*Pages 1--3 from C:\Pdf2Text\Ready4Text_in\pdf\52682.pdf* PUBLIC NOTICE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 445 12th STREET S. W. WASHINGTON D. C. 20554 News media information 202- 418- 0500 Fax- On- Demand 202- 418- 2830; Internet: http:// www. fcc. gov (or ftp. fcc. gov) TTY (202) 418- 2555 Friday October 28, 2005 TEL- 00960S Report No. SECTION 214 APPLICATIONS (47 C. F. R. § 63.18); SECTION 310( B)( 4) REQUESTS STREAMLINED INTERNATIONAL APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING Unless otherwise specified, the following procedures apply to the applications listed below: The international Section 214 applications listed below have been found, upon initial review, to be acceptable for filing and subject to the streamlined processing procedures set forth in Section 63.12 of the Commission's rules, 47 C. F. R. § 63.12. These applications are for authority under Section 214 of the Communications Act, 47 U. S. C. § 214, (a) to transfer control of an authorized carrier or to assign a carrier's existing authorization; and/ or (b) to become a facilities- based international common carrier; and/ or (c) to become a resale- based international common carrier. Pursuant to Section 63.12 of the rules, these Section 214 applications will be granted 14 days after the date of this public notice (see 47 C. F. R. § 1.4 regarding computation of time), and the applicant may commence operations on the 15th day, unless the Commission has informed the applicant in writing, within 14 days after the date of this public notice, that the application, on further examination, has been deemed ineligible for streamlined processing. Communications between outside parties and Commission staff concerning these applications are permitted subject to the Commission's rules for "permit- but- disclose proceedings." See 47 C. F. R. § 1.1206. An application can be removed from streamlined processing only in the sound discretion of Commission staff. The filing of comments or a petition to deny will not necessarily result in an application being deemed ineligible for streamlined processing. The petitions for declaratory ruling listed below are for authority under Section 310( b)( 4) of the Communications Act, 47 U. S. C. § 310( b)( 4), to exceed the 25 percent foreign ownership benchmark applicable to common carrier radio licensees. The requested rulings will be granted 14 days after the date of this public notice, effective the next day, unless the application is formally opposed or the Commission has informed the applicant in writing, within 14 days of the date of this public notice, that the application, on further examination, has been deemed ineligible for streamlined processing. For this purpose, a formal opposition shall be sufficient only if it is received by the Commission and by the applicant within 14 days of the date of this public notice and its caption and text make it unmistakably clear that it is intended to be a formal opposition. Copies of all applications listed here are available for public inspection in the FCC Office of Public Affairs Reference and Information Center, located in room CY- A257 at the Portals 2 building, 445 12th Street SW, Washington DC 20554. The center can be contacted at (202) 418- 0270. All applications listed are subject to further consideration and review, and may be returned and/ or dismissed if not found to be in accordance with the Commission's rules, regulations, and other requirements. We request that comments on any of these applications refer to the application file number shown below. ITC- 214- 20051008- 00421 E Global or Limited Global Facilities- Based Service, Global or Limited Global Resale Service Service( s): Application for authority to provide facilities- based service in accordance with Section 63.18( e)( 1) of the rules, and also to provide service in accordance with Section 63.18( e)( 2) of the rules. International Telecommunications Certificate Altura International, LLC Page 1 of 3 1 ITC- 214- 20051011- 00431 E Global or Limited Global Resale Service Service( s): Application for authority to provide service in accordance with Section 63.18( e)( 2) of the rules. International Telecommunications Certificate World Communications, Inc. ITC- 214- 20051011- 00432 E Global or Limited Global Resale Service Service( s): Application for authority to provide service in accordance with Section 63.18( e)( 2) of the rules. International Telecommunications Certificate Global Internet Services, Inc. ITC- 214- 20051018- 00411 E Global or Limited Global Resale Service Service( s): Application for authority to provide service in accordance with Section 63.18( e)( 2) of the rules. International Telecommunications Certificate Bigfoot Communications, Ltd. ITC- 214- 20051022- 00426 E Global or Limited Global Resale Service Service( s): Application for authority to provide service in accordance with Section 63.18( e)( 2) of the rules. International Telecommunications Certificate CALL2VIETNAM, LLC ITC- 214- 20051025- 00433 E Global or Limited Global Facilities- Based Service, Global or Limited Global Resale Service Service( s): Application for authority to provide facilities- based service in accordance with Section 63.18( e)( 1) of the rules, and also to provide service in accordance with Section 63.18( e)( 2) of the rules. International Telecommunications Certificate Airdis, LLC d/ b/ a Airdis Telecom ITC- 214- 20051026- 00434 E Global or Limited Global Resale Service Service( s): Application for authority to provide service in accordance with Section 63.18( e)( 2) of the rules. International Telecommunications Certificate City of Bristol dba Bristol Virginia Utilities ITC- ASG- 20050920- 00376 E TO: Application for consent to assign a portion of the U. S. international customer base of ALLTEL Communications, Inc. (ACI), a direct, wholly- owned subsidiary of ALLTEL Corporation (ALLTEL), to United States Cellular Corporation (USCC), a majority owned (81.8%) subsidiary of Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. Pursuant to an Exchange Agreement (Agreement), ALLTEL has agreed to transfer to USCC certain wireless licenses held by ACI's direct subsidiary, Western Wireless, LLC (Western Wireless), and the associated customer base served by ACI in Kansas and Nebraska. These properties are among those that ALLTEL acquired in a merger with Western Wireless Corporation and which it is required to divest. In exchange, USCC has agreed to transfer to ALLTEL certain wireless licenses in Idaho and pay ALLTEL additional cash consideration. In the first step of the proposed transaction, Western Wireless will assign the subject wireless licenses to a wholly- owned subsidiary, ALLTEL Newco No. 4 LLC (ALLTEL Newco). In the second step, ALLTEL will transfer control of ALLTEL Newco to USCC. Following consummation of the transaction, ACI will continue to provide service to its customers pursuant to its Section 214 authorization, File No. ITC- 214- 19960404- 00138 (see also ITC- T/ C- 19980610- 00400), and USCC will continue to provide service to its customers, including customers acquired in connection with the subject transaction, under its international Section 214 authorization, File No. ITC- 214- 19970320- 00161. ALLTEL Communications, Inc. FROM: Current Licensee: United States Cellular Corporation ALLTEL Communications, Inc. Assignment United States Cellular Corporation Page 2 of 3 2 REMINDERS: Applicants must certify that neither the applicant nor any party to the application is subject to a denial of federal benefits by federal and/ or state courts under authority granted in 21 U. S. C. § 862. See 47 C. F. R. §§ 1.2001-. 2003. A current version of Section 63.09-. 24 of the rules, and other related sections, is available at http:// www. fcc. gov/ ib/ pd/ pf/ telecomrules. html. ITC- ASG- 20050921- 00377 E TO: Application for consent to assign a portion of the U. S. international customer base of United States Cellular Corporation (USCC), a majority owned (81.8%) subsidiary of Telephone and Data Systems, Inc., to ALLTEL Communications, Inc. (ACI), a direct, wholly- owned subsidiary of ALLTEL Corporation (ALLTEL). Pursuant to an Exchange Agreement (Agreement), ALLTEL has agreed to transfer to USCC certain wireless licenses held by ACI's direct subsidiary, Western Wireless, LLC (Western Wireless), and the associated customer base served by ACI in Kansas and Nebraska. These properties are among those that ALLTEL acquired in a merger with Western Wireless Corporation and which it is required to divest. In exchange, USCC has agreed to transfer to ALLTEL certain wireless licenses in Idaho and pay ALLTEL additional cash consideration. In the first step of the proposed transaction, USCC will assign the subject wireless licenses to a wholly- owned subsidiary, ID Holdings, Inc. In the second step, USCC will transfer control of ID Holdings, Inc. to ALLTEL. Following consummation of the transaction, ACI will continue to provide service to its customers, including customers acquired in connection with the subject transaction, pursuant to its Section 214 authorization, File No. ITC- 214- 19960404- 00138 (see also ITC- T/ C- 19980610- 00400), and USCC will continue to operate under its international Section 214 authorization, File No. ITC- 214- 19970320- 00161. UNITED STATES CELLULAR CORPORATION FROM: Current Licensee: ALLTEL Communications, Inc. United States Cellular Corporation Assignment ALLTEL Communications, Inc. ITC- T/ C- 20051019- 00422 E TO: Application for consent to transfer control of the international Section 214 authorization, File No. ITC- 214- 19981228- 00911, held by Network Telephone Corporation (Network Telephone), a direct, wholly- owned subsidiary of NT Corporation (NT Corp.), from Network Telephone to Talk America Inc. (Talk America), a wholly- owned subsidiary of Talk Holdings, Inc. (Talk Holdings). Pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger, Talk America will acquire all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of NT Corp. Following completion of the transaction, Network Telephone will remain a direct, wholly- owned subsidiary of NT Corp., and NT Corp. will become a direct, wholly- owned subsidiary of Talk America and an indirect, wholly- owned subsidiary of Talk Holdings. Network Telephone Corporation FROM: Current Licensee: Talk America Inc. Network Telephone Corporation Transfer of Control Network Telephone Corporation INFORMATIVE ISP- PDR- 20050624- 00008 Choice Holdings LLC This application has been removed from Streamlined processing pursuant to Section 63.12( c)( 4) of the Commission's rules. ITC- 214- 20050923- 00378 FOXWOODS CAPITAL LIMITED This application has been removed from Streamlined processing pursuant to Section 63.12( c)( 4) of the Commission's rules. ITC- 214- 20051005- 00395 Telenor Satellite, Inc. This application has been removed from Streamlined processing pursuant to Section 63.12( c)( 4) of the Commission's rules. ITC- 214- 20051006- 00398 LBC Telecom, LLC d/ b/ a Advent Solutions This application has been removed from Streamlined processing pursuant to Section 63.12( c)( 4) of the Commission's rules. Page 3 of 3 3