FCC Approves 10 U.S. Landings for Project OXYGEN.WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 16, 1999--The Federal Communications Commission Federal Communications Commission (FCC), independent executive agency of the U.S. government established in 1934 to regulate interstate and foreign communications in the public interest. (FCC) has approved the application by Project Oxygen (USA) LLC for a license to land and operate in the United States a private fiber optic submarine cable system extending between the United States and international points. The license clears the way for the establishment and operation of 10 Project OXYGEN(TM) cable landing stations in the United States and territories, including four outside the continental U.S. "The FCC's grant of this license represents yet another concrete step towards making Project OXYGEN Network a reality," said Neil Tagare, Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Project Oxygen Ltd., Bermuda-based parent of Project Oxygen (USA) LLC. "Along with our simultaneous activities in financing, capacity sales, landing station planning, system engineering, and contract negotiations, it will enable us to implement OXYGEN Network on a timely basis." The 10 U.S. landing points are included in the first phase of the OXYGEN Network. Six of the planned U.S. landing stations will be located in the continental U.S., in coastal areas near the following cities: Nedonna, Oregon; San Francisco, California “San Francisco” redirects here. For other uses, see San Francisco (disambiguation). The City and County of San Francisco (EN IPA: [sænfrənˈsɪskoʊ] ; San Luis Obispo, California San Luis Obispo (IPA: [sæn 'luɪs ə'bɪspoʊ]; Spanish for St. Louis, the Bishop) is a city in California, located roughly midway between San Francisco and Los Angeles on the Central Coast. ; Tuckerton, New Jersey Tuckerton is a Borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, named for founder Ebenezer Tucker (1758-1845). As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 3,517. ; Boston, Massachusetts; and West Palm Beach, Florida West Palm Beach, also known as West Palm, is the most populous city in Palm Beach County, Florida, USA. The city is also the oldest incorporated municipality in South Florida. According to the University of Florida's 2006 estimates, the city had a population of 107,617. . The other four U.S. landing stations will be located at Agana, Guam; Honolulu, Hawaii; San Juan, Puerto Rico San Juan (IPA: [saŋ hwaŋ]) (from the Spanish San Juan Bautista, "Saint John the Baptist") is the capital and largest municipality on Puerto Rico. ; and the Midway Islands. "OXYGEN Network will play a key part in implementing the FCC's pro-competitive international telecommunications policies, which are intended to expand consumer choices and drive down the costs of global communications," said Pierre Phaneuf, Vice President and General Counsel of CTR Group, Ltd., the corporate manager of Project Oxygen (USA) LLC. "In many ways, OXYGEN Network is the direct result of these FCC policies, and will now serve as the engine for dynamic change in the international telecommunications market." Project OXYGEN Network is a planned global undersea optical fiber cable network with a first phase comprising approximately 168,000 kilometers of optical fiber cable, 99 landing points in 78 countries and locations, and a minimum capacity of 1,280 Gbit/s on every segment. Cable installation is scheduled to begin in 1999, with the major trans-Atlantic and trans-Pacific links operational in 2000 and 2001, respectively. The entire first phase will be complete in early 2003. |
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