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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12  th  Street,  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 
 ftp.  fcc.  gov 
 DA  01-  2980 
 Released:  December  20,  2001 


 COMMON  CARRIER  BUREAU  GRANTS  CONSENT  FOR  VANTAGEPOINT  VENTURE 
 PARTNERS  TO  ACQUIRE  CONTROL  OF  DSLnet  COMMUNICATIONS,  LLC 


 CC  Docket  No.  01-  329 
 Pursuant  to  section  214  of  the  Communications  Act  of  1934,  as  amended,  47  U.  S.  C.  § 
 214,  and  sections  0.91,  0.291,  and  63.01  of  the  Commission’s  rules,  47  C.  F.  R.  §§  0.91,  0.291, 
 and  63.01,  the  Common  Carrier  Bureau  (Bureau)  approves  the  joint  application  of  DSLnet 
 Communications,  LLC  (“  DSLnet”)  and  VantagePoint  Venture  Partners  (“  VPVP”)  for  an  indirect 
 transfer  of  control  of  DSLnet’s  domestic  section  214  authority  to  VantagePoint  Venture  Partners 
 (“  VPVP”).  The  indirect  transfer  of  control  will  occur  as  a  result  of  a  private  equity  financing 
 transaction  whereby  VPVP  will  acquire  control  of  DSLnet’s  holding  company  parent,  DSL.  net, 
 Inc.  (“  Transaction”).  No  comments  or  petitions  to  deny  were  received  in  response  to  the  public 
 notice  announcing  that  the  application  had  been  accepted  for  filing.  1 


 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. 
 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  the  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,  please  contact  Tracey  Wilson,  at  (202)  418-  1394  or  Bill  Dever, 
 Policy  and  Program  Planning  Division,  Common  Carrier  Bureau  at  (202)  418-  1578. 


 1  See  Commission  Seeks  Comment  on  Joint  Application  Filed  by  DSLnet  Communications,  LLC, 
 and  VantagePoint  Venture  Partners  for  Indirect  Transfer  of  Control,  Public  Notice,  CC  Docket  No  01- 
 329,  DA  01-  2815  (rel.  Dec.  3,  2001). 
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