*Pages 1--4 from Microsoft Word - 54128.doc* PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12 th St., S. W. Washington, D. C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418- 0500 Internet: http:// www. fcc. gov TTY: 1- 888- 835- 5322 DA 05- 3356 Released: December 30, 2005 DOMESTIC SECTION 214 APPLICATION FILED FOR THE ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN ASSETS OF AZUL TEL, INC., TO FLORIDA PHONE SERVICE, INC. STREAMLINED PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHED WC Docket No. 05- 357 Comments Due: January 13, 2006 Reply Comments Due: January 20, 2006 On December 21, 2005, Florida Phone Service, Inc. (“ Florida Phone” or “Transferee”) and Azul Tel, Inc. (“ Azul Tel” or “Transferor”) (together ”Applicants”), filed an application, pursuant to sections 63.03 and 63.04 of the Commission’s rules, 1 seeking authority to enable Florida Phone to acquire certain of Azul Tel’s assets. Applicants assert that this transaction is entitled to presumptive streamlined treatment under section 63.03( b)( 2)( i) of the Commission’s rules because Florida Phone will have a market share in the interstate, interexchange market of substantially less than 10 percent, will provide competitive telephone exchange services or exchange access services (if at all) exclusively in geographic areas served by a dominant local exchange carrier that is not a party to the proposed transaction, and neither Applicant is dominant with respect to any service. 2 In addition, no radio licenses will be assigned to Florida Phone as part of this transaction. Azul Tel is a privately- held corporation incorporated in the state of Florida. It provides resold and UNE- based competitive local exchange, intrastate and interstate interexchange, and international telecommunications services, as well as Internet Access services, to residential consumers and small business customers in the state of Florida. Azul Tel also offers a broad range of Internet Protocol- enabled communications services, including retail Voice over Internet Protocol, wholesale international origination and termination service, and enhanced prepaid calling services. 1 47 C. F. R §§ 63.03, 63. 04; see 47 U. S. C. § 214. 2 47 C. F. R. § 63. 03( b)( 2)( i). 1 In addition, one copy of each pleading must be sent to each of the following: (1) The Commission’s duplicating contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc., 445 12th Street, S. W., Room CY- B402, Washington, D. C. 20554, www. bcpiweb. com; phone: (202) 488- 5300 fax: (202) 488- 5563; (2) Tracey Wilson- Parker, Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, 445 12th Street, S. W., Room 5- C212, Washington, D. C. 20554; email: tracey. wilson- parker@ fcc. gov; (3) Alex Johns, Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, 445 12th Street, S. W., Room 5- C317, Washington, D. C. 20554; e- mail: alexis. johns@ fcc. gov; (4) Susan O’Connell, Policy Division, International Bureau, 445 12th Street, S. W., Room 7- B544, Washington, D. C. 20554; email: susan. o’connell@ fcc. gov; and (5) James Bird, Office of General Counsel, 445 12th Street, S. W., Room 8- C824, Washington, D. C. 20554; e- mail: james. bird@ fcc. gov. Filings and comments are also available for public inspection and copying during regular business hours at the FCC Reference Information Center, Portals II, 445 12th Street, S. W., Room CY- A257, Washington, D. C. 20554. They may also be purchased from the Commission’s duplicating contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc., Portals II, 445 12th Street, S. W., Room CY-B402, Washington, D. C. 20554, telephone: (202) 488- 5300, fax: (202) 488- 5563, or via e- mail www. bcpiweb. com. For further information, please contact Tracey Wilson- Parker at (202) 418- 1394, or Alex Johns at (202) 418- 1167. - FCC - 4