PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12 th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 DA 15-1177 October 14, 2015 DOMESTIC SECTION 214 APPLICATION FILED FOR THE ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN ASSETS OF LIGHTEDGE SOLUTIONS, INC. BY ALLIANCE CONNECT, LLC STREAMLINED PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHED WC Docket No. 15-235 Comments Due: October 28, 2015 Reply Comments Due: November 4, 2015 LightEdge Solutions, Inc. (LightEdge) and Alliance Connect, LLC (Alliance) (together, Applicants) filed an application pursuant to section 214 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (Act), and section 63.03 of the Commission’s rules, seeking approval to transfer certain assets of LightEdge to Alliance. 1 LightEdge, an Iowa corporation, currently provides network access services in the following states: Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, and Wisconsin. Alliance, an Iowa limited liability company, provides landline local exchange carrier (LEC) and interexchange services in Iowa and Nebraska in the service territories of CenturyLink (Qwest), Frontier, and Windstream. Applicants state that Alliance is indirectly held by Iowa Network Services, Inc. (INS), which is owned by many rural Iowa incumbent LECs, none of which hold a ten percent or greater interest in INS. On September 15, 2015, Applicants entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (Agreement). Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, Alliance will purchase the following from LightEdge: certain customer accounts, certain customer agreements and contracts, certain vendor agreements and contracts, certain equipment, and certain intellectual property. Alliance, however, will not assume any of LightEdge pre-closing liabilities or obligations. 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 1 47 U.S.C. § 214, 47 C.F.R. § 63.03. Any action on this domestic section 214 application is without prejudice to Commission action on other related, pending applications. 2 47 C.F.R. § 63.03(b)(2)(i). 2Domestic Section 214 Application Filed for the Acquisition of Certain Assets of LightEdge Solutions, Inc., by Alliance Connect, LLC, WC Docket No. 15-235 (filed Sept. 30, 2015). GENERAL INFORMATION The transfer of assets 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 October 28, 2015, and reply comments on or before November 4, 2015. 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://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/. In addition, e-mail one copy of each pleading to each of the following: 1) Myrva Freeman, Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, myrva.freeman@fcc.gov; 2) Dennis Johnson, Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, dennis.johnson@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), 1-888-835-5322 (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. § 31.1206(b). Participants in this proceeding should familiarize themselves with the Commission’s ex parte rules. For further information, please contact Myrva Freeman at (202) 418-1506 or Dennis Johnson at (202) 418-0809. - FCC -