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This document pretains to ITC-T/C-20101102-00430 for Transfer of Control on a International Telecommunications filing.

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ATTACHMENT 1 Answers to Questions 10, 11, 12 and 13 Robert C. Pierson (“Mr. Pierson” or “Transferor”) and Smithville Holding Company, Inc. (“Smithville” or “Transferee”) hereby request Commission authorization for the transfer of control of Rice Belt Telephone Company, Inc. (“Rice Belt”), the holder of an International Section 214 Authorization for Global Resale (File No. ITC-214-20010216-00080) from Mr. Pierson to Smithville. Answer to Question 10 Transferor Contact Information The name, title, post office address, and telephone number of the officer or contact person for Transferor to whom correspondence concerning the application is to be addressed is: Robert C. Pierson 228 Kings Highway (P.O. Box 388) Weiner, Arkansas 72479 Telephone: (870) 684-2288 Facsimile: (870) 684-2226 With a copy to Counsel: Gerard J. Duffy Blooston, Mordkofsky, Dickens, Duffy & Prendergast, LLP 2120 L Street, N.W. (Suite 300) Washington, D.C. 20037 Telephone: (202) 659-0830 Facsimile: (202) 828-5568 Transferee Contact Information The name, title, post office address, and telephone number of the officer or contact person for Transferee to whom correspondence concerning the application is to be addressed is: Darby A. McCarty, President Smithville Holding Company, Inc. 1600 West Temperance Street Ellettsville, Indiana 47429 Telephone: (812) 876-2211 Facsimile: (812) 876-9839

Attachment 1 Page 2 of 6 Answer to Question 10(cont’d) With a copy to Counsel: Gerard J. Duffy Blooston, Mordkofsky, Dickens, Duffy & Prendergast, LLP 2120 L Street, NW (Suite 300) Washington, D.C. 20037 Telephone: (202) 659-0830 Facsimile: (202) 828-5568 Prior Section 214 Authority Rice Belt holds the subject International Section 214 authorization for global resale of switched services (File No. ITC-214-20010216-00080, granted March 14, 2001). Answer to Question 11 Ownership of Rice Belt Prior to Proposed Transfer of Control The name, address, citizenship and principal business of the only entity that owns at least ten (10) percent of the equity and voting power of Rice Belt prior to the proposed transaction are: % Name & Address Voting & Equity Citizenship Principal Business Rice Belt Holdings, Inc. 100.00% AR Telecommunications 228 Kings Highway Corp. Weiner, AR 72479 The name, address, citizenship and principal business of the only entity that owns at least ten (10) percent of the equity and voting power of Rice Belt Holdings, Inc. prior to the proposed transaction are: % Name & Address Voting & Equity Citizenship Principal Business Robert C. Pierson 100.00% U.S.A. Telecommunications 228 Kings Highway Weiner, AR 72479 No other individual or entity directly or indirectly owns or controls ten (10) percent or more of the voting or equity interests of Rice Belt Holdings, Inc. and/or Rice Belt prior to the proposed transaction.

Attachment 1 Page 3 of 6 Answer to Question 11 (cont’d) Ownership of Rice Belt After Proposed Transfer of Control: The name, address, citizenship and principal business of the only entity that will own at least ten (10) percent of the equity and voting power of Rice Belt after the proposed transaction are: % Name & Address Voting & Equity Citizenship Principal Business Rice Belt Holdings, Inc. 100.00% AR Telecommunications 228 Kings Highway Corp. Weiner, AR 72479 The name, address, citizenship and principal business of the only entity that will own at least ten (10) percent of the equity and voting power of Rice Belt Holdings, Inc. after the proposed transaction are: % Name & Address Voting & Equity Citizenship Principal Business Smithville Holding Company, Inc. 100.00% IN Telecommunications 1600 West Temperance Street Corp. Ellettsville, IN 47429 The names, addresses, citizenship and principal businesses of the only entities that will own at least ten (10) percent of the equity and voting power of Smithville both before and after the proposed transaction are: % Name & Address Voting/Nonvoting Citizenship Principal Business Darby A. McCarty 78.14% Voting IN Telecommunications Residuary Trust 15.60% Nonvoting Trust 1600 West Temperance Street Ellettsville, IN 47429 The trustees of the Darby A. McCarty Residuary Trust are Darby A. McCarty, Cullen H. McCarty and David S. McCrea. The trustees are all United States citizens, and can be contacted at 1600 West Temperance Street in Ellettsville, Indiana 47429. The sole current beneficiary of the Darby A. McCarty Residuary Trust is Darby A. McCarty. The beneficiary is a United States citizen, and can be contacted at 1600 West Temperance Street in Ellettsville, Indiana 47429.

Attachment 1 Page 4 of 6 Answer to Question 11 (cont’d) Ownership of Rice Belt After Proposed Transfer of Control (Cont’d): % Name & Address Voting/Nonvoting Citizenship Principal Business Darby A. McCarty 21.86% Voting IN Telecommunications Revocable Trust 0.42% Nonvoting Trust 1600 West Temperance Street Ellettsville, IN 47429 The sole trustee of the Darby A. McCarty Revocable Trust is Darby A. McCarty. The trustee is a United States citizen, and can be contacted at 1600 West Temperance Street in Ellettsville, Indiana 47429. The sole current beneficiary of the Darby A. McCarty Revocable Trust is Darby A. McCarty. The beneficiary is a United States citizen, and can be contacted at 1600 West Temperance Street in Ellettsville, Indiana 47429. % Name & Address Voting & Equity Citizenship Principal Business Darby A. McCarty No Voting IN Telecommunications Irrevocable Trust 26.10% Nonvoting Trust 1600 West Temperance Street Ellettsville, IN 47429 The trustees of the Darby A. McCarty Irrevocable Trust are Darby A. McCarty, Cullen H. McCarty and David S. McCrea. The trustees are all United States citizens, and can be contacted at 1600 West Temperance Street in Ellettsville, Indiana 47429. The sole current beneficiary of the Darby A. McCarty Irrevocable Trust is Darby A. McCarty. The beneficiary is a United States citizen, and can be contacted at 1600 West Temperance Street in Ellettsville, Indiana 47429.

Attachment 1 Page 5 of 6 Answer to Question 11 (cont’d) Ownership of Rice Belt After Proposed Transfer of Control (cont’d): % Name & Address Voting/Nonvoting Citizenship Principal Business Cullen H. McCarty No Voting IN Telecommunications Revocable Trust 39.17% Nonvoting Trust 1600 West Temperance Street Ellettsville, IN 47429 The trustee of the Cullen H. McCarty Revocable Trust is Cullen H. McCarty. The trustee is a United States citizen, and can be contacted at 1600 West Temperance Street in Ellettsville, Indiana 47429. The sole current beneficiary of the Cullen H. McCarty Revocable Trust is Cullen H. McCarty. The beneficiary is a United States citizen, and can be contacted at 1600 West Temperance Street in Ellettsville, Indiana 47429. % Name & Address Voting/Nonvoting Citizenship Principal Business Cullen H. McCarty No Voting IN Telecommunications Irrevocable Trust 18.71% Nonvoting Trust 1600 West Temperance Street Ellettsville, IN 47429 The trustees of the Cullen H. McCarty Irrevocable Trust are Darby A. McCarty, Cullen H. McCarty and David S. McCrea. The trustees are all United States citizens, and can be contacted at 1600 West Temperance Street in Ellettsville, Indiana 47429. The sole current beneficiary of the Cullen H. McCarty Irrevocable Trust is Cullen H. McCarty. The beneficiary is a United States citizen, and can be contacted at 1600 West Temperance Street in Ellettsville, Indiana 47429. Darby A. McCarty and Cullen H. McCarty are mother and son. No other individual or entity will directly or indirectly own or control at least ten (10) percent of the equity or voting power of Rice Belt Holdings, Inc., Rice Belt and/or Smithville after the proposed transaction.

Attachment 1 Page 6 of 6 Answer to Question 12 Neither Transferor Mr. Pierson nor Transferee Smithville nor any of their subsidiaries or affiliates has any interlocking directorates with a foreign carrier. Answer to Question 13 The subject transfer of control will consist of the transfer of control of Rice Belt Holdings, Inc., an Arkansas corporation, and its wholly-owned subsidiaries (including Rice Belt) from Transferor Mr. Pierson to Transferee Smithville. The proposed transaction will be accomplished by the sale of all of the issued and outstanding stock of Rice Belt Holdings, Inc. by Mr. Pierson to Smithville. At the completion of the transaction, Rice Belt Holdings, Inc. will be a 100 percent-owned subsidiary of Smithville. Control of Rice Belt Holdings, Inc. will give Smithville control of Rice Belt and its International Section 214 authorization.


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