Federal Communications Commission DA 26-618 DA 26-618 Released: June 23, 2026 INTERCONNECTED VOIP NUMBERING AUTHORIZATION APPLICATION FILED BY SENT, INC. PURSUANT TO SECTION 52.15(g)(3) OF THE COMMISSION’S RULES STREAMLINED PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHED WC Docket No. 26-35 We assign WC Docket No. 26-35 for this Application and all related filings by the applicant and interested parties. See Wireline Competition Bureau Announces Commencement Date and Process for Interconnected VoIP Providers to File Applications for Authorization to Obtain Telephone Numbers, Public Notice, 31 FCC Rcd 949, 950 (WCB 2016); see Numbering Policies for Modern Communications et al., WC Docket No. 13-97 et al., Second Report and Order and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 38 FCC Rcd 8951 (2023) (updating the authorization process). Comments Due: July 8, 2026 Sent, Inc., an interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) provider, has filed a Numbering Authorization Application (Application) pursuant to section 51.15(g)(3) of the Federal Communications Commission’s rules, seeking authorization to obtain North American Numbering Plan telephone numbers directly from the Numbering Administrator. See Application of Sent, Inc. for Authorization to Obtain Numbering Resources, WC Docket No. 26-35 (filed Feb. 4, 2026), https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/search/search-filings/filing/10204198444011 (Application); Supplement to the Application of Sent, Inc. for Authorization to Obtain Numbering Resources, WC Docket No. 26-35 (filed Mar. 12, 2026), https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/search/search-filings/filing/103120760213169 (Supplement 1); Supplement to the Application of Sent, Inc. for Authorization to Obtain Numbering Resources, WC Docket No. 26-35 (filed May 13, 2026), https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/search/search-filings/filing/105132056115914 (Supplement 2), see also Supplement 2 at 3, Exh. F (outlining 17.82% Kosovar ownership). In its Application, Sent, Inc. indicates that it intends to initially request numbers in the States of New York, California, Texas, and Illinois. Supplement 2 at 2; see also Numbering Policies for Modern Communications et al., Report and Order, 30 FCC Rcd 6839, 6850, para. 24 & n.74 (2015). In its Application and supplements, Sent, Inc. includes the contact information and acknowledgements required by section 52.15(g)(3)(ii) of the Commission’s rules. Sent, Inc. provides evidence that it will be capable of providing service within 60 days of the numbering resources activation date. Sent, Inc. also certifies that it complies with the contribution, regulatory fee, and 911 obligations. In addition, Sent, Inc. certifies that it has the financial, managerial, and technical expertise to provide reliable service. Sent, Inc. further certifies that none of its key management and technical personnel are being or have been investigated by the Commission, or any law enforcement or regulatory agency, for failure to comply with any law, rule, or order. Sent, Inc. also certifies that it will not use the numbers obtained pursuant to the authorization for illegal robocalling, illegal spoofing, or otherwise fraudulent purposes. Sent, Inc. certifies that it has fully complied with all applicable STIR/SHAKEN caller ID authentication and robocall mitigation program requirements. Sent, Inc. certifies that it complies with the Commission’s Access Stimulation rules. Sent, Inc. provides evidence it is compliant with FCC Form 499 and FCC Form 477 filing requirements. Sent, Inc. makes the necessary ownership disclosures and certifications as required under 47 CFR §§ 63.18(h) and (i), and reports that it has 10% or greater foreign ownership. See Supplement 2 at 3, Exh. F (outlining 17.82% Kosovar ownership). Finally, Sent, Inc. makes a declaration under penalty of perjury that all statements in the application and any appendices are true and accurate. The Commission has discretion to refer applications to the relevant Executive Branch agencies for their views on any national security, law enforcement, foreign policy, or trade policy concerns related to the foreign ownership of the Applicants. 47 CFR § 1.40001; 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, 10935-38, paras. 24-28 (2020) (Executive Branch Review Process Order) (setting out which types of applications will generally be referred to the Executive Branch, but noting the Commission has the discretion to refer additional types of applications if it finds that the specific circumstances of an application require the input of the Executive Branch as part of the Commission’s public interest determination). See also Rules and Policies on Foreign Participation in the U.S. Telecommunications Market; Market Entry and Regulation of Foreign- Affiliated Entities, IB Docket Nos. 97-142 and 95-22, Report and Order and Order on Reconsideration, 12 FCC Rcd 23891, 23918-19, paras. 61-63 (1997), recon. denied, 15 FCC Rcd 18158 (2000). Here we are exercising our discretion and are not referring the Application to the Executive Branch. Although we are not formally referring this Application, we will provide a courtesy copy of this public notice to the Executive Branch agencies. See Executive Branch Review Process Order at 10941, para. 36, n. 99; see also id. at 10939, para 30, n. 81. GENERAL INFORMATION    The Application 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 application if, upon further examination, it is determined to be defective and not in conformance with the Commission’s rules and policies.      Filing Requirements.  Interested parties may file 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 by accessing ECFS at 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 commercial overnight courier or by first-class or overnight U.S. Postal Service mail.  All filings must be addressed to the Commission’s Secretary, Office of 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 not sent 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 email to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530.  In addition, e-mail one copy of each pleading to each of the following:    1) DAA@fcc.gov;     2) Margoux Newman, Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, Margoux.Newman@fcc.gov;   3) Jordan Marie Reth, Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, Jordan.Reth@fcc.gov. 4) Zach Ross, Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, Zachary.Ross@fcc.gov.      Ex Parte Rules.  The proceeding this Notice initiates shall be treated as a “permit-but-disclose” proceeding in accordance with the Commission’s ex parte rules. 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.1200 et seq. 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).  In proceedings governed by rule 1.49(f) or for which the Commission has made available a method of electronic filing, written ex parte presentations and memoranda summarizing oral ex parte presentations, and all attachments thereto, must be filed through the electronic comment filing system available for that proceeding, and must be filed in their native format (e.g., .doc, .xml, .ppt, searchable .pdf).  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) (providing, inter alia, that a party filing a pleading “may reply to oppositions within 5 days after the time for filing oppositions has expired”). 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.  Please contact DAA@fcc.gov, Margoux Newman at Margoux.Newman@fcc.gov, Jordan Reth at Jordan.Reth@fcc.gov, or Zach Ross at Zachary.Ross@fcc.gov for further information.      - FCC -  2