LAW OFFICES OF THOMAS K. CROWE, P.C.
1250 24th STREET, N.W.
SUITE 300
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20037
TELEPHONE (202) 263-3640
FAX (202) 263-3641
E-MAIL firm@tkcrowe.com
December 18, 2006
BY ELECTRONIC FILING
Marlene Dortch
Secretary
Federal Communications Commission
445 12th Street SW
Washington, DC 20554
Re: WC 05-299; Notification ofPro Forma Transfer ofControl ofMaskina
Communications, Inc.
Dear Ms. Dortch:
Maskina Communications, Inc., through its undersigned attorneys, hereby submits the
attached Notification of the Pro Forma Transfer of Control of Maskina Communications, Inc.
This submission relates to the April 30, 2004 conversion of Transcom Holdings, LLC, a Texas
limited liability company, to Transcom Holdings, Inc., a Texas corporation. At the time of this
conversion Transcom Holdings, LLC was the 100% owner of Transcom Holdings, Inc., now
known as Maskina Communications, Inc.
Please contact the undersigned with any questions.
Respectfully submitted,
Thomas K. Crowe
Joshua T. Guyan,
Counsel for Maskina
Communications, Inc.
Enclosure
cc: Renee Crittendon, Division Chief, Competition Policy Division, WCB
Alexis Johns, Attorney-Advisor, Competition Policy Division, WCB
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APPLICANT INFORMATION
Enter a description of this application to identify it on the main menu:
Pro Forma Transfer of Control of Maskina Communications, Inc.
INTERNATIONAL SECTION 214 AUTHORIZATIONS
FORASSIGNMENT OR
TRANSFER OF CONTROL
FCC 214 MAIN FORM FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
FCC Use Only
1. Legal Name of Applicant
Name: Maskina Communications, Inc. Phone Number: 972?607?4761
DBA
Name:
Fax Number: 972?929?2840
Street: 8445 Freeway Parkway E?Mail:
Suite 650
City: Irving State: TX
Country: USA Zipcode: 75063 ?
Attention: Mr Jeff Becker
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CLASSIFICATION OF FILING
2. Name of Contact Representative
Name: Joshua T. Guyan Phone Number: 202?263?3640
Company: Law Offices of Thomas K. Crowe,
P.C.
Fax Number: 202?263?3641
Street: 1250 24th St., NW E?Mail: firm@tkcrowe.com
Suite 300
City: Washington, DC State: DC
Country: USA Zipcode: 20037?
Attention: Mr. Joshua T. Guyan Relationship: Legal Counsel
3.Choose the button next to the classification that best describes this filing. Choose only one.
a. Assignment of Section 214 Authority
An Assignment of an authorization is a transaction in which the authorization, or a portion of it, is assigned from one entity to another. Following
an assignment, the authorization will usually be held by an entity other than the one to which it was originally granted. (See Section 63.24(b).)
b. Transfer of Control of Section 214 Authority
A Transfer of Control is a transaction in which the authorization remains held by the same entity, but there is a change in the entity or entities that
control the authorization holder. (See Section 63.24(c).)
c. Notification of Pro Forma Assignment of Section 214 Authority ( No fee required )
d. Notification of Pro Forma Transfer of Control of Section 214 Authority ( No fee required )
Date of Consummation: Must be completed if you selecct c or d.
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4. File Number(s) of Section 214 Authority(ies) for Which You Seek Consent to Assign or Transfer Control.
Note: If the Section 214 Authorization Holder whose authority is being assigned or transferred does not have an "ITC" File No. under which it is
operating, contact the Help Desk for assistance before proceeding further with this application.  You cannot enter an "ITC?ASG" or
"ITC?T/C" File No. in response to this question.  Your response must specify one or more "ITC" File Nos.  Relevant
"ITC?ASG" or "ITC?T/C" File Nos. should be listed only in Attachment 1 in response to Question 10.
File Number:IT
C214200210310
0534
File Number: File Number: File Number: File Number: File Number: File Number: File Number:
5. Name of Section 214 Authorization Holder
Name: Maskina Communications, Inc. Phone
Number:
972?607?4761
DBA Name: Fax Number: 972?929?2840
Street: 8445 Freeway Parkway E?Mail:
Suite 650
City: Irving State: TX
Country: USA Zipcode: 75063
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Attention: Mr Jeff Becker
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6. Name of Assignor / Transferor
Name: Transcom Holdings, LLC Phone
Number:
972?792?3700
DBA Name: Fax Number:
Street: 1925 West John Carpenter Freeway E?Mail:
Suite 500
City: Irving State: TX
Country: USA Zipcode: 75063 ?
Attention: Ms Carolyn Malone
7. Name of Assignee / Transferee
Name: Transcom Holdings, Inc. Phone
Number:
972?792?3700
DBA Name: Fax Number:
Street: 1925 West John Carpenter Freeway E?Mail:
Suite 500
City: Irving State: TX
Country: USA Zipcode: 75063
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Attention: Ms Carolyn Malone
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8a. Is a fee submitted with this application?
If Yes, complete and attach FCC Form 159. If No, indicate reason for fee exemption (see 47 C.F.R.Section 1.1114).
Governmental Entity Noncommercial educational licensee Notification of Pro Forma (No fee required.)
Other(please explain):
8b. You must file a separate application for each legal entity that holds one or more Section 214 authorizations to be assigned or transferred.
Fee Classification CUT ? Section 214 Authority
9. Description (Summarize the nature of the application.)
(If the complete description does not appear in this box, please go to the end of the form to view it in its entirety.)
Notification of a pro forma transfer of control of Maskina
Communications, Inc. from Transcom Holdings, LLC to Transcom Holdings,
Inc.
10. In Attachment 1, please respond to paragraphs (c) and (d) of Section 63.18 with respect to the assignor/transferor and the assignee/transferee.
Label your response "Answer to Question 10".
11. Does any entity, directly or indirectly, own at least ten (10) percent of the equity of the assignee/transferee as
determined by successive multiplication in the manner specified in the note to Section 63.18(h) of the rules?
Yes No
If you answered "Yes" to this question, provide in Attachment 1, the name, address, citizenship, and principal
businesses of each person or entity that directly or indirectly owns at least ten (10) percent of the equity of the
assignee/transferee, and the percentage of equity owned by each of those persons or entities (to the nearest one
percent). Label your response "Answer to Question 11."
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12. Does the assignee/transferee have any interlocking directorates with a foreign carrier? Yes No
If you answered "Yes" to this question, identify each interlocking officer/director in Attachment 1. (See Section
63.09(g).) Provide the name and position/title of the individual or entity, the name of the foreign carrier, and the
country in which the foreign carrier is authorized to operate. Label your response: "Answer to Question 12."
13. Provide in Attachment 1 a narrative of the means by which the proposed assignment or transfer of control will take place. In circumstances
of a substantial assignment or transfer of control pursuant to Section 63.24(e), where the assignor seeks authority to assign only a portion of its
U.S. international assets and/or customer base, please specify whether the assignor requests authority to continue to operate under any or all of
its international Section 214 File Nos. after consummation; and, if so, please specify in Attachment 1 each File No. it seeks to retain in its own
name. Label your response "Answer to Question 13."
Note: The assignor may retain any or all of its international Section 214 File Nos. In that case, the assignor will continue to hold the
international section 214 authorizations that it specifies in response to this question. The ITC?ASG File No. that the Commission assigns to this
application will, when granted, constitute Commission authorization of the proposed assignment of assets and /or customers from the assignor
to the assignee. Unless Commission grant of the assignment application specifies otherwise, the assignee may provide the same services on the
same routes as permitted under the assignor?s Section 214 authorization(s), and the assignee may provide such service to any customers it may
obtain in the ordinary course of business.
If this filing is not a notification of a pro forma assignment or pro forma transfer of control, please respond to Questions 14?20 below. (See
Section 63.24(d).) Otherwise, you may proceed to Question 21 below.
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14. Check "Yes" below if the assignee is a foreign carrier or if, upon consummation of the proposed assignment or
transfer of control, the Section 214 holder would be affiliated with a foreign carrier. (See Section 63.18 (i).) The
terms "foreign carrier" and "affiliated" are defined in Section 63.09 (d) & (e) of the rules respectively.
Yes No
If you answered "Yes" to this question, please specify in Attachment 1 each foreign country in which the assignee
is a foreign carrier or in which the Section 214 holder, upon consummation, would be affiliated with a foreign
carrier. Label your response, "Answer to Question 14."
15. If this application is granted and the proposed assignment or transfer is consummated, would the Section 214
holder be authorized to provide service to any destination country for which any of the following statements is
true?
Yes No
(1) The Section 214 holder is a foreign carrier in that country; or
(2) The Section 214 holder controls a foreign carrier in that country; or
(3) Any entity that owns more than 25 percent of the Section 214 holder, or that controls the Section 214 holder,
controls a foreign carrier in that country.
(4) Two or more foreign carriers (or parties that control foreign carriers) own, in the aggregate, more than 25
percent of the Section 214 holder 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 international basic telecommunications services
in the United States.
If you answered "Yes" to this question, please specify in Attachment 1 each foreign carrier and country for which
any of the above statements would be true. Label your response, "Answer to Question 15."
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16. If you answered "Yes" to question 14, do you request classification of the Section 214 holder as a "non?
dominant" carrier, upon consummation of the proposed transaction, between the United States and any or all
countries listed in response to Question 14? See Section 63.10 of the rules.
Yes No
If you answered "Yes" to this question, you must provide information in Attachment 1 to demonstrate that the
Section 214 holder would qualify for non?dominant classification under Section 63.10 of the rules on each U.S.?
destination country route where it would be a foreign carrier, or would be affiliated with a foreign carrier and for
which you request non?dominant classification. Label your response, "Answer to Question 16."
17. If you answered "Yes" to question 14 and you have not provided information in response to Question 16 to demonstrate that the Section 214
holder would qualify for non?dominant classification under Section 63.10 of the rules on each U.S.?destination route where it would be a
foreign carrier, or be affiliated with a foreign carrier, check "Yes" below to certify that the assignee/transferee agrees to comply with the
dominant carrier safeguards in Section 63.10 (c) & (e) of the rules in the provision of international service between the United States and any
foreign country(ies) for which you have not provided the required information.
Yes, I certify that I agree to comply with the dominant carrier safeguards in Section 63.10 (c) & (e) of the rules in my provision of
international service between the United States and the following foreign country(ies):
No, Does not apply.
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18. If you answered "Yes" to question 15, and if you have not provided information in response to question 16 to demonstrate that the Section
214 holder would qualify for non?dominant classification under Section 63.10 of the rules in its provision of service to each of the countries
identified in response to question 15, the Section 214 holder may not be eligible to provide international telecommunications service between
the U.S. and each such country following consummation of the assignment or transfer. In order to determine whether the public interest would
be served by authorizing service on these U.S.?destination country routes, the assignee/transferee must provide information, in Attachment 1,
to satisfy one of the showings specified in Section 63.18(k) of the rules. Label your response, "Answer to Question 18."
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19. If the assignee, or the Section 214 holder that is the subject of this transfer of control application, is a provider of Commercial Mobile Radio
Services, you need not answer this question.
If any of the Section 214 authorization(s) that would be assigned or transferred, authorize the Section 214 holder to resell the international
switched services of an unaffiliated U.S. carrier for the purpose of providing international telecommunications services to a country listed in
response to question 14, and unless you have provided information in response to question 16 to demonstrate that the Section 214 holder would
qualify for non?dominant classification under Section 63.10(a)(3) of the rules for each country, check "Yes" below to certify that the
assignee/transferee will file the quarterly traffic reports required by Section 43.61(c) of the rules; and/or state in Attachment 1 that the foreign
carrier(s) for which the applicant has not made a showing under Section 63.10(c)(3) do(es) not collect settlement payments from U.S.
international carriers. (See Section 63.18(l).)
Yes, I certify that I agree to comply with the quarterly traffic reporting requirements set forth in section 43.61( c ) of the rules.
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Applicant certifies that its responses to questions 21 through 25 are true:
20. If the applicant desires streamlined processing pursuant to Section 63.12 of the rules, provide in Attachment 1 a statement of how the
application qualifies for streamlined processing. (See Section 63.18(p).) Note that, if the application is being filed in connection with a sale of
assets or reorganization of a carrier or its parent pursuant to the U.S. bankruptcy laws, the application may not be eligible for streamlined
processing until final bankruptcy court approval of the proposed sale or reorganization.
21. The assignee/transferee certifies that it has not agreed to accept special concessions directly or indirectly from a
foreign carrier with respect to any U.S. international route 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 will not enter into any
such agreements in the future.
Yes No
22. By signing this application, the undersigned certify either (1) that the authorization(s) will not be assigned or
that control of the authorization(s) will not be transferred until the consent of the Federal Communications
Commission has been given, or (2) that prior Commission consent is not required because the transaction is subject
to the notification procedures for pro forma transactions under Section 63.24 of the rules. The assignee/transferee
also acknowledges that the Commission must be notified by letter within 30 days of a consummation or of a
decision not to consummate. (See Section 63.24(e)(4).)
Yes No
23. If this filing is a notification of a pro forma assignment or transfer of control, the undersigned certify that the
assignment or transfer of control was pro forma and that, together with all previous pro forma transactions, does
not result in a change in the actual controlling party.
Yes No
Not a Pro Forma
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CERTIFICATION
24. The undersigned certify that all statements made in this application and in the exhibits, attachments, or
documents incorporated by reference are material, are part of this application, and are true, complete, correct, and
made in good faith.
Yes No
25. The assignee/transferee certifies that neither it nor any other party to the application is subject to a denial of
Federal 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 Section 1.2002(b) of the rules, 47 CFR §
1.2002(b), for the definition of "party to the application" as used in this certification.
Yes No
26. Printed Name of Assignor / Transferor
Transcom Holdings, LLC
29. Printed Name of Assignee / Transferee
Transcom Holdings, Inc.
27. Title (Office Held by Person Signing)
Executive Vice President for Human Resources
30. Title (Office Held by Person Signing)
Secretary and Treasurer
28. Signature (Enter the name of the person who will sign the paper
version of this form for retention in their files)
Carolyn Malone
31. Signature (Enter the name of the person who will sign the paper
version of this form for retention in their files)
Carolyn Malone
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 AUTHORIZATION
(U.S. Code, Title 47, Section 312(a)(1)), AND/OR FORFEITURE (U.S. Code, Title 47, Section 503).
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The public reporting for this collection of information is estimated to average 2 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions,
searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the required data, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. If you
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Federal Communications Commission, AMD?PERM, Paperwork Reduction Project (3060?0686), Washington, DC 20554. We will also accept
your comments regarding the Paperwork Reduction Act aspects of this collection via the Internet if you send them to Judith?B.Herman@fcc.gov.
PLEASE DO NOT SEND COMPLETED FORMS TO THIS ADDRESS.
Remember ? You are not required to respond to a collection of information sponsored by the Federal government, and the government may not
conduct or sponsor this collection, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number or if we fail to provide you with this notice. This
collection has been assigned an OMB control number of 3060?0686.
THE FOREGOING NOTICE IS REQUIRED BY THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT OF 1995, PUBLIC LAW 104?13, OCTOBER
1, 1995, 44 U.S.C. SECTION 3507.
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Maskina Communications, Inc.
Attachment 1
December 15, 2006
Page 1 of 3
Answer to Question 10
Section 63.18(c):
Joshua T. Guyan
Law Offices of Thomas K. Crowe, P.C.
1250 24
th
St., NW
Suite 300
Washington, DC 20037
(202) 263-3640
Please use the above as a contact point to send correspondence concerning the instant
notification.
Section 63.18(d):
Neither the transferor (Transcom Holdings, LLC) nor the transferee (Transcom Holdings, Inc.)
has previously received authority under Section 214 of the Act.
Explanation of Response to Question No. 11
Presently, the following entity owns at least ten (10) percent of Transcom Holdings, Inc.
Name/Address % of Interest Place of Incorporation Principal Business
First Capital Group 100 Delaware Investment
of Texas III, L.P.
5949 Sherry Lane
Suite 500
Dallas, TX 75225
However, at the time of the conversion, the following person owned at least ten (10)
percent of Transcom Holdings, Inc.:
Name/Address % of Interest Citizenship Principal Business
Scott Birdwell 58 U.S. Telecommunications
1925 W. John Carpenter
Freeway, Suite 500
Irving, TX 75063
No other entity or individual held a ten (10) percent or greater ownership in Transcom
Holdings, Inc. at the time of the conversion.
Maskina Communications, Inc.
Attachment 1
December 15, 2006
Page 2 of 3
Answer to Question 13
On April 30, 2004, Transcom Holdings, LLC, a Texas limited liability company,
executed Articles of Conversion for its conversion into Transcom Holdings, Inc., a Texas
corporation. On May 6, 2004 the Articles of Conversion were filed with the Office of the
Secretary of State of Texas. As a result of the conversion, Transcom Holdings, Inc. became the
100% owner of Transcom Communications, Inc., now known as Maskina Communications, Inc.
(Transcom Communications, Inc. changed its name to Maskina Communications, Inc. on
January 11, 2005
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) (?Maskina Communications? or ?Applicant?).
Maskina Communications is currently 100% owned by Vyke AS f/k/a Maskina AS. By
Amended and Restated Stock Purchase Agreement dated November 2004, Vyke AS f/k/a
Maskina AS acquired 100% of the stock of Maskina Communications from Transcom Holdings,
Inc. The transaction closed on December 2, 2004 and is the subject of the Application for
Consent to Transfer of Control of Maskina Communications, Inc., filed on May 31, 2005; the
Amendment to Application for Consent to Transfer Control of Maskina Communications, Inc.,
filed on September 26, 2005; the Domestic Application for Consent to Transfer Control of
Maskina Communications, Inc., filed on October 19, 2005; and the Supplement to Application
for Consent to Transfer Control of Domestic 214, filed January 3, 2006.
On June 27, 2005, Vyke Communications PLC f/k/a Tower PLC acquired a 100% direct
ownership interest in Vyke AS f/k/a Maskina AS pursuant to a reverse take-over or reverse
merger. That transaction was the subject of the Notification of Pro Forma Transfer of Control of
Maskina Communications, Inc., filed on October 6, 2005. For further details and discussion of
the name changes see the attached Exhibit.
Explanation of Response to Question No. 22
In response to Question No. 22, Maskina Communications answered ?No?.
2
Due to the
fact that the subject transaction was consummated on April 30, 2004 Maskina Communications
is unable to answer ?Yes? to Question No. 22.
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On April 5, 2005, Transcom Communications, Inc. filed a notice with the FCC informing the Commission
that it had adopted the name ?Maskina Communications, Inc.?
2
Question No. 22 asks ?[b]y signing this application, the undersigned certify that either (1) that the
authorization(s) will not be assigned or that control of the authorization(s) will not be transferred until the consent of
the Federal Communications Commission has been given, or (2) that prior Commission consent is not required
because the transaction is subject to the notification procedures for pro forms transactions under Section 63.24 of the
rules. The assignee/transferee also acknowledges that the Commission must be notified by letter within 30 days of a
consummation or of a decision not to consummate. (See Section 63.24(e)(4).)?
Maskina Communications, Inc.
Attachment 1
December 15, 2006
Page 3 of 3
Explanation of Response to Question No. 23
This transaction constitutes a pro forma transfer of Maskina Communications, an
international 214 authorized entity, pursuant to section 63.24(d) of the FCC?s Rules. See 47
C.F.R. § 63.24(d). Transcom Holdings, LLC, the 100% owner of Maskina Communications
before the conversion, underwent a corporate reorganization (i.e., change in the form of the
business entity) by converting from a limited liability company to a corporation. Such a
transaction is presumptively pro forma pursuant to Note 2 to Section 63.24(d) of the FCC?s
Rules.
Maskina Communications, Inc.
Exhibit
December 15, 2006
On April 30, 2004 Transcom Holdings, LLC, a Texas limited liability company executed
Articles of Conversion for its conversion into Transcom Holdings, Inc., a Texas corporation. On
May 6, 2004 the Articles of Conversion were filed with the Office of the Secretary of State of
Texas. As a result of the conversion, Transcom Holdings, Inc. became the 100% owner of
Transcom Communications, Inc., the licensee.
By Amended and Restated Stock Purchase Agreement dated November 2004, Maskina
AS acquired 100% of the stock of Transcom Communications, Inc. from Transcom Holdings,
Inc. The transaction closed on December 2, 2004 and is the subject of the Application for
Consent to Transfer of Control of Maskina Communications, Inc., filed on May 31, 2005; the
Amendment to Application for Consent to Transfer Control of Maskina Communications, Inc.,
filed on September 26, 2005; the Domestic Application for Consent to Transfer Control of
Maskina Communications, Inc., filed on October 19, 2005; and the Supplement to Application
for Consent to Transfer Control of Domestic 214, filed January 3, 2006.
On January 11, 2005, Transcom Communications, Inc. changed its name to Maskina
Communications, Inc. A letter was filed at the Commission on April 5, 2005 informing the
Commission of this change.
On June 27, 2005, Tower PLC acquired a 100% direct ownership interest in Maskina AS
pursuant to a reverse take-over or reverse merger, and therefore 100% indirect interest in
Maskina Communications, Inc. That transaction was the subject of the Notification of Pro
Forma Transfer of Control of Maskina Communications, Inc., filed on October 6, 2005.
On November 1, 2005, Maskina AS changed its name to Vyke AS. The change was
registered with the Norwegian Register of Business Enterprises on December 14, 2005. A
notification of name change letter was filed with the Commission on August 28, 2006.
On September 27, 2006, Tower PLC changed its name to Vyke Communications PLC.
The change was registered with the Registrar for Companies in England and Wales on October 2,
2006. A notification of name change letter was filed with the Commission on October 24, 2006.