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-02346NS Friday March 8, 2024 Non Streamlined International Applications/Petitions Accepted For Filing Section 214 Applications (47 CFR §§ 63.18, 63.24); Section 310(b) Petitions (47 CFR § 1.5000) The applications listed below have been found, upon initial review, to be acceptable for filing. These applications are not subject to the streamlined processing procedures set forth in section 63.12 of the Commission's rules. 47 CFR § 63.12. These applications shall not be deemed granted until the Commission affirmatively acts upon the application either by public notice or by written order. Operation for which authorization is sought may not commence except in accordance with any terms or conditions imposed by the Commission. Pursuant to section 1.1910(b)(2) of the Commission's rules, action will be withheld on any application by any entity found to be delinquent in its debts to the Commission. 47 CFR § 1.1910(b)(2). Applicants should login to the CORES Payment website at https://apps.fcc.gov/cores/userLogin.do to determine if they are delinquent in a debt to the Commission and for information on how to pay the debt. Unless otherwise specified, interested parties may file comments with respect to these applications within 28 days of the date of this public notice. We request that such comments refer to the application file number shown below. No application listed below shall be granted by the Commission earlier than the day after the date specified in this public notice for the filing of comments. Unless otherwise specified, ex parte 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 CFR § 1.1206. 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). 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. Page 1 of 3 ITC-214-20240202-00027 E OXIO Corporation International Telecommunications Certificate Service(s): Global or Limited Global Facilities-Based Service, Global or Limited Global Resale Service OXIO Corporation (OXIO) has filed an application for authority to provide facilities-based service in accordance with section 63.18(e)(1) of the Commission's rules and resale service in accordance with section 63.18(e)(2) of the Commission's rules. 47 C.F.R. § 63.18(e)(1), (2). Applicant filed a supplement on February 23, 2024. OXIO is a Delaware corporation. Nicolas Girad, a U.S. citizen, has direct 12.25% equity interest and 14.89% voting interest in OXIO. Ben Forman, a U.S. citizen, indirectly controls a 9.5% equity interest and 11.5% voting interest in OXIO through his indirect control of ParaFi Growth Fund, L.P. (Parafi Growth) and Parafi Private Opportunities, LLC (Parafi Opportunities). Specifically, Ben Forman holds 100% equity and voting interests in ParaFi Capital Management LLC (ParaFi Capital). ParaFi Capital is the general partner and managing member of ParaFi Digital Holdings LLC, the managing member of ParaFi Opportunities. ParaFi Capital is also the general partner and managing member of ParaFi Growth GP LLC, the general partner of ParaFi Growth. All of the Parafi entities are organized in Delaware. Monashees Partners LLC (Monashees Partners) indirectly controls a 11.9% equity interest and 14.5% voting interest in OXIO through its indirect control of Monashees IX, LP (Monashees IX) and Monashees Co-Investment IX LP (Monashees Co-Investment IX). Specifically, Monashees Partners is the general partner of Monashees Partners IX L.P. (Monashees Partners IX), that is the general partner of Monashees IX and Monashees Co-Investment IX. In addition, Monashees Partners is the sole manager and 100% owner of Monashees Partners IX LLC that holds 100% equity interest in Monashees Partners IX. All of the Monashees entities are organized in Delaware. Monashees Partners is owned by four citizens of Brazil: Eric Archer (37.6% equity and voting), Carlo Dapuzzo (20.8% equity and voting), Marcelo Lima (20.8% equity and voting), and Caio Bolognesi (20.8% equity and voting). Pursuant to Commission practice, the application is being referred to the relevant Executive Branch agencies for their views on any national security, law enforcement, foreign policy or trade policy concerns related to the proposed foreign ownership of Popcorn Labs. 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 Rcd 10927, 10935-36, para. 24 (2020). ITC-214-20240215-00034 E Whoop Connect Inc. International Telecommunications Certificate Service(s): Global or Limited Global Facilities-Based Service, Global or Limited Global Resale Service Whoop Connect Inc. (Whoop Connect) has filed an application for authority to provide facilities-based service in accordance with section 63.18(e)(1) of the Commission's rules and resale service in accordance with section 63.18(e)(2) of the Commission's rules. 47 C.F.R. § 63.18(e)(1), (2). Whoop Connect, a Delaware corporation, is wholly owned by Eric Schouten, a citizen of the Netherlands. Pursuant to Commission practice, the application is being referred to the relevant Executive Branch agencies for their views on any national security, law enforcement, foreign policy or trade policy concerns related to the proposed foreign ownership of Whoop Connect. 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 Rcd 10927, 10935-36, para. 24 (2020). ITC-214-20240221-00038 E Nice Mobile Inc International Telecommunications Certificate Service(s): Global or Limited Global Resale Service Nice Mobile Inc. (Nice Mobile) has filed an application for authority to provide resale services in accordance with section 63.18(e)(2) of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR § 63.18(e) (2). Nice Mobile, a New York corporation, is wholly owned by Wei Xi You, a U.S. citizen. ITC-214-20240227-00042 E Surf Telecom llc International Telecommunications Certificate Service(s): Global or Limited Global Resale Service Surf Telecom LLC (Surf Telecom) has filed an application for authority to provide resale services in accordance with section 63.18(e)(2) of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR § 63.18(e) (2). Surf Telecom is wholly owned by Yon Moreira da Silva Jr., a citizen of Brazil. Pursuant to Commission practice, the application is being referred to the relevant Executive Branch agencies for their views on any national security, law enforcement, foreign policy or trade policy concerns related to the proposed foreign ownership of Popcorn Labs. 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 Rcd 10927, 10935-36, para. 24 (2020). Page 2 of 3 ITC-T/C-20240207-00028 E CBTS Technology Solutions LLC Transfer of Control Current Licensee: CBTS Technology Solutions LLC FROM: Cincinnati Bell Inc. TO: CBTS Borrower, LLC CBTS Technology Solutions LLC (CBTS-TS), a Delaware limited liability company that holds an international section 214 authorization to provide global facilities-based and resale service (ITC-214-20071024-00434), filed an application for consent to the transfer of control of CBTS-TS from Cincinnati Bell Inc. (Cincinnati Bell) to CBTS Borrower, LLC (CBTS Borrower). The Applicants filed a supplement on March 6, 2024. CBTS-TS is a direct wholly owned subsidiary of CBTS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company that is a wholly owned subsidiary of Cincinnati Bell. Pursuant to a February 2, 2024 purchase agreement, CBTS Borrower will acquire all of the interests in CBTS LLC from Cincinnati Bell. As a result CBTS LLC and CBTS-TS will become direct and indirect wholly owned subsidiaries of CBTS Borrower respectively. CBTS Borrower is wholly owned by CBTS FinanceCo, LLC which in turn is wholly owned by CBTS HoldingCo, LLC, all Delaware limited liability companies. CBTS HoldingCo, LLC is wholly owned by CBTS Intermediate HoldingCo, LLC which in turn is wholly owned by CBTS IntermediateCo, Inc. which is wholly owned by CBTS TopCo, L.P., all Delaware entities. CBTS TopCo GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, is the general partner of CBTS TopCo, L.P. TI VI Armstrong Investment Aggregator, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, in the sole member of CBTS TopCo GP, LLC and holds an 89.5% equity and 100% voting interest in CBTS TopCo, L.P. The following three entities will hold a 10% or greater direct equity interest in TI VI Armstrong Investment Aggregator, L.P.: TI VI Project Armstrong Co-Invest, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (39.6%); TowerBrook Investors VI (Onshore) L.P., a Cayman Islands entity (30.5%); and TowerBrook Investors VI (892), L.P., a Cayman Islands entity (12.3%). TowerBrook Investors GP VI, L.P., a Cayman Islands entity, is the general partner of TI VI Armstrong Investment Aggregator, L.P., TI VI Project Armstrong Co-Invest, L.P., and TowerBrookInvestors VI (Onshore) L.P. TowerBrook Investors GP VI (Alberta), L.P., a Canada entity, is the general partner of TowerBrook Investors VI (892), L.P. TowerBrook Investors, Ltd., a Cayman Islands entity, is the general partner of TowerBrook Investors GP VI, L.P. and TowerBrook Investors GP VI (Alberta), L.P. Currently Neal Moszkowski, a U.S. citizen, and Ramex Sousou, a U.K. citizen, each hold a 49.9% voting interest in TowerBrook Investors, Ltd. According to the Applicants, it is expected that there will be ownership changes that will result in two additional individuals holding a 10% or greater voting interest in TowerBrook Investors, Ltd.: Jonathan Blizin, a U.S. citizen, and Karin Saddi, a citizen of France. The Applicants will file a supplement with the final ownership levels, but state that no individual will have a majority of the ownership of TowerBrook Investors, Ltd. In addition, three other entities will have a greater than 10% indirect equity ownership in CBTS Borrower through investments in various investment vehicles. The Washington State Investment Board, a Washington entity, will have an indirect 20.72% equity interest in CBTS Borrower through its 35.7% limited partnership interest in TowerBrook Investors VI (Onshore) L.P. and its 22.6% limited partnership interest in TI VI Project Armstrong Co-Invest, L.P. The California Public Employees Retirement System, a California entity, will have an indirect 16.07% equity interest in CBTS Borrower through its 33.9% limited partnership interest in TI VI Project Armstrong Co-Invest, L.P. and its 7.93% limited partnership interest in TowerBrook Investors VI (Onshore) L.P. Halstead Investments Pte Ltd (Halstead Investments), a Singapore entity, will have an indirect 10.27% equity interest in CBTS Borrower through its 51.8% limited partnership interest in TowerBrook Investors VI (892), L.P. and its 12.7% limited partnership interest in TI VI Project Armstrong Co-Invest, L.P. Halstead Investments is wholly owned by GIC (Ventures) Pte. Ltd., a Singapore entity, which in turn is wholly owned by the Singapore Minister for Finance. The Applicants state that no other individuals or entities will hold 10% or greater direct or indirect equity or voting interest in CBTS Borrower or CBTS-TS. Pursuant to Commission practice, the application is being referred to the relevant Executive Branch agencies for their views on any national security, law enforcement, foreign policy or trade policy concerns related to the proposed foreign ownership of CBTS-TS. 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 Rcd 10927, 10935-36, para. 24 (2020). INFORMATIVE ITC-214-20240118-00032 Cogeco US Finance, LLC On March 1, 2024, the Committee for the Assessment of Foreign Participation in the United States Telecommunications Service Sector (Committee) notified the Commission that it is reviewing the application filed by Cogeco US Finance, LLC for any national security and law enforcement issues and requests that the Commission defer action on the application until the Committee completes its review. REMINDER: 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 CFR §§ 1.2001-.2003. Page 3 of 3