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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  02-  1187  Released:  May  17,  2002 
 WIRELINE  COMPETITION  BUREAU  GRANTS  CONSENT  FOR  A  TRANSFER  OF  CONTROL  OF  MID-  HUDSON  COMMUNICATIONS,  INC.  AND  TECH  VALLEY 
 COMMUNICATIONS,  INC.  TO  TVC  ALBANY,  INC. 
 WC  Docket  No.  02-  47 
 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  Wireline  Competition  Bureau  (Bureau)  approves  the  applications  to  transfer  control  of  the  domestic  214  authorizations  of  Mid-  Hudson  Communications,  Inc.  (“  Mid-Hudson”) 
 and  Tech  Valley  Communications,  Inc.  (“  Tech  Valley”)  to  TVC  Albany,  Inc.  d/  b/  a  Tech  Valley  Communications  (“  TVC”).  These  transfers  are  related  to  a  transaction  in  which 
 Mid-  Hudson  and  Tech  Valley  will  transfer  a  substantial  portion  of  their  assets,  including  control  of  their  appropriate  authorizations,  to  the  newly-  created  TVC.  No  comments  or  petitions  to  deny 
 were  received  in  response  to  the  public  notice  announcing  that  the  applications  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,  (202)  418-  1394,  or  Bill  Dever,  (202)  418-  1580,  in  the  Competition  Policy  Division,  Wireline  Competition  Bureau. 


 1  See  Domestic  Section  214  Applications  Filed  for  Consent  to  Transfer  Control  of  Mid-  Hudson  Communications, 
 Inc.  and  Tech  Valley  Communications,  Inc.  to  TVC  Albany,  Inc.,  CC  Docket  02-  47,  Public  Notice,  DA  02-  665  (rel.  March  20,  2002). 
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