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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 
 ftp.  fcc.  gov 
 Released:  February  22,  2000 
 DA  01-  482 


 COMMON  CARRIER  BUREAU  GRANTS  CONSENT  FOR 
 STET  INTERNATIONAL  NETHERLANDS  N.  V.  TO 
 ACQUIRE  DOMESTIC  TELECOMMUNICATIONS  LINES 
 HELD  BY  AMERICATEL  CORPORATION 


 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  approves  the  application  requesting 
 Commission  consent  for  STET  International  Netherlands  N.  V.  to  acquire  and  operate 
 domestic  transmission  lines  held  by  Americatel  Corporation,  a  subsidiary  of  ENTEL-  Chile.  1 
 The  proposed  acquisition  of  lines  is  related  to  an  acquisition  of  corporate  control  by  which 
 STET,  a  wholly-  owned  subsidiary  of  Telecom  Italia  S.  p.  A.,  will  acquire  a  controlling  interest 
 in  ENTEL-  Chile.  Although  the  controlling  interest  in  Americatel’s  ultimate  corporate  parent 
 will  change,  it  will  continue  to  provide  services  to  its  existing  customers  under  existing  service 
 arrangements,  pursuant  to  section  214  authority.  No  comments  were  received  in  response  to 
 the  public  notice  announcing  that  the  application  had  been  accepted  for  filing. 


 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  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  Bill  Dever,  Common  Carrier  Bureau,  at  (202) 
 418-  1580. 


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 1  See  ENTEL-  Chile  and  STET  International  Netherlands  N.  V.  Seek  Consent  for  STET  to  Acquire  Domestic 
 Telecommunications  Lines  Held  by  Americatel  Corp.,  Public  Notice,  DA  01-  297  (rel.  Feb.  5,  2001). 
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