Attachment Transfer Application

This document pretains to ITC-T/C-20101221-00488 for Transfer of Control on a International Telecommunications filing.

IBFS_ITCTC2010122100488_857621

                         Andrew D. Lipman
                         Brett P. Ferenchak
                         andrew.lipman @bingham.com
                         brett.ferenchak@bingham.com

                         December 21, 2010

                         Via Electronic Filing

                         Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary
                         Federal Communications Commission
                         International Bureau Applications
                         P.O. Box 979093
                         St. Louis, MO 63197-9700

                         Re:       In the Matter of the Joint Application of One Communications Corp.,
                                   Transferor, and EarthLink , Inc., Transferee, for Grant of Authority
                                   Pursuant to Section 214 of the Communications Act of 1934 , as amended,
                                   and Sections 63.04 and 63.24 of the Commission ' s Rules to Complete a
                                   Transfer of Indirect Control of the ONE Licensees to EarthLink, Inc.

                         Dear Ms. Dortch:

                         On behalf of One Communications Corp. and EarthLink, Inc. enclosed for filing is an
                         Application for Grant of Authority to Complete a Transfer of Indirect Control of the ONE
                         Licensees (as defined in the Application) to EarthLink. Pursuant to Section 63.04(b) of
                         the Commission's rules, Applicants submit this filing as a combined domestic section
                         214 assignment application and international section 214 assignment application
                         ("Combined Application").

                         This filing and the applicable credit card payment in the amount of $1.015.00, which
                         satisfies the filing fee required for this Combined Application under line 2.b of Section
                         1.1105 of the Commission's Rules, are being submitted electronically through the
                         MyIBFS. Applicants are simultaneously filing the Application with the Wireline
                         Competition Bureau, in accordance with the Commission's rules.
               Boston
             Hartford    Please direct any questions regarding this filing to the undersigned.
           Hong Kong
              London
                         Respectfully submitted,
          Los Angeles


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                                    Before the
                     FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
                              Washington , D.C. 20554




In the Matter of the Joint Application of

One Communications Corp.,                                   WC Docket No. 10-
      Transferor,
                                                            I13 File No. ITC-T/C-2010
and

EarthLink, Inc.,
      Transferee,

For Grant of Authority Pursuant to
Section 214 of the Communications Act of 1934,
as amended, and Sections 63.04 and 63.24 of the
Commission ' s Rules to Complete a Transfer of
Indirect Control of the ONE Licensees
to EarthLink, Inc.



                                    JOINT APPLICATION

         One Communications Corp. ("ONE" or "Transferee") and EarthLink, Inc. ("EarthLink"

or "Transferor"), pursuant to Section 214 of the Communications Act, as amended (the "Act"),

47 U.S.C. § 214, and Sections 63.04 and 63.24 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 63.04

& 63.24, respectfully request Commission approval or such authority as may be necessary or

required for the transfer of indirect control of the subsidiaries of Transferor listed on Exhibit A

(collectively, the "ONE Licensees") (Transferee, Transferor and the ONE Licensees collectively,

the "Applicants") to EarthLink. Although the proposed transaction will result in a change in the

ultimate ownership of the ONE Licensees, no transfer of authorizations, assets or customers will

occur as an immediate consequence of the proposed transaction.          The ONE Licensees will

continue to provide service to their existing customers pursuant to their authorizations under the




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same rates, terms and conditions . Accordingly, this transaction will have no immediate effect on

the rates , terms and conditions of service of the customers of the ONE Licensees.

         In support of this Application, Applicants state as follows:

1.       REQUEST FOR STREAMLINED PROCESSING

         As described in more detail below, Applicants request expedited processing of this

Application. Specifically, Applicants request that the Commission issue public notices as soon

as possible establishing streamlined pleading cycles for the Domestic and International Section

214 Applications.

         Applicants respectfully submit that this Application is eligible for streamlined processing

pursuant to Section 63.03 and 63.12 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 63.03 & 63.12.

The transaction involves two competitive telecommunications providers that have no foreign

carrier affiliations. Further and to the best of EarthLink's knowledge , no foreign persons or

entities own or control ten percent ( 10%) or more of the equity of Transferee.       Moreover, this

Application is eligible for streamlined processing pursuant to Section 63.03(b)(2)(i) because,

immediately following the transaction , (a) the Transferee (including its affiliates , as that term is

defined in Section 3(1) of the Act) will have a market share in the interstate, interexchange

market of less than 10 percent (10%); (b) the Transferee (and its affiliates) will provide

competitive telephone exchange services or exchange access services (if at all) exclusively in

geographic areas served by a dominant local exchange carrier that is not a party to the

transaction ; and (c) none of the Applicants (or their affiliates) are dominant with respect to any

service.

           With respect to international authority , this Application is eligible for streamlined

processing pursuant to Section 63.12(a)-(b) of the Commission ' s Rules, 47 C.F.R. §63.12 (a)-(b).

In particular, none of the exclusionary criteria set forth in Section 63.12(c) apply as described

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more fully in Section V below.         Accordingly, this Application qualifies for streamlined

processing pursuant to Section 63.12 of the Commission's Rules.

II.      DESCRIPTION OF THE APPLICANTS

         A.     EarthLink, Inc. and the EarthLink Licensees

          EarthLink is a publicly traded Delaware corporation (NASDAQ: ELNK). EarthLink is a

provider of Internet Protocol (IP) and telecommunications infrastructure and services to

businesses, enterprise organizations and individual customers across the United States.

EarthLink's Consumer Services segment is an Internet service provider, providing nationwide

Internet access and related value-added services to individual and small business customers.

EarthLink's consumer service offerings are narrowband and broadband (high speed) Internet

access, search, advertising and VoIP services.    EarthLink provides its portfolio of services to

approximately 1.5 million customers through a nationwide network of dial-up points of presence

and a nationwide broadband footprint.         EarthLink's Business Services segment provides

integrated voice, mobile and data services and related value-added services to businesses and

communications carriers. EarthLink operates its Business Services segment through its regulated

operating companies as described below. Additional information regarding EarthLink, including

its most recent SEC Form 10-Q, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, is

available at http://www.earthlink.net/about/investor/. A pre-transaction corporate structure chart

for EarthLink is provided as part of Exhibit B.

          EarthLink's regulated operating subsidiaries include New Edge Network, Inc. ("New

Edge"), DeltaCom, Inc. ("Deltacom"), Interstate FiberNet, Inc. ("IFN"), Business Telecom, Inc.

("BTI") and Business Telecom of Virginia, Inc. (collectively, the "EarthLink Licensees").

Through the EarthLink Licensees, EarthLink provides traditional and Internet Protocol voice and

data services in all 50 states plus the District of Columbia.   Except for Business Telecom of

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Virginia, Inc., the EarthLink Licensees each hold blanket a domestic Section 214 authorization

and hold the international Section 214 authorizations as described below.

          B.    One Communications Corp. and the ONE Licensees

          The ONE Licensees are wholly-owned subsidiaries of One Communications Corp., a

privately held Delaware corporation. For the Commission's reference, a pre-transaction corporate

structure chart that includes the various intermediate holding companies and subsidiaries between

each of the ONE Licensees and ONE is provided as part of Exhibit B. ONE and the ONE

Licensees have their principal corporate offices at 5 Wall Street, Burlington, MA 01803. Through

its various operating subsidiaries, including the ONE Licensees, ONE owns and manages a high-

capacity fiber network spanning 18 states across the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Upper Midwest,

plus the District of Columbia. This fiber network contains approximately nearly 11,000 route

miles of fiber to interconnect more than 700 collocation sites. ONE, through the ONE Licensees,

provides telecommunications services and solutions to primarily to small, medium and large size

businesses as well as a small number of residential customers.

          Each of the ONE Licensees holds a blanket domestic Section 214 authorization. The

ONE Licensees operate under the International 214 authorization of ONE (IB File No. ITC-214-

20040708-00260) and provide international service purely on a resale basis.      All of the ONE

subsidiaries offer service under the name "One Communications."

 II.      DESCRIPTION OF THE TRANSACTION (Response to Question 13)

          Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 20, 2010, by and

 among EarthLink, Egypt Acquisition Corp. ("MergerCo") (an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary

 of EarthLink created for purposes of the transaction),' ONE and the Stockholder Representative



 1        MergerCo is a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of EarthLink Business Holding Corp.,
 itself a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of EarthLink.
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(the "Agreement"), MergerCo will merge with and into ONE, with ONE continuing as the

surviving entity (the "Merger"). As a result of the Merger, the ONE Licensees will become

wholly owned indirect subsidiaries of EarthLink. Thus, EarthLink will become the new ultimate

parent company of ONE and the ONE Licensees. Diagrams depicting the Merger and the pre-

and post-transaction corporate structures of the companies are appended hereto as Exhibit B.

         The current customers of the ONE Licensees will remain customers of those entities

following the Merger. Accordingly, the Merger will be virtually seamless to customers, who will

continue to enjoy the same rates, terms and conditions of service as they do prior to closing. The

only change resulting from the Merger will be that ONE and the ONE Licensees will be

ultimately owned by EarthLink, a widely-held public corporation.

IV.      PUBLIC INTEREST CONSIDERATIONS

         The proposed transaction will serve the public interest by creating one of the largest

nationwide competitive communications service providers serving Internet and business

customers.     The combined company will offer customers a compelling alternative to legacy

carriers through the combined footprint of the two companies, a comprehensive suite of Internet

and business services, as well as an extensive switching and fiber network.

         The complementary strengths, product sets, and geographic footprints of the two

companies should position EarthLink to realize cost savings and achieve synergies that are

expected to strengthen its ability to enhance service offerings and provide more advanced

communications services to a broader customer base.         Among the additional synergies and

benefits that are expected include the following: the transaction will provide both companies

with significant new customer relationships and create opportunities for both companies to offer

additional products and services to each other's customers; both companies will be afforded

greater capabilities to market and offer solutions to businesses and to differentiate themselves

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significantly in the marketplace; and the merged company will be able to bring new services and

products to the marketplace more quickly than either could do separately .              Moreover, the

strategic combination will bring together two companies that share a commitment to building

and maintaining solid relationships with their customers . Applicants believe that success is built

by providing excellent service to every customer.

        Although EarthLink' s acquisition of ONE will result in a change in the ultimate

ownership and control of the ONE Licensees , no transfer of Section 214 authorization , assets, or

customers will occur as a result of the transfer of control. Immediately following consummation

of the merger, the ONE Licensees will continue to provide service to their customers pursuant to

their existing authorizations , with no change in the rates or terms and conditions of service as

currently provided.    The transfer of control will be transparent to customers of the ONE

Licensees in terms of the services they currently receive, and any changes that may occur in the

future as to any of the ONE Licensees ' names or services will be made in accordance with the

Commission' s rules and procedures.

         In sum, the combination of EarthLink and ONE is expected to create substantial

opportunities for customers of both companies and provide shareholders with significant value,

which will ultimately enhance the quality and variety of telecommunications products and

services offered. Grant of this Application will therefore serve the public interest.

V.       INFORMATION REQUIRED BY SECTION 63.24(e)

         Pursuant to Section 63.24(e)(3) of the Commission' s Rules, the Applicants submit the

following information requested in Section 63.18 (a)-(d) and (h)-(p) in support of this

Application:




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        (a)    Name, address and telephone number of each Applicant:

        Transferor:

               One Communications Corp .                  FRN: 0015337702
               5 Wall Street
               Burlington, MA 01803
               Tel. 781-362-5700

        Licensees:

               The ONE Licensees listed in Exhibit A have the same address and telephone
               number as ONE.

        Transferee:

               EarthLink, Inc.                             FRN: 0004971990
               1375 Peachtree Street
               Atlanta, Georgia 30309
               Tel: 404-815-0770

        (b)    Jurisdiction of Organizations:

               Transferor:    ONE is a Delaware corporation.

               Licensees:     Please see Exhibit A for the jurisdiction of each of the ONE
                              Licensees.

                Transferee:   EarthLink is a Delaware corporation.




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        (c)     (Answer to Question 10) Correspondence concerning this Application should be
                sent to:

For Transferee:                                 with a copy to:

Jean L. Kiddoo                                   D. Anthony Mastando
Brett P. Ferenchak                               EarthLink, Inc.
Bingham McCutchen LLP                            7037 Old Madison Pike
2020 K Street, N.W., Suite 1100                  Suite 400
Washington, DC 20006-1806                        Huntsville, AL 35806
202-373-6000 (tel)                               256-382-3856 (tel)
202-373-6001 (fax)                               256-382-3936 (fax)
jean.kiddoo@bingham.com                          Tony.Mastando@corp.earthlink.com
brett.ferenchak@bingham.com

For Transferor and the ONE Licensees:            with a copy to:

Brad E. Mutschelknaus                            Ray Ostroski
Joan M. Griffin                                  Executive Vice President, Legal and Compliance
Kelley Drye & Warren LLP                         One Communications Corp.
3050 K Street NW, Suite 400                      5 Wall Street
Washington, DC 20007                             Burlington, MA 01803
202-342-8400 (tel)                               781-522-8773 (tel)
202-342-8451 (fax)                               rostroski@onecommunications.com
bmutschelknaus@kelleydrye.com
JGriffin@KelleyDrye.com

         (d)      Section 214 Authorizations

         Transferor:    ONE holds an international Section 214 authorization to provide global
                        facilities-based and global resale services, as granted in IB File No. ITC-
                        214-2004-0708-00260,       but    does    not     directly   provide     any
                        telecommunications services. ONE does not hold blanket domestic
                        Section 214 authorization.

         Licensees :    Each ONE Licensee holds blanket domestic Section 214 authority
                        pursuant to 47 C.F.R. §63.01. Each ONE Licensee operates under the
                        international Section 214 authorization of ONE2 and does not hold an
                        international Section 214 authorization individually.

         Transferee:    EarthLink does not hold any domestic or international Section 214
                        authority, but controls the EarthLink Licensees, which hold such
                        authorizations. Except for Business Telecom of Virginia, Inc., each
                        EarthLink Licensee holds domestic Section 214 Authority. The following
                        EarthLink Licensees hold the following international Section 214
                        authorizations:

2
         See Report No. TEL-01075, DA 06-2020 (released Oct. 12, 2006).
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                              New Edge holds an international Section 214 authorization to
                              provide global or limited global facilities-based and resale
                              services, as granted in IB File No . ITC-214-20020514-00229.

                              Deltacom holds an international Section 214 authorization granted
                              in IB File No. ITC-214-19940705-00204 (Old File No. ITC-94-
                              385).

                              BTI holds international Section 214 authorizations to (i) provide
                              certain satellite services, as granted in IB File No. ITC-214-
                              19950630-00042 (Old File No. ITC-95-404 ), (ii) resell the
                              switched message telephone service of existing carriers to provide
                              international switched voice service between the United States and
                              various oversees points, as granted in ITC-214-19950515-00043
                              (Old File No. ITC-95-402) and (iii) resell international private
                              lines interconnected to the public switched network at one or both
                              ends to provide international switched services between the United
                              States and Canada and the United States and the United Kingdom,
                              as granted in ITC-214-19980422-00005 (Old File No. ITC-88-120.

                              IFN holds an international Section 214 authorization granted in
                              FCC File No. ITC-214-19930727-00132 (Old File No. ITC-93-27).

         (h)   (Answer to Questions 11 & 12 ) The following entities hold, directly or indirectly

a ten percent ( 10%) or greater interest3 in Applicants as calculated pursuant to the Commission

ownership attribution rules for wireline and international telecommunications carriers:4




3      Unless otherwise indicated, the ownership interests provided herein represent both equity
and voting interests.
4       While the Commission's rules for combined domestic and international applications
require this information only for the assignee/transferee , see 47 C.F.R. §§ 63.04(b), 63.24(3)(2),
Applicants are providing ownership information for both parties.
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Pre-and Post-Transaction Direct Ownership of ONE Licensees:

        Each ONE Licensee is a wholly owned, direct or indirect, subsidiary of ONE. Please see
        the pre-transaction corporate structure chart for ONE and the ONE Licensees, provided
        as part of Exhibit B, for the ownership structure of the ONE Licensees. Each. ONE
        Licensee and each intermediary holding company between ONE and a ONE Licensee is a
        U.S. entity and has a principal business address of 5 Wall Street, Burlington, MA 01803.
        The principal business of the ONE Licensees is telecommunications.

Pre-Transaction Direct Ownership of ONE

        The following entities hold a ten percent (10%) or greater direct or indirect equity
        ownership in One Communications Corp.:

                      At present, there are three entities that hold a 10 percent or greater
               ownership interest in ONE: Columbia Ventures Broadband LLC ("CVC
               Broadband"), Quantum Partners LDC ("Quantum"), and Varde Investment
               Partners LP ("Varde").

                        CVC Broadband holds a 48.8 percent ownership interest in One and has
                de facto control of ONE. CVC Broadband , a Washington state limited liability
                company, is a holding company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Columbia
                Ventures Corporation ("CVC"). CVC, a Washington state corporation , owns and
                operates a portfolio of telecommunications companies and a small number of
                manufacturing businesses around the world . Neither CVC nor CVC Broadband
                provide telecommunications services. Kenneth D . Peterson , Jr., a U.S . citizen,
                holds 100 percent of the ownership interest in CVC.

                        At present, Quantum holds a 13 percent ownership interest in ONE.
                Quantum is a Cayman Islands limited duration corporation whose principal
                business is investment . Quantum is ultimately controlled by George Soros, a U.S.
                citizen who is chairman of Soros Fund Management LLC ("SFM"), a Delaware
                limited liability company. By virtue of a management agreement between SFM
                and Quantum, Mr. Soros exercises voting and dispositive power over the shares of
                ONE held by Quantum.

                        Varde currently holds a 10 percent ownership interest in ONE. Varde is a
                limited partnership that was formed under the laws of Delaware and whose
                principal business is investment. Varde is ultimately controlled by George G.
                Hicks, Marcia L. Page, and Gregory S. McMillan.

        Except as set forth above, to ONE's knowledge, no other person or entity owns or
controls a ten percent (10%) or more direct or indirect interest in ONE or the ONE Licensees
prior to the consummation of the Merger.




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Post-Transaction Direct Ownership of ONE:

           Upon consummation of the transaction, the following entity will hold a ten percent (10%)
           or greater direct or indirect equity ownership in One Communications Corp.:

                  Name:                  EarthLink Business Holding Corp. ("E-Business")
                  Address:               1375 Peachtree Street
                                         Atlanta, GA 30309
                  Citizenship:           U.S.
                  Principal Business:    Telecommunications
                  % Interest:            100% (directly in ONE)

                  Name:                  EarthLink, Inc.
                  Address:               1375 Peachtree Street
                                         Atlanta, GA 30309
                  Citizenship:           U. S.
                  Principal Business:    Telecommunications
                  % Interest:            100% (indirectly in ONE as 100% owner of E-Business)

Pre-and Post-Transaction Direct Ownership of EarthLink, Inc.

           As a publicly held corporation , the percentage of EarthLink' s shares held by an entity at
           any given time may fluctuate . To the best of EarthLink's knowledge, no other person or
           entity directly or indirectly owns or controls a ten percent ( 10%) or more interest in
           EarthLink. To the best of EarthLink' s knowledge and based upon information available
           at this time , upon consummation of the merger no person or entity will directly or
           indirectly hold a ten percent ( 10%) or greater equity interest in EarthLink.

           Currently, EarthLink has no interlocking directorates with a foreign carrier.        Upon

consummation of the merger, EarthLink will have no interlocking directorates with a foreign

carrier.

           (i)    (Answer to Question 14) The Transferee certifies that following consummation of

the Merger, (i) it will not be a foreign carrier within the meaning of 63.09(d) of the

Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. §63.09(d); and (ii) it will not be affiliated, within the meaning of

the Commission's Rules, with a foreign carrier.

           0)     (Answer to Question 15) The Transferee certifies that it does not seek to provide

international services to any destination country for which any of the statements set forth in

Section 63.180)(1) through (4) is true.


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        (k)    Not applicable.

        (1)    Not applicable.

        (m)    Not applicable.

        (n)     EarthLink certifies that it has not agreed to accept special concessions directly or

indirectly from any foreign carrier with respect to any U.S. international route where the foreign

carrier possesses market power on the foreign end of the route and will not enter into such

agreements in the future.

         (o)    Transferor certifies that neither Transferor nor any of its operating subsidiaries are

subject to denial of federal benefits pursuant to Section 5301 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of

1998. See 21 U.S.C. § 853a; see also 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.2001-1.2003.

         Transferee certifies that neither Transferee nor any of its operating subsidiaries are

subject to denial of federal benefits pursuant to Section 5301 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of

1998. See 21 U.S.C. § 853a; see also 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.2001-1.2003.

         (p)    With respect to international authority, this Application is eligible for streamlined

processing pursuant to Section 63.12 of the Commission's Rules, 47, C.F.R.§ 63.12, because (1)

EarthLink is not affiliated with a foreign carrier on any route for which authority is sought; (2)

EarthLink is not affiliated with any dominant U.S. carrier whose international switched or

private line services it seeks to resell; and (3) EarthLink is not requesting authority to provide

switched service over private lines to countries not previously authorized for service by the

Commission.

VI.      INFORMATION REQUIRED BY SECTION 63.04

         Pursuant to Section 63.04(b) of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. § 63.04(b), Applicants

submit the following information in support of their request for domestic Section 214 authority



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in order to address the requirements set forth in Section 63.04(a)(6)-(12) of the Commission's

Rules:

         (a)(6) A description of the proposed Transaction is set forth in Section II above.

         (a)(7) (i) ONE does not provide domestic telecommunications services. However, ONE

controls the ONE Licensees which provide such services.

                (ii)    One or more of the ONE Licensees provides or is otherwise registered or

authorized to provide telecommunications in every state except Alaska, Hawaii, and Nebraska.

Please see Exhibit C for a list of the states where each ONE Licensee is authorized to provide

telecommunications services.

                (iii)   EarthLink does not provide domestic telecommunications services.

However, EarthLink controls the EarthLink Licensees which provide such services.

                (iv)    New Edge provides telecommunications service in all states except

Hawaii and Idaho and the District of Columbia.

                 Deltacom and BTl provide interexchange telecommunications services in 50

states and the District of Columbia, pursuant to certification, registration or tariff requirements,

or on a deregulated basis. In Virginia, BTl provides intrastate service through its subsidiary

Business Telecom of Virginia, Inc.

                 IFN is a provider of wholesale fiber optic transmission services. IFN provides

such service in the following states: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana,

Mississippi, New York, South Carolina, and Texas.

         (a)(8) Applicants respectfully submit that this Application is eligible for streamlined

processing pursuant to Sections 63.03 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. §63.03. In particular,

with respect to domestic authority, this Application is eligible for streamlined processing pursuant to

Section 63.03(b)(2)(i) because, immediately following the transaction, (a) the Transferee (including

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its affiliates, as that term is defined in Section 3(1) of the Act) will have a market share in the

interstate, interexchange market of less than ten percent (10%); (b) the Transferee (and its

affiliates) will provide competitive telephone exchange services or exchange access services (if

at all) exclusively in geographic areas served by a dominant local exchange carrier that is not a

party to the transaction; and (c) none of the Applicants (or their affiliates) are dominant with

respect to any service.

         (a)(9) None.

         (a)(10) While no party is requesting special consideration because it is facing imminent

business failure, Applicants need to complete the transaction as soon as possible to minimize the

uncertainty to customers and employees of ONE that would be harmful to its business and to

competition. For these reasons, Applicants request that the Commission issue its public notices as

promptly as possible and establishing a streamlined pleading cycle.

         (a)(11) Not applicable.

         (a)(12) Consummation of the Merger will serve the public interest for the reasons detailed

in Section IV of this Application.




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VII.     CONCLUSION

         For the reasons stated above, Applicants respectfully submit that the public interest,

convenience, and necessity would be furthered by a grant of this Application for the transfer of

indirect control of the ONE Licensees from ONE to EarthLink.

                                                     Respectfully submitted,




 Brad E. Mutschelknaus
                                                     FOAT El-^^X^
                                                     Andrew D. Lipman
 Joan M. Griffin                                     Brett P. Ferenchak
 Kelley Drye & Warren LLP                            Bingham McCutchen LLP
 3050 K Street NW, Suite 400                         2020 K Street, N.W.
 Washington, DC 20007                                Washington, DC 20006-1806
 202-342-8400 (tel)                                  202-373-6697 (tel)
 202-342-8451 (fax)                                  202-373-6001 (fax)
 bmutschelknaus@kelleydrye.com                       andrew.lipman@bingham.com
 j griffin@kelleydrye. com                           brett.ferenchak@bingham.com

                                                     Counsel for Transferee
 Counsel for the Transferor and ONE Licensees



Dated: December 21, 2010




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                                                       EXHIBIT A

                                                      ONE Licensees

                                                                              Juris. of     Domestic Sec.   Int'l Sec. 214
Name of ONE Licensee                                              FRN       Organization   214 Authority?    Authori ?
Choice One Communications, Inc.                                0006292239       DE              Yes              Yes*
Choice One Communications of Connecticut Inc.                  0004328464       DE              Yes              Yes*
Choice One Communications of New York Inc.                     0004328506       DE              Yes              Yes*
Choice One Communications of Maine Inc.                        0008190662       ME              Yes              Yes*
Choice One Communications of Massachusetts Inc.                0004328480       DE              Yes              Yes*
Choice One Communications of Ohio Inc.                         0004328530       DE              Yes              Yes*
Choice One Communications of Pennsylvania Inc.                 0004328555       DE              Yes              Yes*
Choice One Communications of Rhode Island Inc.                 0004328563       DE              Yes              Yes*
Choice One of New Hampshire Inc.                               0004328498       DE              Yes              Yes*
US Xchange of Illinois, L.L.C.                                 0004328605       DE              Yes              Yes*
US Xchange of Indiana, L.L.C.                                  0004328597       DE              Yes              Yes*
US Xchange of Michigan, L.L.C.                                 0004328589       DE              Yes              Yes*
US Xchange of Wisconsin, L.L.C.                                0004328613       DE              Yes              Yes*
CTC Communications Corp.                                       0005013669       MA              Yes              Yes*
CTC Communications of Virginia, Inc.                           0005013685       VA              Yes              Yes*
Lightship Telecom, LLC                                         0006194187       DE              Yes              Yes*
Connecticut Broadband, LLC f/k/a Partner Communications, LLC   0005078829       CT              Yes              Yes*
Connecticut Telephone and Communications Systems, Inc.         0003753316       CT              Yes              Yes*
Conversent Communications of Connecticut, LLC                  0008841959       CT              Yes              Yes*
Conversent Communications of Massachusetts, LLC                0008841876       MA              Yes              Yes*
Conversent Communications of Maine, LLC                        0008841900       ME              Yes              Yes*
Conversent Communications of New York, LLC                     0008841991       NY              Yes              Yes*
Conversent Communications of New Hampshire, LLC                0008842007       NH              Yes              Yes*
Conversent Communications of New Jersey, LLC                   0008841983        NJ             Yes              Yes*
Conversent Communications of Pennsylvania, LLC                 0008841934       PA              Yes              Yes*
Conversent Communications of Rhode Island, LLC                 0008841975        RI             Yes              Yes*



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                                                                                      Juris. of       Domestic Sec.    Int' I Sec. 214
Name of ONE Licensee                                                    FRN         Organization     214 Authority?     Authori ?
Conversent Communications of Vermont, LLC                            0008841942           VT              Yes                Yes*


         All of the ONE Licensees operate pursuant to the International Section 214 Authorization held by One Communications Corp.
         issued in IB File No. ITC-214-20040708-00260




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                                   EXHIBIT B

               Pre- and Post- Transaction Corporate Structure Charts




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  Pre- and Post-Transaction Corporate Ownership of the Regulated Subsidiaries of One Communications Corp.

                                                                                  One Communications Corp.
       f
                                                                                                                                                                       Conversent                        CTC
  Lightship                          US
                                                                                                                                                                    Communications, Inc.             Communications
 Holding, Inc.                   Xchange Inc.                                                                           CTBB                                                                             Corp.
                                                                                                                     Holdings, Inc.
       I
   Lightship                                                                                                                                                            Conversent
 Telecom, LLC                                                                                                                                                          Holdings, Inc.                 CTC
                                                                                                                                                                                                 Communications of
                                                                                                 Connecticut                         Connecticut
                                                                                                                                                                                                      Virginia, Inc.
                                                                                                Telephone &                        Broadband, LLC
                                                                                               Communication
    US Xchange of               US Xchange of                                                   Systems, Inc.                                                          Conversent
                                 Illinois, L.L.C.                                                                                                                   Communications, LLC
    Indiana , L.L.C.

                   US Xchange of                    US Xchange of
                  Wisconsin , L.L.C.                Michigan , L.L.C.




                   Choice One                            Choice One                     Choice One                        Choice One                   Choice One
                 Communications of                     Communications of             Communications of                 Communications               Communications of
                  Connecticut Inc.                       Vermont Inc.                Massachusetts Inc.                International Inc.            Pennsylvania Inc.


   Choice One                       Choice One                            Choice One                 Choice One of New                   Choice One
Communications of                 Communications                        Communications                Hampshire Inc.                  Communications of
  New York Inc.                        of Maine Inc.                      of Ohio Inc.                                                 Rhode Island Inc.




   Choice One
 Communications
  Resale L.L.C.


                                                                 Conversent                       Conversent                     Conversent                       Conversent                     Conversent
                           Conversent
                                                              Communications of                Communications                 Communications of                Communications of              Communications of
                        Communications of
                                                             New Hampshire, LLC                of New York, LLC                 Vermont, LLC                    New Jersey, LLC               Pennsylvania, LLC
                         Connecticut, LLC


                                                                                  Conversent                      Conversent                       Conversent                       Conversent
                                               Conversent
                                                                               Communications of                Communications                  Communications                   Communications of
                                             Communications
                                                                               Massachusetts. Inc.               Resale , L.L.C.               Long Distance, LLC                Rhode Island, LLC
                                              of Maine, LLC


             Pre-Transaction Corporate Ownership of the Regulated Subsidiaries of EarthLink, Inc.


                                                 EarthLink, Inc.




EarthLink Business                             ITC"DeltaCom, Inc.                          New Edge Holding
  Holding Corp.                                                                               Company



Egypt Acquisition               Interstate                  Business
     Corp.                    Fibernet, Inc.             Telecom Corp.      New Edge               New Edge Networks
                                                                           Network, Inc.             of Virginia, Inc.


                                                            Business
                                                          Telecom, Inc.




                                                            Business
                                                          Telecom of
                                                          Virginia, Inc.


                                                Illustration of the Merger

                                                                                                        EarthLink, Inc.
                                                                                                         ("EarthLink")




       One
                                                                                   ITC^DeltaCom, Inc.                              New Edge
Communications Corp.                                EarthLink
                                                                                                                                    Holding
      ("ONE")                                    Business Holding                                                                  Company
                                                      Corp.
                        ONE merges ;
                        with MergerCo',                                    Business                Interstate
                                                                        Telecom Corp.            Fibernet, Inc.
                        with ONE                                                                                    New Edge              New Edge
                        surviving the            Egypt Acquisition                                                 Network, Inc.          Networks
                        merger                        Corp.                                                                            of Virginia, Inc.
                                                  ("MergerCo")                                   Deltacom, Inc.

 r---------------
   ONE's Existing
    Subsidiaries'   ;
 ----------------                                                      Business Telecom
                                                                        of Virginia, Inc.




       ' See the chart labeled "Pre- and Post-Transaction Corporate
       Ownership of the Regulated Subsidiaries of One Communications
       Corp." for ONE's regulated subsidiaries.


       Post-Transaction Ownership of the Regulated Subsidiaries of EarthLink

                                                         EarthLink, Inc.
                                                          ("EarthLink")




   EarthLink Business                               ITC^DeltaCom, Inc.                          New Edge Holding
     Holding Corp.                                                                                 Company



                                     Interstate                 Business
One Communications Corp.           Fibernet, Inc.            Telecom Corp.       New Edge                New Edge Network
       ("ONE")                                                                  Network, Inc.              of Virginia, Inc.



     ONE's Existing                                             Business
      Subsidiaries'                                           Telecom, Inc.
  -----------------


                                                                 Business
                                                               Telecom of
                                                               Virginia, Inc.


     ' See the chart labeled "Pre- and Post-Transaction Corporate
     Ownership of the Regulated Subsidiaries of One Communications
     Corp." for ONE's regulated subsidiaries.


                                                         EXHIBIT C

                               States Where ONE Licensees Are Authorized to Provide Service


ONE Licensee                                                         State(s) Where Authorized to Provide Service
Choice One Communications of Connecticut Inc.             Connecticut
Choice One Communications of Maine Inc.                   Maine
Choice One Communications of Massachusetts Inc.           Massachusetts
Choice One Communications of New York Inc.                New York
Choice One Communications of Ohio Inc.                    Ohio
Choice One Communications of Pennsylvania Inc.            Pennsylvania
Choice One Communications of Rhode Island Inc.            Rhode Island
Choice One Communications of Vermont Inc.                 Vermont
Choice One of New Hampshire Inc.                          New Hampshire
Choice One Communications Resale L.L.C.                   Delaware and the District of Columbia (authorized to provide
                                                          intrastate service in these jurisdictions, but does not currently provide
                                                          any services)

Connecticut Broadband, LLC f/k/a Partner                  Connecticut
Communications, LLC
Connecticut Telephone and Communications Systems, Inc.    Connecticut
Conversent Communications of Connecticut, LLC             Connecticut
Conversent Communications of Massachusetts, LLC           Massachusetts

Conversent Communications of Maine, LLC                   Maine
Conversent Communications of New York, LLC                New York




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ONE Licensee                                                  State(s) Where Authorized to Provide Service
Conversent Communications of New Hampshire, LLC   New Hampshire
Conversent Communications of New Jersey, LLC      New Jersey
Conversent Communications of Pennsylvania, LLC    Pennsylvania
Conversent Communications of Rhode Island, LLC    Rhode Island
Conversent Communications of Vermont, LLC         Vermont
Conversent Communications Resale L.L.C.           Delaware, the District of Columbia, Michigan and Wisconsin
                                                  (authorized to provide intrastate service in these jurisdictions, but does
                                                  not currently provide any services)

CTC Communications Corp.                          The District of Columbia and all states except Alaska, Hawaii,
                                                  Nebraska and Virginia.
CTC Communications of Virginia, Inc.              Virginia

Lightship Telecom, LLC                            Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York,
                                                  Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont

US Xchange of Illinois, L.L.C.                    Illinois
US Xchange of Indiana, L.L.C.                     Indiana
US Xchange of Michigan, L.L.C.                    Michigan
US Xchange of Wisconsin, L.L.C.                   Wisconsin




A/73610047.4


               Verifications




A/73610047.4


                                           VERIFICATION



          I, Paula Foley, state that I am Regulatory Affairs Counsel of One Communications Corp.;

 that I am authorized to make this Verification on behalf of One Communications Corp . and its

 subsidiaries (the "Company"); that the foregoing fling was prepared under my direction and

 supervision; and that the statements with respect to the Company in the foregoing document are

 true and correct to the best of my knowledge, information, and belief.

          I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct . Executed this

^ y of December, 2010.



                                                Name: Paula Foley
                                                Title : Regulatory Affairs Counsel
                                                        One Communications Corp.




                                                                                                      FCC
A/73612428.1


                                         VERIFICATION



         I, Samuel R. DeSimone, Jr., state that I am Executive Vice President, General Counsel

and Secretary of EarthLink, Inc.; that I am authorized to make this Verification on behalf of

EarthLink, Inc.; that the foregoing filing was prepared under my direction and supervision; and

that the statements with respect to EarthLink, Inc. and its subsidiaries in the foregoing document

are true and correct to the best of my knowledge, information, and belief.

         I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed this

     day of December, 2010.



                                               Name: Samuel R. DeSimone, Jr.
                                               Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel
                                                      and Secretary
                                                      EarthLink, Inc.




                                                                                                    FCC
 A173612297.1



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