PUBLIC NOTICE
Federal Communications Commission
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Washington, D.C. 20554
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DA 09-1356
Released:  June 18, 2009
NOTICE OF NON-STREAMLINED DOMESTIC SECTION 214 APPLICATION GRANTED
WC Docket No.  09-60
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 Ayrshire Telecom Inc., Northwest 
Communications, Inc., River Valley Telecommunications Cooperative, Ter-Tel Enterprises, Inc., Lone 
Rock Communications Company, Webb-Dickens Telephone Corporation, and Iowa Lakes Electric 
Cooperative (collectively, Transferors) and Ringsted Communications Company, Inc. (Ringsted) for the 
transfer of control of Independent Networks, L.C. from Transferors to Ringsted.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 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 Tracey Wilson-Parker at (202) 418-1394.
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1  Domestic Section 214 Application Filed for the Transfer of Control of Independent Networks, L.C. to Ringsted 
Communications Company, Inc., WC Docket No. 09-60, Public Notice, DA 09-1085 (rel. May 18, 2009).
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, CC Docket No. 01-73, Memorandum 
Opinion and Order, 16 FCC Rcd 15293, 15296-99, para. 9 (CCB/WTB 2001) (granting transfer of control involving 
an incumbent local exchange carrier (LEC) and competitive LEC providing in-region service where the merger is in 
the public interest).