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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  06-  154  Released:  January  25,  2006 
 WIRELINE  COMPETITION  BUREAU  GRANTS  CONSENT  FOR  TRANSFER  OF  CONTROL  OF  VALOR  COMMUNICATIONS  GROUP, 
 INC.  AND  ITS  SUBSIDIARIES  FROM  VALOR  COMMUNICATIONS  GROUP,  INC.  TO  NEW  VALOR,  AND  THE  TRANSFER  OF  CONTROL 
 OF  ALLTEL  HOLDING  CORP.  AND  ITS  SUBSIDIARIES  FROM  ALLTEL  CORPORATION  TO  NEW  VALOR 


 WC  Docket  No.  05-  354 
 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  applications  for:  (1)  the  transfer  of  control  of  Valor  Communications  Group,  Inc.  (“  Valor”)  and  its  subsidiaries  from 
 Valor,  as  presently  owned,  to  New  Valor,  as  it  will  be  owned  following  a  merger  between  Valor  and  ALLTEL  Holding  Corp.  (“  AHC”),  a  wholly  owned  subsidiary  of  ALLTEL  Corporation 
 (“  ALLTEL”);  and  (2)  the  transfer  of  control  of  AHC  and  its  subsidiaries  from  ALLTEL  to  New  Valor.  1  No  comments  were  filed  in  this  proceeding. 


 The  Bureau  finds,  upon  consideration  of  the  record,  that  the  proposed  transfers  will  serve  the  public  interest,  convenience,  and  necessity,  and  therefore  grants  the  requested 
 authorizations.  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.  3  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  Applications  Filed  for  the  Transfer  of  Control  of  Valor  Communications 
 Group,  Inc.  and  its  Subsidiaries  from  Valor  Communications  Group,  Inc.  to  New  Valor,  and  the  Transfer  of  Control  of  Alltel  Holding  Corp.  and  its  Subsidiaries  from  Alltel  Corporation  to  New  Valor,  WC  Docket  No.  05- 


 354,  Public  Notice,  DA  05-  3353  (rel.  Dec.  29,  2005). 
 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). 


 3  Action  on  these  domestic  section  214  applications  is  without  prejudice  to  any  action  the  Commission 
 may  take  on  any  related,  pending  applications. 
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 For  further  information,  please  contact  Adam  Kirschenbaum  at  (202)  418-  7280  in  the  Competition  Policy,  Wireline  Competition  Bureau. 
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