PUBLIC NOTICE
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DA 08-38
Released:  January 7, 2008
NOTICE OF REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC SECTION 214 APPLICATION FROM 
STREAMLINED TREATMENT
WC Docket No. 07-272
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
Application Filed for the Transfer of Control of NTS Communications, Inc. to
Xfone, Inc., WC Docket No. 07-272
On December 14, 2007, the Commission released a public notice accepting for streamlined 
processing the domestic section 214 application to transfer control of NTS Communications, Inc. to 
Xfone, Inc.3 On December 20, 2007, the Department of Justice, together with 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  
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 
  
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 NTS Communications, Inc. to 
Xfone, Inc, WC Docket No. 07-272, Public Notice, DA 07-5005 (rel. Dec. 14, 2007).   
4 See Letter from John Connors, U.S. Department of Justice, to Marlene H. Dortch, FCC, WC Docket No. 
07-272 (filed Dec. 20, 2007).  
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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 Dennis Johnson, Competition Policy Division, Wireline 
Competition Bureau, at (202) 418-0809.
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5 See 47 C.F.R. § 63.03(c)(2).