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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  04-  1597  Released:  June  1,  2004 
 NOTICE  OF  STREAMLINED  DOMESTIC  SECTION  214  APPLICATION  GRANTED 
 WC  Docket  No.  04-  156 
 The  application  listed  in  this  notice  has  been  granted  pursuant  to  the  Commission’s  streamlined  procedures  for  domestic  section  214  transfer  of  control  applications.  1  The  Wireline 


 Competition  Bureau  has  determined  that  grant  of  this  application  serves  the  public  interest.  2  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.  3 


 1.  Domestic  Section  214  Application  Filed  for  Transfer  of  Control  of  Valor  Telecommunications,  WC  Docket  No.  04-  156,  Public  Notice,  DA  04-  1141  (rel.  April  27, 
 2004). 
 Effective  Date  of  Grant:  5/  28/  04 
 For  further  information,  please  contact  Dennis  Johnson,  Competition  Policy  Division,  Wireline  Competition  Bureau,  at  (202)  418-  0809  or  Julie  Veach,  Competition  Policy  Division, 
 Wireline  Competition  Bureau,  at  (202)  418-  1558. 


 1  47  C.  F.  R.  §  63.03. 
 2  Implementation  of  Further  Streamlining  Measures  for  Domestic  Section  214  Authorizations,  CC  Docket 
 No.  01-  150,  Report  and  Order,  17  FCC  Rcd  5517,  5529,  para.  22  (2002)  (Streamlining  Order).  Only  one  commenter,  Western  Wireless,  filed  a  comment  in  this  proceeding  requesting  that  the  Commission  delay  grant  of 


 the  transaction  until  it  resolves  other  proceedings  clarifying  Valor's  regulatory  status  and  the  amount  of  universal  service  support  funding  to  which  the  company  is  entitled.  Western  Wireless  Corporation  Comments  at  1-  3. 
 Notably,  Western  Wireless  does  not  oppose  grant  of  the  transaction.  Id  at  2.  Applicants  filed  a  reply  comment  arguing  that  Western  Wireless'  request  raises  issues  that  are  not  relevant  to  the  merits  of  the  transaction  and  that 
 investors  factor  pending  Commission  proceedings  when  determining  the  proper  valuation  of  a  public  offering.  Valor  Reply  Comments  at  2-  5.  We  reject  Western  Wireless’  request  to  delay  grant  of  the  transaction  because 
 Western  Wireless'  request  is  not  relevant  to  the  merits  of  the  transfer  itself,  and  Western  Wireless  has  not  demonstrated  that  delaying  grant  of  the  transaction  is  in  the  public  interest. 


 3  Streamlining  Order,  17  FCC  Rcd  at  5529,  para.  22;  see  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.4  (computation  of  time). 
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