PUBLIC NOTICE
Federal Communications Commission
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DA 14-44
Released:  January 15, 2014
DOMESTIC SECTION 214 APPLICATION FILED FOR THE 
TRANSFER OF CONTROL OF ALEC, LLC TO MBS HOLDINGS, INC.     
STREAMLINED PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHED
WC Docket No. 14-5
Comments Due:  January 29, 2014
Reply Comments Due: February 5, 2014
On January 6, 2014, IBBS Holdings, LLC (Holdings), ALEC, LLC (ALEC), and MBS Holdings, 
Inc. (MBS) (collectively, Applicants) filed an application pursuant to section 63.03 of the Commission’s 
rules1 to transfer control of ALEC to MBS.  
ALEC, a Kentucky limited liability company, provides competitive local exchange carrier (LEC) 
and other telecommunications services in multiple states and is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of 
Holdings, a Delaware limited liability company.2 Holdings does not itself offer domestic 
telecommunications services but has other affiliates that provide Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) 
service.3 MBS, through its operating affiliate, Momentum Telecom, Inc., provides residential and 
business VoIP services in multiple states.  Applicants state that the following U.S. based entities and U.S. 
citizens will have a 10 percent or greater direct or indirect ownership interest in MBS at the time the 
proposed transaction is consummated:  Estate of William W. Featheringill (14. 5 percent) (Carolyn 
Featheringill is the Trustee of the Estate); FIG LLC (12.4 percent), Ramsey Management LLC (11.8 
percent) (both controlled by Carolyn Featheringill), and PIG LLC (11.1 percent) (controlled by Elizabeth 
Pharo).  Applicants state that no other individual or entity will have a 10 percent or greater direct or 
indirect interest in MBS. They further state that neither Ms. Featheringill nor Ms. Pharo has a 10 percent 
or greater interest in any other domestic telecommunications carrier.
  
1 47 C.F.R § 63.03; see 47 U.S.C. § 214. Applicants filed a supplement to their domestic section 214 application on 
January 14, 2014.
2 ALEC, LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of SinglePipe, LLC, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Integrated 
Broadband Services, LLC (IBBS).  Applicants state that ALEC is Holdings’ only regulated telecommunications 
carrier affiliate.  ALEC provides telecommunications services in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, 
Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, 
South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas.
3 Applicants state that Holdings is 13 percent owned by the KPB Family GST Investment Trust and 54 percent 
owned by Pamlico Capital II, LP.  Pamlico is 83 percent owned by Wachovia Investors, Inc., which is wholly owned 
by Wells Fargo & Company, a publicly held company.  All entities are U.S. based.  
2Pursuant to the terms of the proposed transactions, MBS, through a wholly owned subsidiary, 
MBS Intermediate Holdings, LLC, will acquire 100 percent of the outstanding equity of IBBS.  As a 
result, ALEC will become an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of MBS.  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.4  
Domestic Section 214 Application Filed for the Transfer of Control of ALEC, LLC to 
MBS Holdings, Inc., WC Docket No. 14-5 (filed Jan. 6, 2014).
GENERAL 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 January 29, 2014 and reply comments on or 
before February 5, 2014. 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.5
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) Tracey Wilson, Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, 
tracey.wilson@fcc.gov;
2) Jodie May, Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, jodie.may@fcc.gov;
3) 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.6 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 
  
4 47 C.F.R. § 63.03(b)(2)(i).
5 Such authorization is conditioned upon receipt of any other necessary approvals from the Commission in 
connection with the proposed transaction.
6 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.1200 et seq.
3applies). 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 Tracey Wilson at (202) 418-1394 or Jodie May at 
(202) 418-0913.
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