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The application was placed on public notice on March 13, 1998. No comments were received.  S- px` ` 2. Primus, a publiclytraded Delaware corporation, is the parent company of Primus  xTelecommunications, Inc. (PTI). PTI is authorized to provide facilitiesbased and resale services between  S9- xthe United States and international points.9"p yO-ԍxFile Nos. ITC95631 (Jan. 25, 1996); and ITC96374 (Aug. 19, 1996); 11 FCC Rcd 6405 (1996). Primus is affiliated with foreign carriers in Australia, Canada,  S- xMexico, and the United Kingdom. p yOX-  ԍXxThe following foreign carriers are whollyowned subsidiaries of Primus: Axicorp pty, an Australian   telecommunications carrier; PTI and 3362426 Canada, Inc., registered Canadian resellers; Primus Mexico,   a Mexican carrier that provides private line voice and data services; and Primus U. K., a U. K. carrier that holds an ISR license in the United Kingdom. (# TresCom, a publiclytraded Florida corporation, is authorized, through  xits subsidiaries, to provide facilitiesbased and resale services between the United States and international  S- xzpoints.'x@p yO#-  LԍXxSt. Thomas & San Juan Telephone Company, Inc., File Nos. 89097, 4 FCC Rcd 5469 (1989); ITC89097  1A, 5 FCC Rcd 63 (1990); ITC89169, 5 FCC Rcd 65 (1990); ITC90075, 5 FCC Rcd 6369 (1990);   =ITC90158, 6 FCC Rcd 1963 (1991); ITC92106, 7 FCC Rcd 4266 (1993); ITC93029, 8 FCC Rcd 5263   (1993); ITC93030, 8 FCC Rcd 5287 (1993); ITC93036, 8 FCC Rcd 3644 (1993); ITC94023, 9 FCC   Rcd 1560 (1994); ITC94420, 9 FCC Rcd 5801 (1994); ITC95085, 9 FCC Rcd 2832 (1995); ITC95  \217, 10 FCC Rcd 6384 (1995); ITC95580, 11 FCC Rcd 7976 (1996); ITC95490, 11 FCC Rcd 7978 (1996); ITC96234, DA 961234 (Aug. 6, 1996); ITC97221, DA 9882 (Jan. 20, 1998). (#"(, * *("ԌxPuerto Rico Telecom Corporation, ITC90055, 5 FCC Rcd 3738 (1990). xSTSJ Overseas Telephone Company, Inc., ITC90120, 5 FCC Rcd 5490 (1990). xCaribbean Telecommunications, Inc., ITC92218, 7 FCC Rcd 6853 (1992). xRockwell Communications Corporation, ITC94282, Report No. I6990 (1994).   XxIntex Telecommunications, Inc., ITC95109, Report No. I8014 (rel. Feb. 22, 1995); ITC95185, 12 FCC   =Rcd 1692 (1997); ITC95189, 10 FCC Rcd 4950 (1995); ITC95541, 11 FCC Rcd 1089 (1996); ITC95623, 11 FCC Rcd 3456 (1996).(# xTresCom U.S.A., Inc., ITC95536, Report No. I8132 (rel. Dec. 8, 1995).' TresCom's subsidiaries are also authorized, under the Cable Landing License Act to land and", * *,,M"  S- xloperate several submarine cables in the United States.zX yOp -  kԍXxSt. Thomas & San Juan Telephone Company, Inc., File Nos. SCL92002, 7 FCC Rcd 4275 (1992); SCL  .93001, 8 FCC Rcd 5038 (1993); SCL93002, 8 FCC Rcd 5041 (1993); SCL95008, SCL95012, 11 FCC Rcd 7690 (1996); SCL96003, 11 FCC Rcd 9188 (1996); SCL97001, DA 9881 (Jan. 20, 1998).(#z Primus and TresCom have entered into an  x.Agreement and Plan of Merger whereby TresCom will be merged with Taurus Acquisition Corporation,  xa newlyformed Florida corporation and whollyowned subsidiary of Primus, formed for this transaction. The surviving entity will be TresCom. Thus, TresCom will become a whollyowned subsidiary of Primus.  S- px` ` 3. As required by the Commission's rules,Q  yO-ԍXx47 C.F.R.  63.18(i).(#Q Primus and TresCom have certified that  xthey have not agreed to accept any special concessions from any foreign carrier and will not enter into  x[such agreements in the future, except as permitted by the Commission's rules. TresCom further certifies  xthat its affiliated foreign carriers do not have the ability to discriminate against unaffiliated U.S. carriers through control of bottleneck services or facilities.  S- pSx` ` 4. Based on their application, the foreign affiliates of Primus do not raise concerns  xthat could persuade us to deny the application under Section 214 of the Communications Act, as amended,  xor the Cable Landing License Act. We note that Primus Mexico, an affiliate of Primus, is on the route  xLserved by the Columbus II Cable System, one of TresCom's subsidiaries' submarine cable landing license  xauthorizations. Primus Mexico does provide private line voice and data services, however, we find that it lacks market power on the U.S.Mexico route.  Sj- pcx` ` 5. Pursuant to Section 1.767(b) of the Commission's Rules,Xj  yO-ԍXx47 C.F.R.  1.767(b) (1996).(#X the Cable Landing  S7- x.License Act, and Executive Order No. 10530,7 {O-ԍXxExec. Order No. 10530, reprinted as amended in 3 U.S.C.  301 app. at 45960 (1994).(#Ɩ we informed the Department of State of the application.i X7 yOy -  @ԍXxLetter from Diane J. Cornell, Chief, Telecommunications Division, International Bureau, Federal   Communications Commission, to Steven W. Lett, Deputy U.S. Coordinator, Office of International Communications and Information Policy, U.S. Department of State (March 18, 1998).(#i  S- x The Department of State, after coordinating with the National Telecommunications and Information  xAdministration and the Department of Defense, stated that it has no objection to the proposed transfer of  S-control.  yO&-  ԍXxLetter from Vonya B. McCann, Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, U.S.  yO&-Department of State, to Regina M. Keeney, Chief, International Bureau (April 30, 1998). (# "k ,l(l(,,"Ԍ S- px` ` 6. Upon consideration of the application and in view of the foregoing, we conclude  xMthat consent to transfer control of TresCom to Primus will serve the public interest, convenience and necessity.  S4- px` ` 7. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that the application of TresCom and Primus, File No. ITC98202TC IS GRANTED, and the transfer of control of TresCom to Primus is authorized.  S- pDx` ` 8. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all terms and conditions of any Commission orders granting authority to TresCom and Primus to provide common carrier services remain in effect.  S- px` ` 9. This Order is issued under Section 0.261 of the Commission's Rules and is  xkeffective upon adoption. Petitions for reconsideration under Section 1.106 or applications for review  xunder Section 1.115 of the Commission's Rules may be filed within 30 days of the date of public notice  Si -of this Order (see Section 1.4(b)(2)).  S - x` `  FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION  S7- x` `  Diane J. Cornell  S- x` `  Chief, Telecommunications Division  S- x` `  International Bureau T