*Pages 1--1 from Microsoft Word - 24237.doc* 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- 59 Released: January 9, 2003 NOTICE OF STREAMLINED DOMESTIC 214 APPLICATIONS GRANTED WC Docket Nos. 02- 342 & 02- 372 The applications listed in this notice have been granted pursuant to the Commission’s streamlined procedures for domestic section 214 transfer of control applications. 47 C. F. R. § 63.03. The Wireline Competition Bureau has determined that grant of these applications serves the public interest. 1 For purposes of computation of time for filing a petition for reconsideration or application for review, or for judicial review of the Commission’s decision, the date of “public notice” shall be the release date of this notice. 2 1. Domestic Section 214 Application Filed for Consent to Transfer Control of Baltic Telecom Cooperative and East Plains Telecom, Inc. to Splitrock Telecom Cooperative, Inc., WC Docket No. 02- 342, DA 02- 3306 (rel. Nov. 27, 2002). Effective Date of Grant: 12/ 28/ 02 2. Domestic Section 214 Application Filed for Acquisition of Assets of Five Star Phone Center by Midwestern Telecommunications, Inc., WC Docket No. 02- 372, DA 02- 3309 (rel. Nov. 27, 2002). Effective Date of Grant: 12/ 28/ 02 For further information, please contact Tracey Wilson, at (202) 418- 1394 or Bill Dever, Competition Policy, Wireline Competition Bureau at (202) 418- 1578. 1 Implementation of Further Streamlining Measures for Domestic Section 214 Authorizations, 17 FCC Rcd 5517, 5529 (2002), para. 22. 2 Id.; see 47 C. F. R. § 1.4 (Computation of time). 1