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DA 07-4478
Released:  October 31, 2007
NOTICE OF REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC SECTION 214 APPLICATION FROM 
STREAMLINED TREATMENT
WC Docket No. 07-225
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)(1)(v) 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 the Transfer of Control of Yipes Enterprise 
Services, Inc. from Yipes Holdings, Inc. to FLAG Telecom Group Services Limited, WC 
Docket No. 07-225
On October 9, 2007, the Commission released a public notice accepting for streamlined 
processing a domestic section 214 application to transfer control of Yipes Enterprise Services, Inc. 
(Yipes) from Yipes Holdings, Inc. (Yipes Holdings) to FLAG Telecom Group Services Limited (FLAG) 
(collectively, Applicants).3 On October 23, 2007, the Department of Homeland Security, with the 
concurrence of the Department of Justice, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (collectively, the 
Executive Branch Agencies), filed a letter requesting that the Commission defer grant of this application 
while the Executive Branch Agencies address potential national security, law enforcement, and public 
safety issues.4  
  
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 the Transfer of Control of Yipes Enterprise Services, Inc. 
from Yipes Holdings, Inc. to FLAG Telecom Group Services Limited, WC Docket No. 07-225, Public Notice, DA 
07-4187 (rel. Oct. 9, 2007).   
4 See Letter from Gregory Pinto, Director, Regulatory Policy, United States Department of Homeland 
Security, to Marlene H. Dortch, FCC, WC Docket No. 07-225 (filed Oct. 23, 2007).  
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This application is being removed from streamlined review in response to the request filed by the 
Executive Branch Agencies. Final action on this application should be expected once the Commission 
has received notification from the Executive Branch Agencies that the evaluation has been completed, 
but not later than 180 days from public notice that the application was accepted for filing.5  
For further information, please contact Jodie May, Competition Policy Division, Wireline 
Competition Bureau, at (202) 418-0913.
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5 See 47 C.F.R. § 63.03(c)(2).