Document ID: SEC-2021-0566-0001
Agency: sec
Document Type: Notice
Title: Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes: NYSE American, LLC
Posted Date: 2021-04-22T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 76 (Thursday, April 22, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21365-21373]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-08317]

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-91599; File No. SR-NYSEAMER-2021-21]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE American LLC; Notice of 
Filing of Proposed Rule Change To Amend the Schedule of Wireless, 
Circuits, and Non-Colocation Connectivity Services Available at the 
Mahwah Data Center

April 16, 2021.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) \1\ of the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934 (``Act''),\2\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\3\ notice is hereby given 
that on April 9, 2021, NYSE American LLC (``NYSE American'' or 
``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission 
(``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I and 
II below, which Items have been prepared by the Exchange. The 
Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the 
proposed rule change from interested persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 15 U.S.C. 78a.
    \3\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance 
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes to amend the schedule of wireless, circuits, 
and non-colocation connectivity services available at the Mahwah data 
center (the ``Fee Schedule'') to add services available to customers in 
the meet me rooms in the Mahwah data center and procedures for the 
allocation of cabinets and power to such customers. The proposed rule 
change is available on the Exchange's website at www.nyse.com, at the 
principal office of the Exchange, and at the Commission's Public 
Reference Room.

II. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and 
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

    In its filing with the Commission, the self-regulatory organization 
included statements concerning the purpose of, and basis for, the 
proposed rule change and discussed any comments it received on the 
proposed rule change. The text of those statements may be examined at 
the places specified in Item IV below. The Exchange has prepared 
summaries, set forth in sections A, B, and C below, of the most 
significant parts of such statements.

A. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and 
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

1. Purpose
    The Exchange proposes to amend the Fee Schedule to add services 
available to customers in the two meet me rooms on the north and south 
sides of the Mahwah data center (``MMRs'') and procedures for the 
allocation of cabinets and power to MMR customers.
    The Exchange makes the current proposal solely as a result of its 
determination that the Commission's recent interpretations of the Act's 
definitions of the terms ``exchange'' and ``facility,'' as expressed in 
the Wireless Approval Order,\4\ apply to the connectivity services 
described herein that are offered by entities other than the Exchange. 
The Exchange disagrees with the Commission's interpretations, denies 
the services covered herein (and in the Wireless Approval Order) are 
offerings of an ``exchange'' or a ``facility'' thereof, and has sought 
review of the Commission's interpretations, as expressed in the 
Wireless Approval Order, in the Court of Appeals for the District of 
Columbia Circuit.\5\ Pending resolution of such appeal, however, the 
Exchange is making this proposed rule change in recognition that the 
Commission's current interpretation brings certain offerings of the 
Exchange's affiliates into the scope of the terms ``exchange'' or 
``facility.''
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    \4\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 90209 (October 15, 
2020), 85 FR 67044 (October 21, 2020) (SR-NYSE-2020-05, SR-NYSEAMER-
2020-05, SR-NYSEArca-2020-08, SR-NYSECHX-2020-02, SR-NYSENAT-2020-
03, SR-NYSE-2020-11, SR-NYSEAMER-2020-10, SR-NYSEArca-2020-15, SR-
NYSECHX-2020-05, SR-NYSENAT-2020-08) (``Wireless Approval Order'').
    \5\ Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. v. SEC, No. 20-1470 (D.C. 
Cir. 2020).
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Background
    Through its ICE Data Services (``IDS'') business, Intercontinental 
Exchange,

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Inc. (``ICE'') \6\ operates a data center in Mahwah, New Jersey (the 
``Mahwah Data Center''), from which the Exchange provides co-location 
services to any market participant that requests to receive co-location 
services directly from the Exchange (``Users'').\7\ Services are also 
available to customers that are not colocation Users (``NCL Customers'' 
and, together with Users, ``Mahwah Customers'').
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    \6\ The Exchange is an indirect subsidiary of ICE and is an 
affiliate of New York Stock Exchange LLC, NYSE Arca, Inc., NYSE 
Chicago, Inc., and NYSE National, Inc. (together, the ``Affiliate 
SROs''). Each Affiliate SRO has submitted substantially the same 
proposed rule change to propose the changes described herein. See 
SR-NYSE-2021-25, SR-NYSEArca-2021-24, SR-NYSECHX-2021-07, and SR-
NYSENAT-2021-09.
    \7\ The Exchange initially filed rule changes relating to its 
co-location services with the Securities and Exchange Commission 
(``Commission'') in 2010. See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 
62961 (September 21, 2010), 75 FR 59299 (September 27, 2010) (SR-
NYSEAmex-2010-80).
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    Mahwah Customers require circuits connecting into and out of the 
Mahwah Data Center in order to connect their equipment outside of the 
Mahwah Data Center to their equipment or port within the Mahwah Data 
Center. IDS and numerous third-party telecommunications service 
providers offer these connections to the Mahwah Customers in the form 
of wired circuits \8\ into and out of the Mahwah Data Center.
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    \8\ A Mahwah Customer may use a third party wireless connection, 
including a proprietary wireless connection, to the Mahwah Data 
Center. In such a case, the portion of the connection closest to the 
Mahwah Data Center is wired.
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    A third-party telecommunications service provider that provides 
wired circuits into and out of the Mahwah Data Center (a ``Telecom'') 
\9\ completes a circuit by placing equipment in a MMR and installing 
carrier circuits between its MMR equipment and one or more points 
outside the Mahwah Data Center.\10\ Mahwah Customers that have 
contracted with the Telecom to use the circuit connect to the Telecom's 
MMR equipment using a cross connect. Once connected to the Telecom's 
equipment, the Mahwah Customers can use the Telecom's circuit to 
transport data into and out of the Mahwah Data Center.
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    \9\ Telecoms are licensed by the Federal Communications 
Commission (``FCC'') and are not required to be, or be affiliated 
with, a member of the Exchange or of an Affiliate SRO.
    \10\ Neither IDS nor the Exchange knows the termination point of 
a Telecom's circuit or the content of any data sent on a circuit. A 
Telecom elects which MMR it will use, or if it will use both.
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    In addition, a Telecom may sell access to its circuits to a second 
Telecom, which allows the second Telecom to use the first Telecom's 
circuit to access the Mahwah Data Center. In this way, the second 
Telecom gains access to the Mahwah Data Center, where it installs its 
equipment in an MMR, without incurring the cost of installing its own 
proprietary circuits to the Mahwah Data Center. IDS does not consent 
to, and need not be informed of, a Telecom's sale of a circuit to 
another Telecom.
    By making it possible for Telecoms to offer their customers 
circuits into and out of the Mahwah Data Center, the MMR services that 
are the subject of the present filing allow Telecoms to compete with 
IDS. If the MMR services were not available, IDS circuits would be the 
only option for all Mahwah Customers and third-party telecommunications 
service providers.
MMR Services
    The Exchange proposes to add change the title of the Fee Schedule 
to ``Wireless and Meet-Me-Room Connectivity Fees and Charges'' and add 
the following MMR services and fees to the end of the Fee Schedule, 
under the heading ``C. Meet-Me-Room (`MMR') Services.'' \11\
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    \11\ The Exchange recently filed proposed rule changes regarding 
the IDS circuits and services offered to NCL Customers. See 
Securities Exchange Act Release No. 91218 (February 26, 2021), 86 FR 
12744 (March 4, 2021) (SR-NYSEAmer-2021-10). If such filing is 
approved by the Commission, the Exchange expects to file an 
amendment to the present filing to conform to the relevant changes.
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Cabinet-Related Services
    The Exchange proposes to add the following services and fees 
relating to the cabinets that IDS provides to Telecoms for them to set 
up their servers in the MMRs (collectively, the ``Cabinet-Related 
Services''). The Cabinet-Related Services are substantially similar to 
co-location services and related fees that the Exchange and the 
Affiliate SROs offer to Users, which are set forth in their price lists 
and fee schedules (the ``Affiliate SRO Price Lists'').\12\
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    \12\ See ``Co-Location Fees'' in ``New York Stock Exchange Price 
List 2021'' at https://www.nyse.com/publicdocs/nyse/markets/nyse/NYSE_Price_List.pdf; ``NYSE American Equities Price List'' at 
https://www.nyse.com/publicdocs/nyse/markets/nyse-american/NYSE_America_Equities_Price_List.pdf; ``NYSE American Options Fee 
Schedule'' at https://www.nyse.com/publicdocs/nyse/markets/american-options/NYSE_American_Options_Fee_Schedule.pdf; ``NYSE Arca Equities 
Fees and Charges'' at https://www.nyse.com/publicdocs/nyse/markets/nyse-arca/NYSE_Arca_Marketplace_Fees.pdf; ``NYSE Arca Options Fees 
and Charges'' at https://www.nyse.com/publicdocs/nyse/markets/arca-options/NYSE_Arca_Options_Fee_Schedule.pdf; ``Fee Schedule of NYSE 
Chicago, Inc.'' at https://www.nyse.com/publicdocs/nyse/NYSE_Chicago_Fee_Schedule.pdf; and ``NYSE National, Inc. Schedule of 
Fees and Rebates'' at https://www.nyse.com/publicdocs/nyse/regulation/nyse/NYSE_National_Schedule_of_Fees.pdf.
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    Initial Fee per MMR Cabinet and MMR Monthly Fee for Cabinets: IDS 
offers Telecoms dedicated cabinets in the MMRs to house their 
equipment. The cabinets come in sizes based on the number of kilowatts 
(``kW'') allocated, subject to a maximum of 8 kW per cabinet. Telecoms 
pay an initial fee for each cabinet and a monthly fee based on the 
number of kW allocated to all the Telecom's cabinets.\13\ To indicate 
how the fee is calculated, the Exchange proposes to add a note stating 
that the monthly fee is based on total kWs allocated to all of a 
Telecom's cabinets.
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    \13\ For example, a Telecom that had two cabinets with a total 
power allocation of 12 kW would have a monthly charge of $1,200 per 
kW for the first eight kW and $1,050 per kW for the next four kW 
(between 9 kW and 12 kw), for a total of $13,800, irrespective of 
how it divided the 12 kW between its cabinets.
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    The Exchange proposes to add the following fees and language to the 
Fee Schedule for the Cabinet-Related Services:

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Initial Fee per MMR Cabinet:
  Dedicated Cabinet of up to 8 kW..........................       $5,000
MMR Monthly Fee for Cabinets:
  Monthly fee is based on total kWs allocated to all of a
   Telecom's cabinets
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                       Number of kWs                         Monthly fee
                                                                per kW
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4-8........................................................       $1,200
9-20.......................................................        1,050
21-40......................................................          950
41+........................................................          900
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Access and Service Fees
    The Exchange proposes to add the following services and fees 
relating to the access and services IDS provides to Telecoms 
(collectively, the ``Access and Service Fees'') to the Fee Schedule. 
Most of the Access and Service Fees are substantially similar to 
services and related fees that the Exchange and the Affiliate SROs 
offer to Users, which are set forth in the Affiliate SRO Price 
Lists.\14\
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    Data Center Fiber Cross Connect: IDS offers fiber cross connects 
for an initial and monthly charge. Cross connects may run between a 
Telecom's cabinets, between its cabinet and the cabinet of another 
Telecom, or between its cabinet and its customer's cabinet or port.\15\ 
Cross connects may be bundled (i.e., multiple cross connects within a 
single sheath) such that a single sheath can hold either one cross 
connect or six cross connects.
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    \15\ A cross connect to MMR cabinets may be purchased by the 
Telecom or the Telecom's customer. The same fee applies irrespective 
of which entity purchases the cross connect.
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    Conduit Sleeve Fee: A Telecom's circuits into and out of the Mahwah 
Data Center run through IDS conduits.

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There are currently three IDS conduit paths leading into the Mahwah 
Data Center. A Telecom determines which conduit or conduits it will use 
to carry its circuits, which are carried in individual conduit sleeves. 
The Telecom is charged an initial charge for the installation of 
circuits in the IDS conduit, which covers up to five hours of work, and 
a monthly fee per conduit sleeve for using the IDS conduit.\16\
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    \16\ The number of conduit sleeves a Telecom uses is dependent 
on the equipment and technology it uses and the size of the circuits 
it sells to Mahwah Customers. Most Telecoms that use them have one 
conduit sleeve.
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    Carrier Connection Fee: Telecoms contract with their customers for 
circuits into and out of the Mahwah Data Center. A Telecom is charged a 
monthly fee for providing such circuits to Mahwah Customers, on a per 
connection basis.
    Connection to Time Protocol Feed: IDS offers Telecoms the option to 
purchase connectivity to the Precision Time Protocol, with monthly and 
initial charges. Telecoms may make use of time feeds to receive time 
and to synchronize clocks between computer systems or throughout a 
computer network, and time feeds may assist Telecoms in other 
functions, including record keeping or measuring response times.
    Expedite Fee: IDS offers Telecoms the option to expedite the 
completion of MMR services purchased or ordered by the Telecoms, for 
which the Exchange charges an ``Expedite Fee.''
    The Exchange proposes to add the following fees and language to the 
Fee Schedule:

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       Type of service             Description        Amount of charge
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Data Center Fiber Cross       Furnish and install   $500 initial charge
 Connect.                      1 cross connect.      plus $600 monthly
                                                     charge.
                              Furnish and install   $500 initial charge
                               bundle of 6 cross     plus $1,800 monthly
                               connects.             charge.
Conduit Sleeve Fee..........  Install (5 hrs) and   $1,000 initial
                               maintain conduit      charge plus $2,000
                               sleeve supporting     monthly charge per
                               Telecom circuit       conduit sleeve.
                               into data center.
Carrier Connection Fee......  Maintain Telecom's    $1,150 monthly
                               connections to its    charge per
                               non-Telecom data      connection.
                               center customers.
Connection to Time Protocol   Precision Time        $1,000 initial
 Feed.                         Protocol.             charge plus $250
                                                     monthly charge.
Expedite Fee................  Expedited             $4,000 per request.
                               installation/
                               completion of MMR
                               service.
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Service-Related Fees
    The Exchange proposes to add the following services and fees 
relating to services IDS provides to Telecoms (collectively, the 
``Service-Related Fees'') to the Fee Schedule. The Service-Related Fees 
are substantially similar to services and related fees that the 
Exchange and the Affiliate SROs offer to Users, which are set forth in 
the Affiliate SRO Price Lists.\17\
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    Change Fee: IDS charges a Telecom a ``Change Fee'' if the Telecom 
requests a change to one or more existing MMR services that IDS has 
already established or completed for the Telecom. The Change Fee is 
charged per order. If a Telecom orders two or more services at one time 
(for example, through submitting an order form requesting multiple 
services) the Telecom is charged a one-time Change Fee, which would 
cover the multiple services.
    Hot Hands Service: IDS offers Telecoms a ``Hot Hands Service,'' 
which allows Telecoms to use on-site data center personnel to maintain 
Telecom equipment, support network troubleshooting, rack and stack a 
server in a Telecom's cabinet, power recycling, and install and 
document the fitting of cable in a Telecom's cabinet(s). The Hot Hands 
fee is charged per half hour.
    Shipping and Receiving: IDS offers shipping and receiving services 
to Telecoms, with a per shipment fee for the receipt of one shipment of 
goods at the Mahwah Data Center from the Telecom or supplier.
    Visitor Security Escort: Telecom representatives are required to be 
accompanied by a visitor security escort during visits to the Mahwah 
Data Center. A fee per visit is charged.
    To reflect the above IDS services and fees, the Exchange proposes 
to add the following to the Fee Schedule:

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       Type of service             Description        Amount of charge
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Change Fee..................  Change to a service   $950 per request.
                               that has already
                               been installed/
                               completed for a
                               Telecom.
Hot Hands Service...........  Allows Telecom to     $100 per half hour.
                               use on-site data
                               center personnel to
                               maintain Telecom
                               equipment, support
                               network
                               troubleshooting,
                               rack and stack,
                               power recycling,
                               and install and
                               document cable.
Shipping and Receiving......  Receipt of one        $100 per shipment.
                               shipment of goods
                               at data center on
                               behalf of Telecom
                               (includes
                               coordination of
                               shipping and
                               receiving).
Visitor Security Escort.....  All Telecom           $75 per visit.
                               representatives are
                               required to be
                               accompanied by a
                               visitor security
                               escort during
                               visits to the data
                               center.
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Allocation of Cabinets and Power
    The Exchange proposes to establish procedures for the allocation of 
cabinets and power to Telecoms. The Exchange believes it would be 
prudent to have procedures in place for the allocation of cabinets and 
power to Telecoms (``Proposed Procedures''), should such allocation be 
necessary. The Exchange proposes to add the Proposed

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Procedures to the Fee Schedule under the heading ``MMR Notes.''
    As noted above, IDS offers dedicated cabinets in the MMRs to 
Telecoms to house their equipment. A Telecom pays an initial fee for 
each cabinet and a monthly fee based on the number of kW allocated to 
the Telecom's cabinets. The Exchange allocates cabinets on a first-
come/first-serve basis.
    A Telecom may request power upgrades to a dedicated cabinet in 
addition to the power allocated to such cabinet (the ``Standard Cabinet 
Power''), subject to a maximum of 8 kW per cabinet. A Telecom may 
request that such additional power (``Additional Power'') be allocated 
to a cabinet when it is first set up or later.\18\ A Telecom with a 
dedicated cabinet, for example, may develop its infrastructure in a 
manner that allows it to expand the hardware within that cabinet by 
adding Additional Power. Because it could add Additional Power to its 
existing cabinet, the Telecom would not need an additional cabinet.
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    \18\ For example, a Telecom with a 4 kW cabinet may purchase an 
additional 1 kW of Additional Power. It would then have a cabinet 
with 5 kW of power. It could not, however, purchase more than 4 kW 
of Additional Power, as that would take the cabinet to above 8 kW. 
The smallest Standard Cabinet Power is 4 kW.
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    The Proposed Procedures would be set forth in Notes 1 and 2. Note 1 
would provide that, if the amount of power or cabinets available fell 
below specified thresholds, Telecoms would be subject to purchasing 
limits. Note 1 would also specify when the purchasing limits would 
cease to apply and would provide that if a Telecom requests a number of 
cabinets and/or amount of Additional Power that would cause the 
unallocated capacity to be below the specified power and cabinet 
thresholds, the purchasing limits would apply only to the portion of 
the Telecoms's order below the relevant threshold.\19\
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    \19\ For example, if there was 10 kW unallocated power capacity 
in the MMR and a Telecom requested to purchase cabinets and 
Additional Power that would, together, total 9 kW, the purchasing 
limits in MMR Note 1 would not apply to the Telecom's purchase of 
the first 2 kW, whether those kW were in the form of cabinets or 
Additional Power. Once the power threshold was reached, the combined 
limits would be activated, limiting the Telecom's purchase of 
additional cabinets and Additional Power. In all, the Telecom would 
be permitted to purchase a total of 6 kW out of its original order 
of 9 kW. The Telecom could choose whether the 6 kW was in the form 
of cabinets, Additional Power, or both.
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    Note 2 would provide that, if the amount of power or cabinets 
available fell to zero, Telecoms seeking to purchase power or cabinets 
would be put on a waitlist. In both Notes 1 and 2, the Proposed 
Procedures would also state how the procedures regarding cabinets and 
the procedures regarding power would relate to each other. In each 
case, the Proposed Procedures would state what the threshold amount of 
power and cabinets would be to discontinue the limits.
Proposed MMR Note 1
    The Exchange proposes to add the following under the heading ``Note 
1: Cabinet and Power Purchasing Limits'':
    If (i) unallocated cabinet inventory is at or below 3 cabinets 
(``Cabinet Threshold''), or (ii) the unallocated power capacity in the 
MMRs is at or below 8 kW (the ``Power Threshold''), the following 
limits on the purchase of new cabinets (``Purchasing Limits'') will 
apply:
    a. Cabinet Limits. If only the Cabinet Threshold is reached, the 
following measures (the ``Cabinet Limits'') will apply:
     The Exchange will limit each Telecom's purchase of new 
cabinets to a maximum of one dedicated cabinet.
     If a Telecom requests, in writing, a number of cabinets 
that, if provided, would cause the available cabinet inventory to be 
below 3 cabinets, the Cabinet Limits will only apply to the portion of 
the Telecom's order below the Cabinet Threshold.
     A Telecom will have to wait 30 days from the date of its 
signed order form before purchasing a new cabinet again.
     When unallocated cabinet inventory for the MMRs is more 
than 3 cabinets, the Exchange will discontinue the Cabinet Limits.
    b. Combined Limits. If only the Power Threshold is reached or both 
the Cabinet Threshold and the Power Threshold are reached, the 
following measures (the ``Combined Limits'') will apply:
     A Telecom may purchase either or both of the following, so 
long as the combined power usage of such purchases is no more than a 
maximum of 4 kW:
    a. One new cabinet, subject to a maximum standard power allocation 
of 4 kW (``Standard Cabinets'').
    b. Additional power for new or existing cabinets.
     If a Telecom requests, in writing, a number of Standard 
Cabinets and/or an amount of additional power that, if provided, would 
cause the unallocated power capacity to be below the Power Threshold or 
Cabinet Threshold, the Combined Limits would apply only to the portion 
of the Telecom's order below the relevant threshold.
     A Telecom will have to wait 30 days from the date of its 
signed order form before purchasing a new Standard Cabinet or 
additional power again.
     When unallocated power capacity is above the Power 
Threshold, the Exchange will discontinue the Combined Limits. If at 
that time the unallocated cabinet inventory is 3 or fewer cabinets, the 
Cabinet Limits would enter into effect.
    c. Applicability. If the Cabinet Threshold is reached before the 
Power Threshold, the Cabinet Limits will be in effect until the Power 
Threshold is reached, after which the Combined Limits will apply.
Proposed MMR Note 2
    The Exchange proposes to add the following under the heading ``Note 
2: Cabinet and Combined Waitlists'':
    a. Cabinet Waitlist. The Exchange will create a cabinet waitlist 
(``Cabinet Waitlist'') if the available cabinet inventory is zero, or a 
Telecom requests, in writing, a number of cabinets that, if provided, 
would cause the available inventory to be zero. The Exchange will place 
Telecoms seeking cabinets on a Cabinet Waitlist, as follows:
     A Telecom will be placed on the Cabinet Waitlist based on 
the date its signed order is received. A Telecom may only have one 
order for a new cabinet on the Cabinet Waitlist at a time, and the 
order is subject to the Cabinet Limits. If a Telecom changes the size 
of its order while it is on the Cabinet Waitlist, it will maintain its 
place on the Cabinet Waitlist, provided that the Telecom may not 
increase the size of its order such that it would exceed the Cabinet 
Limits.
     As cabinets become available, the Exchange will offer a 
cabinet to the Telecom at the top of the Cabinet Waitlist. If the 
Telecom's order is completed, it will be removed from the Cabinet 
Waitlist.
     A Telecom will be removed from the Cabinet Waitlist (a) at 
the Telecom's request or (b) if the Telecom turns down an offer of a 
cabinet of the same size it requested in its order. If the Exchange 
offers the Telecom a cabinet of a different size than the Telecom 
requested in its order, the Telecom may turn down the offer and remain 
at the top of the Cabinet Waitlist until its order is completed.
     A Telecom that is removed from the Cabinet Waitlist but 
subsequently submits a new written order for a cabinet will be added 
back to the bottom of the Cabinet Waitlist.
     When unallocated cabinet inventory is more than 3 
cabinets, the Exchange will cease use of the Cabinet Waitlist.

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    b. Combined Waitlist. The Exchange will create a power and cabinet 
waitlist (``Combined Waitlist'') if the unallocated power capacity is 
zero, or if a Telecom requests, in writing, an amount of power (whether 
power allocated to a Standard Cabinet or additional power) that, if 
provided, would cause the unallocated power capacity to be below zero. 
The Exchange will place Telecoms seeking cabinets or power on the 
Combined Waitlist, as follows:
     If a Cabinet Waitlist exists when the requirements to 
create a Combined Waitlist are met, the Cabinet Waitlist will 
automatically convert to the Combined Waitlist. If a Combined Waitlist 
exists when the requirements to create a Cabinet Waitlist are met, no 
new waitlist will be created, and the Combined Waitlist will continue 
in effect.
     A Telecom will be placed on the Combined Waitlist based on 
the date its signed order for a cabinet and/or additional power is 
received. A Telecom may only have one order for a new cabinet and/or 
additional power on the Combined Waitlist at a time, and the order 
would be subject to the Combined Limits. If a Telecom changes the size 
of its order while it is on the Combined Waitlist, it will maintain its 
place on the Combined Waitlist, provided that the Telecom may not 
increase the size of its order such that it would exceed the Combined 
Limits.
     As additional power and/or cabinets become available, the 
Exchange will offer them to the Telecom at the top of the Combined 
Waitlist. If the Telecom's order is completed, the order will be 
removed from the Combined Waitlist. If the Telecom's order is not 
completed, it will remain at the top of the Combined Waitlist.
     A Telecom will be removed from the Combined Waitlist (a) 
at the Telecom's request; or (b) if the Telecom turns down an offer 
that is the same as its order (e.g., the offer includes a cabinet of 
the same size and/or the amount of additional power that the Telecom 
requested in its order). If the Exchange offers the Telecom an offer 
that is different than its order, the Telecom may turn down the offer 
and remain at the top of the Combined Waitlist until its order is 
completed.
     A Telecom that is removed from the Combined Waitlist but 
subsequently submits a new written order for a cabinet and/or 
additional power will be added back to the bottom of the waitlist.
     If the Combined Waitlist is in effect, when unallocated 
power capacity in co-location is at 8 kW or more, the Exchange will 
cease use of the Combined Waitlist. If at that time the unallocated 
cabinet inventory is 3 or fewer cabinets, the Cabinet Waitlist would 
enter into effect.
Application and Impact of the Proposed Changes
    The existing Telecoms are currently subject to the described 
services and fees. Accordingly, the Exchange expects that if it is 
approved, the impact of the proposed change would be minimal.
    The proposed change applies to all market participants and does not 
apply differently to distinct types or sizes of licensed 
telecommunications service providers. Rather, it applies to all 
equally.
    Use of the services proposed in this filing is completely voluntary 
and available to all market participants on a non-discriminatory basis.
Competitive Environment
    By making it possible for Telecoms to offer their customers 
circuits into and out of the Mahwah Data Center, the MMR services that 
are the subject of the present filing allow Telecoms to compete with 
IDS. Due to the MMR services, the market for circuits into and out of 
the Mahwah Data Center is competitive, with market participants able to 
choose between various Telecom and IDS options. Each market participant 
considering whether to purchase a circuit can choose which circuit to 
purchase based on which combination of provider, latency, bandwidth, 
price, and route diversity best meets its business needs.
    The Exchange understands that most of the Telecoms that provide 
circuits do so at fees lower than those of IDS, and that most Mahwah 
Customers use Telecom circuits into and out of the Mahwah Data Center. 
If the MMR services were not available, all Mahwah Customers and third-
party telecommunications service providers would be required to use IDS 
circuits if they wanted access to the Mahwah Data Center, thereby 
reducing competition.\20\
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    \20\ The Exchange recently filed proposed rule changes regarding 
the IDS circuits and services offered to NCL Customers. See note 11, 
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    The Exchange does not expect that IDS would attract any new 
customers as a result of the proposed change.
    IDS operates in a highly competitive market in which exchanges, 
third party telecommunications providers, Hosting Users,\21\ and other 
third-party vendors offer connectivity services as a means to 
facilitate the trading and other market activities of market 
participants. The Commission has repeatedly expressed its preference 
for competition over regulatory intervention in determining prices, 
products, and services in the securities markets. Specifically, in 
Regulation NMS, the Commission highlighted the importance of market 
forces in determining prices and SRO revenues and recognized that 
current regulation of the market system ``has been remarkably 
successful in promoting market competition in its broader forms that 
are most important to investors and listed companies.'' \22\
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    \21\ ``Hosting'' is a service offered by a User to another 
entity In the User's space within the Mahwah Data Center. The 
Exchange allows Users to act as Hosting Users for a monthly fee. See 
Securities Exchange Act Release No. 76009 (September 29, 2015), 80 
FR 60213 (October 5, 2015) (SR-NYSEMKT-2015-67).
    \22\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 51808 (June 9, 
2005), 70 FR 37496, 37499 (June 29, 2005).
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    The proposed changes are not otherwise intended to address any 
other issues relating to services related to the Mahwah Data Center 
and/or related fees, and the Exchange is not aware of any problems that 
market participants would have in complying with the proposed change.
2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is consistent 
with Section 6(b) of the Act,\23\ in general, and furthers the 
objectives of Section 6(b)(5) of the Act,\24\ in particular, because it 
is designed to prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and practices, 
to promote just and equitable principles of trade, to foster 
cooperation and coordination with persons engaged in regulating, 
clearing, settling, processing information with respect to, and 
facilitating transactions in securities, to remove impediments to and 
perfect the mechanism of a free and open market and a national market 
system, and, in general, to protect investors and the public interest 
and because it is not designed to permit unfair discrimination between 
customers, issuers, brokers, or dealers. The Exchange further believes 
that the proposed rule change is consistent with Section 6(b)(4) of the 
Act,\25\ because it provides for the equitable allocation of reasonable 
dues, fees, and other charges among its members and issuers and other 
persons using its facilities and does not unfairly discriminate between 
customers, issuers, brokers, or dealers.
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    \23\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \24\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
    \25\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4).
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The Proposed Change Is Reasonable
    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is reasonable 
and would perfect the mechanisms of a free and open market and a 
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system and, in general, protect investors and the public interest, for 
the following reasons.
    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is reasonable 
because, by making it possible for Telecoms to continue to offer their 
customers circuits into and out of the Mahwah Data Center, the MMR 
services that are the subject of the present filing would allow 
Telecoms to continue to compete with IDS.
    The benefit is not just to the Telecoms themselves. The Exchange 
understands that most Mahwah Customers use Telecom circuits into and 
out of the Mahwah Data Center. If the MMR services were not available, 
all Mahwah Customers and third-party telecommunications service 
providers would be required to use IDS circuits to access the Mahwah 
Data Center, thereby reducing competition for connectivity into the 
Mahwah Data Center. So long as the MMR services are available, such 
market participants have more choices with respect to the provider, 
latency, bandwidth, price, and route diversity of the circuits they 
use, allowing market participants to select the circuits that better 
suit their needs, thereby helping them tailor their circuits to the 
requirements of their businesses.
    Use of any MMR service is completely voluntary. Each third-party 
telecommunications provider is able to determine whether to use MMR 
services based on the requirements of its business operations, and each 
Mahwah Customer is able to determine whether to use Telecom or IDS 
services based on the requirements of their business operations.
    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is reasonable 
because only the market participants that voluntarily select to receive 
the MMR services described herein are charged for them, and those 
services are available to all telecommunications service providers 
licensed by the FCC. Furthermore, the IDS services described in this 
filing are available to all such market participants on an equal basis. 
All Telecoms that voluntarily select a specific MMR service are charged 
the same amount for that service as all other Telecoms purchasing that 
service. A Telecom could change what services it receives at any time.
    The Exchange believes the proposed fees are reasonable because, to 
the extent the services IDS offers to Telecoms are substantially the 
same as the services offered by the Exchange to Users, the fees are the 
same. With respect to the two services not offered to Users, the 
Conduit Sleeve Fee and Carrier Connection Fee, the Exchange believes 
the fees IDS charges Telecoms are reasonable because the services 
correspond to the Telecoms' usage of the IDS conduits and the Telecoms' 
ability to offer their circuits to their customers. The Exchange 
believes the proposed fees are reasonable because to offer the MMRs, 
IDS must provide, maintain and operate the Mahwah Data Center 
technology infrastructure, including the installation, monitoring, 
support, and maintenance of the MMR services. Also in connection with 
providing the MMR services, IDS needs to expand the network 
infrastructure to keep pace with the services available to Telecoms, 
including any increasing demand for bandwidth and conduit space, and to 
establish any additional administrative controls. Finally, IDS has to 
handle the installation, administration, monitoring, support and 
maintenance of the MMR services, including by responding to any 
production issues.
    The Exchange believes that IDS's fees for different MMR services 
are reasonable because not all Telecoms need, or choose, to utilize the 
same services. The variety of services offered by IDS, particularly 
with respect to cabinets and power, allows Telecoms to select which 
services to use, based on their business needs, and Telecoms are only 
charged for the services that they select. By charging only those 
Telecoms that utilize a service, those Telecoms that directly benefit 
from a service support it.
    The Exchange believes the proposed MMR Notes 1 and 2 are reasonable 
because it would be reasonable for it to put in place the Proposed 
Procedures to establish the allocation of power and cabinets on an 
equitable basis.
    The Exchange believes that it is reasonable that, if a shortage in 
power or in both power and cabinets should arise, the Proposed 
Procedures would address the allocation of both power and cabinets, as 
the Exchange would not be able to provide cabinets if no power were 
available. If Telecoms purchased sufficient Additional Power to trigger 
the Combined Waitlist, the Exchange would be unable to provide Telecoms 
with cabinets, even if it did not have a shortage in cabinets, because 
cabinets come with power. For the same reason, if Telecoms purchased 
sufficient Additional Power to trigger the Combined Limits, it would be 
reasonable to have limits that apply to both power and cabinets.
    The Exchange believes that integrating the procedures for the 
allocation of cabinets and power would be reasonable, because cabinets 
are provided with power. Having both power and cabinets covered by the 
Proposed Procedures would ensure that the procedures for all relevant 
services are consistent and coordinated. Having the Proposed Procedures 
state what would occur if the Cabinet Threshold and Power Threshold are 
reached at different times, and how the Cabinet Waitlist and Combined 
Waitlist interrelate, is reasonable for the same reason.
    The Exchange believes that having a two-tier structure of 
establishing, first, a purchasing limitation on order size, and second, 
a waitlist, would be a reasonable method to respond to increasing 
demand for power and cabinets in the future. The Exchange notes that 
the Proposed Procedures are consistent with both the Nasdaq procedures 
for allocating cabinets and the Exchange procedures for allocating 
cabinets and power in colocation.\26\
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    \26\ See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 62397 (June 28, 
2010), 75 FR 38860 (July 6, 2010) (SR-NASDAQ-2010-019) and 91515 
(February 18, 2021), 86 FR 11350 (February 24, 2021) (SR-NYSE-2021-
12; SR-NYSEAmer-2021-08; SR-NYSEArca-2021-11; SR-NYSECHX-2021-02; 
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    The Exchange believes that the proposed thresholds are reasonable. 
Based on experience, the Exchange believes that the Cabinet Threshold 
and Power Threshold are both reasonable and appropriate because they 
are sufficiently low that they would not be triggered repeatedly, yet 
offer a reasonable buffer during which the purchase limits would apply 
before a waitlist would become effective.
    The Exchange believes that the proposed purchase limits are 
reasonable. Based on its experience with the MMR and purchasing trends 
over the last few years, the Exchange believes that in most cases one 
cabinet would be sufficient for a Telecom's needs and leave a margin 
for potential growth. For the same reason, the Exchange believes that 
the amount of power that a Telecom would be allowed to buy under the 
proposed limitations, whether in the form of a cabinet or Additional 
Power, would be sufficient for a Telecom's needs while leaving a margin 
for potential growth.
    Further, the Exchange believes that, by establishing a waitlist on 
the basis of the date it receives signed orders, limiting the size and 
number of orders a Telecom may have on the waitlist at any one time, 
stating what happens if a Telecom changes its order while on the 
waitlist, and removing a Telecom from the waitlist if it turns down an 
offer that is the same as what it requested, the Proposed Procedures 
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utilizing the waitlist as a method to obtain a greater portion of the 
power and cabinets available, and facilitating a more equitable 
distribution. Similarly, the Exchange believes that by requiring a 30-
day delay before a Telecom subject to the Cabinet Limits or Combined 
Limits could purchase a cabinet or Additional Power again, the Proposed 
Procedures are reasonably designed to prevent a Telecom from obtaining 
a greater portion of the power and cabinets available.
    The Exchange believes that the proposed change is reasonable 
because the Exchange would only place limits on Telecoms' ability to 
purchase cabinets or Additional Power if either or both the Power 
Threshold and Cabinet Threshold are reached. Similarly, the Exchange 
believes that the proposed change is reasonable because a waitlist 
would only be created if unallocated cabinet inventory or power 
capacity fell to zero, or if a Telecom requests, in writing, a number 
of cabinets or amount of power that, if provided, would cause the 
available inventory of cabinets and/or unallocated power capacity to be 
below zero, and because there would be an established threshold for 
cessation of the waitlists.
The Proposed Change Is Equitable
    The Exchange believes that IDS's fees for MMR services are 
equitably allocated among market participants.
    By making it possible for Telecoms to continue to offer their 
customer circuits into and out of the Mahwah Data Center, the MMR 
services that are the subject of the present filing would allow 
Telecoms to continue to compete with IDS.
    The benefit is not just to the Telecoms themselves. The Exchange 
understands that most Mahwah Customers use Telecom circuits into and 
out of the Mahwah Data Center. If the MMR services were not available, 
all Mahwah Customers and third-party telecommunications service 
providers would be required to use IDS circuits, thereby reducing 
competition for connectivity into the Mahwah Data Center. So long as 
the MMR services are available, such market participants have more 
choices with respect to the provider, latency, bandwidth, price, and 
route diversity of the circuits they use, allowing market participants 
to select the circuits that better suit their needs, thereby helping 
them tailor their circuits to the requirements of their businesses.
    The Exchange believes that the proposed change is equitable because 
it would apply to all market participants and would not apply 
differently to distinct types or sizes of licensed telecommunications 
service providers. It would apply to all equally.
    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is equitable 
because only the market participants that voluntarily select to receive 
the MMR services described herein are charged for them, and those 
services are available to all telecommunications service providers 
licensed by the FCC. Furthermore, the IDS services described in this 
filing are available to all such market participants on an equal basis 
(i.e., the same products and services are available to all 
telecommunications service providers licensed by the FCC). All Telecoms 
that voluntarily select a specific MMR service are charged the same 
amount for that service as all other Telecoms purchasing that service. 
A Telecom could change what services it receives at any time.
    The Exchange believes the proposed MMR Notes 1 and 2 are equitable 
because the Proposed Procedures would establish a rational, objective 
procedure that would be applied uniformly by the Exchange to all 
Telecoms that requested new cabinets or Additional Power.
    The Exchange believes that the proposed thresholds are equitable. 
Based on experience, the Exchange believes that the Cabinet Threshold 
and Power Threshold are both reasonable and appropriate because they 
are sufficiently low that they would not be triggered repeatedly, yet 
offer a reasonable buffer during which the purchase limits would apply 
before a waitlist would become effective.
    The Exchange believes that the proposed purchase limits are 
equitable. Based on its experience with the MMR and purchasing trends 
over the last few years, the Exchange believes that in most cases one 
cabinet would be sufficient for a Telecom's needs while leaving a 
margin for potential growth. For the same reason, the Exchange believes 
that the amount of power that a Telecom would be allowed to buy under 
the proposed limitations, whether in the form of a cabinet or 
Additional Power, would be sufficient for a Telecom's needs while 
leaving a margin for potential growth.
    Further, the Exchange believes that the Proposed Procedures 
facilitate an equitable distribution of cabinets and power, as they are 
reasonably designed to prevent Telecoms from utilizing the waitlist as 
a method to obtain a greater portion of the power and cabinets 
available, and because they would require a 30-day delay before a 
Telecom subject to the Cabinet Limits or Combined Limits could purchase 
a cabinet or Additional Power again. The Exchange would only place 
limits on Telecoms' ability to purchase cabinets or Additional Power if 
either or both the Power Threshold and Cabinet Threshold are reached. A 
waitlist would only be created if unallocated cabinet inventory or 
power capacity fell to zero, or if a Telecom requests, in writing, a 
number of cabinets or amount of power that, if provided, would cause 
the available inventory of cabinets and/or unallocated power capacity 
to be below zero.
The Proposed Change Is Not Unfairly Discriminatory
    The Exchange believes its proposal is not unfairly discriminatory. 
The proposed change would apply to all market participants and would 
not apply differently to distinct types or sizes of licensed 
telecommunications service providers. It would apply to all equally.
    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is not unfairly 
discriminatory because only the market participants that voluntarily 
select to receive the MMR services described herein are charged for 
them, and those services are available to all telecommunications 
service providers licensed by the FCC. Furthermore, the IDS services 
described in this filing are available to all such market participants 
on an equal basis (i.e., the same products and services are available 
to all telecommunications service providers licensed by the FCC). All 
Telecoms that voluntarily select a specific MMR service are charged the 
same amount for that service as all other Telecoms purchasing that 
service. A Telecom could change what services it receives at any time.
    Due to the MMR services, the market for circuits into and out of 
the Mahwah Data Center is competitive, with market participants able to 
choose between various Telecom and IDS options. Each of the Telecoms 
offers circuits to market participants in competition with the IDS 
offerings. Each market participant considering whether to purchase a 
circuit can weigh whether to purchase an IDS or Telecom circuit, and 
can choose which circuit to purchase based on which combination of 
provider, latency, bandwidth, price, and route diversity best meets its 
business needs.
    If the MMR services were not available, all Mahwah Customers and 
third-party telecommunications service providers would be required to 
use IDS circuits, thereby reducing competition for connectivity into 
the Mahwah Data Center. So long as the MMR services are available, such 
market participants have more choices with respect to the provider, 
latency, bandwidth, price, and route diversity of the circuits they 
use,

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allowing market participants to select the circuits that better suit 
their needs, thereby helping them tailor their circuits to the 
requirements of their businesses.
    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is not unfairly 
discriminatory because, if the Proposed Procedures were in place, all 
Telecoms would be able to identify the permitted cabinet and power 
options and the procedures that would apply to them in the event that 
unallocated cabinet or power supply runs low in the future. The 
Proposed Procedures would assist the Exchange in accommodating demand 
for MMR services, and power and cabinets in particular, on an equitable 
basis.
    For the reasons above, the proposed changes do not unfairly 
discriminate between or among market participants that are otherwise 
capable of satisfying any applicable fees, requirements, terms and 
conditions established from time to time by the Exchange.
    For these reasons, the Exchange believes that the proposal is 
consistent with the Act.

B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    The proposed change does not affect competition among national 
securities exchanges or among members of the Exchange, but rather 
between IDS and its commercial competitors.
    As noted above, the Exchange is making the current proposal solely 
as a result of the Commission's recent interpretation of the 
definitions of ``exchange'' and ``facility'' in the Wireless Approval 
Order, which the Exchange is presently challenging on appeal to the 
Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.\27\ The Exchange 
has nevertheless proposed this rule change in order to preserve the 
ability of IDS to offer the services described herein.
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    If IDS were compelled to stop offering such services, Telecoms 
would not be able to provide circuits into and out of the Mahwah Data 
Center, and all Mahwah Customers and third-party telecommunications 
service providers would be required to use IDS circuits, thereby 
reducing competition for connectivity into the Mahwah Data Center, 
which would be a detriment to competition overall. Indeed, the Exchange 
understands that most Mahwah Customers use Telecom circuits into and 
out of the Mahwah Data Center. That option would be removed if IDS were 
compelled to stop offering MMR services.
    The Exchange notes that IDS competes with the Telecoms to provide 
circuits for Mahwah Customers, as well as other Telecoms, and that none 
of the Telecoms have been compelled to file their services or fees with 
the Commission. Requiring IDS to do so puts IDS at a competitive 
disadvantage vis-[agrave]-vis its competitors. Requiring the Exchange 
to file IDS services and fees is therefore a burden on competition.
    The Exchange believes competition would be best served by allowing 
IDS to freely compete with the other providers of connectivity services 
into and out of the Mahwah Data Center, without the additional burden 
on IDS alone to file any proposed changes to services and fees with the 
Commission.
    With respect to the proposed MMR Notes 1 and 2, the Exchange 
believes that, if triggered, the imposition of the purchase limits or 
waitlist provisions would not impose a burden on a Telecom's ability to 
compete that is not necessary or appropriate. The Exchange believes 
that it would be reasonable for it to put in place the Proposed 
Procedures to establish a method for allocating not just cabinets but 
also power on an equitable basis.
    The Exchange would only follow the Proposed Procedures and place 
limits on Telecoms' ability to purchase new power and cabinets if 
either or both the proposed Power Threshold and Cabinet Threshold were 
met. Similarly, a waitlist would only be created if unallocated cabinet 
inventory or power capacity fell to zero, or if a Telecom requests, in 
writing, a number of cabinets or amount of power that, if provided, 
would cause the available inventory of cabinets and/or unallocated 
power capacity to be below zero.
    Based on its experience with the MMR and purchasing trends over the 
last few years, the Exchange believes that in most cases one cabinet 
would be sufficient for a Telecom's needs while leaving a margin for 
potential growth. For the same reason, the Exchange believes that the 
amount of power that a Telecom would be allowed to buy under the 
proposed limitations, whether in the form of a cabinet or Additional 
Power, would be sufficient for a Telecom's needs while leaving a margin 
for potential growth.
    The Exchange believes that the proposed MMR Notes would articulate 
rational, objective procedures, and would serve to reduce any potential 
for confusion on how cabinets and power would be allocated if a 
shortage in one or the other were to arise in the future, and would 
thereby make the Price List more transparent and reduce any potential 
ambiguity.

C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed 
Rule Change Received From Members, Participants, or Others

    No written comments were solicited or received with respect to the 
proposed rule change.

III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for 
Commission Action

    Within 45 days of the date of publication of this notice in the 
Federal Register, or such longer period up to 90 days (i) as the 
Commission may designate if it finds such longer period to be 
appropriate and publishes its reasons for so finding or (ii) as to 
which the self-regulatory organization consents, the Commission will:
    (A) By order approve or disapprove the proposed rule change, or
    (B) institute proceedings to determine whether the proposed rule 
change should be disapproved.

IV. Solicitation of Comments

    Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and 
arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposed rule 
change is consistent with the Act. Comments may be submitted by any of 
the following methods:

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an email to rule-comments@sec.gov. Please include 
File Number SR-NYSEAMER-2021-21 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Secretary, Securities 
and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549-1090.

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-NYSEAMER-2021-21. This 
file number should be included on the subject line if email is used. To 
help the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently, 
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on 
the Commission's internet website (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml). 
Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all written 
statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are filed with 
the Commission, and all written communications relating to the proposed 
rule change between the Commission and any person, other than those 
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public in accordance with the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be 
available for website viewing and printing in the Commission's Public 
Reference Room, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549, on official 
business days between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of 
the filing also will be available for inspection and copying at the 
principal office of the Exchange. All comments received will be posted 
without change. Persons submitting comments are cautioned that we do 
not redact or edit personal identifying information from comment 
submissions. You should submit only information that you wish to make 
available publicly. All submissions should refer to File Number SR-
NYSEAMER-2021-21, and should be submitted on or before May 13, 2021.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\28\
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    \28\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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J. Lynn Taylor,
Assistant Secretary.
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