PUBLIC NOTICE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 45 L STREET NE WASHINGTON D.C. 20554 News media information 202-418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov (or ftp.fcc.gov) TTY (202) 418-2555 Report No. TEL-02169S Friday March 11, 2022 Streamlined International Applications Accepted For Filing Section 214 Applications (47 C.F.R. §§ 63.18, 63.24); Section 310(b) Petitions (47 C.F.R. § 1.5000) Unless otherwise specified, the following procedures apply to the applications listed below: The international Section 214 applications listed below have been found, upon initial review, to be acceptable for filing and subject to the streamlined processing procedures set forth in Section 63.12 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. § 63.12. These applications are for authority under Section 214 of the Communications Act, 47 U.S.C. § 214(a), to transfer control of an authorized carrier or to assign a carrier's existing authorization; and/or (b) to become a facilities-based international common carrier; and/or (c) to become a resale-based international common carrier. Pursuant to Section 63.12 of the rules, these Section 214 applications will be granted 14 days after the date of this public notice (see 47 C.F.R. § 1.4 regarding computation of time), and the applicant may commence operations on the 15th day, unless the Commission has informed the applicant in writing, within 14 days after the date of this public notice, that the application, on further examination, has been deemed ineligible for streamlined processing. Pursuant to Section 1.1910(b)(2) of the rules, action will be withheld on any application by any entity found to be delinquent in its debts to the Commission. Applicants should check the Red Light Display System's website at www.fcc.gov/redlight to determine if they are delinquent in a debt to the Commission and for information on how to pay the debt. Communications between outside parties and Commission staff concerning these applications are permitted subject to the Commission's rules for "permit-but-disclose proceedings." See 47 C.F.R. § 1.1206. An application can be removed from streamlined processing only in the sound discretion of Commission staff. The filing of comments or a petition to deny will not necessarily result in an application being deemed ineligible for streamlined processing. People with Disabilities: To request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities (braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 1-888-835-5322 (tty). All applications listed are subject to further consideration and review, and may be returned and/or dismissed if not found to be in accordance with the Commission's rules, regulations, and other requirements. We request that comments on any of these applications refer to the application file number shown below. Page 1 of 4 ITC-T/C-20220209-00028 E NTS Communications, LLC d/b/a Vexus Fiber Transfer of Control Current Licensee: NTS Communications, LLC d/b/a Vexus Fiber FROM: Python Holdings GP, LLC TO: Q-Comm Python Corporation An application was filed for consent to the transfer of control of NTS Communications, LLC d/b/a Vexus Fiber (Vexus), a Delaware limited liability company that holds an international section 214 authorization (ITC-214-19971024-00657), from Python Holdings GP, LLC (Python GPs) to Q-Comm Python Corporation (Q-Comm). Applicants filed supplements to their application on February 16, 2022, and February 25, 2022. Vexus is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Python Holdings, L.P. (Python), a Delaware limited partnership, and Python GP, a Delaware limited liability company, is the general partner of Parent. Pursuant to a January 26, 2022 Agreement and Plan of Merger, MetroNet Python Merger Sub, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Q-Comm, will merge with and into Python, with Python being the surviving entity. Upon consummation, Python and Vexus will become a wholly owned direct and indirect subsidiaries of Q-Comm respectively. Q-Comm, a Delaware corporation, is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of MetroNet Holdings, LLC (MetroNet Holdings) a Delaware limited liability company. Upon closing of the transaction, funds affiliated with Oak Hill Capital Management (Oak Hill Investor Funds), funds advised and/or managed by subsidiaries of KKR & Co. Inc. (KKR), the Cinelli Investors, and Metronet Value Plan Holding, LLC will hold a 10% or greater interest in MetroNet Holdings. The 10% or greater direct owners of MetroNet Holdings are: Metro Buyer Blocker Parent Corp. (MP Blocker), a Delaware corporation (approx. 24.25%), and Metronet Value Plan Holding, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (approx. 10%). The Oak Hill Investor entities with a 10% or greater indirect interest in MetroNet Holdings are: (1) OHCP MN GenPar V, L.P., a Cayman Island entity (approx. 16.16%); (2) OHCP GenPar V, L.P., a Cayman Island entity (approx. 12%); (3) OHCP MGP V, Ltd., a Cayman Island entity (approx. 28.16%); (4) OHCP GenPar Holdco, L.P., a Cayman Island entity (approx. 12%); (5) OHCP GenPar Super Holdco, L.P., a Cayman Island entity (approx. 12%); and, (6) OHCP GenPar Super Holdco GP, Ltd., a Cayman Island entity (approx. 12%). In addition, according to the Applicants the following individuals, all U.S. citizens, each hold interests in one or more Oak Hill Investor Funds that may exceed a 10% interest in MetroNet Holdings: Scott A. Baker, Brian N. Cherry, Benjamin Diesbach, Stratton R. Heath, III, John R. Monsky, Steven G. Puccinelli, and Tyler J. Wolfram. The KKR entities with a 10% or greater indirect interest in MetroNet Holdings are: (1) KKR Knox Aggregator LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (approx. 32.39%); (2) KKR Associates Infrastructure IV AIV L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (approx. 12.72%); (3) KKR Infrastructure IV Holdings AIV Limited, a Cayman Island entity (approx. 12.72%); (4) KKR Infrastructure IV AIV LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (approx. 12.72%); (5) KKR Global Infrastructure Investors III (Knox) Direct L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (approx. 32.39%); (6) KKR Associates Infrastructure III AIV SCSp, a Luxembourg entity (approx. 32.39%); (7) KKR Infrastructure III AIV S.a r.l., a Luxembourg entity (approx. 32.39%); (8) KKR Infrastructure III Holdings AIV Limited, a Cayman Islands entity (approx. 32.39%); (9) KKR Financial Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (approx. 32.39%); (10) KKR Group Partnership L.P., a Cayman Islands entity (approx. 32.39%); (11) KKR Group Holdings Corp., a Delaware company (approx. 32.39%); and, (12) KKR & Co. Inc., a Delaware company (approx. 32.39%). The Cinelli Investors collectively hold approximately 16.38% of the direct equity interests in MetroNet Holdings. According to the Applicants, except for John Cinelli and Janet Cinelli, none of the Cinelli Investors individually hold a 10% or greater interest in MetroNet Holdings. John Cinelli, a U.S. citizen, will hold an approximate 15.89% equity interest in MetroNet Holdings: (1) individually, (2) as the managing member of a limited liability company with a less than 10% equity interest in Holdings, and (3) as co-trustee with Janet Cinelli of the grantor retained annuity trusts (GRATs) that comprise part of the Cinelli Investors. Janet Cinelli, a U.S. citizen, holds an approximate 10.19% equity interest in MetroNet Holdings: (1) individually, and (2) as co-trustee with John Cinelli of the GRATs. No entity will have de jure control of MetroNet Holdings. The Oak Hill Investors and the Cinelli Investors will each have negative de facto control of MetroNet Holdings. The MetroNet Holdings' Board (Board) is comprised of nine (9) managers as follows: three (3) managers appointed by the Oak Hill Investors; three (3) managers appointed by the Cinelli Investors; and three (3) managers appointed by fund vehicles managed by KKR. Actions by the Board require approval of a majority of the Board with the consent of the Oak Hill Investors and the Cinelli Investors acting through the majority of their respective managers. Therefore, accord to the Applicants, the Oak Hill Investors and the Cinelli Investors each hold negative de facto control of MetroNet Holdings. In the Executive Branch Review Process Order, the Commission set out categories of applications with reportable foreign ownership that may be excluded from referral to the Executive Branch for review for national security, law enforcement, foreign policy, and trade policy issues. See Process Reform for Executive Branch Review of Certain FCC Applications and Petitions Involving Foreign Ownership, IB Docket 16-155, Report and Order, 35 FCC 10927, 10938-42, paras. 29-39 (2020). Applicants have made a showing that the only reportable foreign ownership in MetroNet Holdings, LLC is through passive, offshore intermediary holding companies and that 100% of the ultimate control is held by U.S. citizens or entities. We are exercising our discretion and are not referring this application to the Executive Branch. While we are not referring this application, we will provide a courtesy copy of this public notice the Executive Branch agencies. See id. at 10941, para. 36, n. 99; see also id. at 10957, para 81, n. 205. Page 2 of 4 ITC-T/C-20220223-00032 E ImOn Communications, LLC Transfer of Control Current Licensee: ImOn Communications, LLC FROM: ImOn Communications, LLC TO: Hawkeye Topco Holdings, LLC An application was filed for the transfer of control of ImOn Communications, LLC (ImOn), a Iowa limited liability company that holds an international section 214 authorization (ITC-214-20061107-00505), to Hawkeye Topco Holdings, LLC (Hawkeye Holdings). Pursuant to a February 15, 2022 Agreement and Plan of Merger, Hawkeye Purchaser, LLC (Merger-Sub), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Hawkeye Holdings, will merge with and into ImOn, with ImOn being the surviving entity. Upon closing, ImOn will become an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Hawkeye Holdings. Hawkeye Holdings is ultimately owned and controlled by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (Goldman Sachs), a publicly-traded Delaware corporation. Post-consummation, the following Delaware entities will directly hold a 10% or greater interest in Hawkeye Holdings: WSIP IV Hawkeye (Onshore), L.P. (Hawkeye Onshore) (approximately 21.9%); WSIP IV Hawkeye (Offshore), L.P. (Hawkeye Offshore) (approximately 49.0%); and Broad Street Principal Investments, L.L.C. (Broad Street) (approximately 11.7%). The limited partner holding 86.2% of Hawkeye Onshore is West Street Global Infrastructure Partners IV, L.P. (West Street Global), a Delaware entity. The State of Texas for the use and benefit of the Permanent School Fund, a Texas entity, holds 71.9% of West Street Global. The limited partner for Hawkeye Offshore is WSIP IV Hawkeye Offshore Fund Holdco (Onshore), LLC (Hawkeye Holdco), a Delaware entity that has upstream Luxembourg and Cayman Island entities within its ownership chain, all of which are ultimately owned and controlled by West Street Infrastructure Advisors IV, LLC (West Street), a Delaware entity for which Goldman Sachs is the sole member. West Street also serves as the general partner for both Hawkeye Onshore and Hawkeye Offshore. The sole member of Broad Street is Broad Street Principal Investments Super-Holdco, LLC, a Delaware entity for which Goldman Sachs is the sole member. In the Executive Branch Review Process Order, the Commission set out categories of applications with reportable foreign ownership that may be excluded from referral to the Executive Branch for review for national security, law enforcement, foreign policy, and trade policy issues. See Process Reform for Executive Branch Review of Certain FCC Applications and Petitions Involving Foreign Ownership, IB Docket 16-155, Report and Order, 35 FCC 10927, 10938-42, paras. 29-39 (2020). Applicants have made a showing that the only reportable foreign ownership in Hawkeye Holdings is through passive, offshore intermediary holding companies and that 100% of the ultimate control is held by U.S. citizens or entities. We are exercising our discretion and are not referring this application to the Executive Branch. While we are not referring this application, we will provide a courtesy copy of this public notice the Executive Branch agencies. See id. at 10941, para. 36, n. 99; see also id. at 10957, para 81, n. 205. INFORMATIVE ITC-214-19961003-00486 Verizon Business Global LLC dba Verizon Business By letter dated March 4, 2022, MCI International LLC (Verizon), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Verizon Business Global LLC, requests that the Commission extend its existing waiver of the Benchmarks Settlement Policy regarding its agreement with Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Cuba S.A. (ETECSA) for termination of traffic in Cuba above the benchmark rate for an additional three years. Under the Commission's policy set out in the TeleCuba Waiver Order, the Commission has 10 days to review the waiver request and the request will become effective on the 11th day unless the International Bureau notifies the carrier that the Commission requires additional time to review the request. See IConnect Wholesale, Inc., d/b/a TeleCuba; Petition for Waiver of the International Settlements Policy and Benchmark Rate for Facilities-Based Telecommunications Services with Cuba, IB Docket No. 10-95, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 26 FCC Rcd 5217, 5228-29, para. 31 (IB 2011) (TeleCuba Waiver Order). The Commission requires additional time to review the Verizon request to extend its waiver of the Benchmark Settlements Policy for service to Cuba. The International Bureau will notify Verizon when the Commission has completed its review of the waiver extension request. Verizon may continue to terminate traffic with ETECSA at above benchmark rates pursuant to its existing waiver while the Commission reviews its request to extend the waiver. ITC-214-20100804-00318 IDT Telecom, Inc. By letter dated March 2, 2022, IDT Domestic Telecom, Inc. (IDT), a wholly-owned subsidiary of IDT Telecom Inc., requests that the Commission grant a waiver of the Benchmarks Settlement Policy regarding its agreement with Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Cuba S.A. (ETECSA) for termination of traffic in Cuba above the benchmark rate under its "International Mobile Top Up Card" service. Under this proposed service, consumers who purchase an International Mobile Top Up Card (a physical or virtual card for the Cuban market that adds value to the prepaid phone account to be used for the telecommunications and/or Internet account of a Cuban national) will receive free minutes to call any Cuban phone number of their choice. This will be a promotional service that will last a minimum of 3 months and may be extended up to 6 months. Under the Commission's policy set out in the TeleCuba Waiver Order, the Commission has 10 days to review the waiver request and the request will become effective on the 11th day unless the International Bureau notifies the carrier that the Commission requires additional time to review the request. See IConnect Wholesale, Inc., d/b/a TeleCuba; Petition for Waiver of the International Settlements Policy and Benchmark Rate for Facilities-Based Telecommunications Services with Cuba, IB Docket No. 10-95, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 26 FCC Rcd 5217, 5228-29, para. 31 (IB 2011) (TeleCuba Waiver Order). The Commission requires additional time to review the IDT waiver request for its International Mobile Top Up Card service. The International Bureau will notify IDT when the Commission has completed its review of the waiver extension request. Page 3 of 4 REMINDERS: Applicants must certify that neither the applicant nor any party to the application is subject to a denial of federal benefits by federal and/or state courts under authority granted in 21 U.S.C. § 862. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.2001-.2003. Page 4 of 4