Federal Communications Commission DA 25-XXX DA 26-198 Released: February 27, 2026 DOMESTIC SECTION 214 APPLICATION FILED FOR THE TRANSFER OF CONTROL OF CCI NETWORK SERVICES, LLC FROM NETWORK SERVICES HOLDINGS, LLC TO APPSMART TGN, INC. NON-STREAMLINED PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHED WC Docket No. 25-343 Comments Due: March 13, 2026 Reply Comments Due: March 20, 2026 By this Public Notice, the Wireline Competition Bureau seeks comment from interested parties on an application filed by Network Services Holdings, LLC (Network Services), CCI Network Services, LLC (CCI) and AppSmart TGN, Inc. (AppSmart TGN) (collectively, Applicants), pursuant to section 214(a) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and section 63.04 of the Federal Communication Commission’s (Commission) rules, See 47 U.S.C. § 214(a); 47 CFR § 63.04. requesting approval to transfer ownership and control of CCI to AppSmart TGN. Domestic Section 214 Application for the Transfer of Control of CCI Network Services, LLC from Network Services Holdings, LLC to AppSmart TGN, Inc., WC Docket No. 25-343 (filed Dec. 8, 2025) (Application). Applicants are also filing applications for the transfer of international authorizations. Any action on the Application is without prejudice to Commission action on other related, pending applications. CCI is a Utah limited liability company that provides voice, data, and information services to business customers across the United States to enterprise customers. Application at 2. CCI purchases services for resale from underlying carriers and service providers, and owns or leases and operates certain switches, circuits, and other facilities to provide certain of its services. Id. Network Services is a Delaware limited liability company and a holding company that does not have its own operations. Id. AppSmart TGN, a Delaware corporation, provides limited international and toll-free telecommunications services on a resale basis to business customers in Michigan, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, New York, and Wisconsin. Id. AppSmart TGN’s parent company, AppDirect, Inc. (AppDirect), a Delaware corporation, provides business-to-business cloud marketplace and cloud management services across the United States. Id. AppSmart TGN’s telecommunications provider affiliates are resale-only providers. Id. at 10-11. Applicants state that the following Canadian citizens hold a 10% or greater interest in AppDirect: Nicolas Desmarais (11.7% equity and 44.5% voting); Paul Desmarais Jr. (12.6% equity and 6% voting); and Danial Saks (5% equity and 23.6% voting). Post-Transaction Ownership of Licensees, Exh. B. to Application, at 2; Post-Closing Ownership Structure, Exh.A. to Application, at 2. Pursuant to the terms of the proposed transaction, AppSmart TGN will acquire one hundred percent (100%) of the issued and outstanding membership interest of CCI. Application at 3. Applicants state that after consummation of the transaction, CCI will continue to exist and operate under the same name. Id. Applicants assert that transaction will entail a change in the equity ownership of CCI; there will be no transfer of its assets or liabilities. Id. Applicants assert that a grant of the Application would serve the public interest, convenience and necessity. Id. at 3-5. Applicants do not request streamlined treatment for the domestic 214 application pursuant to section 63.03 of the Commission’s rules. Id. at 11. We accept the Application for non-streamlined processing. 47 CFR § 63.03(c)(1)(v). No Referral to Executive Branch Agencies: The Commission determined in the Executive Branch Review Process Order that it would generally exclude from referral to the Executive Branch applications where the applicants have “an existing mitigation agreement, there are no new reportable foreign owners of the applicant since the effective date of the mitigation agreement, and the applicant agrees to continue to comply with the terms of that mitigation agreement.” Process Reform for Executive Branch Review of Certain FCC Applications and Petitions Involving Foreign Ownership, IB Docket No. 16-155, Report and Order, 35 FCC Rcd 10927, 10939, para. 30 (2020) (Executive Branch Review Process Order); see also 47 CFR § 1.40001(a)(2)(iii).  Applicants argue that the Application qualifies for an exclusion from referral to the Executive Branch since it meets those criteria. Application at 12. Applicants state that AppSmart TGN is subject to an agreement with an Executive Branch agency concerning national security and/or law enforcement). See Domestic Section 214 Application Granted for The Transfer of Control of AppSmart TGN, Inc. (f/k/a Telegration, Inc.) to AppDirect, Inc., WC Docket No. 20-229, Public Notice, 36 FCC Rcd 9890 (WCB 2021). Applicants further state that there are no new reportable foreign owners of AppSmart TGN since the effective date of the agreement and that AppSmart TGN agrees to continue to comply with the terms of the agreement Application at 12. Further, Applicants request that we condition grant of the Application on continued compliance with the existing mitigation agreement applicable to AppSmart TGN. Id. We find that Applicants have made a showing that this Application comes within an exclusion from referral to the Executive Branch for national security, law enforcement, foreign policy, and trade policy review. Although we are not formally referring the Application, we will provide a courtesy copy of this public notice to the Executive Branch agencies. See Executive Branch Review Process Order at 10939, para 30 n.81. Domestic Section 214 Filed for the Transfer of Control of CCI Network Services, LLC from Network Services Holdings, LLC to AppSmart TGN, Inc., WC Docket No. 24-343 (filed Dec. 8, 2025). GENERAL INFORMATION The Application identified herein has been found, upon initial review, to be acceptable for filing. The Commission reserves the right to return any application if, upon further examination, it is determined to be defective and not in conformance with the Commission’s rules and policies. Interested parties may file comments and reply comments on or before the dates indicated on the first page of this document. Comments may be filed using the Commission’s Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS). § Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically using the Internet by accessing the ECFS: https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/. § Paper Filers: Parties who choose to file by paper must file an original and one copy of each filing. § Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery, by commercial courier, or by the U.S. Postal Service. All filings must be addressed to the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission. § Hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings for the Commission’s Secretary are accepted between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. by the FCC’s mailing contractor at 9050 Junction Drive, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701. All hand deliveries must be held together with rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes and boxes must be disposed of before entering the building. § Commercial courier deliveries (any deliveries not by the U.S. Postal Service) must be sent to 9050 Junction Drive, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701. § Filings sent by U.S. Postal Service First-Class Mail, Priority Mail, and Priority Mail Express must be sent to 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554. 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. In addition, e-mail one copy of each pleading to each of the following: 1) Megan Danner, Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, megan.danner@fcc.gov; 2) Karen Johnson, Office of International Affairs, karen.johnson@fcc.gov; and 3) Jim Bird, Office of General Counsel, jim.bird@fcc.gov. 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 CFR § 1.1206(b). Participants in this proceeding should familiarize themselves with the Commission’s ex parte rules. To allow the Commission to consider fully all substantive issues regarding the Application in as timely and efficient a manner as possible, petitioners and commenters should raise all issues in their initial filings. New issues may not be raised in responses or replies. See 47 CFR § 1.45(c). A party or interested person seeking to raise a new issue after the pleading cycle has closed must show good cause why it was not possible for it to have raised the issue previously. Submissions after the pleading cycle has closed that seek to raise new issues based on new facts or newly discovered facts should be filed within 15 days after such facts are discovered. Absent such a showing of good cause, any issues not timely raised may be disregarded by the Commission. For further information, please contact Megan Danner, Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, at (202) 418-1151. -FCC- 2