*Pages 1--2 from Microsoft Word - 46493.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 05- 507 Released: February 28, 2005 NOTICE OF REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC SECTION 214 APPLICATION FROM STREAMLINED TREATMENT WC Docket No. 05- 43 The application listed in this notice has been removed from streamlined treatment pursuant to the Commission’s streamlined procedures for domestic section 214 transfer of control applications. 1 Section 63.03( c)( 5) of the Commission’s rules provides that at any time after an application is filed, the Commission, acting through the Chief of the Wireline Competition Bureau, may notify an applicant that its application is being removed from streamlined processing where the Commission “determines that the application requires further analysis to determine whether a proposed transfer of control would serve the public interest.” 2 Domestic Section 214 Application Filed for Transfer of Control of Susquehanna Adelphia Business Solutions from Susquehanna Fiber Systems, Inc. to TelCove Holdings of Pennsylvania, Inc., WC Docket No. 05- 43, DA 05- 302 (rel. Feb. 2, 2005) On February 2, 2005, the Commission released a public notice accepting for streamlined processing a domestic section 214 application involving TelCove of Pennsylvania, Inc. (“ TelCove- PA”), Susquehanna Adelphia Business Solutions (“ Susquehanna ABS” or “Partnership”), SusCom Business Solutions of PA Inc., d/ b/ a SusCom Business Solutions (“ SusCom”), Susquehanna Fiber Systems, Inc. (“ Susquehanna”), and TelCove Holdings of Pennsylvania, Inc. (“ TelCove Holdings”) (collectively, “Applicants”). Specifically, the Applicants request approval to transfer control of Susquehanna’s fifty percent (50%) interest in the Partnership to TelCove Holdings. 3 On February 23, 2005, the Applicants, along with the United States Department of Justice (“ DOJ”), including the Federal Bureau of Investigation 1 47 C. F. R. § 63.03; Implementation of Further Streamlining Measures for Domestic Section 214 Authorizations, 17 FCC Rcd 5517 (2002) (Streamlining Order). 2 See 47 C. F. R. § 63.03( c)( 1)( v). 3 Domestic Section 214 Application Filed for Transfer of Control of Susquehanna Adelphia Business Solutions from Susquehanna Fiber Systems, Inc. to TelCove Holdings of Pennsylvania, Inc., WC Docket No. 05- 43, Public Notice, DA 05- 302 (rel. Feb. 2, 2005). 1 2 (“ FBI”) and the United States Department of Homeland Security (“ DHS”) (collectively, the “Executive Branch Agencies”) filed with the Commission a joint petition to defer grant of this application while the Executive Branch Agencies and Applicants address potential national security, law enforcement, and public safety issues. 4 This application is being removed from streamlined review in response to the request filed by the Executive Branch Agencies and the Applicants. Final action on this application should be expected once the Commission has received notification from the Executive Branch Agencies and the Applicants that the evaluation has been completed, but in no event later than 180 days from public notice that the applications were accepted for filing. 5 For further information, please contact Tracey Wilson- Parker, at (202) 418- 1394 or Denise Coca at (202) 418- 0574, Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau. 4 See In the Matter of the Joint Application of TelCove of Pennsylvania, Inc., SusCom Business Solutions of PA, Inc., d/ b/ a SusCom Business Solutions, Susquehanna Fiber Systems, Inc., Susquehanna Adelphia Business Solutions and TelCove Holdings of Pennsylvania, Inc., for Approval of the Transfer of Assets and Related Transfer of Customers to TelCove Holdings of Pennsylvania Inc., WC Docket No. 05- 43, Joint Petition to Defer (filed Feb. 23, 2005) (Joint Petition to Defer). The Applicants note that the Application filed with the Commission in this proceeding incorrectly listed SusCom Business Solutions of PA, Inc., d/ b/ a/ SusCom Business Solutions, as one of the Joint Applicants. The correct entity is Susquehanna Media Co. Joint Petition to Defer at 1- 2 n. 1. 5 See 47 C. F. R. § 63.03( c)( 2). 2