Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of ) SSI ATLANTIC CROSSING LLC ) and ) GT LANDING CORP. ) ) Application for authority to assign ) File No. SCL-ASG-19981207-00028 the Cable Landing License for the ) Atlantic Crossing Cable System ) ORDER AND AUTHORIZATION Adopted: June 29, 1999 Released: June 30, 1999 By the Chief, Telecommunications Division: 1. SSI Atlantic Crossing LLC (SSI Atlantic Crossing) and GT Landing Corp. (GT Landing), pursuant to the Cable Landing License Act and Executive Order No. 10530 submitted the above-captioned application requesting authority to assign the Cable Landing License for the Atlantic Crossing Cable System (AC-1) from SSI Atlantic Crossing to GT Landing. The application was placed on public notice on December 23, 1998 (Report No. TEL-00047NS). We received no comments. 2. GT Landing, a Delaware corporation, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Atlantic Crossing Ltd. (ACL), a Bermuda company which, through a series of intermediate holding companies, is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Global Crossing Ltd. (Global Crossing). ACL was formed to construct and operate AC-1. Prior to construction, ACL entered into a contract with Tyco Submarine Systems Ltd. (TSSL), the indirect parent of SSI Atlantic Crossing, for the development, design, construction, and installation of AC-1. Under that contract, as segments of the system were constructed, became ready for service, and accepted by ACL, the ownership of the segment assets, with the exception of the U.S. portion of the system, transferred to ACL and its subsidiaries. Thus, ACL owns the portions of AC-1 from the landing stations in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Germany to one-half mile beyond the territorial limits of those countries. On the other hand, SSI Atlantic Crossing owns the corresponding portion of AC-1 within the United States. GT Landing, however, owns the land and the building which house the Brookhaven cable station. SSI Atlantic Crossing leases space in that building and owns all cable station terminal equipment at the U.S. landing. GT Landing now seeks to exercise a purchase option that allows it to acquire title to the U.S. portion of AC-1 from SSI Atlantic Crossing, in order to integrate ownership of the U.S. segment of AC-1 into ACL. GT Landing proposes to acquire ownership of all plant and equipment at the U.S. landing and the U.S. territory portions of AC-1 from the landing station to the points that are one-half mile beyond the U.S. territorial limits. 3. As required by Section 1.767(a)(6) of the Commission's rules, SSI Atlantic Crossing and GT Landing have listed their ownership information, including foreign affiliations. Based on their application, the foreign affiliates of GT Landing do not raise concerns that warrant denial of the application under the Cable Landing License Act. GT Landing states that because it is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Global Crossing, Ltd., it is affiliated with several overseas start-up companies owned by Global Crossing which are constructing a terrestrial fiber optic network in Europe, Pan European Crossing (PEC). GT Landing also is affiliated with the landing parties for the AC-1 Cable because all of them are indirect wholly owned subsidiaries of Global Crossing. Finally, GT Landing is affiliated with a Japanese start-up company, Global Access Ltd., which has recently been granted a Japanese Type-1 telecommunications license. Thus, GT Landing is affiliated with foreign carriers in the following countries: Switzerland, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, France, Italy, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Ireland, and Japan. In addition, GT Landing will soon become affiliated with a foreign carrier in Austria. Because all of GT Landings' affiliates in the destination countries of the AC-1 Cable are start-up companies with no market power, we find that these affiliations do not affect the grant of the instant application. 4. Pursuant to Section 1.767(b) of the Commission's Rules, the Cable Landing License Act, and Executive Order No. 10530, we informed the Department of State of the application. The Department of State, after coordinating with the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Department of Defense, stated that it has no objection to the proposed assignment of license. 5. Upon consideration of the application and in view of the foregoing, we conclude that this assignment does not raise any of the concerns listed in the Cable Landing License Act, and that consent to assignment of the AC-1 Cable Landing License from SSI Atlantic Crossing to GT Landing will serve the public interest, convenience and necessity. 6. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that the application of SSI Atlantic Crossing and GT landing, File No. SCL-ASG-19981207-00028 IS GRANTED, and the assignment of the AC-1 Cable Landing License from SSI Atlantic Crossing to GT Landing is authorized. Applicants are required to notify the Commission within 30 days of the consummation of this assignment. 7. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all terms and conditions imposed in the original License, Order on Reconsideration and the Modification to the License (see note 3) granted to SSI Atlantic Crossing remain in effect. 8. This Order is issued under Section 0.261 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R.  0.261, and is effective upon adoption. 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 public notice of this Order (see 47 C.F.R. Section 1.4(b)(2)). FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Rebecca Arbogast Chief, Telecommunications Division International Bureau