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($     $  0..AnActRelatingtotheLandingandOperationofSubmarineCablesintheUnitedStates,47U.S.C.3439(CableLandingLicenseAct).Seealso47C.F.R.1.767.(!2b$ i!  2C  $3C--&'%&'%%&'  2a%&'Ԁ  0   $  ..Exec.OrderNo.10530,reprintedasamendedin3U.S.C.301app.at45960(1994).  $  0..AsiaDirectCommunicationsL.L.C.,alicenseeofasubmarinefiberopticcablebetweenthewestcoastoftheUnitedStatesandCanada,Japan,thePeople'sRepublicofChinaandtheRepublicofKorea(FileNo.SCL95013);AtlanticExpressCommunicationsL.L.C.,alicenseeofasubmarinefiberopticcablebetweenthenortheasternUnitedStatesandtheUnitedKingdom(FileNo.SCL95005);AtlanticExpressCommunicationsII,L.L.C.,alicenseeofasubmarinefiberopticcablebetweenthenortheasternUnitedStates,BermudaandtheUnitedKingdom(FileNo.SCL95006);BahamasExpressCommunications,Ltd.,L.C.,alicenseeofasubmarinefiberopticcablebetweenFloridaandtheBahamas(FileNo.SCL95004);GuamTelecom,Ltd.,L.C.,alicenseeofasubmarinefiberopticcablebetweenGuamandHawaii(FileNo.SCL94003);HawaiiExpressCommunicationsL.L.C.,alicenseeofasubmarinefiberopticcablebetweentheU.S.mainlandandHawaii(FileNo.SCL95010);andOrientExpressCommunicationsL.L.C.,alicenseeofasubmarinefiberopticcablebetweenGuam,thePhilippines,HongKong,thePeople'sRepublicofChinaandtheRepublicofKorea(FileNo.SCL95011). $  0..ThiswilloccurasaresultofaplannedmergerbetweenNeptuneandGCPacificLanding,anindirect,whollyownedsubsidiaryofGlobalCrossing. D $  0..ReportNo.TEL00047NS. A $  0..Seeinfran.2. H $  ..47C.F.R.1.767(a)(6). $  0..LetterfromSherriCook,VicePresident&Secretary,GCPacificLandingCorp.toMagalieRomanSalas,Secretary,FCC(June14,1999). $  0..AlloftheseforeigncarriersarealsoindirectsubsidiariesofGlobalCrossing,andthussistercorporationsofGCPacificLandingCorp. J $  0..Currently,GCPacificLandingCorp.doesnotprovideinternationaltelecommunicationsservicetoanycountryinwhichitisaffiliatedwithaforeigncarrier.Inthefuture,however,GCLandingCorp.statesitmayprovideinternationaltelecommunicationsservicetothesecountries. 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Beforethe 2 @  4FederalCommunicationsCommission@339Washington,D.C.20554   IntheMatterof@D  )ASIADIRECTCOMMUNICATIONS,L.L.C.    )   @D  )ATLANTICEXPRESSCOMMUNICATIONS,L.L.C.  )      `     h     )ATLANTICEXPRESSCOMMUNI h     ) R   ЀCATIONSII,L.L.C.   h     ) "     `     h     )BAHAMASEXPRESSCOMMUNICATIONS    )   ЀLTD.,L.C. `     h   ) `     `     h     )GUAMTELECOM,LTD.,L.C. h     ) 2     `     h     )HAWAIIEXPRESSCOMMUNICATIONS,L.L.C.  )     `     h     )ORIENTEXPRESSCOMMUNICATIONS,L.L.C.  ) r@    `     h     )and   `     h     )     `     h     )NEPTUNEGLOBALSYSTEMS,L.L.C.    )     `     h     )NEPTUNECOMMUNICATIONS,L.L.C.    ) R     `     h     )NEPTUNECOMMUNICATIONSCORP.    )     `     h     )and   `     h     ) `    `     h     )GCPACIFICLANDINGCORP. h     ) 2!     `     h     )GLOBALCROSSINGLTD.   h     ) ""    `     h     )Applicationforauthority,pursuantto h     )FileNos.  SCLASG1998120400029 r$@$ theSubmarineCableLandingLicenseAct@D  )  SCLT/C1998120400030 B%% toassignCableLandingLicenses@D  ) && andtotransfercontroloftheentityholdingsuch  ) &' Licenses `     h     ) ' (    `     h     )   "*"+ MEMORANDUMOPINION,ORDERANDAUTHORIZATION    pӀ Adopted:July6,1999 p..p Released:July7,1999 e[X` hp x (#%'0*,.8135@8:<H?AeBytheChief,TelecommunicationsDivision:  I.Introduction     ..21.3  ` ..` AsiaDirectCommunications,L.L.C.,AtlanticExpressCommunications,L.L.C.,AtlanticExpressCommunicationsII,L.L.C.,BahamasExpressCommunications,Ltd.,L.C.,GuamTelecom,Ltd.,L.C.,HawaiiExpressCommunications,L.L.C.,andOrientExpressCommunications,L.L.C.(collectivelyCurrentLicenseHolders),andNeptuneGlobalSystems,L.L.C.(NeptuneGlobal),NeptuneCommunications,L.L.C.,NeptuneCommunicationsCorp.(Neptune),GlobalCrossingLtd.(GlobalCrossing)andGCPacificLandingCorp.(collectivelyJointApplicants),pursuanttotheCableLandingLicenseAct    ,andExecutiveOrderNo.10,530,    ׀submittedtheabovecaptionedapplicationrequestingauthorityto:(1)assignthecablelandinglicensesheldbytheCurrentLicenseHolders(theLicenses)    ׀toNeptune;and(2)transfercontrolofNeptune(astheholderoftheLicenses)fromNeptuneCommunications,L.L.C.,toGCPacificLanding,whichisanindirect,whollyownedsubsidiaryofGlobalCrossingLtd.(GlobalCrossing),whichwillcontrolthelicenses.TheJointApplicantsanticipatethatcontrolofNeptunewilltransfertoGCPacificLandingsimultaneouslywiththeassignmentoftheLicensestoNeptune.    ׀Theapplicationrequeststhetwotransactionsseparately,however,sothatiftheproposedmergerbetweenNeptuneandGCPacificLandingCorp.doesnottakeplace,NeptunewillremainthelicenseeandNeptuneCommunications,L.L.C.willultimatelycontrolthelicenses.TheapplicationwasplacedonpublicnoticeonDecember23,1998(ReportNo.TEL00047NS).    ׀Wereceivednocomments.  ..A.` ..` AssignmentofCableLandingLicenses     ..22.3  ` ..` ThesevenCurrentLicenseHolderseachholdsaCableLandingLicenseforaprivatesubmarinecable.    ׀TheCurrentLicenseHoldersseekauthoritytoassigntheLicensestoNeptuneGlobal,aDelawarelimitedliabilitycompanyownedbytheprincipalsoftheCurrentLicenseHolders.TheCurrentLicenseHoldersthenseekauthoritytoassigntheLicensesfromNeptuneGlobaltoNeptuneCommunications,L.L.C.,aDelawarelimitedliabilitycompanyownedinpartbytheCurrentLicenseHolders.NeptuneCommunications,L.L.C.will,inturn,assigntheLicensestoitswhollyownedsubsidiary,Neptune,aDelawarecorporation.ThenetresultoftheseeventswillbetheassignmentoftheLicensesfromtheCurrentLicenseHolderstoNeptune.  ..B.` ..` TransferofControl     ..23.3  ` ..` TheJointApplicantsanticipatethatGCPacificLanding,aDelawarecorporationandanindirect,whollyownedsubsidiaryofGlobalCrossing,aBermudacorporation,willbemergedwithandintoNeptune.NeptunewillbethesurvivingcorporationinthemergerbutwilltakethenameofGCPacificLandingCorp.Atthecloseofthemerger,newGCPacificLandingCorp.(therenamedsurvivingentity)willbetheholderoftheLicensesandwillbecontrolledbyGlobalCrossing.TheJointApplicantshavestatedintheirapplicationfortransferofcontrolthatthereisapossibilitythattheproposedmergerofexistingGCPacificLandingCorp.withandintoNeptunemaynotbeconsummatedforbusinessreasonsindependentofthisapplication.Intheeventthemergerisnotconsummated,theJointApplicantshavestatedthatNeptunewillhold,andNeptuneCommunications,L.L.C.,willcontrol,theLicensesandthattheCommissionwillbenotifiedasappropriate.̀  II.Discussion  ..24.3  ` ..` AsrequiredbySection1.767(a)(6)oftheCommission'srules,    ׀theJointApplicantshavelistedtheirownershipinformation,includingforeignaffiliations.Basedontheirapplication,theforeignaffiliatesofNeptuneandGCPacificLandingCorp.donotraiseconcernsthatwarrantdenialoftheapplicationundertheCableLandingLicenseAct.TheJointApplicantsstatethatneitherNeptunenorGCPacificLandingareforeigncarriers.Neptuneisnotaffiliatedwithanyforeigncarriers.SincetheJointApplicantsfiledtheirapplication,GCPacificLandingCorp.notifiedtheCommissionofitsforeigncarrieraffiliations.    ׀Asanindirect,whollyownedsubsidiaryofGlobalCrossing,GCPacificLandingCorpisaffiliatedwithforeigncarriersinthefollowingcountries:Switzerland,Denmark,Germany,theNetherlands,France,Italy,theUnitedKingdom,Belgium,andIreland.    ׀Inaddition,GCLandingCorp.willsoonbecomeaffiliatedwithaforeigncarrierinAustria.GCLandingCorp.isalsoaffiliatedwithaforeigncompanythatholdsaTypeIlicenseinJapan,butwhichisnotcurrentlyprovidingservice.    ׀GCPacificLandingCorp.statesthatalloftheaffiliatedcarriersarenewlicenseesthatlackmarketpowerintheirhomecountries...25.3  ` ..` ExceptforJapanandtheUnitedKingdom,wefindthattheforeignaffiliationsdonotaffectgrantoftheapplicationbecausenoneofthecablesystemslandinthesecountries.AsforJapanandtheUnitedKingdom,wefindthatbecausethecarriersarenewlicenseeswithnomarketpower,theseaffiliationsdonotaffectthegrantofthisapplication...26.3  ` ..` PursuanttoSection1.767(b)oftheCommission'sRules,    ׀theCableLandingLicenseAct,andExecutiveOrderNo.10530,    ׀weinformedtheDepartmentofStateoftheapplication.    ׀ TheDepartmentofState,aftercoordinatingwiththeNationalTelecommunicationsandInformationAdministrationandtheDepartmentofDefense,statedthatithasnoobjectiontotheproposedtransactions.    ..27.3  ` ..` Uponconsiderationoftheapplicationandinviewoftheforegoing,weconcludethatconsentto:(1)assignthecablelandinglicensesheldbytheCurrentLicenseHolderstoNeptune;and(2)transferultimatecontrolofNeptunefromNeptuneCommunications,L.L.C.,toGlobalCrossingwillservethepublicinterest,convenienceandnecessity.  III.OrderingClauses   ..28.3  ` ..` Accordingly,ITISORDEREDthattheapplicationoftheJointApplicants,FileNo.SCLASG1998120400029,fortheultimateassignmentofLicensesheldbytheCurrentLicenseHolderstoNeptuneCommunicationsCorp.,awhollyownedsubsidiaryofNeptuneCommunications,L.L.C.,isGRANTED...29.3  ` ..` ITISFURTHERORDEREDthattheapplication,FileNo.SCLT/C1998120400030,forthemergerofGCPacificLandingCorp.withandintoNeptunewiththeultimatetransferofcontrolofNeptunefromNeptuneCommunicationsL.L.C.toGlobalCrossingisGRANTED. ..210.3  ` ..` ITISFURTHERORDEREDthat,intheeventtheproposedmergerofGCPacificLandingCorp.withandintoNeptuneCommunicationsCorp.isnotconsummated,theJointApplicantsshallnotifytheCommissionthatthemergerwasnotconcluded.Consequently,NeptuneCommunicationsCorp.mayhold,andNeptuneCommunicationsL.L.C.maycontroltheLicenses...211.3  ` ..` ITISFURTHERORDEREDthatalltermsandconditionsimposedontherelatedlicensesaslistedinfootnote3remainineffect...212.3  ` ..` ThisOrderisissuedunderSection0.261oftheCommission'srules,47C.F.R.0.261andiseffectiveuponadoption.PetitionsforreconsiderationunderSection1.106orapplicationsforreviewunderSection1.115oftheCommission'sRules,47C.F.R.1.106,1.115,maybefiledwithin30daysofthedateofpublicnoticeofthisOrder(see47C.F.R.1.4(b)(2)).̀..` ..`  .. ..h..hFEDERALCOMMUNICATIONSCOMMISSIOǸ..` ..`  .. ..h..hRebeccaArbogast̀..` ..`  .. ..h..hChief,TelecommunicationsDivisioǹ..` ..`  .. ..h..hInternationalBureaù