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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-  1301 
 Released  May  31,  2002 
 WIRELINE  COMPETITION  BUREAU  GRANTS  CONSENT  FOR  A  TRANSFER  OF  CONTROL  OF  MPOWER  COMMUNICATIONS  CORP. 


 WC  Docket  No.  02-  88 
 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  domestic  section  214  application  to  transfer  control  of  Mpower  Communications  Corp.  to  new  shareholders  of 
 Mpower  Holdings.  1  No  comments  or  petitions  to  deny  were  received  in  response  to  the  public  notice  announcing  that  the  application  had  been  accepted  for  filing.  2 


 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  Applicant  has  filed  a  separate  application  for  international  section  214  authorization  in  connection  with  the 
 same  proposed  transaction. 
 2  See  Domestic  Section  214  Application  Filed  for  Consent  to  Transfer  Control  of  Mpower  Communications 
 Corp.,  CC  Docket  02-  88,  Public  Notice,  DA  02-  994  (rel.  April  30,  2002). 
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