NobelTel Aries.PDF

OTHER submitted by Aries Network,Inc.

NobelTel and Aries amendment re STA request

2010-04-09

This document pretains to ITC-STA-20100402-00147 for Special Temporal Authority on a International Telecommunications filing.

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Before the FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of New?) Same Nee Sowt Souset Powue! Susat! Sucs! Sunt! Suer! Aries Network, Inc. WC Docket No. Application for Consent to a Transfer IB File No. of Control of a Company Holding an International Authorization and Blanket Domestic Authorization Pursuant to Section 214 of the Communications Act of 1934, as Amended APPLICATION NobelTel, LLC ("NobelTel" or "Transferee") {FRN: 0008—7609—28) and Aries Network, Inc. ("Aries" or "Licensee") (FRN: 0008—7410—27) hereby request authority pursuant to Section 214 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. §214 ({the "Act‘), and Sections 63.04 and 63.24(e) of the Commussion‘s Rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 63.04, 63.24(e), to transfer ownership and control of Aries from its current owner, Kulait Khalaf ("Ms. Khalaf‘ or "Transferor‘), to NobelTel as a result of the sale of all of the capital stock in Aries to NobelTel {Aries, NobelTel, and Ms. Khalaf, collectively the "Parties"). Aries.is a non—dominant carrier that provides telecommunications and information services on a resale basis to residential and small business customers in California as well as to other telecommunications and information service providers nationwide. NobelTel is a non—dominant carrier that provides long distance telecommunications services on a resale basis to customers across the country and distributes prepaid calling cards on a wholesale basis around the world. DCO/GRIFJA411165.2

The Parties will close on the sale of Aries to NobelTel on or about April 5, 2010. As such, NobelTel and Aries are submitting, concurrent with the submission of this Application, a request for special temporary authority ("STA") to transfer control of Aries to NobelTel pending grant of the permanent authority requested in this Application. Once the sale of Aries to NobelTel is consummated on or about April 5, Aries will become a wholly—owned subsidiary of NobelTel. Pursuant to Section 63.04(b) of the Commussion‘s Rules, 47 C.F.R. § 63.04(b), NobelTel and Aries are filing a combined domestic and international application for the transfer of control. NobelTel and Aries provide below the information required by Section 63.24(e)(2) of the Commission‘s Rules, 47 C.EFR. § 63.24(e)(2). Exhibit A provides the additional information requested by Section 63.04(a)(6) through {a)(12) of the Commission‘s Rules, 47 C.F.R. § 63.04(a)(6)—(12). NobelTel and Aries respectfully request streamlined treatment of this Application pursuant to Sections 63.03 and 63.12 of the Commission‘s Rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 63.03 and 63.12. This Application is eligible for streamlined processing pursuant to Section 63.03(b)(2) of the Commission‘s Rules, 47 C.F.R. § 63.03(b)(2), because (1) the transaction will result in Aries (including its affiliates, as that term is defined in Section 3(1) of the Act) having a market share in the interstate, interexchange market of less than 10 percent; (2) Aries (including its affiliates) provides competitive telephone exchange services or exchange access services exclusively in geographic areas served by a dominant local exchange carrier that is not a party to the transaction; and (3) neither Aries, NobelTel, nor any of their affiliates are regulated as dominant with respect to any service. This Application also qualifies for streamlined treatment under Section 63.12 DCOI/GRIFJ/411165.2 2


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