PUBLIC NOTICE
Federal Communications Commission
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Washington, D.C. 20554
News Media Information 202 / 418-0500
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DA 08-1184
Released:  May 19, 2008
NOTICE OF NON-STREAMLINED DOMESTIC 214 APPLICATION GRANTED
WT Docket No. 07-274
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 of United Companies, Inc. (UCI) and 
General Communication, Inc. (GCI) to transfer control of the domestic common carrier transmission lines 
of UCI’s subsidiaries, Unicom, Inc., United Utilities, Inc., and United-KUC, Inc., to GCI.1  No 
commenters opposed grant of the application.  
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 this 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 Jodie May at 202 / 418-0913, Competition Policy 
Division, Wireline Competition Bureau.
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1  General Communication, Inc. and United Companies, Inc. Seek FCC Consent to Transfer Control of Licenses and 
Authorizations,  WT Docket No. 07-274, Public Notice, DA 07-4902 (rel. Dec. 6, 2007) (Public Notice).  
2 Applicants did not seek streamlined treatment for the domestic section 214 application under section 63.03(b) of 
the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 63.03(b).  In light of the multiple applications before the Commission in this 
transaction and the public review associated with them, the Bureau concluded, pursuant to section 63.03(c) of the 
Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 63.03(c), that the domestic application would be accepted as a non-streamlined 
filing.   Public Notice at 2.  The Applicants have stated that GCI does not presently offer local exchange service in 
any of the communities served by the UCI subsidiaries, and that the existing local service territories of the 
Applicants are neither overlapping nor adjacent.  Id. at 2.