Rule(s):

 802.50

Staff:

Michael Verne

Response / Comments:

 04/13/2012 - The US portion of the asset in the US terminus and the portion of the cable with US territorial waters (12 nautical miles)

 

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From:

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Sent:

Friday, April 13, 2012 12:53 PM

To:

Verne, B. Michael; Walsh, Kathryn

Subject:

Undersea Cable - US asset?

Hi -I am looking at a transaction where the target owns an undersea telecom cable which goes from Europe to NYC. I didn't see anything in the interpretations that sheds any light on (a) whether that could be considered a US asset or not and (b) if it is a US asset, how much of the cable would be deemed to be a US asset. It seems to me that the cable should not be a US asset because it is not actually in the US, being that it is in the ocean, but that the terminus in NYC, which is on land, would constitute a US asset. I would be grateful for your thoughts.