Cable Landing License Act 47 CFR 1.767; 1.768; Executive Order 10530

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FCC 220
SCL-LIC

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Application for a Submarine Cable Landing License

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No. 3060-0944
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Edition Date: August 2024

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1. Applicant Information
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2. Contact Information
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Attention

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City

Email

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3. Additional Contacts 
The Applicant must designate a point of contact who is located in the United States and is a U.S. citizen or lawful U.S. permanent resident, for the execution of lawful requests and as an agent for legal service of process.  See 47 CFR § 63.18(q)(1)(iii).

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3.a. Contact for execution of lawful requests
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3.b. Alternate contact for execution of lawful requests
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4. Identify the Government, State, or Territory under the laws of which a corporate or partnership Applicant (or Lead Applicant) is organized.
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(b1) Government where Applicant is Organized
United States of America

(b2) State or Territory where Applicant is Organized
AZ

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5. Are there any Applicants in addition to the Lead Applicant?

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6. Name of Cable System

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7. Brief Application Description

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8. Is the Applicant seeking streamlined processing?
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No

The Applicant must demonstrate eligibility for streamlined processing in an attachment under section 1.767(k) of the Commission's rules.
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9. Is the Applicant(s) required to submit a consistency certification to any state pursuant to section 1456(c)(3)(A) of the Coastal Zone Management Act, 16 U.S.C. § 1456? 
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No

Provide the state or territory for which a consistency certification is required and the date that the certification was filed.
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9.a. CZMA Certificate
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(b) Date Certification Filed
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Other Related Filings
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10. Is there a separately related application filing, such as an international section 214 application, or other request filed by the Applicant(s)?
Yes
No

If yes, enter below the ICFS File No(s), ULS File No(s), and Docket No(s) for the related filings.
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10.a. ICFS

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10.b. ULS

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10.c. Docket

Submarine Cable Information
11. For each Applicant listed, provide the following information in the table below pursuant to section 1.767(h) of the Commission's rules.
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(a) Name of the entity that
seeks to become Licensee

(b) Select from the drop down menu whether the entity: (1) owns or controls a cable landing station in the United States, (2) owns or controls a 5% or greater interest in the cable system and uses the U.S. points of
the cable system, or (3) both owns or controls a cable landing station in the United States and owns or controls a 5% or greater interest in the cable system and uses the U.S. points of the cable system.
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12. Is there any individual or entity holding any ownership interest in the submarine cable system that is not an Applicant for the cable landing license as required by section 1.767(h) of the Commission's rules? 
Yes

No

In an attachment, explain why such entity need not be an Applicant for, and licensee on, the cable landing license pursuant to section 1.767(h) of the Commission's rules.
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13. Will the cable system be operated on a common carrier basis?
Yes
No

Provide the File Number and/or Call Sign of the associated international section 214 application for the construction and operation of the new facilities:
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13.a. ICFS File Number:

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14. Has the Applicant(s) provided a narrative description of the proposed cable system?
Yes

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No

Cable Landing Station(s) Location and Ownership Information
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City

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(d) U.S. State or Territory
(if applicable)

(e) Cable Landing Station is
Existing or New Facility

(f) Person(s) or Entity(ies) with Ownership
and/or Control in cable landing station

(g) Percentage of Equity Interests Held by Each
Individual or Entity in the cable landing station

(h) Percentage of Voting Interests Held by Each
Individual or Entity in the cable landing station

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16. Identify the specific geographic coordinates of the U.S. and foreign landing location below, as required by 1.767(a)(5) of the Commission’s rules. 
Provide coordinates in Decimal Degrees.  Information on converting latitude and longitude between decimal degrees and degrees, minutes, and seconds is available at https://www.fcc.gov/media/radio/dms-decimal.

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18. Does the Applicant(s) request a waiver of the requirement in section 1.767(h)(1) that any entity that owns a cable landing station in the United States must be an applicant/licensee? 
Yes
No

In an attachment, provide the basis for the waiver request.
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19. Provide information about the submarine cable as required by section 1.767(a)(4) and (7) of the Commission's rules. 

Submarine Cable Information
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(a) Identify
Cable
Segment

(b1) Segment Route - From
(Identify City, U.S. State if
applicable, Country)

(b2) Segment Route - To
(Identify City, U.S. State if
applicable, Country)

(c) Number of
Fiber Pairs

(d1)
Capacity Initial

(d2) Capacity
- Design

(e) Individual(s) or Entity(ies) with
Voting/Equity Interests in the Cable
Segment

(f1) Percentage of Voting Interests
Held by Each Individual or Entity in
the Cable Segment

(f2) Percentage of Equity Interests
Held by Each Individual or Entity in
the Cable Segment

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Foreign Ownership
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20. Does any individual or entity that is not a U.S. citizen hold a 10% or greater direct or indirect equity or voting interest, or a controlling interest, in any Applicant?
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No

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20.a. Does this application qualify for exclusion from referral to the Executive Branch because the only reportable foreign ownership is through wholly owned intermediate holding companies and the ultimate ownership and control is held by U.S. citizens or entities?
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No

20.b. Applicant for which an individual or entity that is not a U.S. citizen holds a 10% or greater direct or indirect equity or voting interest, or a controlling interest, in the Applicant, will submit:
Responses to standard questions, prior to or at the same time the Applicant files its application with the Commission, pursuant to part 1, subpart CC, of the Commission’s rules, to the Committee for the Assessment of Foreign Participation in the United States
Telecommunications Services Sector (Committee).  The required information shall be submitted separately from the application and shall be submitted directly to the Committee.
The standard questions and instructions for submitting the responses to the Committee are available on the FCC website.
A complete and unredacted copy of its FCC application(s), including the file number(s) and docket number(s), to the Committee within three (3) business days of filing it with the Commission.
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The Applicant(s) acknowledges these requirements.

Lead Applicant Ownership Information
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21. Does any person or entity directly or indirectly have 10% or more of the equity interests and/or voting interests, or a controlling interest, of the Applicant? 
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No

Complete the table below, and in an attachment, provide a detailed ownership listing and ownership diagram, as required by section 1.767(a)(8)(i) of the Commission's rules.
21.a. Provide, in the fields below, the name, address, citizenship, and principal business of any person or entity that directly or indirectly owns at least 10% of the equity and/or voting interests or a controlling interest of the Applicant ("interest holder") and the percentage of
equity and/or voting interests owned by each of those entities to the nearest 1%. Also provide, in an attachment, a detailed ownership listing and ownership diagram, as required by section 1.767(a)(8)(i) of the Commission's rules.
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10% or More of the Equity and/or Voting Interests of Applicant
or Has a Controlling Interest ("Interest Holder")

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Interest
Holder

(c) Citizenship or Country of
Incorporation of Interest
Holder

(c)(1) Dual or More
Citizenships (if
applicable)

(d) Principal
Business of
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(e) Name of the Entity in Which the
Interest Holder has a Direct 10% or
More Equity and/or Voting Interest

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22. Does the Applicant have any interlocking directorates with a foreign carrier, pursuant to section 63.18(h) of the Commission's rules? 
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No

In an attachment, identify the interlocking directorates pursuant to section 63.18(h) of the Commission's rules.

Foreign Carrier Affiliation
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23. Is the Applicant a foreign carrier or is it affiliated with a foreign carrier in any foreign country? 
Yes

No

Complete the table below and in an attachment, provide the information and certifications required by 47 CFR § 1.767(a)(8)(ii) through (iv).
For column (c)(1), choose from one of the following options: 
(a) The applicant is a foreign carrier in that country.
(b) The applicant controls a foreign carrier in that country.
(c) There exists any entity that owns more than 25 percent of the applicant, or controls the applicant, or controls a foreign carrier in that country.
(d) Two or more foreign carriers (or parties that control foreign carriers) own, in the aggregate, more than 25 percent of the applicant and are parties to, or the beneficiaries of, a contractual relation (e.g., a joint venture or market alliance) affecting the provision or
marketing of arrangements for the terms of acquisition, sale, lease, transfer and use of capacity on the cable in the United States; or
(e) Non-standard affiliation (provide explanation).
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23.a. Provide the affiliation information below:

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(b) Country of
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(c)(1) Identify the
Type of Affiliation

(c)(2) Explanation for nonstandard Affiliation

(d) Does the Applicant seek to land and operate a
submarine cable connecting the United States to this
country?

(e) Does Applicant/Affiliate Carrier Own or Control
Cable Landing Station in this Country?

(f) Is this country a member of the
World Trade Organization?

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23.b. Do any of the foreign carriers with which the Applicant is affiliated have market power in any of the cable's destination markets?
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No

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23.c. Applicant agrees to accept and abide by the reporting requirements in section 1.767(l) of the Commission's rules? 

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23.d. If No, explain:

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No

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Application Fees
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24. Will a fee be paid?
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No

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24.a. If yes, select the appropriate fee code for the application.

Fee Amount
$0

Waivers
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25. Does the Applicant(s) request a waiver(s) of the Commission's rules?
Yes
No

If yes, attach the request with a supporting narrative and documentation.
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25.a. Identify the rule section(s) for which a waiver is sought below.

25.b. Attach a statement explaining the waiver request and identifying the rule number(s) involved:
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26. The Applicant(s) has attached a map showing specific geographic coordinates of each cable landing station in the United States and in foreign countries where the cable will land, and the coordinates of any beach joint where those coordinates differ from the
coordinates of the cable landing station, as required by section 1.767(a)(5) of the Commission's rules. If Applicant has not attached a map, the Applicant uploaded an attachment explaining why the Applicant has not included the map as required by section 1.767(a)(5) of the
Commission's rules.

See 47 CFR § 1.767(a)(5).
27. The Applicant(s) has uploaded an attachment explaining why there is an individual or entity holding any ownership interest in the cable system that is not an Applicant and why such entity need not be an Applicant for, and licensee on, the cable landing license pursuant to
section 1.767(h) of the Commission's rules. 
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See 47 CFR § 1.767(h).
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28. The Applicant(s) has uploaded an attachment providing the basis for non-common carrier classification of the proposed system. 

See 47 CFR § 1.767(a)(6).
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29. The Applicant(s)has provideda narrativedescriptionof the proposedcablesystem. 

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30. The Applicant(s)has uploadedan attachmentthat includesa statementof how the applicationquali

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31. The Applicant(s) has uploaded an attachment to provide a detailed ownership listing and ownership diagram responding to section 63.18(h)of the Commission's rules. 

Yes

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esfor streamlinedprocessingundersection1.767(k)of the Commission'srules.Yes N/A

See 47 CFR § 63.18(h).
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32. The Applicant has uploaded an attachment identifying any interlocking directorates with a foreign carrier, pursuant to section 63.18(h) of the Commission's rules. 

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33. The Applicant has uploaded an attachment providing the information and certifications required by section 1.767(a)(8)(ii-iv) of the Commission's rules. 
Yes
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34. The Applicant has uploaded a statement showing that its application qualifies for exclusion from referral to the Executive Branch under section 1.40001(a)(2) of the Commission's rules. 

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35. The Applicant has uploaded a statement supporting the waiver request and identifying the rule number(s) involved, along with other material information.
Yes
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36. The Applicant has uploaded an Executive Branch agency service list as set forth in section 1.767(j) of the Commission's rules. 

Yes

Yes

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Attachments/Confidential Treatment of Attachments
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37. Is the Applicant requesting confidential treatment of an attachment(s) under section 0.459 of the Commission's rules? 
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No

The Applicant must upload a supporting statement for the "confidential treatment request(s)" identifying the applicable rule(s) and providing other supporting materials or information. The Applicant must also upload both the Redacted Public version and the Non-Redacted
Confidential version of the attachment(s) in the Attachments section below.

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Public Redacted Version ISP.docx

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Supporting Statement

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National Security/Law Enforcement Certification Statements
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38. In submitting this form, the Applicant certifies that it will:
Comply with all applicable Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA) requirements and related rules and regulations, including any and all FCC orders and opinions governing the application of CALEA, pursuant to the Communications Assistance for
Law Enforcement Act and the Commission’s rules and regulations in Title 47, part 1, subpart Z;
Make communications to, from, or within the United States, as well as records thereof, available in a form and location that permits them to be subject to a valid and lawful request or legal process in accordance with U.S. law, including but not limited to:
The Wiretap Act, 18 U.S.C. § 2510 et seq.;
The Stored Communications Act, 18 U.S.C. § 2701 et seq.;
The Pen Register and Trap and Trace Statute, 18 U.S.C. § 3121 et seq.; and
Other court orders, subpoenas or other legal process;
Designate a point of contact who is located in the United States and is a U.S. citizen or lawful U.S. permanent resident, for the execution of lawful requests and as an agent for legal service of process;
Ensure the continuing accuracy and completeness of all information submitted, whether at the time of submission of the application or subsequently in response to either the Commission or the Committee’s request, as required under section 1.65(a) of the
Commission’s rules, and to inform the Commission and the Committee of any substantial and significant changes while an application is pending;
Ensure that after the application is no longer pending for purposes of section 1.65 of the Commission’s rules, it will notify the Commission and the Committee of any changes in the authorization holder or licensee information and/or contact information promptly, and
in any event within thirty (30) days; and
Fulfill the conditions and obligations set forth in the certifications set out in section 63.18(q) of the Commission’s rules or in the grant of an application or authorization and/or that if the information provided to the United States Government is materially false, fictitious,
or fraudulent, it may be subject to all remedies available to the United States Government, including but not limited to revocation and/or termination of the Commission’s authorization or license, and criminal and civil penalties, including penalties under 18 U.S.C. § 1001.

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General Certification Statements
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39. In submitting this form,
The Applicant certifies that it accepts and will abide by the routine conditions in section 1.767(g) of the Commission’s rules including, but not limited to:
the licensee(s) shall be prohibited from agreeing to accept special concessions directly or indirectly from any foreign carrier, including any entity that owns or controls a foreign cable landing station, where the foreign carrier possesses sufficient market power on
the foreign end of the route to affect competition adversely in the U.S. market, and from agreeing to accept special concessions in the future;
the licensee(s) shall maintain de jure and de facto control of the U.S. portion of the cable system, including the cable landing stations in the United States, sufficient to comply with the requirements of the Commission's rules and any specific conditions of the
license;
the licensee(s) shall comply with the requirements of section 1.768 of the Commission’s rules (Notification by and prior approval for submarine cable landing licensees that are or propose to become affiliated with a foreign carrier);
the licensee(s) must notify the Commission within thirty (30) days of the date the cable is placed into service.  The cable landing license shall expire 25 years from the in-service date, unless renewed or extended upon proper application.  Upon expiration, all rights
granted under the license shall be terminated;
licensees shall file submarine cable outage reports as required in 47 CFR part 4;
the cable landing license is revocable by the Commission after due notice and opportunity for hearing pursuant to section 2 of the Cable Landing License Act, 47 U.S.C. § 35, or for failure to comply with the terms of the license or with the Commission's rules.

•The (Lead) Applicant(s) certifies that, pursuant to section 1.767(j) of the Commission's rules, on the date of filing this application with the Commission, it shall also send a complete copy of the application including all Supplements, or any major amendments or other material filings regarding the application, to:
U.S. Coordinator, EB/CIP, U.S. Department of State, 2201 C Street, NW., Washington, DC 20520-5818; Office of Chief Counsel/NTIA, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th St. and Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20230; and Defense Information Systems Agency, ATTN: GC/DO1, 6910 Cooper Avenue,
Fort Meade, MD 20755-7088, and shall certify such service on a service list attached to the application or other filing.
•The Applicant(s) certifies that it has provided all the required information and certifications under section 1.767 of the Commission's rules.
•The Applicant certifies that neither it nor any other party to the application is subject to a denial of Federal benefits, including FCC benefits, pursuant to section 5301 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, 21 U.S.C. § 862, because of a conviction for possession or distribution of a controlled substance. See 47 CFR §
1.2002(b) for the meaning of "party to the application" for these purposes. (This certification does not apply to applications filed in services exempted under § 1.2002(c) of the rules, or to Federal, State or local governmental entities or subdivisions thereof. See 47 CFR § 1.2002(c).)

The Applicant(s) certi es that all of its statements made in this Application (including any Supplement(s)) and in the attachments or documents incorporated by reference are material, are part of this Application, and are true, complete, correct, and made in good faith.

40. Party Authorized to Sign
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FAILURE TO SIGN THIS FORM MAY RESULT IN DISMISSAL
OF THE APPLICATION AND FORFEITURE OF ANY FEES PAID
WILLFUL FALSE STATEMENTS MADE ON THIS FORM ARE PUNISHABLE
BY FINE AND/OR IMPRISONMENT (U.S. Code, Title 18, Section 1001),
AND/OR REVOCATION OF ANY STATION LICENSE OR CONSTRUCTION PERMIT
(U.S. Code, Title 47, Section 35), AND/OR FORFEITURE (U.S. Code, Title 47, Section 503)

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FRN

Applicant/Licensee Legal Entity Type

Alternate Street Address
Alternate Fax Number

Alternate City
Alternate Email

FRN

Relationship

Alternate State

Cable Landing Station(s) Location and Ownership Information

Individual Name

Alternate Zip/Postal Code

Alternate Street Address

Alternate City

Company

Telephone number

Individual Name
Alternate State

Company

Fax number

Email

Telephone Number

Alternate Zip/Postal Code

U.S. and Foreign Landing Location Information Geographic Coordinates

Street address
Fax Number

6. Name of Cable System

City

Email

State

Zip/Postal Code

Street Address

City

7. Brief Application Description

State

Alternate Individual Name
Zip/Postal Code

9.a. CZMA Certificate

Alternate Company

Alternate Individual Name

10.a. ICFS

10.b. ULS

Alternate Telephone Number
Alternate Company

10.c. Docket

Applicants

Alternate Fax Number

Alternate Email

Alternate Telephone Number
13.a. ICFS File Number:

13.b. Call Sign:

The Applicant(s) acknowledges these requirements.

21.a. Provide, in the fields below, the name, address, citizenship, and principal business of any person or entity that directly or indirectly owns at least 10% of the equity and/or voting interests or a controlling interest of the Applicant ("interest holder") and the percentage of equity and/or voting interests owned by each of those entities to the
nearest 1%. Also provide, in an attachment, a detailed ownership listing and ownership diagram, as required by section 1.767(a)(8)(i) of the Commission's rules.
23.a. Provide the affiliation information: the name of the foreign carrier and the destination market(s)

23.d. If No, explain:

24.a. If yes, select the appropriate fee code for the application.

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25.a. Identify the rule section(s) for which a waiver is sought below.

First Name

Last Name

Title

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