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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-  64 
 Released:  January  11,  2002 


 COMMON  CARRIER  BUREAU  GRANTS  CONSENT  FOR  TRANSFER  OF  CONTROL 
 FROM  NEVD  HOLDINGS,  LLC  TO  CONVERSENT  HOLDINGS,  INC. 


 CC  Docket  No.  01-  314 
 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  application  of  NEVD  Holdings, 
 LLC  (“  NEVD”)  and  M/  C  Venture  Partners  V,  L.  P.,  as  amended,  to  complete  a  transfer  of 
 corporate  control.  1  Under  the  terms  of  the  proposed  transaction,  NEVD  would  undergo  a 
 corporate  reorganization  by  contributing  the  ownership  of  its  operating  subsidiaries  to  a  newly-created 
 entity,  Conversent  Holdings,  Inc.  No  comments  or  petitions  to  deny  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  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  Application  Filed  by  NEVD  Holdings,  LLC,  for  Transfer  of 
 Control  to  Conversent  Holdings,  Inc.,  Public  Notice,  DA  01-  2814  (rel.  Dec.  3,  2001). 
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