Attachment Exhibit 1

This document pretains to ITC-ASG-20120420-00105 for Assignment on a International Telecommunications filing.

IBFS_ITCASG2012042000105_948888

International Section 214 Partial Assignment Application Attachment 1 Page 1 of 7 ATTACHMENT 1 TO FCC ELECTRONIC FORM FOR PARTIAL ASSIGNMENT OF INTERNATIONAL SECTION 214 AUTHORIZATION Pursuant to Section 214 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (the “Act”), and Section 63.24 of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 63.24, E.N.M.R. Telephone Cooperative (“E.N.M.R.”) and Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless (“Verizon Wireless”) hereby request Commission consent to the partial assignment of the international Section 214 authorization held be E.N.M.R. to allow the transition of customers from E.N.M.R. to Verizon Wireless. E.N.M.R. will retain its Section 214 authorization after the closing and by this Application does not seek to assign it. ANSWER TO QUESTION 10 - Section 63.18(c)-(d): Assignor Contact Information David Robinson E.N.M.R. Telephone Cooperative P.O. Box 1947 7111 N. Prince Street Clovis, NM 88101 Tel: 575-389-5100 Fax: 575-389-5103 drobinson@plateautel.com With a copy to: Gregory W. Whiteaker Herman & Whiteaker, LLC P.O. Box 341684 Bethesda, MD 20827 Tel: 202-600-7274 Fax: 202-706-6056 greg@hermanwhiteaker.com Assignee Contact Information Michael Samsock Assistant General Counsel Verizon 1300 I Street, NW, Suite 400 West Washington, DC 20005 Tel: 202-589-3768

International Section 214 Partial Assignment Application Attachment 1 Page 2 of 7 Fax: 202-589-3750 michael.samsock@verizonwireless.com With a copy to: Nancy J. Victory Wiley Rein LLP 1776 K Street, NW Washington, DC 20006 Tel: 202-719-7344 Fax: 202-719-7049 nvictory@wileyrein.com Verizon Wireless is organized under the laws of Delaware. E.N.M.R. is organized under the laws of New Mexico. The Assignor, E.N.M.R., currently holds one international Section 214 authorization to provide global resale services. See File No. ITC-214-20030912-00436. E.N.M.R. will retain its Section 214 authorization after the closing and by this Application does not seek to assign it. The Assignee, Verizon Wireless, holds a number of international Section 214 authorizations to provide global facilities-based and resale services, including File Nos. ITC-214-19920813-00076, ITC-214-19960924-00461, ITC-214-19961008-00504, ITC-214-20001221-00729, ITC-214- 20001221-00730, ITC-214-20001221-00731, ITC-214-20001221-00732, ITC-214-20001221- 00733, ITC-214-20001221-00734, ITC-214-20001221-00735, ITC-214-20001221-00736, ITC- 214-20010504-00279, ITC-214-20040826-00343, ITC-MOD-20070319-00191, and ITC-MOD- 20070828-00362. ANSWER TO QUESTION 11 – Section 63.18(h): The ultimate 10 percent or greater interest holders in Verizon Wireless are Verizon Communications Inc. (“Verizon”) and Vodafone Group Plc (“Vodafone”). Verizon Communications Inc. 140 West Street New York, NY 10007 Principal Business: Holding company that owns operating subsidiaries that provide a range of communications services. Citizenship: Delaware (U.S.) Corporation Percentage Held: 55 percent indirect interest Vodafone Group Plc Vodafone House The Connection Newbury

International Section 214 Partial Assignment Application Attachment 1 Page 3 of 7 Berkshire RG14 2FN U.K. Principal Business: Wireless, Competitive Fixed and Satellite Telecommunications Services Citizenship: United Kingdom Percentage Held: 45 percent indirect interest No other person or entity holds a ten percent or greater direct or indirect interest in Verizon Wireless. ANSWER TO QUESTION 12 There are no interlocking directorates between Verizon Wireless and a foreign carrier. Holyce Hess Groos is a director of both Verizon and Vodafone Omnitel N.V., a carrier in Italy. ANSWER TO QUESTION 13 – Narrative of Partial Assignment and Public Interest Statement Please see Attachment 2. ANSWER TO QUESTION 14 – Section 63.18(i): Verizon Wireless certifies that it is not a foreign carrier, as that term is defined by Section 63.09 of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 63.09. Verizon Wireless certifies that, through its ownership by Verizon and Vodafone, it is affiliated with the following foreign carriers: Name of the affiliated foreign carrier: Countries in which carrier is authorized to provide telecommunications services to the public: GTE Far East (Services) Limited Japan, Hong Kong Gateway Telecommunications Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, and South Africa Vodafone Albania Sh.A Albania Verizon Argentina SRL Argentina Verizon Australia Pty Limited Australia Vodafone Hutchinson Australia Pty Limited Australia Verizon Austria GmbH Austria NV Verizon Belgium Luxembourg S.A. Belgium, Luxembourg Verizon Telecomunicações do Brasil Ltda Brazil Verizon Bulgaria EOOD Bulgaria Verizon Canada Ltd. Canada Verizon Chile S.A. Chile Verizon Colombia S.A. Colombia

International Section 214 Partial Assignment Application Attachment 1 Page 4 of 7 Name of the affiliated foreign carrier: Countries in which carrier is authorized to provide telecommunications services to the public: Vodacom Congo (RDC) s.p.r.l. Democratic Republic of Congo Verizon Czech s.r.o. Czech Republic Vodafone Czech Republic a.s. Czech Republic Verizon Denmark A/S Denmark Vodafone Egypt Telecommunications S.A.E. Egypt Vodafone Fiji Limited Fiji Verizon Finland Oy Finland Verizon France SAS France Société Française de Radiotéléphone S.A. France Verizon Deutschland GmbH Germany Vodafone D2 GmbH; Arcor AG & Co. KG Germany Ghana Telecommunications Company Limited Ghana Verizon Hellas Telecommunications Single Member Greece LLC Vodafone-Panafon Hellenic Telecommunications Greece Company S.A. Verizon Hong Kong Limited Hong Kong Verizon Hungary Mobile Telecommunications LLC Hungary Vodafone Hungary (Vodafone Magyarorszag Mobil Hungary Tavkozlesi Zartkoruen Mukodo Reszvenytarsasag) Verizon Communications India Private Limited India Vodafone India Limited India Verizon Ireland Limited Ireland Vodafone Ireland Limited Ireland Verizon Italia S.p.A. Italy Vodafone Omnitel N.V. Teletu S.p.A Italy Verizon Japan Limited Japan Safaricom Limited Kenya Verizon Korea Limited Korea Vodacom Lesotho (Pty) Limited Lesotho Vodafone Malta Limited Malta Verizon Servicios Empresariales Mexico, Mexico S de R. L. de C.V. VM, S.A. Mozambique Verizon Nederland BV Netherlands Vodafone Libertel B.V. Netherlands Verizon New Zealand Limited New Zealand Vodafone New Zealand Limited New Zealand Verizon Norway AS Norway Verizon Panama S.A. Panama Verizon Peru SRL Peru Verizon Polska Sp. Z.o.o. Poland Verizon Portugal Sociedade Unipessoal, LDA Portugal Vodafone Portugal-Comunicações Pessoais, S.A. Portugal Vodafone Qatar Q.S.C. Qatar

International Section 214 Partial Assignment Application Attachment 1 Page 5 of 7 Name of the affiliated foreign carrier: Countries in which carrier is authorized to provide telecommunications services to the public: Vodafone Romania S.A. Romania Verizon Romania SRL Romania MCI (CIS) LLC Russia Verizon Communications Singapore Pte Ltd. Singapore Verizon Communications Slovakia s.r.o. Slovakia Verizon South Africa (Pty) Limited South Africa Vodacom Group Limited South Africa Verizon Spain S.L. Spain Vodafone España S.A.U. Spain Verizon Sweden AB Sweden Verizon Switzerland AG Switzerland Verizon Taiwan Co. Limited Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) Vodacom Tanzania Limited Tanzania Verizon International Telecommunications Turkey Commerce LLC Vodafone Telekomunikasyon a.s. Turkey Verizon UK Limited United Kingdom Vodafone Limited United Kingdom Verizon Venezuela, S.A. Venezuela ANSWER TO QUESTION 15 – Section 63.18(j): Verizon Wireless hereby certifies that it is not a foreign carrier in any destination market and does not control a foreign carrier in any destination market. Verizon Wireless hereby certifies that it provides international telecommunications services to all of the destination markets identified in response to Question 14 above in which Vodafone and/or Verizon controls a foreign carrier. ANSWER TO QUESTION 16 – Section 63.18(k): Verizon Wireless seeks non-dominant classification on all routes in which Verizon or Vodafone controls a foreign carrier except the U.S.-Ghana route. The instant partial assignment application creates no new foreign carrier affiliations for Verizon Wireless. The Commission has previously reviewed various Verizon Wireless foreign carrier affiliates. Other than Verizon Wireless’s affiliates in Ghana, the Commission has not found that any of these entities possess market power.1 These foreign carriers lack 50 percent market share 1 See Verizon Communications Inc. and MCI, Inc. Applications for Approval of Transfer of Control, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 20 FCC Rcd 18433, ¶ 179 (2005); Verizon Wireless and Atlantis Holdings LLC (Transfer of Control), Memorandum Opinion and Order and

International Section 214 Partial Assignment Application Attachment 1 Page 6 of 7 in the international transport and the local access markets in the destination markets where they provide services. None of these foreign carriers is listed on the Commission’s List of Foreign Telecommunications Carriers that Are Presumed to Possess Market Power in Foreign Telecommunications Markets. Finally, as demonstrated below, Verizon Wireless’s affiliates in Bulgaria, Lesotho, Mozambique, Romania, Slovakia, and Tanzania also lack market power in their respective destination markets and qualify for a presumption of non-dominance under Section 63.10(a)(3) of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 63.10(a)(3). None of these foreign carriers is listed on the Commission’s List of Foreign Telecommunications Carriers that Are Presumed to Possess Market Power in Foreign Telecommunications Markets. Information about each of these carriers is provided below:  Verizon Bulgaria EOOD is Verizon Wireless’s affiliate in Bulgaria. This entity is authorized to provide fixed voice, data (PIP), Internet and VSAT services. All public switched telephone network (“PSTN”) services are offered on a resale basis. The company does not control bottleneck facilities and has market shares under 50 percent in all relevant markets on the foreign end of the U.S.–Bulgaria route, including the international transport and local access markets.  Vodacom Lesotho (Pty) Limited, an affiliate of Verizon Wireless operating in Lesotho, provides traditional mobile services on 2G and 3G with a degree of capability to offer fixed and wireless services on other technologies, including wi-max and fiber. The company does not control bottleneck facilities and has market shares under 50 percent in all relevant markets on the foreign end of the U.S.–Lesotho route, including the international transport and local access markets.  VM, S.A. is an affiliate operating in Mozambique. The company provides traditional mobile services on 2G and 3G with a degree of capability to offer fixed and wireless services on other technologies, including wi-max and fiber. VM, S.A. does not control bottleneck facilities or have a 50 percent or greater market share in the international transport and the local access markets in Mozambique.  Verizon Romania SRL, an affiliate of Verizon Wireless operating in Romania, resells fixed voice services. The company does not control bottleneck facilities and has market shares under 50 percent in all relevant markets on the foreign end of the U.S.–Romania route, including the international transport and local access markets.  Verizon Communications Slovakia s.r.o. operates in Slovakia. The company provides fixed voice, data (PIP) and Internet services. All PSTN services are offered on a resale basis. Verizon Communications Slovakia s.r.o. does not control bottleneck facilities or Declaratory Ruling, 23 FCC Rcd 17444 (2008); Foreign Carrier Affiliation Notification, Public Notice, Report No. FCN-00105, DA 09-1049 (May 14, 2009); Foreign Carrier Affiliation Notification, Public Notice, Report No. FCN-00106, DA 10-1065 (June 14, 2010).

International Section 214 Partial Assignment Application Attachment 1 Page 7 of 7 have a 50 percent or greater market share in the international transport and the local access markets in Slovakia.  Vodacom Tanzania Limited is a Verizon Wireless affiliate operating in Tanzania. The company provides traditional mobile services on 2G and 3G with a degree of capability to offer fixed and wireless services on other technologies, including wi-max and fiber. Vodacom Tanzania Limited does not control bottleneck facilities or have a 50 percent or greater market share in the international transport and the local access markets in Tanzania. ANSWER TO QUESTION 17 – Section 63.18(k): Verizon Wireless agrees to be classified as dominant on the U.S.-Ghana route and to comply with the dominant carrier safeguards contained in Section 63.10 of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 63.10.2 ANSWER TO QUESTION 18 - Section 63.18(k): In accordance with Section 63.18(k)(1) of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 63.18(k)(1), Verizon Wireless certifies that all of the countries listed in its response to Question 15 (therein referencing its response to Question 14) are WTO Member countries, with the exception of Russia.3 Verizon Wireless’s foreign carrier affiliate in Russia, MCI (CIS) LLC, does not control bottleneck facilities or have a 50 percent or greater market share in the Russian international transport or local access markets. The Commission has previously found that this affiliate lacks market power in Russia.4 ANSWER TO QUESTION 20 - Section 63.18(p): Pursuant to Section 63.12 of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 63.12, this application for partial assignment of international Section 214 authority qualifies for streamlined processing. As explained in response to Question 16 above, Verizon Wireless is non-dominant on all routes other than the U.S.-Ghana route. With respect to the U.S.-Ghana route, Verizon Wireless agrees to be classified as dominant and to comply with the dominant carrier safeguards contained in Section 63.10 of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 63.10. 2 See Foreign Carrier Affiliation Notification, Public Notice, Report No. FCN-00106, DA 10-1065 (June 14, 2010). 3 See http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/whatis_e/tif_e/org6_e.htm (last visited Feb. 9, 2012). 4 See Verizon Communications Inc. and MCI, Inc. Applications for Approval of Transfer of Control, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 20 FCC Rcd 18433, ¶ 179 (2005).


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