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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-  2318  Released:  November  16,  2006 
 WIRELINE  COMPETITION  BUREAU  GRANTS  CONSENT  FOR  THE  TRANSFER  OF  CONTROL  OF  THE  ASSETS  OF  NORTH  DAKOTA 
 TELEPHONE  COMPANY  TO  SRT  COMMUNICATIONS,  INC. 
 WC  Docket  No.  06-  185 
 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  the  transfer  of  control  of  certain  assets  in  the  Velva  exchange  in  North  Dakota  from  North  Dakota  Telephone 
 Company  to  SRT  Communications,  Inc.  1  No  comments  were  filed  in  opposition  to  the  grant  of  this  transaction. 


 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.  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. 


 For  further  information,  please  contact  Denise  Coca  at  (202)  418-  0574  in  the  Competition  Policy  Division,  Wireline  Competition  Bureau. 
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 1  See  Domestic  Section  214  Application  Filed  for  the  Transfer  of  Control  of  the  Assets  of  North  Dakota 
 Telephone  Company  to  SRT  Communications,  Inc.,  WC  Docket  No.  06-  185,  Public  Notice,  DA  06-  2004  (rel.  Oct.  6,  2006). 


 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  Applicants  filed  a  Petition  for  Waiver  to  Change  Study  Area  Boundaries  in  connection  with  this 
 transaction.  Action  on  this  domestic  section  214  application  is  without  prejudice  to  any  action  the  Commission  may  take  on  the  pending  waiver  requests  that  were  filed  along  with  this  application. 
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