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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-  4060  Released:  December  28,  2004 
 WIRELINE  COMPETITION  BUREAU  GRANTS  CONSENT  FOR  TRANSFER  OF  CONTROL  OF  TRI-  COUNTY  TELCOM,  INC.  TO  HANSON  COMMUNICATIONS,  INC. 
 WC  Docket  No.  04-  394 
 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  of  ,  James  O.  Ekstrand  (Mr.  Ekstrand)  and  Hanson  Communications,  Inc.  (Hanson)  to  transfer  control  of  Tri-  County  Telcom,  Inc.  (“  Tri-  County”)  and  its  domestic 
 blanket  section  214  authorizations  from  Mr.  Ekstrand  to  Hanson.  1  No  commenters  opposed  grant  of  the  application. 


 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. 


 1  See  Domestic  Section  214  Application  Filed  for  Transfer  of  Control  of  Tri-  County  Telecom,  Inc.  to  Hanson 
 Communications,  Inc.,  WC  Docket  No.  04-  394,  Public  Notice,  DA  04-  3398  (rel.  Oct.  26,  2004). 
 2  See  Joint  Applications  of  Global  Crossing  Ltd.,  and  Citizens  Communications  Company  for  Authority  to  Transfer  Control 
 of  Corporations  Holding  Commission  Licenses  and  Authorizations  Pursuant  to  Sections  214  and  310(  d)  of  the  Communications  Act  and  Parts  20,  22,  63,  78,  90,  and  101  of  the  Commission’s  Rules,  Memorandum  Opinion  and  Order,  16  FCC  Rcd  8507,  8511-  14 


 (CCB/  IB/  CSB/  WTB  2001)  (granting  transfer  of  control  involving  incumbent  LECs  with  adjacent  exchanges  where  merger  would  provide  service  efficiencies). 
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 For  further  information,  please  contact  Tracey  Wilson-  Parker,  at  (202)  418-  1394,  or  Kimberly  Jackson  at  (202)  418-  7393,  in  the  Competition  Policy  Division,  Wireline  Competition  Bureau. 
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