PUBLIC NOTICE
Federal Communications Commission
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DA 13-1411
Released:  June 20, 2013
NOTICE OF REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC SECTION 214 APPLICATION FROM 
STREAMLINED TREATMENT
WC Docket No. 13-138
The Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has removed the application listed in this notice 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 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 Acquisition of Assets of 
Start Wireless Group, Inc. d/b/a Page Plus Cellular by TracFone Wireless, Inc., 
WC Docket No. 13-138, DA 13-1255 (rel. May 30, 2013)
On June 13, 2013, the Department of Justice, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, with 
the concurrence of  the Department of Homeland Security (collectively, the Executive Branch Agencies), 
filed a letter requesting that the Commission defer action on this application while they review potential 
national security, law enforcement, and public safety issues.3  
This application is removed from streamlined review in response to the request filed by the 
Executive Branch Agencies. Final action on this application should be expected after 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.4  
For further information, please contact Jodie May, Competition Policy Division, Wireline 
Competition Bureau, at (202) 418-0913. 
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1 47 U.S.C. 214; 47 C.F.R. § 63.03; Implementation of Further Streamlining Measures for Domestic Section 214 
Authorizations, CC Docket No. 01-150, Report and Order, 17 FCC Rcd 5517 (2002).
2  See 47 C.F.R. § 63.03(c)(1)(v).
3  See Letter from Mark. G. McConnell, U.S. Department of Justice, to George Li, FCC, WC Docket No. 13-138 
(filed June 13, 2013).
4  See 47 C.F.R. § 63.03(c)(2).