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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12th  St.,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  News  Media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Fax-  On-  Demand  202  /  418-  2830  TTY  202  /  418-  2555  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov 
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 DA  01-  2601 
 Released:  November  7,  2001 


 COMMON  CARRIER  BUREAU  GRANTS  CONSENT  FOR 
 PRO  FORMA  TRANSFER  OF  CORPORATE  CONTROL  OF 
 DOMESTIC  214  AUTHORIZATION  OF  COMCAST 
 BUSINESS  COMMUNICATIONS,  INC. 


 CC  Docket  No.  01-  275 


 Pursuant  to  section  214  of  the  Communications  Act  of  1934,  as  amended,  47  U.  S.  C.  § 
 214,  and  section  0.291  of  the  Commission’s  rules,  47  C.  F.  R.  §  0.291,  the  Common  Carrier 
 Bureau  approves  the  application  requesting  Commission  approval  for  the  pro  forma  transfer 
 of  corporate  control  of  the  domestic  section  214  authorization  of  Comcast  Business 
 Communications,  Inc.  (CBC)  to  Comcast  Business  Communications  Holdings,  Inc.  (Comcast 
 Holdings).  1  Under  the  terms  of  the  proposed  transaction,  CBC’s  stock  will  be  transferred  to 
 Comcast  Holdings,  an  indirect  subsidiary  of  Comcast  Corporation  (Comcast),  which  will  then 
 become  the  immediate  parent  of  CBC.  According  to  CBC,  this  change  is  pro  forma  because 
 the  ultimate  parent  of  CBC  is,  and  will  remain,  Comcast.  2 


 No  comments  or  petitions  to  deny  were  received  in  response  to  the  public  notice 
 announcing  that  the  application  had  been  accepted  for  filing.  3  The  Bureau  finds,  upon 
 consideration  of  the  record,  that  the  proposed  transfer  will  serve  the  public  interest, 
 convenience,  and  necessity,  and  therefore  grants  the  requested  authorization. 


 1  See  Application  for  Authority  Under  Section  214  of  the  Communications  Act  of  1924,  as  Amended,  for  Pro 
 Forma  Transfer  of  Control  of  a  Common  Carrier  Providing  Domestic  Interstate  Service,  CC  Docket  No.  01-  275 
 (filed  Sept.  13,  2001)  (Comcast  Application).  As  a  carrier  with  an  international  section  214  authorization,  CBC 
 states  that  it  will  file  the  required  notification  of  this  pro  forma  transfer  of  control  pursuant  to  47  C.  F.  R.  § 
 63.24(  b).  Comcast  Application  at  3. 


 2  Comcast  Application  at  2. 


 3  See  Commission  Seeks  Comment  on  Application  of  Comcast  Business  Communications,  Inc.  for  a  Pro  Forma 
 Transfer  of  Corporate  Control,  Public  Notice,  DA  01-  2268  (rel.  Oct.  1,  2001). 
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 Pursuant  to  section  1.103  of  the  Commission’s  rules,  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.103,  the  consent 
 granted  herein  is  effective  upon  release  of  this  public  notice.  Petitions  for  reconsideration 
 under  section  1.106  or  applications  for  review  under  section  1.115  of  the  Commission’s  rules, 
 47  C.  F.  R.  §§  1.106,  1.115,  may  be  filed  within  30  days  of  the  date  of  this  public  notice. 


 For  further  information,  contact  Aaron  Goldberger,  Policy  and  Program  Planning 
 Division,  Common  Carrier  Bureau  at  (202)  418-  1580. 


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