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PUBLIC NOTICE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 445 12th STREET S.W. WASHINGTON D.C. 20554 News media information 202-418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov (or ftp.fcc.gov) TTY (202) 418-2555 DA No. 09-2218 Report No. TEL-01391 Thursday October 15, 2009 INTERNATIONAL AUTHORIZATIONS GRANTED Section 214 Applications (47 C.F.R. § 63.18); Section 310(b)(4) Requests The following applications have been granted pursuant to the Commission’s streamlined processing procedures set forth in Section 63.12 of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 63.12, other provisions of the Commission’s rules, or procedures set forth in an earlier public notice listing applications accepted for filing. Unless otherwise noted, these grants authorize the applicants (1) to become a facilities-based international common carrier subject to 47 C.F.R. § 63.22; and/or (2) to become a resale-based international common carrier subject to 47 C.F.R. § 63.23; or (3) to exceed the 25 percent foreign ownership benchmark applicable to common carrier radio licensees under 47 U.S.C. § 310(b)(4). THIS PUBLIC NOTICE SERVES AS EACH NEWLY AUTHORIZED CARRIER'S SECTION 214 CERTIFICATE. It contains general and specific conditions, which are set forth below. Newly authorized carriers should carefully review the terms and conditions of their authorizations. Failure to comply with general or specific conditions of an authorization, or with other relevant Commission rules and policies, could result in fines and forfeitures. Petitions for reconsideration under Section 1.106 or applications for review under Section 1.115 of the Commission's rules in regard to the grant of any of these applications may be filed within thirty days of this public notice (see Section 1.4(b)(2)). An updated version of Sections 63.09–.25 of the rules, and other related sections, is available at http://www.fcc.gov/ib/pd/pf/telecomrules.html. For additional information, please contact the FCC Reference and Information Center, Room CY-A257, 445 12th Street SW, Washington, D.C. 20554, (202) 418-0270. ITC-214-20090505-00198 E TELEHOUSE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION OF AMERICA International Telecommunications Certificate Service(s): Global or Limited Global Resale Service Grant of Authority Date of Action: 10/02/2009 Application for authority to provide resale service in accordance with section 63.18(e)(2) of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 63.18(e)(2). ITC-214-20090706-00314 E GRID4 COMMUNICATIONS International Telecommunications Certificate Service(s): Global or Limited Global Resale Service Grant of Authority Date of Action: 10/01/2009 Application for authority to provide resale service in accordance with section 63.18(e)(2) of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 63.18(e)(2). Page 1 of 7 ITC-214-20090717-00337 E Telaurus Communications LLC International Telecommunications Certificate Service(s): Global or Limited Global Facilities-Based Service, Global or Limited Global Resale Service Grant of Authority Date of Action: 10/14/2009 Application for authority to provide facilities-based service in accordance with section 63.18(e)(1) of the Commission’s rules, and also to provide resale service in accordance with section 63.18(e)(2) of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 63.18(e)(1), (2). ITC-214-20090807-00377 E iNETWORKS GROUP, INC International Telecommunications Certificate Service(s): Global or Limited Global Resale Service Grant of Authority Date of Action: 10/09/2009 Application for authority to provide resale service in accordance with section 63.18(e)(2) of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 63.18(e)(2). ITC-214-20090825-00393 E Global Direct Communications, Inc. International Telecommunications Certificate Service(s): Global or Limited Global Facilities-Based Service, Global or Limited Global Resale Service Grant of Authority Date of Action: 10/09/2009 Application for authority to provide facilities-based service in accordance with section 63.18(e)(1) of the Commission’s rules, and also to provide resale service in accordance with section 63.18(e)(2) of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 63.18(e)(1), (2). ITC-214-20090907-00408 E Gracetel, Inc. International Telecommunications Certificate Service(s): Global or Limited Global Resale Service Grant of Authority Date of Action: 10/09/2009 Application for authority to provide resale service in accordance with section 63.18(e)(2) of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 63.18(e)(2). ITC-214-20090911-00413 E Velocity Telephone, Inc. International Telecommunications Certificate Service(s): Global or Limited Global Resale Service Grant of Authority Date of Action: 10/09/2009 Application for authority to provide resale service in accordance with section 63.18(e)(2) of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 63.18(e)(2). ITC-214-20090911-00414 E N.E. Colorado Cellular Inc. International Telecommunications Certificate Service(s): Global or Limited Global Resale Service Grant of Authority Date of Action: 10/09/2009 Application for authority to provide resale service in accordance with section 63.18(e)(2) of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 63.18(e)(2). ITC-214-20090915-00418 E Optivon, Inc. International Telecommunications Certificate Service(s): Global or Limited Global Resale Service Grant of Authority Date of Action: 10/09/2009 Application for authority to provide resale service in accordance with section 63.18(e)(2) of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 63.18(e)(2). ITC-214-20090916-00416 E Atlas Express Communication Corporation International Telecommunications Certificate Service(s): Global or Limited Global Facilities-Based Service, Global or Limited Global Resale Service Grant of Authority Date of Action: 10/09/2009 Application for authority to provide facilities-based service in accordance with section 63.18(e)(1) of the Commission’s rules, and also to provide resale service in accordance with section 63.18(e)(2) of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 63.18(e)(1), (2). Page 2 of 7 ITC-214-20090916-00417 E Grasshopper Group, LLC International Telecommunications Certificate Service(s): Global or Limited Global Resale Service Grant of Authority Date of Action: 10/09/2009 Application for authority to provide resale service in accordance with section 63.18(e)(2) of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 63.18(e)(2). ITC-214-20090918-00421 E Serve Global, LLC International Telecommunications Certificate Service(s): Global or Limited Global Resale Service Grant of Authority Date of Action: 10/09/2009 Application for authority to provide resale service in accordance with section 63.18(e)(2) of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 63.18(e)(2). ITC-214-20090922-00422 E FiberNet Monticello International Telecommunications Certificate Service(s): Global or Limited Global Resale Service Grant of Authority Date of Action: 10/09/2009 Application for authority to provide resale service in accordance with section 63.18(e)(2) of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 63.18(e)(2). ITC-ASG-20090811-00371 E Ardmore Telephone Company Inc Assignment Grant of Authority Date of Action: 10/01/2009 Current Licensee: ARDMORE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC. FROM: Ardmore Communications, LLC. TO: Ardmore Telephone Company Inc Application for consent to the assignment of international section 214 authorization, ITC-214-20000214-00058, held by Ardmore Communications, LLC (Ardmore Communications) to Ardmore Telephone Company Inc. (Ardmore). Pursuant to the terms of an underlying merger transaction, Ardmore Communications will merge with and into Ardmore, with Ardmore emerging as the surviving entity. Upon closing, Ardmore Communications will cease to exist and its international section 214 authorization, ITC-214-20000214-00058, will be assigned to Ardmore. Ardmore is a privately-held corporation owned by three families. The following five (5) individuals, all U.S. citizens, hold 10 percent or greater ownership interests in Ardmore: King W. Rogers III (12%); Robert M. Rogers (15%); John A. Brayton (16%); Katherine M. Brayton (16%); Clyde Warren Nunn (30%). No other individual or entity directly or indirectly holds 10 percent or greater equity or voting interest in Ardmore. This authorization is without prejudice to the Commission's action in any other related pending proceedings. ITC-ASG-20090930-00433 E China Unicom (Americas) Operations Limited Assignment Grant of Authority Date of Action: 10/14/2009 Current Licensee: China Netcom (USA) Operations Limited FROM: China Netcom (USA) Operations Limited TO: China Unicom (Americas) Operations Limited Notification filed September 30, 2009 of the pro forma assignment of international section 214 authorization, ITC-214-20020728-00361, held by China Netcom (USA) Operations Limited ("China Netcom USA") to China Unicom (Americas) Operations Limited, effective August 31, 2009. Pursuant to an internal corporate restructuring: (1) China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited ("China Unicom HK") acquired all of the shares of China Netcom USA from China Unicom HK's wholly-owned subsidiary, China Netcom Corporation International Limited; (2) China Unicom HK also acquired all of the shares of China Unicom USA Corporation ("China Unicom USA") from China Unicom HK's wholly-owned subsidiary, China Unicom International Limited; and, (3) China Unicom HK then caused China Netcom USA to merge with and into China Unicom USA. China Unicom USA then changed it name to China Unicom (Americas) Operations Limited. Both before and after the reorganization, ultimate control over the international section 214 authorization has remained with the People's Republic of China through its indirect, controlling ownership interest in China Unicom HK. Page 3 of 7 ITC-T/C-20090828-00400 E Benchmark Communications, LLC d/b/a Com One Transfer of Control Grant of Authority Date of Action: 10/09/2009 Current Licensee: Benchmark Communications, LLC d/b/a Com One FROM: Benchmark Communications, LLC d/b/a Com One TO: TDMM CABLE FUNDING, LLC Application for consent to the transfer of control of international section 214 authorization, ITC-214-20041005-00393, held by Benchmark Communications, LLC d/b/a Com One (Benchmark) to TDMM Cable Funding, LLC (TDMM).