Submarine Cable Capacity Holder Reports A U.S. international carrier or cable landing licensee that owned or leased capacity on a submarine cable between the United States and any foreign point on December 31 of the reporting period files capacity amounts for the following categories: (1) owned capacity; (2) net indefeasible rights-of-use (IRUs); (3) net inter-carrier leaseholds (ICLs); (4) net capacity held (i.e., the total of categories (1) through (3)); (5) activated capacity; and (6) non-activated capacity.25 The Submarine Cable Capacity Holder Reports provide information on cable capacity in use. 22 A foreign point “refers to a foreign country or other geographic location outside the United States.” Section 43.62 Filing Manual, Appx. B: Definitions. 23 See infra Attach. A. 24 These figures do not include any foreign-to-foreign cables from those countries. For instance, although only two U.S. international cables land in China, ten other cables also land in China, most of which are intra-Asia cables. TeleGeography, Submarine Cable Map, http://www.submarinecablemap.com/#/country/china (last updated on June 17, 2017). 25 Section 43.62 Filing Manual at 28-29, paras. 138-39. 8 Below, Figure 6 shows non-activated capacity data for the Americas, Atlantic, and Pacific regions.26 Non-activated capacity varies among regions. The Americas and Pacific regions have larger percentages of non-activated capacity. The Atlantic region, by contrast, has the lowest non-activated capacity at 2.8 percent. Source: Table 5. Below, Figure 7 shows that of total U.S. international cable capacity for all regions, 88 percent was activated and 12 percent was non-activated.27 Source: Table 5. 26 See infra T-9, Tbl. 5. 27 Id. 9 To assess the accuracy of reported data, we compare the total available circuit capacity reported by submarine cable operators with the total circuit capacity reported by submarine cable capacity holders by region and world total. Ideally, the total available capacity reported by a submarine cable operator in the Submarine Cable Operator Report for a given cable should match the total in the Submarine Cable Capacity Holder Reports of the net amount held (either owned or leased capacity) reported by all submarine cable capacity holders on that cable. Thus, the totals by region and world total should also match. However, there are discrepancies between these figures because some amount of capacity is held by non-reporting entities, such as entities that hold capacity on a cable but are not U.S. carriers and are otherwise not required to operate as U.S. cable landing licensees. Below, Figure 8 shows that total available circuit capacity closely matches the amount owned by region and world total, although there are small discrepancies.28 Source: Table 6. 28 See infra T-10, Tbl. 6. 10 Below, Figure 9 shows the percentage of total available submarine cable capacity reported for each region and in the aggregate. Source: Table 6. The fraction of uncaptured capacity, which is the difference between reported available capacity and reported owned or leased capacity, among the regions is about the same (from 6.6 percent to 7.6 percent). The capacity holders’ data accounts for 92.9 percent of available capacity.29 29 In 2014, the Section 43.62 data accounted for 94.6 percent of available capacity. 2014 Circuit Capacity Report at 9, 13. 1 Allstream Fiber US, Inc. ? 2 America Europe Connect Licenses Limited ? ? 3 American Samoa Hawaii Cable, LLC ? ? 4 Antilles Crossing-St. Croix, Inc. ? ? 5 ARCOS-1 USA, Inc. ? ? 6 AT&T Corp. ? ? ? ? 7 Australia-Japan Cable (Guam) Limited ? ? 8 BCE Nexxia Voice Services Corporation ? 9 Bestel USA, Inc. ? 10 Bharti Airtel Limited ? 11 BIG ? 12 BT Americas Inc. ? 13 Cable and Wireless Americas Systems Inc. ? ? 14 CABLEVISION LIGHTPATH INC ? 15 Caribbean Crossings Ltd. ? ? 16 CAT Telecom Public Company Limited ? 17 Cedar Cable Ltd. ? ? 18 CenturyLink Communications, LLC ? ? 19 China Telecom (Americas) Corporation ? 20 China Telecommunications Corporation ? 21 China Unicom Americas Operations Ltd ? 22 China United Network Communications Group Company Limited ? 23 Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. ? 24 Chunghwa Telecom Global, Inc. ? ? 25 City of Ketchikan 26 Claro Chile, S.A. ? 27 COLT Telecommunications ? 28 Columbus Networks USA, Inc. ? ? 29 CWC New Cayman Ltd. ? ? 30 Dar Communications Corporation ? 31 DOCOMO PACIFIC, INC. ? 32 France Telecom Long Distance USA, LLC ? 33 Global Caribbean Network ? ? 34 Globenet Cabos Sumari s America, Inc. ? ? 35 GTI Corporation ? 36 GU Holdings Inc. ? ? 37 Hibernia Atlantic U.S. LLC ? ? 38 IDT Telecom, Inc. ? ? 39 Inmarsat Inc. ? 40 Intelsat License LLC ? 41 KDDI America, Inc. ? 42 KT Corporation ? 43 Latam Telecommunications, L.L.C. ? ? 44 Ledcor Industries (USA) Inc. ? 45 Level 3 Communications, LLC ? ? ? ? 46 Lightower Fiber Networks II, LLC ? ? 47 Marine Cable Corporation ? Table 1 Section 43.62 Circuit Capacity Filers (2015) No. Filing Entities Satellite Circuits Reports Common Carrier Non- Common Carrier Terrestrial Circuits Reports Submarine Cable Operator Reports Submarine Cable Capacity Holder Reports T-1 No. Filing Entities Satellite Circuits Reports Common Carrier Non- Common Carrier Terrestrial Circuits Reports Submarine Cable Operator Reports Submarine Cable Capacity Holder Reports 48 MCI Communications Corporation ? ? ? ? 49 New Century InfoComm Tech Co Ltd ? 50 New Skies Satellites B.V. ? 51 NTT America, Inc. ? 52 NTT Communications Corporation ? 53 OPT Ho tua Division (U.S.) ? ? 54 Orange Business Services U.S. Inc ? 55 Pacific Carriage Ltd ? ? 56 PCCW Global, Inc. ? ? 57 PC Landing Corp. ? ? 58 Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company ? 59 PLDT (US) Ltd. ? 60 PPC 1 Limited ? ? 61 PREPA Networks, LLC ? 62 PTI Pacifica Inc. ? 63 PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia International ? 64 Puerto Rico Telephone Company, Inc. ? 65 Reliance Communications, Inc. ? 66 Reliance Globalcom Limited ? ? 67 Reliance Globalcom Services, Inc. ? 68 Rogers Communications Partnership ? 69 SaskTel ? 70 Satellite Communication Systems Inc. ? 71 Singapore Telecom USA, Inc. ? 72 SMITCOMS, Inc. ? ? 73 Sprint Communications, Inc. ? ? ? ? 74 StarHub Ltd ? 75 TA Resources N.V. ? 76 Tata Communications (America) Inc. ? ? ? 77 Telecom Italia Sparkle of North America, Inc. ? 78 Telefonica International Wholesale Services USA, Inc. ? ? 79 Telefonica Larga Distancia de Puerto Rico, Inc. ? ? 80 TeleGuam Holdings, LLC ? ? 81 Telekom Malaysia Bhd ? 82 TeliaSonera International Carrier, Inc. ? 83 Telmex USA, L.L.C. ? 84 Telstra Incorporated ? ? 85 TELUS Communications (U.S.) Inc. ? 86 Truestone, LLC ? ? 87 T-Systems North America, Inc. ? ? 88 VNPT ? 89 Vodafone US Inc. ? 90 WaveDivision Holdings, LLC ? 91 Zayo Group, LLC ? ? Total 6 3 26 30 72 T-2 No. of No. Filing Entities Cable Reports 1 America Europe Connect Licenses Limit 1 2 American Samoa Hawaii Cable, LLC 1 3 Antilles Crossing-St. Croix, Inc. 1 4 ARCOS-1 USA, Inc. 1 5 AT&T Corp. 10 6 Australia-Japan Cable (Guam) Limited 1 7 Cable and Wireless Americas Systems Inc. 1 8 Caribbean Crossings Ltd. 1 9 Cedar Cable Ltd. 1 10 Columbus Networks USA, Inc. 1 11 CWC New Caymen Ltd. 1 12 Global Caribbean Network 1 13 Globenet Cabos Sumarinos America, Inc. 1 14 GU Holdings Inc. 1 15 Hibernia Atlantic U.S. LLC 1 16 Latam Telecommunications, L.L.C. 1 17 Ledcor Industries (USA) Inc. 1 18 Level 3 Communications, LLC 4 19 MCI Communications Corporation 1 20 OPT Honotua Division (U.S.) 1 21 Pacific Carriage Ltd 1 22 PC Landing Corp. 1 23 PPC 1 Limited 1 24 Reliance Globalcom Limited 1 25 SMITCOMS, Inc. 1 26 Sprint Communications, Inc. 2 27 Tata Communications (America) Inc. 2 28 Telefonica International Wholesale Services USA, Inc. 2 29 Telstra Incorporated 1 30 Truestone, LLC 1 Total 45 Table 2 U.S. International Submarine Cable Operator Filers (2015) T-3 Transmission World Total 64 kbps Satellite 85,535 Terrestrial 33,228,707 Total Circuits 33,314,242 Table 3 Satellite and Terrestrial Circuits (in 64 kbps) (2015) T-4 No. Cable System Available Capacity as of 12/31/2015 Planned Capacity as of 12/31/2017 Americas 1 America Movil Submarine Cable System (AMX1) 2,800.0 7,220.0 2 AmeriCan-1 1,167.5 1,177.5 3 Americas II 920.0 970.0 4 Antillas 1 90.0 90.0 5 Antilles Crossing * * 6 ARCOS-1 * * 7 BAHAMAS II 60.0 60.0 8 Bahamas Internet Cable Network (BICS) 60.0 100.0 9 CB-1 * * 10 CFX-1 Cable System * * 11 Gemini Bermuda System * * 12 Global Caribbean Network (GCN) 70.0 120.0 13 GlobeNet * * 14 Maya-1 * * 15 PAC * * 16 Pacific Caribbean Cable System (PCCS) 950.0 1,900.0 17 Pan American Cable System 140.0 140.0 18 SAC * * 19 SAm-1 5,100.0 6,600.0 20 SMPR-1 10.0 10.0 21 Taino-Carib 110.0 120.0 Total 28,057.5 42,845.5 Atlantic 1 AEConnect Cable Network/Emerald Express* * * 2 Apollo Cable * * 3 Atlantic Crossing (AC-1) * * 4 Columbus III 160.0 160.0 5 FLAG Atlantic-1 6,130.0 8,630.0 6 Hibernia Atlantic * * 7 TAT-14 * * 8 TGN-Atlantic 6,310.0 6,310.0 9 Yellow (includes Level 3's cable systems) * * Total 47,920.0 63,772.2 Pacific 1 American Samoa Hawaii Cable 1.2 1.2 2 Asia America Gateway (AAG) 4,210.0 4,210.0 3 Australia-Japan Cable (Guam) * * 4 China-U.S. Cable Network 160.0 - 5 GOKI - 40.0 6 HANTRU1 * * 7 Honotua Cable System 40.0 40.0 8 Japan-U.S. Cable Network 6,850.0 7,380.0 9 PC-1 * * 10 PPC 1 * * Table 4(A) Submarine Cable Operator Reports (in Gbps) (2015/2017) * Filer requested confidential treatment of its Submarine Cable Operator Report data. T-5 No. Cable System Available Capacity as of 12/31/2015 Planned Capacity as of 12/31/2017 11 Southern Cross * * 12 Telstra Endeavor * * 13 TGN-Pacific 6,430.0 6,430.0 14 Trans-Pacific Express Cable System (TPE) 2,200.0 6,200.0 15 Unity Cable System * * Total 43,783.0 56,943.0 All Regions Americas 28,057.5 (23%) 42,845.5 (26%) Atlantic 47,920 (40%) 63,772.2 (39% ) Pacific 43,783 (37%) 56,943 (35%) Total 119,760.5 163,560.7 * Filer requested confidential treatment of its Submarine Cable Operator Report data. T-6 Available Planned CABLES 2007* 2008* 2009* 2010* 2011* 2012* 2013* 2014 2015 2017 AMERICAS America Movil Submarine Cable System (AMX-1) 1,640 2,800 7,220 AmeriCan-1 159.3 159.3 159.3 159.3 159.3 159 159 1,163 1,168 1,178 Americas II 80 80 80 520 780 820 850 850 920 970 Antillas 1 5 5 10 20 20 60 60 90 90 90 Antilles Crossing*** 30 20 20 20 30 30 40 80 *** *** ARCOS-1 *** 80 120 210 240 290 350 450 1,468 *** *** BAHAMAS II 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 60 60 60 60 60 Bahamas Internet Cable Network (BICS) 12.5 12.5 12.5 22.5 22.5 20 40 60 60 100 CB-1*** 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 *** *** CFX-1 Cable System*** 100 110 500 560 610 1,040 1,580 *** *** Gemini Bermuda System*** 40 40 70 80 80 140 160 *** *** Global Caribbean Network (GCN) 20 20 20 20 40 40 40 60 70 120 GlobeNet *** 80 140 720 720 2,080 2,080 2,400 2,400 *** *** MAYA -1*** 65 145 145 145 145 145 145 980 *** *** PAC*** 50 65 95 150 310 460 790 800 *** *** Pacific-Caribbean Cable System (PCCS) 950 1,900 Pan American Cable System 5 5 5.0 140 140 140 140 140 140 140 SAC*** 200 200 320 530 620 935 1,600 4,260 *** *** SAm-1 160 440 960 1,300 1,700 2,100 2,700 4,400 5,100 6,600 Seabras-1* SMPR-1 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.6 3 3 10 10 10 Taino-Carib 1.9 1.9 1.9 70 70 70 110 110 110 120 Total 953.6 1,578.6 2,933.6 4,651.8 7,071.9 8,182 10,787 20,331 28,057.5 42,845.5 ATLANTIC AE Connect Cable Network/Emerald Express*** *** *** AC-2 ** 400 400 400 400 1,130 1,250 1,750 Apollo Cable*** 1,280 2,280 2,860 3,100 3,150 3,420 3,510 6,100 *** *** Atlantic Crossing (AC-1)*** 635 815 1,165 1,455 1,500 1,760 2,100 2,350 *** *** Columbus III 40 40 160 160 160 160 160 160 160 160 FLAG Atlantic - 1 1,240 1,480 1,640 2,200 2,280 2,830 3,560 4,430 6,130 8,630 Hibernia Atlantic 1 *** 360 360 360 360 2,000 2,750 3,750 14,400 *** *** TAT-14 *** 1,280 1,280 1,870 1,870 1,870 2,250 2,990 4,420 *** *** TGN- Atlantic 460 1,040 1,460 1,560 1,770 2,810 3,010 3,150 6,310 6,310 Yellow Cable System **/*** 320 500 900 1,780 1,780 1,860 1,750 3,420 *** *** Total 6,015 8,195 10,815 12,885 15,640 19,090 22,580 38,430 47,920 63,772.2 PACIFIC American Samoa Hawaii Cable 1 1 1 1 1 1 1.2 1.2 Asia America Gateway Consortium (AAG) 540 540 580 1,540 1,540 2,180 4,210 4,210 Australia-Japan Cable (Guam)*** 160 520 520 520 640 1,200 1,480 1,760 *** *** China-U.S. Cable Network 160 160 160 160 160 160 160 160 160 FASTER* GOKI 40 HANTRU1*** 40 40 40 40 20 *** *** Honotua 20 20 20 20 20 40 40 Japan-U.S. Cable Network 800 1,900 2,180 2,300 2,500 2,530 4,630 5,380 6,850 7,380 PC-1 *** 360 960 1,030 1,430 1,800 1,800 2,900 2,780 *** *** PPC 1*** 140 140 140 140 140 700 *** *** Southern Cross*** 480 860 860 1,240 1,240 1,640 2,700 3,500 *** *** Telestra Endeavour *** 80 80 160 300 300 600 580 *** *** TGN - Pacific 1,880 2,760 3,140 3,140 3,140 3,660 4,350 5,520 6,430 6,430 Trans-Pacific Express Cable System (TPE) 1,280 1,280 1,870 1,870 2,040 2,200 2,200 2,200 6,200 Unity Cable System*** 2,380 2,380 2,700 4,020 7,220 *** *** Total 3,840 8,520 9,931 13,941 14,811 17,771 24,781 32,021 43,783.0 59,943.0 Table 4(B) U.S. International Submarine Cable Capacity (in Gbps) T-7 Available Planned CABLES 2007* 2008* 2009* 2010* 2011* 2012* 2013* 2014 2015 2017 REGIONAL CAPACITY Americas 954 1,579 2,934 4,652 7,072 8,182 10,787 20,331 28,058 42,846 Atlantic 6,015 8,195 10,815 12,885 15,640 19,090 22,580 38,430 47,920 63,772 Pacific 3,840 8,520 9,931 13,941 14,811 17,771 24,781 32,021 43,783 56,943 Total 10,809 18,294 23,680 31,478 37,523 45,043 58,148 90,782 119,761 163,561 NUMBER OF CABLES IN-SERVICE Americas 16 19 19 19 19 19 19 20 21 22 Atlantic 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 Pacific 6 8 11 14 14 14 14 14 14 15 Total 30 35 38 41 41 41 41 42 44 46 GROWTH RATE Americas 65.5% 85.8% 58.6% 52.0% 15.7% 31.8% 88.5% 38.0% Atlantic 36.2% 32.0% 19.1% 21.4% 22.1% 18.3% 70.2% 24.7% Pacific 121.9% 16.6% 40.4% 6.2% 20.0% 39.4% 29.2% 36.7% Total 69.3% 29.4% 32.9% 19.2% 20.0% 29.1% 56.1% 31.9% Americas 6.9 10.2 10.7 Atlantic 8.7 10.8 11.1 Pacific 8.3 10.7 10.9 Total 9.3 11.7 12.0 COMPOUND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE (2007-2015) Americas 52.6% Atlantic 29.6% Pacific 35.6% Total 35.1% COMPOUND FORECAST GROWTH RATE (2015-2017) Americas 23.6% Atlantic 15.4% Pacific 14.0% Total 16.9% ** Yellow Cable System and AC-2 are components of a single cable system owned by Level 3. *** Filer requested confidential treatment of its Submarine Cable Operator Report data in 2015/2017. COMPOUND GROWTH RATE CALCULATION * Data extracted from 2013 43.82 Report. Cables that are no longer in operation as of the date of this Report are not included in this table. FASTER and Seabras-1 cables added in 2016. T-8 Cable Region Owned Capacity(a) Net IRUs (b) Net Inter- Carrier Leaseholds (c) Net Capacity Held (d)=(a)+(b)+(c)=(e)+(f) Activated Capacity (e) Non-Activated Capacity (d) Americas 165,939.7 (9,628.2) (24,535.5) 131,776.0 107,718.4 24,057.6 Atlantic 286,332.9 (34,842.9) (17,347.4) 234,142.6 227,643.9 6,498.7 Pacific 259,608.8 31,560.3 3,847.3 295,016.4 244,821.8 50,194.6 Total 711,881.4 (12,910.8) (38,035.6) 660,935.0 580,184.1 80,750.9 Cable Region Owned Capacity Net Capacity Held Activated Non-Activated Activated % Non-Activated % Americas 25,928.1 20,590.0 16,831.0 3,759.0 81.7 18.3 Atlantic 44,739.5 36,584.8 35,569.4 1,015.4 97.2 2.8 Pacific 40,563.9 46,096.3 38,253.4 7,842.9 83.0 17.0 Total 111,231.5 103,271.1 90,653.8 12,617.3 87.8 12.2 Conversion Ratio: 1 Gbps= 6.4 STM-1s Table 5 Submarine Cable Capacity Holder Reports (2015) Capacity Holders in STM-1 Units Capacity Holders in Gbps Units T-9 Submarine Cable Operator Reports (Gbps) Submarine Cable Capacity Holder Reports (Gbps) (Available Capacity) (Owne d Capacity) Americas 28,057.5 25,928.1 2,129.4 92.4 7.6 Atlantic 47,920.0 44,739.5 3,180.5 93.4 6.6 Pacific 43,783.0 40,563.9 3,219.1 92.6 7.4 Total 119,760.5 111,231.5 8,529.0 92.9 7.1 Table 6 Percentage of Total Available Capacity Reported (2015) Cable Region Discrepancy Percent Captured by Holder Reports Percent Not Captured by Holder Reports T-10 No. Region Cable Name Foreign Landing Point 1 Americas America Movil Submarine Cable System (AMX1) Brazil 2 Americas America Movil Submarine Cable System (AMX1) Colombia 3 Americas America Movil Submarine Cable System (AMX1) Dominican Republic 4 Americas America Movil Submarine Cable System (AMX1) Guatemala 5 Americas America Movil Submarine Cable System (AMX1) Mexico 6 Americas AmeriCan-1 Canada 7 Americas Americas II Brazil 8 Americas Americas II Curacao 9 Americas Americas II French Guiana 10 Americas Americas II Martinique 11 Americas Americas II Trinidad 12 Americas Americas II Venezuela 13 Americas Antillas 1 Dominican Republic 14 Americas Antilles Crossing Barbados 15 Americas Antilles Crossing Saint Lucia 16 Americas ARCOS-1 Bahamas 17 Americas ARCOS-1 Belize 18 Americas ARCOS-1 Belize 19 Americas ARCOS-1 Costa Rica 20 Americas ARCOS-1 Curacao 21 Americas ARCOS-1 Dominican Republic 22 Americas ARCOS-1 Guatemala 23 Americas ARCOS-1 Honduras 24 Americas ARCOS-1 Mexico 24 Americas ARCOS-1 Nicaragua 26 Americas ARCOS-1 Panama 27 Americas ARCOS-1 Turks and Caicos Islands 28 Americas ARCOS-1 Venezuela 29 Americas BAHAMAS II Bahamas 30 Americas Bahamas Internet Cable Network (BICS) Bahamas 31 Americas CB-1 Bermuda 32 Americas CFX-1 Cable System Colombia 33 Americas CFX-1 Cable System Jamaica 34 Americas Gemini Bermuda System Bermuda 35 Americas Global Caribbean Network (GCN) Guadeloupe 36 Americas Global Caribbean Network (GCN) Saint Barthelemy 37 Americas Global Caribbean Network (GCN) Saint Martin 38 Americas GlobeNet Bermuda 39 Americas GlobeNet Brazil 40 Americas GlobeNet Colombia 41 Americas GlobeNet Venezuela 42 Americas Hibernia Atlantic Canada 43 Americas Maya-1 Cayman Islands 44 Americas Maya-1 Colombia 45 Americas Maya-1 Costa Rica 46 Americas Maya-1 Honduras 47 Americas Maya-1 Mexico 48 Americas Maya-1 Panama 49 Americas PAC Costa Rica 50 Americas PAC Mexico 51 Americas PAC Panama 52 Americas PAC Venezuela 53 Americas Pacific Caribbean Cable System (PCCS) Aruba 54 Americas Pacific Caribbean Cable System (PCCS) British Virgin Islands Attachment A U.S International Submarine Cables - Landing Points Sorted by Region, Cable, and Foreign Landing Point A-1 No. Region Cable Name Foreign Landing Point Attachment A U.S International Submarine Cables - Landing Points Sorted by Region, Cable, and Foreign Landing Point 55 Americas Pacific Caribbean Cable System (PCCS) Colombia 56 Americas Pacific Caribbean Cable System (PCCS) Ecuador 57 Americas Pacific Caribbean Cable System (PCCS) Panama 58 Americas Pan American Cable System Aruba 59 Americas Pan American Cable System Chile 60 Americas Pan American Cable System Colombia 61 Americas Pan American Cable System Ecuador 62 Americas Pan American Cable System Panama 63 Americas Pan American Cable System Peru 64 Americas Pan American Cable System Venezuela 65 Americas SAC Argentina 66 Americas SAC Brazil 67 Americas SAC Chile 68 Americas SAC Colombia 69 Americas SAC Panama 70 Americas SAC Peru 71 Americas SAm-1 Argentina 72 Americas SAm-1 Brazil 73 Americas SAm-1 Chile 74 Americas SAm-1 Colombia 75 Americas SAm-1 Ecuador 76 Americas SAm-1 Guatemala 77 Americas SAm-1 Peru 78 Americas SMPR-1 Netherlands Antilles 79 Americas SMPR-1 Sint Maarten 80 Americas Taino-Carb British Virgin Islands 1 Atlantic TAT-14 Denmark 2 Atlantic AE Connect/Emerald Express Cable System Iceland 3 Atlantic AE Connect/Emerald Express Cable System Ireland 4 Atlantic Apollo Cable France 5 Atlantic Apollo Cable United Kingdom 6 Atlantic Atlantic Crossing (AC-1) Germany 7 Atlantic Atlantic Crossing (AC-1) United Kingdom 8 Atlantic Columbus III Italy 9 Atlantic Columbus III Portugal 10 Atlantic Columbus III Spain 11 Atlantic FLAG Atlantic-1 France 12 Atlantic FLAG Atlantic-1 United Kingdom 13 Atlantic Hibernia Atlantic Ireland 14 Atlantic Hibernia Atlantic United Kingdom 15 Atlantic Level 3 United Kingdom 16 Atlantic TAT-14 France 17 Atlantic TAT-14 Germany 18 Atlantic TAT-14 Netherlands 19 Atlantic TAT-14 United Kingdom 20 Atlantic TGN-Atlantic United Kingdom A-2 No. Region Cable Name Foreign Landing Point Attachment A U.S International Submarine Cables - Landing Points Sorted by Region, Cable, and Foreign Landing Point 1 Pacific American Samoa Hawaii Cable Samoa 2 Pacific Asia America Gateway (AAG) Brunei 3 Pacific Asia America Gateway (AAG) Hong Kong 4 Pacific Asia America Gateway (AAG) Malaysia 5 Pacific Asia America Gateway (AAG) Philippines 6 Pacific Asia America Gateway (AAG) Singapore 7 Pacific Asia America Gateway (AAG) Thailand 8 Pacific Asia America Gateway (AAG) Vietnam 9 Pacific Australia-Japan Cable (Guam) Australia 10 Pacific Australia-Japan Cable (Guam) Japan 11 Pacific China-U.S. Cable Network China 12 Pacific China-U.S. Cable Network Japan 13 Pacific China-U.S. Cable Network Korea, South 14 Pacific China-U.S. Cable Network Taiwan 15 Pacific Honotua Cable System French Polynesia 16 Pacific Japan-U.S. Cable Network Japan 17 Pacific PC-1 Japan 18 Pacific PPC 1 Australia 19 Pacific PPC 1 Papua New Guinea 20 Pacific Southern Cross Australia 21 Pacific Southern Cross Fiji 22 Pacific Southern Cross New Zealand 23 Pacific Telstra Endeavor Australia 24 Pacific TGN-Pacific Japan 25 Pacific Trans-Pacific Express Cable System (TPE) China 26 Pacific Trans-Pacific Express Cable System (TPE) Japan 27 Pacific Trans-Pacific Express Cable System (TPE) Korea, South 28 Pacific Trans-Pacific Express Cable System (TPE) Taiwan 29 Pacific Unity Cable System Japan 129 Total Landing Points Source: FCC records A-3 No. Region Foreign Landing Point Cable Name 1 Americas Argentina SAC 2 Americas French Guiana SAm-1 3 Americas Aruba Pan American Cable System 4 Americas Aruba Pacific Caribbean Cable System (PCCS) 5 Americas Bahamas ARCOS-1 6 Americas Bahamas BAHAMAS II 7 Americas Bahamas Bahamas Internet Cable Network (BICS) 8 Americas Barbados Antilles Crossing 9 Americas Belize ARCOS-1 10 Americas Bermuda CB-1 11 Americas Bermuda Gemini Bermuda System 12 Americas Bermuda GlobeNet 13 Americas Brazil America Movil Submarine Cable System (AMX1) 14 Americas Brazil Americas II 15 Americas Brazil GlobeNet 16 Americas Brazil SAC 17 Americas Brazil SAm-1 18 Americas British Virgin Islands Pacific Caribbean Cable System (PCCS) 19 Americas British Virgin Islands Taino-Carb 20 Americas Canada AmeriCan-1 21 Americas Canada Hibernia Atlantic 22 Americas Cayman Islands Maya-1 23 Americas Chile Pan American Cable System 24 Americas Chile SAC 24 Americas Chile SAm-1 26 Americas Colombia America Movil Submarine Cable System (AMX1) 27 Americas Colombia ARCOS-1 28 Americas Colombia CFX-1 Cable System 29 Americas Colombia GlobeNet 30 Americas Colombia Maya-1 31 Americas Colombia Pan American Cable System 32 Americas Colombia SAC 33 Americas Colombia SAm-1 34 Americas Colombia Pacific Caribbean Cable System (PCCS) 35 Americas Costa Rica ARCOS-1 36 Americas Costa Rica Maya-1 37 Americas Costa Rica PAC 38 Americas Curacao Americas II 39 Americas Curacao ARCOS-1 40 Americas Dominican Republic America Movil Submarine Cable System (AMX1) 41 Americas Dominican Republic Antillas 1 42 Americas Dominican Republic ARCOS-1 43 Americas Ecuador Pan American Cable System 44 Americas Ecuador SAm-1 45 Americas Ecuador Pacific Caribbean Cable System (PCCS) 46 Americas French Guiana Americas II 47 Americas Guadeloupe Global Caribbean Network (GCN) 48 Americas Guatemala America Movil Submarine Cable System (AMX1) 49 Americas Guatemala ARCOS-1 50 Americas Guatemala SAm-1 51 Americas Honduras ARCOS-1 52 Americas Honduras Maya-1 53 Americas Jamaica CFX-1 Cable System 54 Americas Martinique Americas II Attachment B U.S International Submarine Cables - Landing Points Sorted by Region, Foreign Landing Point, and Cable B-1 No. Region Foreign Landing Point Cable Name Attachment B U.S International Submarine Cables - Landing Points Sorted by Region, Foreign Landing Point, and Cable 55 Americas Mexico America Movil Submarine Cable System (AMX1) 56 Americas Mexico ARCOS-1 57 Americas Mexico Maya-1 58 Americas Mexico PAC 59 Americas Netherlands Antilles SMPR-1 60 Americas Nicaragua ARCOS-1 61 Americas Panama ARCOS-1 62 Americas Panama Maya-1 63 Americas Panama PAC 64 Americas Panama Pan American Cable System 65 Americas Panama SAC 66 Americas Panama Pacific Caribbean Cable System (PCCS) 67 Americas Peru Pan American Cable System 68 Americas Peru SAC 69 Americas Peru SAm-1 70 Americas Saint Barthelemy Global Caribbean Network (GCN) 71 Americas Saint Lucia Antilles Crossing 72 Americas Saint Martin Global Caribbean Network (GCN) 73 Americas Sint Maarten SMPR-1 74 Americas Trinidad Americas II 75 Americas Turks and Caicos Islands ARCOS-1 76 Americas Venezuela Americas II 77 Americas Venezuela ARCOS-1 78 Americas Venezuela GlobeNet 79 Americas Venezuela PAC 80 Americas Venezuela Pan American Cable System 1 Atlantic Denmark TAT-14 2 Atlantic France Apollo Cable 3 Atlantic France FLAG Atlantic-1 4 Atlantic France TAT-14 5 Atlantic Germany Atlantic Crossing (AC-1) 6 Atlantic Germany TAT-14 7 Atlantic Iceland AE Connect/Emerald Express Cable System 8 Atlantic Ireland AE Connect/Emerald Express Cable System 9 Atlantic Ireland Hibernia Atlantic 10 Atlantic Italy Columbus III 11 Atlantic Netherlands TAT-14 12 Atlantic Portugal Columbus III 13 Atlantic Spain Columbus III 14 Atlantic United Kingdom Apollo Cable 15 Atlantic United Kingdom Atlantic Crossing (AC-1) 16 Atlantic United Kingdom FLAG Atlantic-1 17 Atlantic United Kingdom Hibernia Atlantic 18 Atlantic United Kingdom Level 3 19 Atlantic United Kingdom TAT-14 20 Atlantic United Kingdom TGN-Atlantic B-2 No. Region Foreign Landing Point Cable Name Attachment B U.S International Submarine Cables - Landing Points Sorted by Region, Foreign Landing Point, and Cable 1 Pacific Australia Australia-Japan Cable (Guam) 2 Pacific Australia PPC 1 3 Pacific Australia Southern Cross 4 Pacific Australia Telstra Endeavor 5 Pacific Brunei Asia America Gateway (AAG) 6 Pacific China China-U.S. Cable Network 7 Pacific China Trans-Pacific Express Cable System (TPE) 8 Pacific Fiji Southern Cross 9 Pacific French Polynesia Honotua Cable System 10 Pacific Hong Kong Asia America Gateway (AAG) 11 Pacific Japan Australia-Japan Cable (Guam) 12 Pacific Japan China-U.S. Cable Network 13 Pacific Japan Japan-U.S. Cable Network 14 Pacific Japan PC-1 15 Pacific Japan TGN-Pacific 16 Pacific Japan Trans-Pacific Express Cable System (TPE) 17 Pacific Japan Unity Cable System 18 Pacific Korea, South China-U.S. Cable Network 19 Pacific Korea, South Trans-Pacific Express Cable System (TPE) 20 Pacific Malaysia Asia America Gateway (AAG) 21 Pacific New Zealand Southern Cross 22 Pacific Papua New Guinea PPC 1 23 Pacific Philippines Asia America Gateway (AAG) 24 Pacific Samoa American Samoa Hawaii Cable 25 Pacific Singapore Asia America Gateway (AAG) 26 Pacific Taiwan China-U.S. Cable Network 27 Pacific Taiwan Trans-Pacific Express Cable System (TPE) 28 Pacific Thailand Asia America Gateway (AAG) 29 Pacific Vietnam Asia America Gateway (AAG) 129 Total Landing Points Source: FCC records B-3 No. of Cables Landed Country Region 9 Colombia Americas 7 Japan Pacific 7 United Kingdom Atlantic 6 Panama Americas 5 Brazil Americas 5 Venezuela Americas 4 Australia Pacific 4 Mexico Americas 3 Bahamas Americas 3 Bermuda Americas 3 Chile Americas 3 Costa Rica Americas 3 Dominican Republic Americas 3 Ecuador Americas 3 France Atlantic 3 Guatemala Americas 3 Peru Americas 2 Argentina Americas 2 Aruba Americas 2 British Virgin Islands Americas 2 Canada Americas 2 China Pacific 2 Curacao Americas 2 Germany Atlantic 2 Honduras Americas 2 Ireland Atlantic 2 Korea, South Pacific 2 Taiwan Pacific 1 Barbados Americas 1 Belize Americas 1 Brunei Pacific 1 Cayman Islands Americas 1 Denmark Atlantic 1 Fiji Pacific 1 French Guiana Americas 1 French Polynesia Pacific 1 Guadeloupe Americas 1 Hong Kong Pacific 1 Iceland Atlantic 1 Italy Atlantic 1 Jamaica Americas Attachment C U.S. International Submarine Cables - Countries Sorted by the Number of Landin g Points C-1 1 Malaysia Pacific 1 Martinique Americas 1 Netherlands Atlantic 1 Netherlands Antilles Americas 1 New Zealand Pacific 1 Nicaragua Americas 1 Papua New Guinea Pacific 1 Philippines Pacific 1 Portugal Atlantic 1 Saint Barthelemy Americas 1 Saint Lucia Americas 1 Saint Martin Americas 1 Samoa Pacific 1 Singapore Pacific 1 Sint Maarten Americas 1 Spain Atlantic 1 Thailand Pacific 1 Trinidad Americas 1 Turks and Caicos Islands Americas 1 Vietnam Pacific Source: FCC Records No. of Cables Landed Americas Atlantic Pacific 1 15 6 12 2 6 2 3 3 8 1 4 1 1 5 2 6 1 7 1 1 8 9 1 Source: FCC Records Frequency Table Summary of Foreign Landing Points C-2