PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 DA 13-2276 Released: November 26, 2013 DOMESTIC SECTION 214 APPLICATION FILED FOR THE TRANSFER OF CONTROL OF KNOLOGY PROVIDER SOLUTIONS GROUP, INC. TO CROSSTEL, INC. STREAMLINED PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHED WC Docket No. 13-267 Comments Due: December 10, 2013 Reply Comments Due: December 17, 2013 On November 18, 2013, Knology Provider Solutions Group, Inc. (KPSG) and Crosstel, Inc. (Crosstel) (collectively, Applicants) filed an application pursuant to section 63.03 of the Commission’s rules1 to transfer control of lines from KPSG to Crosstel. KPSG, a Delaware corporation, together with its affiliates (including parent entities), offers telecommunications services in the following areas: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, Rhode Island, Tennessee. Crosstel, an Alabama corporation, together with its affiliates and previously in conjunction with KPSG under the SCA, offers telecommunications services in the following areas: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Minnesota, Mississippi, Rhode Island, South Carolina. Crosstel is wholly owned by Maliyekal Thomas, a U.S. citizen. Crosstel and KPSG entered into a three-year contract (the Strategic Collaboration and Service Agreement (SCA)) that is scheduled to terminate on November 30, 2013. The Applicants entered into a new agreement that will allow Crosstel to manage the business prospectively, and will allow the parties’ joint customers to become Crosstel customers. KPSG seeks authority to transfer control of its lines to Crosstel so that Crosstel may continue to providing service to such customers after the SCA expires. Applicants assert that the proposed transaction is entitled to presumptive streamlined treatment under section 63.03(b)(2)(i) of the Commission’s rules and that a grant of the application will serve the public interest, convenience, and necessity.2 Domestic Section 214 Application Filed for the Transfer of Control of Knology Provider Solutions Group, Inc. to Crosstel, Inc. WC Docket No. 13-267 (filed Nov. 18, 2013) 1 47 C.F.R § 63.03; see 47 U.S.C. § 214. Any action on this domestic section 214 application is without prejudice to Commission action on any other related, pending applications. 2 47 C.F.R. § 63.03(b)(2)(i). 2GENERAL INFORMATION The transfer of control identified herein has been found, upon initial review, to be acceptable for filing as a streamlined application. The Commission reserves the right to return any transfer application if, upon further examination, it is determined to be defective and not in conformance with the Commission’s rules and policies. Pursuant to section 63.03(a) of the Commission’s rules, 47 CFR § 63.03(a), interested parties may file comments on or before December 10, 2013, and reply comments on or before December 17, 2013. Pursuant to section 63.52 of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 63.52, commenters must serve a copy of comments on the Applicants no later than the above comment filing date. Unless otherwise notified by the Commission, the Applicants may transfer control on the 31st day after the date of this notice. Pursuant to section 63.03 of the Commission’s rules, 47 CFR § 63.03, parties to this proceeding should file any documents in this proceeding using the Commission’s Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS): http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs2/. In addition, e-mail one copy of each pleading to each of the following: 1) Myrva Charles, Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, myrva.charles@fcc.gov; 2) Dennis Johnson, Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, dennis.johnson@fcc.gov; 3) David Krech, Policy Division, International Bureau, david.krech@fcc.gov; and 4) Jim Bird, Office of General Counsel, jim.bird@fcc.gov. People with Disabilities: To request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities (braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432 (tty). The proceeding in this Notice shall be treated as a “permit-but-disclose” proceeding in accordance with the Commission’s ex parte rules. Persons making ex parte presentations must file a copy of any written presentation or a memorandum summarizing any oral presentation within two business days after the presentation (unless a different deadline applicable to the Sunshine period applies). Persons making oral ex parte presentations are reminded that memoranda summarizing the presentation must (1) list all persons attending or otherwise participating in the meeting at which the ex parte presentation was made, and (2) summarize all data presented and arguments made during the presentation. If the presentation consisted in whole or in part of the presentation of data or arguments already reflected in the presenter’s written comments, memoranda or other filings in the proceeding, the presenter may provide citations to such data or arguments in his or her prior comments, memoranda, or other filings (specifying the relevant page and/or paragraph numbers where such data or arguments can be found) in lieu of summarizing them in the memorandum. Documents shown or given to Commission staff during ex parte meetings are deemed to be written ex parte presentations and must be filed consistent with rule 1.1206(b), 47 C.F.R. § 1.1206(b). Participants in this proceeding should familiarize themselves with the Commission’s ex parte rules. For further information, please contact Myrva Charles at (202) 418-1506 or Dennis Johnson at (202) 418-0809. - FCC -