PUBLIC NOTICE
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DA 15-1198
Released:  October 20, 2015
NOTICE OF NON-STREAMLINED DOMESTIC 214 APPLICATION GRANTED
WC Docket No. 15-203
Pursuant to section 214 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (Act), 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 TC3 Telecom, Inc. (TC3), the Joseph 
P. Mattausch Agreement of Trust (JPM Trust), Mr. Joseph P. Mattausch, Trustee of the JPM Trust, and 
D&P Communications, Inc. (D&P) to transfer control of TC3 from the JPM Trust to D&P 
Communications.
1
  No comments were filed in opposition to 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.
For further information, please contact Jodie May, 202-418-0913, Competition Policy Division, 
Wireline Competition Bureau.
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1
Domestic Section 214 Application Filed for the Transfer of Control of TC3 Telecom, Inc. to D&P 
Communications, Inc., WC Docket No. 15-203 (filed Sept. 14, 2015).   Applicants transferred control of TC3 
without prior authorization from the Commission on February 14, 2014.   A grant of the application is without 
prejudice to any enforcement action by the Commission for non-compliance with the Act or the Commission’s 
rules.
2
See Joint Applications of Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. and Chorus Communications, Ltd. for Authority to 
Transfer Control of Commission Licenses and Authorizations Pursuant to Sections 214 and 310(d) of the 
Communications Act and Parts 22, 63 and 90 of the Commission’s Rules, CC Docket No. 01-73, Memorandum 
Opinion and Order, 16 FCC Rcd 15293, 15298-99, para. 10 (CCB/WTB 2001) (granting a transfer of control 
involving overlapping service areas where the merger would not harm competition and was in the public interest).