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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  03-  3108  Released:  October  7,  2003 
 WIRELINE  COMPETITION  BUREAU  GRANTS  CONSENT  FOR  ACQUISITION  OF  ASSETS  OF  3  RIVERS  FIBER  OPTIC,  INC.  BY  ONEEIGHTY  COMMUNICATIONS  OF 
 MONTANA,  INC. 
 WC  Docket  No.  03-  134 
 Pursuant  to  section  214  of  the  Communications  Act  of  1934,  as  amended,  47  U.  S.  C.  §  214,  and  sections  0.91,  0.291,  and  63.03  of  the  Commission’s  rules,  47  C.  F.  R.  §§  0.91,  0.291, 


 and  63.03,  the  Wireline  Competition  Bureau  (Bureau)  approves  the  application  for  acquisition  of  assets  (approximately  500  access  lines)  of  3  Rivers  Fiber  Optic,  Inc.  by  OneEighty 
 Communications  of  Montana,  Inc.  1  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.  2 
 Pursuant  to  section  1.103  of  the  Commission’s  rules,  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.103,  the  consent  granted  herein  is  effective  upon  the  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  Dennis  Johnson,  Competition  Policy  Division,  Wireline  Competition  Bureau  at  (202)  418-  0809. 
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 1  See  Domestic  Section  214  Application  Filed  For  Acquisition  of  Assets  of  3  Rivers  Fiber  Optic  by 
 OneEighty  Communications  of  Montana,  Inc.,  WC  Docket  No.  03-  134,  Public  Notice,  DA  03-  2372  (rel.  June  18,  2003). 


 2  See  Notice  of  Streamlined  Domestic  214  Application  Granted,  WC  Docket  No.  03-  106,  Public  Notice,  18 
 FCC  Rcd  11317  (WCB  2003)  (granting  consent  for  acquisition  of  Qwest’s  out-  of-  region  competitive  LEC  assets,  and  minor  in-  region  assets,  by  competitive  LEC  that  provided  some  in-  region  services);  Domestic  Section  214 


 Application  Filed  for  Acquisition  of  Assets  of  Qwest  Communications  Corporation,  and  Qwest  Interprise  America,  Inc.,  by  Covad  Communications  Co.,  WC  Docket  No.  03-  106,  Public  Notice,  18  FCC  Rcd  8341  (WCB  2003). 
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