DA 18-611
Released:  June 12, 2018
NOTICE OF REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC SECTION 214 APPLICATION FROM STREAMLINED TREATMENT
WC Docket No. 18-162
	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.  47 U.S.C. 214; 47 CFR § 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).
  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.”  See 47 CFR § 63.03(c)(1)(v).
  

Domestic Section 214 Application Filed for the Transfer of Control of 
Mitel Cloud Services, Inc. to MLN Topco Ltd., WC Docket No. 18-162, Public Notice, DA 18-579 (WCB June 4, 2018).

	On June 11, 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of Defense (collectively, Executive Branch Agencies) filed a letter requesting that the Commission defer action on WC Docket No. 18-162 while they complete their review of any national security, law enforcement, and public safety concerns.  See Letter from Debbie Wheeler, U.S. Department of Justice, to Marlene H. Dortch, FCC, WC Docket No. 18-162 (filed June 11, 2018).
  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.  See 47 CFR § 63.03(c)(2).
  

	For further information, please contact Gregory Kwan, Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, at (202) 418-1191.
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