PUBLIC NOTICE
Federal Communications Commission
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Washington, D.C. 20554
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DA 09-1729
Released:  July 31, 2009
NOTICE OF NON-STREAMLINED DOMESTIC SECTION 214 APPLICATION GRANTED
WC Docket No.  09-79
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 D&E Communications, Inc. (D&E) 
and Windstream Corporation (Windstream) to transfer control of D&E and its wholly owned subsidiaries, 
to Windstream.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.
Applications Filed for the Transfer of Control of D&E Communications, Inc. to Windstream 
Corporation, WC Docket No. 09-79, Public Notice, DA 09-1289 (rel. June 5, 2009).  
For further information, please contact Tracey Wilson-Parker at (202) 418-1394 or Dennis 
Johnson at (202) 418-0809, Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau.
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1  See Applications Filed for the Transfer of Control of D&E Communications, Inc. to Windstream Corporation, WC 
Docket No. 09-79, Public Notice, DA 09-1289 (rel. June 5, 2009).  
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 
local exchange carriers with adjacent exchanges where merger would provide service efficiencies); XO 
Communications,Inc. for Consent to Transfer Control of Licenses and Authorizations Pursuant to Section 214 and 
31O(d) of the Communications Act and Petition for Declaratory Ruling Pursuant to Section 310(b)(4) of the 
Communications Act, IE Docket No. 02-50, 17 FCC Red 19212, 19225, para. 30 (IB/WTB/WCB 2002) (finding no 
anticompetitive effects resulting from the combined operation of two competitive local exchange carriers because of 
the presence of other competitors and the transaction being in the public interest).