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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-  1602  Released:  August  8,  2006 
 WIRELINE  COMPETITION  BUREAU  GRANTS  CONSENT  FOR  TRANSFER  OF  CONTROL  OF  TEKSTAR  COMMUNICATIONS,  INC.  ’S 
 AUTHORIZATION  AND  OTHER  ASSETS  SERVING  NISSWA,  MINNESOTA  TO  CONSOLIDATED  TELEPHONE  COMPANY 


 WC  Docket  No.  06-  126 
 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  for  transfer  of  control  of  Tekstar  Communications,  Inc.  ’s  (“  Tekstar”)  authorization  and  other  assets  serving 
 Nisswa,  Minnesota  to  Consolidated  Telephone  Company  (“  Consolidated”).  1  No  comments  were  filed  in  this  proceeding. 


 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. 


 For  further  information,  please  contact  Adam  Kirschenbaum  at  (202)  418-  7280  in  the  Competition  Policy,  Wireline  Competition  Bureau. 
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 1  See  Domestic  Section  214  Application  Filed  for  Transfer  of  Control  of  Tekstar  Communications,  Inc.  ’s 
 Authorization  and  Other  Assets  Serving  Nisswa,  Minnesota  to  Consolidated  Telephone  Company,  WC  Docket  No.  06-  126,  Public  Notice,  DA  06-  1411  (rel.  July  7,  2006). 


 2  See  Joint  Applications  of  Telephone  and  Data  Systems,  Inc.  and  Chorus  Communications,  Ltd.  for 
 Authority  to  Transfer  Control  of  Commission  Licenses  and  Authorizations  Pursuant  to  Sections  214  and  310(  d)  of  the  Communications  Act  and  Parts  22,  63  and  90  of  the  Commission’s  Rules,  Memorandum  Opinion  and  Order, 


 16  FCC  Rcd  15293,  15296-  99  (CCB/  WTB  2001)  (authorizing  transfer  of  control  involving  an  incumbent  LEC  and  in-  region  provider  of  local  exchange  and  exchange  access  services  where  transaction  overall  resulted  in  pro-competitive 
 benefits). 
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