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DA 02-2431

Friday, September 27, 2002

ACTIONS TAKEN UNDER CABLE LANDING LICENSE ACT

Section 1.767(a) Cable Landing Licenses, Modifications, and Assignments or Transfers of Control of Interests in Cable Landing Licenses (47 C.F.R. § 1.767(a))

By the Chief, Policy Division, International Bureau:

Pursuant to An Act Relating to the Landing and Operation of Submarine Cables in the United States, 47 U.S.C. §§ 34-39 (Cable Landing License Act), Executive Order No. 10530, Exec. Ord. No. 10530 reprinted as amended in 3 U.S.C. § 301, and section 1.767 of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 1.767, the following applications ARE GRANTED. These grants of authority are taken under section 0.261 of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 0.261, and are effective upon release of this public notice. Petitions for reconsideration under section 1.106 or applications for review under section 1.115 of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.106, 1.115, may be filed within 30 days of the date of this public notice.

This public notice serves as each cable landing licensee’s Cable Landing License, or modification thereto, pursuant to the Cable Landing License Act and sections 1.767 and 1.768 of the Commission’s rules. Cable landing licensees should review carefully the terms and conditions of their licenses. Failure to comply with these terms and conditions or relevant Commission rules and policies could result in fines or forfeitures.

The Commission most recently amended its rules applicable to submarine cable landing licenses in Review of Commission Consideration of Applications under the Cable Landing License Act, IB Docket No. 00-106, FCC 01-332 (rel. Dec. 14, 2001), 67 Fed. Reg. 1615 (Jan. 14, 2002). An updated version of sections 1.767 and 1.768 of the rules is available at See also for a March 13, 2002 Public Notice; for the December 14, 2001 Report and Order.

SCL-MOD-20020415-00049 Australia-Japan Cable (Guam) Limited

Modifying the Cable Landing License in SCL-LIC-2000629-00025 to substitute the new no special concessions condition in 47 C.F.R. § 1.767(g)(5) for the no exclusive arrangement condition in para. 28(4) of the Cable Landing License for the Australia-Japan Cable.

SCL-MOD-20020415-00050 Australia-Japan Cable (Guam) Limited

Modifying the Cable Landing License granted in SCL-LIC-2000629-00025 to add the new pro forma condition in 47 C.F.R. § 1.767(g)(7) as an amendment to para. 28(5) of the Cable Landing License for the Australia-Japan Cable.

SCL-MOD-20020611-00060 MFS CableCo U.S., Inc.

Modifying the Cable Landing License granted in SCL-96-4 (new file no. SCL-LIC-19960606-00229) to add the new pro forma condition in 47 C.F.R. § 1.767(g)(7) as an amendment to para. 19(4) of the Cable Landing License for the Gemini Cable System.

SCL-MOD-20020611-00059 MFS CableCo U.S., Inc.

Modifying the Cable Landing License granted in SCL-96-4 (new file no. SCL-LIC-19960606-00229) to substitute the new no special concessions condition in 47 C.F.R. § 1.767(g)(5) for the no exclusive arrangement condition in para. 19(3) of the Cable Landing License for the Gemini Cable System.

SCL-MOD-20020415-00053Global Crossing Latin America & Caribbean Co. (Debtor-in-Possession)

Modifying the Cable Landing License granted in SCL-LIC-19990823-00015 (see also DA 02-763, rel. April 4, 2002) to substitute the new no special concessions condition in 47 C.F.R. § 1.767(g)(5) for the no exclusive arrangement condition in para. 17(4) of the Cable Landing License for the South American Crossing (SAC) Cable.

SCL-MOD-20020415-00054Global Crossing Latin America & Caribbean Co. (Debtor-in-Possession)

Modifying the Cable Landing License granted in SCL-LIC-19990823-00015 (see also DA 02-763, rel. April 4, 2002) to add the new pro forma condition in 47 C.F.R. § 1.767(g)(7) as an amendment to para. 17(5) of the Cable Landing License for the South American Crossing (SAC) Cable.

SCL-MOD-20020522-00057Global Crossing Telecommunications, Inc. (Debtor-in-Possession)

Modifying the Japan-U.S. submarine cable landing license granted in File No. SCL-LIC-19981117-00025 (as modified by File Nos. SCL-TAO-19990914-00018, SCL-T/C-19990914-00020, SCL-T/C-20000719-00029, SCL-ASG-20011212-00024) to remove Global Crossing Telecommunications, Inc. as a licensee from the Japan-U.S. cable landing license pursuant to 47 C.F.R. section 1.767(h)(2) and the Submarine Cable Report and Order, 16 FCC Rcd 22167, para. 59. In its application, Global Crossing Telecommunications, Inc. stated that it has an approximately 0.4526 percent investment share in the Japan-U.S. cable system.

SCL-MOD-20020701-00055ARCOS-1 USA, Inc.

A.SUR Net, Inc.

Telecommunicaciones Ultramarinas de Puerto Rico, Inc.

Modifying the cable landing license granted in SCL-LIC-19981222-00032 (as modified by File Nos. SCL-T/C-19991006-00023, SCL-T/C-20000502-00016, SCL-T/C-20000428-00015 and SCL-MOD-20010302-00007) to ) to add the new pro forma condition set out in 47 C.F.R. section 1.767(g)(7) to para. 14(5) of SCL-LIC-19981222-00032 for the ARCOS-1 cable.

SCL-MOD-20020701-00056ARCOS-1 USA, Inc.

A.SUR Net, Inc.

Telecommunicaciones Ultramarinas de Puerto Rico, Inc.

Modifying the cable landing license granted in SCL-LIC-19981222-00032 (as modified by File Nos. SCL-T/C-19991006-00023, SCL-T/C-20000502-00016, SCL-T/C-20000428-00015 and SCL-MOD-20010302-00007) to substitute the no special concessions condition set out in 47 C.F.R. section 1.767(g)(5) for the no exclusive arrangements condition in para. 14(4) of SCL-LIC-19981222-00032 for the ARCOS-1 cable.

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