Attachment 20161222130643-937.p

20161222130643-937.p

SUPPLEMENT

Supplement

2000-02-24

This document pretains to ITC-T/C-20000224-00122 for Transfer of Control on a International Telecommunications filing.

IBFS_ITCTC2000022400122_1385465


READ INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY APPROVED BY OMB 3060—0589 BEFORE PROCEEDING FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS® COMMISSION sPecial use REMITTANCE ADVICE ~— ConI3G25292007 FCC UsSE OnLY a)Locksoxs 358115 pace no. L__or _1 1 SECTION A — PAYER INFORMATION (2) PAYER NAME (if paying by credit card, enter name exactly as it appears on yourcard) A—) TOTAE AMIOUNT—PAI®{dollars and cents) Blooston, Mordkofsky, Jackson & Dickens s ~ =n L5 780 .00 (4) STREET ADORESS LINE NO. 1 2120 L Street, N.W. FEB 2 4 onng (5) STREET ADDRESS LINE NO. 2 CTty PROERAL COMAMtaINA; (6) CITY (7) STATE 8cZIFfi"C‘CZDEf npo Washington DP.C,. 20037 _ (9) DAYTIME TELEPHONE NUMBER (Include area code} (10) COUNTRY CODE (if not in U.S.A.) {(202) 6509——0830 SECTION B — APPLICANT INFORMATION (11) APPLICANT NAME (if paying by credit card, enter name exactly as it appears on your card) MJD Communications {12) STREET ADDRESS LINE NO. 1 521 East Morehead Street —— Suite 250 (13) STREET ADDRESS LINE NO. 2 (14) CITY (15) STATE (16) ZIP CODE Charlotte NC 28202 (17) DAYTIME TELEPHONE NUMBER (Include area code) (18) COUNTRY CODE (if not in U.S.A.) SECTION C — PAYMENT INFORMATION (19A) FCC CALL SIGN/OTHERID >ME PE CODE (PTC) (21A) QUANTITY (224) FEE DUEFOR (PTC) IN BLOCK 20/ [ C LV [ T 1 |s 780.00 (23A) FCC CODE 1 (24A) FCC CODE 2 (198) FCC CALL SIGN/OTHER ID (208B) PAYMENT TYPE CODE (PTC) (218) QUANTITY (228) FEE DUE FOR(PTC) IN BLOCK 208 F (23B) FCC CODE 1 L__—_! | s (24B) FCC CODE 2 (19C) FCC CALL SIGN/OTHER ID (20C) PAYMENT TYPE CODE (PTC) (21C) QUANTITY (22C) FEE DUE FOR (PTC) IN BLOCK 20C (23C) FCC CODE 1 |_ [ | s (24C) FCC CODE 2 (19D) FCC CALL SIGN/OTHER ID (20D) PAYMENT TYPE CODE (PTC) (21D) QUANTITY (22D) FEE DUE FOR (PTC) IN BLOCK 200 (23D) FCC CODE 1 | | | s (24D) FCC CODE 2 (25) (26) COMPLETE THIS BLOCK ONLY IF APPLICANT NAME IN 8—11 IS DIFFERENT FROM PAYER NAME IN A—2) PAYER TIN APPLICANT TIN |O0}|1i|3 [3 |7 |2 |s|2 |2 SECTION E — CERTIFICATION (27) CERTIFICATION STATEMENT I, , Certify under penalty of perjury that the foregoing and supporting information (PRINT NAME) are true and correct to the best of my knowledge, infomation and belief. SIGNATURE SECTION F — CREDIT CARD PAYMENT INFORMATION 25 MaSTERCARD/visA AcCounT NuMBer. EXPIRATION DATE: MASTERCARD MONTH YEAR yies 1 hereby authorizethe FCC to charge my VISA or MASTERCARD AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE DaTe for the service(s)/authorization(s) herein described. > SEE PUBLIC BURDEN ESTIMATE ON REVERSE FCC FORM 159 JULY 1997 (REVISED)

BLOOSTON MORDKOFSK‘( JACKSON &DICKENS ~ Piso L BTREET, NW., NO. 300 : _ washineron, D.C..20037 A&fofv : _ Federal Communlcatlonx Commxbslon Q!L‘Es'm.fi Crestar Bank Washinglon, DC \éé_;s‘ Ll Paso. Long Distance..ITelephone.. Company \ | 51‘0001?331-““ !‘OSQGDDSEB: ED&SS‘N«'.Q'

Before the FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of ) ) EL PASO LONGDISTANCE ) File No. ITC— TELEPHONE COMPANY ) L Application for Prior Consent to Transfer ) Control of Existing Streamlined ) International Section 214 Authorization t APPLICATION FOR CONSENT TO TRANSFER OF CONTROL OF STREAMLINED INTERNATIONAL SECTION 214 AUTHORIZATION El Paso Long Distance Telephone Company. ("El Paso"), MJD Communications, Inc. ("MIJD"), and Thomas H. Lee Equity Fund IV, L.P. ("THL"), pursuant to Section 214 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 63.18 of the Commission‘s Rules, respectfully request Commissionconsent to the proposed transfer of control of El Paso and its existing Streamlined International Section 214 Authorization, as well as El Paso‘s ultimate parent company MJD, from the existing common stockholders of MJD to THL. Introduction El Paso resells switched international telecommunications services pursuant to a stream— lined International Section 214 Authorization granted by the Commission under File No. ITC—96— 351 (now ITC—214—19960626—00271), effective August 7, 1996; and under a subsequent transfer of control authorized under File No. ITC—T/C—19981118—00836, effective January 21, 1999. El Paso, an Illinois corporation, is a wholly—owned subsidiary of Ravenswood Communications, Inc. ("RCI"), an Illinois corporation. In turn, RCI is a wholly—owned subsidiary of MJD Services Corp. ("MJD Services"), Delaware corporation. Finally, MJD Services is a

wholly—owned subsidiary of MJD, a Delaware corporation. THL and related funds presently own non—voting, preferred stock compri; 43.3 percent equity interest in MJD. Upon receipt of Commission approval of this apy n and applications for transfer of control of other Commission authortzatioms, THL and :d funds will convert their preferred stock into commonstock comprising a 47.2 percent v interest in MJD. At that point, THL will be MJD‘s largest stockholder andits principal sou: future additional equity funding. In other words, THL will obtain and exercise de facto j of MID and its subsidiaries, including El Paso, at the time of conversion and for the forest future thereafter. It is likely that THL‘s common stock interest in MJD will grow to exc ie 50.0 percent de jure control boundary at some point during the next year or two. The proposed transfer of control of MJD and its subsidiaries, including El to THL will serve the public interest by allowing El Paso to draw upon the financial and a trative resources of THL and MJD as it continues to resell and market its international telecommuni-cations services in highly competitive markets. Grant of this application will serve the public interest, convenience and ne 7 and in support thereof, the following information is submitted pursuant to Section 63.18 __ a — Commussion‘s Rules: a) Names, addresses, and telephone numbers of the applicants are: Authorization Holder: El Paso Long Distance Company. 48 West First Street El Paso, Illinois 61738 Telephone: (309) 527—4500 Facsimile: (309) 527—5700

Seller: MJD Communications, Inc. 521 East Morehead Street (Suite 250) Charlotte, North Carolina 28202 Telephone: (704) 344—8150 Facsimile: (704) 344—8121 Buyer: Thomas H. Lee Equity Fund IV, L.P. 75 State Street Boston, Massachusetts 02109 Telephone: (617) 227—1050 Facsimile: (617) 227—3514 b) The Applicants are organized under the laws of: El Paso Long Distance Company: IIlinois MJD Communications, Inc.: Delaware Thomas H. Lee Equity Fund IV, L.P.: Delaware c) Correspondence concerning the application should be addressed to: Authorization Holder and Seller: Eugene B. Johnson, Executive Vice President MJD Communications, Inc. 521 East Morehead Street (Suite 250) Charlotte, North Carolina 28202 Telephone: (704) 344—8150 Facsimile: (704) 344—8121

with copies to legal counsel: Gerard J. Duffy, Esquire Blooston, Mordkofsky, Jackson and Dickens 2120 L Street, NW. (Suite 300) Washington, D.C. 20037 Telephone: (202) 659—0830 Facsimile: (202) 828—5568 Buyer: Anthony J. DiNovi Thomas H. Lee Equity Fund IV, LP. 75 State Street Boston, Massachusetts 02109 Telephone: (617) 227—1050 Facsimile: (617) 227—3514 with copies to legal counsel: Mitchell F. Hertz, Esquire Kirkland & Ellis 655 Fifteenth Street, NW. (Suite 1200) Washington, D.C. 20005 . Telephone: (202) 879—5000 Facsimile: (202) 879—5200 El Paso was granted a streamlined International Section 214 Authorization to resell switched international telecommunications services under File No. ITC—96— 351 (now ITC—214—19960626—00271), effective August 7, 1996; and under a subsequent transfer of control authorized under File No. ITC—T/C—19981118— 00836, effective January 21, 1999.

e) Applicants are requesting prior Coramission co isent to the transfer of control of El Paso and its existing International Section 214 Authcrization from the curre it stockholders of MJD to THL. CERTHICATIONS Affiliations El Paso, MJD and THL each certifies that it is not i fore gn carrier, ind th at it coes not have an affiliation with any foreign carrier. El Paso, MJD and THL each certifies that it does n at have an affiliation w th any of the U.S. carriers whose facilities—based international services El Paso resells anc prop )ses to coninue to resell. After completion of the proposed transact.on, the r ame, sitizenship : ind piincipal business of the only entity with a ten percent (10%) or greater inter :st in 51 Paso wil continue to be: % Name/Address QOwned Citizen Prinicipal Business Ravenswood Communications, Inc. 100% 1# Tel :communicaitions 48 W. First Street Corp. El Paso, IL 61738

In turn, the name, address, citizenship and ipal business ofthe only entity having a ten percent (10%) or greater interest in RCI will conti > be: % Name/Address Owned C Principal Business MJD Services Corp. 100.0% I Telecommunications 521 E. Morehead St. C Holding Company Charlotte, NC 28202 MJD Services is a holding company which : rural telephone and other telecommunications interests. In turn, the name, & s, citizenship and principal business of the only entity having a ten percent (10%) or greater i t in MJD Services will continue to be: %o Name/Address Owned C Principal Business MJD Communications, Inc. 100.0% Telecommunications 521 E. Morehead St. C Holding Company Charlotte, NC 28202 MJD Communications, Inc. is a holding co y which owns rural telephone and other telecommunications interests. The names, address :izenship and principal businesses of the entities having a ten percent (10%) or greater voti erest in MJD Communications, Inc. will be: %o Name/Address Owned Citizen Principal Business Thomas H. Lee Equity 47.20% DE L.P. Investments Fund IV, LP. 75 State Street Boston, MA 02109 The general partner of Thomas H. Lee Equity Fund IV, L.P. is THL Equity Advisors, IV, LLC. No single individual or entity holds a 10 percent or greater interest in THL and its affiliated funds.

% Name/Address Owned Citizen Principal Business Kelso Investment 40.06% DEL.P. Investments Associates V, LP. 320 Park Avenue, 24th Floor New York, NY 10022 The general partner of Kelso Investment Associates V, L.P. is Kelso Partners V which, in turn, is owned by Messrs George E. Matelich, Frank T. Nickell, Joseph S. Shuchert, Thomas R. Wall, IV, Michael B. Goldberg, Frank K. Bynurmn, Jr., and David I. Wahrhaftig, each of whom is a U.S. citizen and a holder of less than a five percent general partnership interest. El Paso: (1) will continue to maintain separate books of account from affiliated local exchange carriers; (2) will continue not to jointly own transmission or switching facilities with affiliated local exchange carriers; and (3) will continue to takeany tariffed services from affiliated local exchange carriers pursuant to the terms and conditions of their generally applicable tariffs. El Paso will continue to be treated as a nonregulated affiliate for purposes oflocal exchange carrier accounting under the Commussion‘s joint cost and affiliate transactions rules as set forth in Parts 32 and 64 of the Cornmission‘s Rules. Foreign Concessions and Arrangements El Paso, MJD and THL each certifies that it has not agreed to accept special concessions, directly or indirectly, from any foreign carrier or foreign administration with respect to traffic and revenue flows between the United States and any foreign country which El Paso may serve under the authority sought; and that it will not enter into such agreements in the future.

Anti—Drug Abuse Act Certification El Paso, MJD and THL each certifies that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, no party to the application is subject to denial of federal benefits pursuant to Section 5301 of the Anti—Drug Abuse Act of 1988, 21 U.S.C. 862. CONCLUSION In light of the foregoing, El Paso, MJD and THLrespectfully submit that the public interest, convenience and necessity would be served by a grant of the proposed transfer of control of El Paso and its International Section 214 Authorization from the current stockholders of MJD to THL. Respectfully submitted, EL PASO LONG DISTArCE COMPANY By: [EBW ~ Printed Name: | Imnesmny \«} ‘LJS:'\\D\\\ Office: [ )I(f /QFS’IJ&IT[ Date: ZI/ZZ//(/@ MJD e COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Byj /Lq. <>"l'+l_\'l' x) \l‘ 1 Printed Name: f/r*«c‘ni—\l L) SUA ’ * — Office: ()/(‘g /@’S/J;u‘/ om—fimadcs / /»‘-‘/‘*’U"J;A Date: //ZZ/O()

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, Michael B. Adams, Jr., hereby certify that I arn an attorney witk the law firm of Blooston, Mordkofsky, Jackson & Dickens and that a copy of the foregoing "Application for Consent to Transfer of Control of Section 214 Authority" was served this 24th deay of February, year 2000, by first class mail as indicated, to the persons listed below. The Honorable George H. Ryan Office of the Governor 207 Statehouse Springfield, IL 62706 The Honorable Madeleine Albright Secretary of State United States Department of State 2201 C Street, NW. Washington, D.C. 20520 The Honorable William S. Cohen Secretary ofDefense Attention: Special Assistant for Telecommunications The Pentagon Washington, D.C. 20301 International Transcription Service 1231 20°" Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20037 /Z/LCWZBA Michael B. Adams, Jr.


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