Attachment TT 15-34 Pet Adopt

TT 15-34 Pet Adopt

PETITION

Petition

2015-08-26

This document pretains to ITC-T/C-20150604-00140 for Transfer of Control on a International Telecommunications filing.

IBFS_ITCTC2015060400140_1101379

Before the FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matters of ) ) Utel, Inc., ) File No. ITC-T/C-20150604-00140 Transferor, ) ) and ) ) Oxford County Telephone & Telegraph, ) Transferee. ) ____________________________________ ) ) Oxford County Telephone & Telegraph ) WC Docket No. 15-133 (DA 15-703) Company, ) File No. ITC-T/C-20150604-00140 Applicant. ) ) PETITION TO ADOPT CONDITIONS TO AUTHORIZATIONS AND LICENSES The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) , including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, with the concurrence of the Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Department of Defense (collectively, the “Agencies”), submits this Petition to Adopt Conditions to Authorizations and Licenses (Petition) pursuant to Section 1.41 of the Federal Communications Commission (“Commission”) rules.1 Through this Petition, the Agencies advise the Commission that they have no objection to the Commission approving the authority sought in the above-referenced proceedings, provided that the Commission conditions its approval on the compliance by Oxford County Telephone & Telegraph and its parent, Oxford Networks Holdings, Inc. (collectively, “the Oxford Entities”), with the commitments and undertakings set forth in the attached April 28, 2014, Letter of Agreement (“Agreement”) from the Oxford Entities to the DOJ. 1 47 C.F.R. § 1.41.

The Commission has long recognized that law enforcement, national security, and public safety concerns are part of its public interest analysis, and has accorded deference to the views of other U.S. government agencies with expertise in those areas. See In the Matter of Comsat Corporation d/b/a Comsat Mobile Communications, etc., 16 FCC Rcd. 21,661, 21707 ¶ 94 (2001). After discussions and communications with representatives of the Applicants in connection with the above-referenced proceedings, the Agencies have concluded that the additional commitments set forth in the Agreement will help ensure that the agencies with responsibility for enforcing the law, protecting the national security, and preserving public safety, can proceed appropriately to satisfy those responsibilities. Accordingly, the Agencies advise the Commission that they have no objection to the Commission granting the applications in the above-referenced proceedings, provided that the Commission conditions its consent on compliance by the Oxford Entities with the Agreement. Respectfully submitted, /s/ Richard C. Sofield Richard C. Sofield U.S. Department of Justice Director – Foreign Investment Review Staff National Security Division 600 E Street, NW, Suite 10000 Washington, D.C. 20004 August 25, 2015 2


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