IC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 2' St., S.W. News Media Information 202/418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov Washington, D.C. 20554 TTY: 1-888-835-5322 September 4, 2018 FY 2018 REGULATORY FEES LISTING OF SUBMARINE CABLE SYSTEM OWNERS Each year, the Commission 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 2018, Report and Order and Order, (released August 29, 2018) ("FY 2018 Regulatory Fees, Report and Order"). The Commission also publishes industry-specific guidance in Who Owes Fees & What Is My FY2018 Fee, which can be found on the Commission website at hup://vw.fcc.gov/regfees. The Commission's automated filing and payment system ("Fee Filer") is available for filing and viewing of FY 2018 regulatory fees. While FY 2018 regulatory fees will not become effective until the rulemaking is published in the Federal Register, regulatees at their own discretion may submit payments at any time before the effective due date of FY 2018 regulatory fees. Regulatory fee payments MUST BE RECEIVED 1 by the Commission no later than 11:59 PM, Eastern Daylight Time, on September 25, 2018. In the Submarine Cable Fee Order,2 the Commission changed its methodology for calculating regulatory fees for international submarine cable operators. This change in methodology became effective on July 15, 2009. 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.4 This methodology does not distinguish between submarine cables operated on a common carrier basis and those operated on a non-common basis. The Commission has instituted a mandatory electronic payment policy, which means that licensees will not be able to make regulatory fee payments by check, money order, or cashier's check. Only credit card, ACH, and wire transfer payments will be accepted. Please make sure that your electronic fee payment is made and the transaction is complete by the due date of FY 2018 regulatory fees. 2Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2008, Second Report and Order, 24 FCC Rcd, 4208, ¶ 1(2009) (''Subm anne GableFee Order".) Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2009, Report and Order, FCC 09-62, (rel. July 31, 2009) at J 9. 'I See Submarine Cable Fee Order, 24 FCC Rcd at 4214-15, ¶ 13-18; see also 47 C.F.R. § 1.1156(c). To assist submarine cable operators in making their FY 2018 regulatory fee payment, the Commission has compiled from public documents a listing of the international submarine cables licensed and operational on December 31, 2017 and the licensees associated with each cable.5 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.6 In the event of a non payment or underpayment, the Commission will hold each and every licensee equally responsible for the regulatory fee obligation. MANDATORY USE OF FEE FILER The use of the online Fee Filer system for filing regulatory fees has not changed since the process was first initiated in FY 2009: licensees and regulatees must first enter the Commission's Fee Filer system with a valid FRN and password, and follow the online prompts to review their data and submit an electronic fee payment. Use of the online Fee Filer system is mandatory, and payments in the form of checks, money orders, and cashier's checks will not be accepted. In making a wire transfer, please fax the "Wire Transfer Instructions" from Fee Filer to the Federal Communications Commission at (202) 418-2843 at least one hour before initiating the wire transfer (but on the same business day) so as not to delay crediting their account. These Wire Transfer Instructions contain valuable information (e.g. FRN, Voucher Number, Payer Name, and the Amount of the Wire) that will help to post the payment more quickly, and avoid costly delays that could result in penalties and interest for missing the payment due date. Please note that most wire transfers initiated after 6:00 p.m. (EDT) will be credited the next business day. PLEASE NOTE: As a reminder, all Regulatory Fees MUST be filed, submitted and paid through the Fee Filer System. If you have any questions, please contact 877-480-3201, Option 6. Not submitting the wire transfer through Fee Filer will delay the posting of your payment, which in some instances, has caused a demand letter to be mailed out until the wire transfer payment is sorted out. In addition, we are also urging all entities who send wire transfer payments to include the Voucher Number, Payer Name, and Payer FRN on the wire remittance. LIMITATIONS ON CREDIT CARD TRANSACTIONS In accordance with U.S. Treasury Announcement No. A-2014-04 (July 2014), the amount that can be charged on a credit card for transactions with federal agencies has been reduced to $24,999.99.8 Previously, the credit card limit was $49,999.99. This lower transaction amount is 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.") 6See id. 24 FCC Rcd at 4212,4215, ¶ 6, 17 Payors should note that this change will mean that entities that have previously paid both regulatory fees and application fees at the same time by paper check will no longer be able to do so because regulatory fees payments by paper. checkwill no longer be accepted. Customers who owe an amount on a bill, debt, or other obligation due to the federal government are prohibited from splitting the total amount due into multiple payments. Splitting an amount owed into several payment transactions violates the credit card network and Fiscal Service rules. An amount owed that exceeds the Fiscal Service maximum dollar amount, $24,999.99, may not be split into two or more payment transactions in the same effective June 1, 2015. Transactions greater than $24,999.99 will be rejected. This limit applies to single payments or bundled payments of more than one bill. Multiple transactions to a single agency in one day may be aggregated and treated as a single transaction subject to the $24,999.99 limit. Customers who wish to pay an amount greater than $24,999.99 should consider available electronic alternatives such as Visa or MasterCard debit cards, ACH debits from a bank account, and wire transfers. Each of these payment options is available after filing regulatory fee information in Fee Filer. Further details will be provided regarding payment methods and procedures at the time of FY 2018 regulatory fee collection in various Fact Sheets, available at https://www.fcc.gov/regfees. Regulatory fee payments that exceed the U.S. Treasury limit and are rejected by Treasury, causing a payment not to meet the required payment deadline, will be subject to interest, fees, and a 25% late payment penalty. DE MINIMIS REGULATORY FEE LEVEL Regulatees whose total FY 2018 annual regulatory fee liability, including all categories of fees for which payment is due, is $1,000 or less are exempt from payment of FY 2018 regulatory fees. The de mininiis threshold applies only to filers of annual regulatory fees (not regulatory fees paid through multi-year filings), and it is not a permanent exemption. Rather, each regulate will need to reevaluate their total fee liability each fiscal year to determine whether they meet the de minimis exemption. Regulatees are responsible for calculating their own total fee obligation to determine whether they qualif,' for this de minimis exemption. The Commission reserves the right to request documentation that supports a de minimis exemption claim. To make a payment, please log into Fee Filer at (w.fcc.gov/feefiler), or click on the link (http://www.fcc.gov/regfees). For additional information, please refer to - "Regulatory Fees Fact Sheet - What You Owe - International and Satellite Services Licensees for FY 2018". -FCC- day by using one or multiple cards. Also, an amount owed that exceeds the Fiscal Service maximum dollar amount may not be split into two or more transactions over multiple days by using one or more cards. FY 2018 REGULATORY FEES U.S. SUBMARINE CABLE SYSTEM LICENSEE INFORMATION International Cables Operational on December 31, 2017 Capacity Count as of December 31, 2017 Capacity Available 2017 Cable Count Filing Year Fee Amount Fee Code Cable Name (in Gbps) Americas Region _____________ ___________ ____________ 1 2018 $157,750 1890 America Movil Submarine Cable System (AMX1) Greater than 4,000 2 2018 $78,875 1889 AmeriCan-i 1,000 - 4,000 3 2018 $78,875 1889 Americas II 1,000 - 4,000 4 2018 $19,725 1887 Antillasi 50-250 5 2018 $39,425 1888 Antilles Crossing 250 - 1,000 6 2018 $78,875 1889 ARCOS-i 1,000 - 4,000 7 2018 $19,725 1887 BAHAMAS II 50- 250 8 2018 $39,425 1888 Bahamas Internet Cable Network (BICS) 250 - 1,000 9 2018 $19,725 1887 Challenger Bermuda (CB-1) 50 - 250 10 2018 $78,875 1889 Colombia-Florida Subsea Fiber CFX-1 Cable System 1,000 - 4,000 11 2018 $39,425 1888 Gemini Bermuda System 250 - 1,000 12 2018 $19,725 1887 Global Caribbean Network (GCN) 50 - 250 13 2018 $157,750 1890 GlobeNet Greater than 4,000 14 2018 $78,875 1889 Maya-i 1,000 - 4,000 15 2018 $157,750 1890 Pacific Caribbean Cable System (PCCS) Greater than 4,000 16 2018 $19,725 1887 Pan American Cable System 50 - 250 17 2018 $78,875 1889 Pan American Crossing Cable (PAC) 1,000 - 4,000 18 2018 $9,850 1886 Saint Maarten Puerto Rico Network One (SMPR-1) Less than 50 19 2018 $78,875 1889 Seabras-1 Cables 1,000 - 4,000 20 2018 $157,750 1890 South America-i (SAm-i) Greater than 4,000 21 2018 $157,750 1890 South American Crossing (SAC) Greater than 4,000 22 2018 $19,725 1887 Taino-Carib 50 - 250 Atlantic Region _____________ ___________ _____________ ___________ ______________________ 1 2018 $157,750 1890 AEConnect Cable Network Greater than 4,000 2 2018 $157,750 1890 Apollo Cable Greater than 4,000 3 2018 $78,875 1889 Atlantic Crossing (AC-i) 1,000 - 4,000 4 2018 $19,725 1887 Columbus III 50 - 250 5 2018 $157,750 1890 FLAG Atlantic-i Greater than 4,000 6 2018 $157,750 1890 Hibernia Atlantic Greater than 4,000 7 2018 $78,875 1889 TAT-14 1,000 - 4,000 8 2018 $157,750 1890 TGN-Atlantic Greater than 4,000 9 2018 $157,750 1890 Yellow (includes AC-2 and Level 3 cable systems) Greater than 4,000 Pacific Region _____________ __________ ____________ __________ _____________________ 1 2018 $9,850 1886 American Samoa Hawaii Cable Less than 50 2 2018 $157,750 1890 Asia America Gateway (AAG) Greater than 4,000 3 2018 $78,875 1889 Australia-Japan Cable (Guam) 1,000 - 4,000 4 2018 $157,750 1890 FASTER Cable Greaterthan 4,000 5 2018 $9,850 1886 GOKI Less than 50 6 2018 $9,850 1886 HANTRU1 Less than 50 7 2018 $9,850 1886 Honotua Cable System Less than 50 8 2018 $157,750 1890 Japan-U.S. Cable Network Greater than 4,000 9 2018 $157,750 1890 Pacific Crossing-i (PC-i) Greater than 4,000 10 2018 $78,875 1889 PIPE Pacific Cable-i (PPC-i) 1,000 - 4,000 ii 2018 $78,875 1889 Southeast Asia-US System (SEA-US) 1,000 - 4,000 12 2018 $157,750 1890 Southern Cross Greater than 4,000 13 2018 $78,875 1889 Telstra Endeavor 1,000 - 4,000 14 20i8 $157,750 1890 TGN-Pacific Greater than 4,000 is 2018 $157,750 1890 Trans-Pacific Express Cable System (TPE) Greater than 4,000 16 2018 $i57,750 1890 Unity Cable System Greater than 4,000 _____________ ___________ ____________ __________ Total Cable Count *SEA.US only new cable licensed and in-service as of October 1, 2017