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This document pretains to ITC-T/C-20151105-00253 for Transfer of Control on a International Telecommunications filing.

IBFS_ITCTC2015110500253_1114145

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



                                                      )
 In the Matter of the Joint Application of            )
                                                      )
 Impact Telecom, Inc.,                                )
        Transferor,                                   )
 Matrix Telecom, Inc., Licensee,
 Matrix Telecom of Virginia, Inc., Licensee           )
                                                      )       WC Docket No. 15-_____________
 and                                                  )
                                                      )       IB File No. ITC-T/C-2015________
 Garrison TNCI LLC, 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 the Indirect          )
 Transfer of Ownership and Control of                 )
 Matrix Telecom, Inc. and Matrix Telecom              )
 of Virginia, Inc. to Garrison TNCI LLC               )
                                                      )

                                      JOINT APPLICATION

          Impact Telecom, Inc. (“Impact” or “Transferor”), Matrix Telecom, Inc. (“Matrix”) Ma-

 trix Telecom of Virginia, Inc. (“Matrix-VA” and together with Matrix, the “Licensees”), and

 Garrison TNCI LLC ( “Transferee”) (collectively, “Applicants”), pursuant to Section 214 of the

 Communications Act of 1934, 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, request Commission approval for

 Transferee to acquire indirect ownership and control of Licensees (the “Transaction”).

          In support of this Application, Applicants provide the following information:




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 II.      DESCRIPTION OF THE APPLICANTS

          A.      Impact Telecom, Inc., Matrix Telecom, Inc. and
                  Matrix Telecom of Virginia, Inc.

          Matrix is a Texas corporation and wholly owned direct subsidiary of Impact, a Nevada

 corporation (Impact and its subsidiaries, including Matrix and Matrix-VA, collectively referred

 to herein as “Impact Telecom”). Matrix-VA is a Virginia corporation and wholly owned direct

 subsidiary of Matrix. Currently, the following persons hold a 10% or greater direct interest in

 Transferor:

                  Name:                 Robert M. Beaty
                  Address:              6299 Ellingwood Point Place
                                        Castle Rock, CO 80108
                  Citizenship:          U.S.
                  Principal Business:   Individual
                  % Interest:           38.7%

                  Name:                 Charles Griffin
                  Address:              2702 Black Canyon Way
                                        Castle Rock, CO 80109
                  Citizenship:          U.S.
                  Principal Business:   Individual
                  % Interest:           16.1%

                  Name:                 William Beaty
                  Address:              226 Binnacle Pointe
                                        Vero Beach, FL 32963
                  Citizenship:          U.S.
                  Principal Business:   Individual
                  % Interest:           12.9%

                  Name:                 Jason McKesson
                  Address:              6536 S Adams Ct.
                                        Centennial, CO 80121
                  Citizenship:          U.S.
                  Principal Business:   Individual
                  % Interest:           16.1%




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                  Name:                   Doug Funsch
                  Address:                18534 Bittern Ave.
                                          Lutz, FL 33558
                  Citizenship:            U.S.
                  Principal Business:     Individual
                  % Interest:             16.1%

          Impact, through its subsidiaries Matrix and Matrix-VA, provides retail and wholesale tel-

 ecommunications services.1 Impact Telecom provides domestic and international long distance

 and facilities-based wholesale telecommunications solutions to carriers, as well as Hosted PBX,

 SIP Trunking and PRI, local phone service, toll free origination, domestic and international long

 distance and data services to commercial customers.

          B.      Garrison TNCI LLC

          Transferee is a Delaware limited liability company and is owned by funds managed by

 the Garrison Investment Group, a leading middle market credit and asset based investor. The

 principal office of Transferee and the Garrison Funds is located at 1290 Avenue of the Americas,

 Suite 914, New York, New York 10104.

          Transferee currently indirectly owns TNCI Operating Company LLC (“TNCI OpCo”), a

 Delaware limited liability company formed to aggregate regional telephone companies and

 create a national facilities based telephone company. TNCI OpCo specializes in wholesale voice

 and enterprise voice, data and cloud solutions, including business VoIP, local phone services,

 long distance, TNCI Telastic Hosted Voice, MPLS, and Dedicated Internet Access.


 1
          Earlier this year, Impact Telecom completed the consolidation of its operations into Matrix. This
 internal consolidation included (1) the transfer of Impact’s wholesale carrier and service provider custom-
 ers to Matrix and (2) the transfer of Americatel Corp.’s (“Americatel”) long distance customers to Matrix.
 Americatel was formerly a direct subsidiary of Impact, but no longer exists as a separate corporate entity.
 As a result of the internal consolidation of operations, Matrix and its subsidiaries, Matrix Telecom of
 Virginia, Inc. and the Vancouver Telephone Company Limited, are the only operating companies of
 Impact Telecom. Impact and Americatel submitted requests to surrender their international Section 214
 authorizations on September 22, 2015.


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 III.     DESCRIPTION OF THE TRANSACTION

          Pursuant to the terms of a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) dated as of

 November 3, 2015, by and among Robert Beaty, Charles Griffin, William Beaty, Jason

 McKesson, Doug Funsch, Impact Telecom Holdings, Inc. (“Newco”), Impact, Impact Acquisi-

 tion LLC (“Acquisition”) and TNCI Impact LLC (“TNCI Impact”), Acquisition will acquire all

 the equity of Impact. As a result, indirect ownership of Licensees will be transferred to Acquisi-

 tion and Transferee will be the ultimate majority owner (90%) of Acquisition.

          Before the Agreement is consummated, the following intermediate steps that may require

 a filing with the Commission will occur:

          (1)     TNCI OpCo’s direct owner will change from TNCI Holdings to TNCI Impact, a
                  Delaware limited liability company that will be directly wholly owned by Trans-
                  feree;2
          (2)     TNCI Impact will form Acquisition, a Delaware limited liability company;
          (3)     a new Delaware corporation will be formed, Newco, and it will become the direct
                  owner of Impact, with the current shareholders and warrant holders of Impact
                  owning Newco;3 and
          (4)     Impact, a Nevada corporation, will convert to a Nevada limited liability company,
                  Matrix, a Texas corporation, will convert to a Texas limited liability company;4
                  and Matrix-VA a Virginia corporation will convert to a Virginia limited liability
                  company.




 2
          At closing of the Transaction, Newco will be granted a 10% ownership interest in TNCI Impact.
 3
         Acquisition will acquire all of the equity of Impact from NewCo, resulting in the transfer of
 control of Impact to Acquisition and ultimately Transferee.
 4
         Matrix will submit the conversion documents, updated qualification to transact business as a
 foreign entity, and other necessary documents upon completion of the conversion.

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 Applicants seek any required prior approval for these intermediate steps along with the Transac-

 tion.5 For the Commission’s reference, Exhibit A depicts the current and post-closing entity

 ownership structure of Applicants.

 IV.      INFORMATION REQUIRED BY SECTION 63.24(e)

          Pursuant to Section 63.24(e)(2) 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 Applica-

 tion:

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

          Transferor:

                  Impact Telecom, Inc.                          FRN: 0013619408
                  9000 E. Nichols Avenue, Suite 230
                  Englewood, CO 80112
                  866-557-8919

          Licensees:

                  Matrix Telecom, Inc.                          FRN: 0004333068
                  Matrix Telecom of Virginia, Inc.              FRN: 0019661495
                  9000 E. Nichols Avenue, Suite 230
                  Englewood, CO 80112
                  866-557-8919

          Transferee:

                  Garrison TNCI LLC                             FRN: 0025021494
                  1290 Avenue of the Americas
                  Suite 914
                  New York, NY 10104
                  212-372-9576




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          Applicants understand that step (1) will require a pro forma transfer of control filing to be
 submitted with respect to TNCI OpCo’s international Section 214 authority within 30 days of it occurring
 and that step (4) will require a pro forma assignment filing to be submitted with respect to Matrix’s
 international Section 214 authorities within 30 days of the conversion.

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            (b)    Jurisdiction of Organizations:

            Transferor:   Impact is a corporation formed under the laws of Nevada.

            Licensees:    Matrix is a corporation formed under the laws of Texas.

                          Matrix-VA is a corporation formed under the laws of Virginia.

            Transferee:   Transferee is a limited liability company formed under the laws of Dela-
                          ware.

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

 sent to:

 For Applicants:
            Andrew D. Lipman
            Brett P. Ferenchak
            Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
            2020 K Street, N.W., Suite 1100
            Washington, DC 20006-1806
            202-373-6000 (tel)
            202-373-6001 (fax)
            andrew.lipman@morganlewis.com
            brett.ferenchak@morganlewis.com

   with a copy for Transferee to:                   with a copy for Transferor and Licensees to:
            Brian McClintock                            Alex Valencia
            Chief Financial Officer                     Vice President, Gov’t Affairs &
            TNCI Operating Company LLC                          Compliance
            114 E. Haley Street, Suite I, Santa         Impact Telecom
            Barbara, California 93101                   433 East Las Colinas Blvd., Suite 500
            BMcClintock@tncii.com                       Irving, TX 75039
                                                        avalencia@impacttelecom.com
   and
            Joshua Brandt
            Garrison Investment Group
            1290 Avenue of the Americas
            Suite 914
            New York, NY 10104
            jbrandt@garrisoninv.com




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          (d)     Section 214 Authorizations

          Transferor:    Impact does not hold international or domestic Section 214 authority.6

          Licensees:     Matrix holds international Section 214 authority to provide global or lim-
                         ited global facilities-based and/or resale services granted in IB File
                         Nos. ITC-214-19900713-00004 (Old File No. ITC-90-152), ITC-214-
                         19930330-00053 (Old File No. ITC-93-145), ITC-214-19940830-00266
                         (Old File No. 94-478), ITC-214-19970415-00212 (Old File No. ITC-97-
                         227), ITC-214-19980507-00300 (Old File No. ITC-98-349), and ITC-214-
                         19980915-00644. Matrix is authorized to provide interstate service by vir-
                         tue of blanket domestic Section 214 authority. 47 C.F.R. § 63.01.

                         Matrix-VA holds blanket authority to provide domestic interstate services
                         pursuant to 47 C.F.R. § 63.01. To the extent Matrix-VA provides interna-
                         tional services, it does so pursuant to the international Section 214 authori-
                         ty of its parent company, Matrix.

          Transferee:    Transferee does not hold international or domestic Section 214 authority.

                         The following subsidiary of Transferee holds Section 214 authority:

                         TNCI OpCo holds international Section 214 authority to global and lim-
                         ited global resale and facilities-based services pursuant to authority grant-
                         ed in IB File No. ITC-214-20030414-00187. TNCI OpCo is authorized to
                         provide interstate service by virtue of blanket domestic Section 214 au-
                         thority. 47 C.F.R. § 63.01.

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

 rectly, a 10% or greater interest7 in Applicants upon completion of the Transaction, as calculated

 pursuant to the Commission’s ownership attribution rules for wireline and international tele-

 communications carriers:




 6
         In connection with consolidation described in note 1, Impact surrendered its international Section
 214 authorization (IB File No. ITC-214-20080219-00065) on September 22, 2015. See IB File No. SUR-
 NDR-20150922-00078.
 7
        Unless otherwise indicated, the ownership interests provided herein represent both equity
 and voting interests.


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 Post-Transaction Ownership of Licensee:

          The following entity will hold a ten percent (10%) or greater direct interest in Matrix
          Telecom of Virginia, LLC (currently known as Matrix Telecom of Virginia, Inc.):

                  Name:                  Matrix Telecom, LLC (currently known as Matrix Tele-
                                         com, Inc.) (“Matrix”)
                  Address:               9000 E. Nichols Avenue, Suite 230
                                         Englewood, CO 80112
                  Citizenship:           U.S. (Texas)
                  Principal Business:    Telecommunications
                  % Interest:            100%

          The following entity will hold a ten percent (10%) or greater direct interest in Matrix
          Telecom, LLC (currently known as Matrix Telecom, Inc.):

                  Name:                  Impact Telecom, LLC (currently known as Impact Tele-
                                         com, Inc.) (“Impact”)
                  Address:               9000 E. Nichols Avenue, Suite 230
                                         Englewood, CO 80112
                  Citizenship:           U.S. (Nevada)
                  Principal Business:    Telecommunications
                  % Interest:            100%

 Post-Transaction Ownership of Impact:

          The following entity will hold a ten percent (10%) or greater direct or indirect interest in
          Impact Telecom, LLC (currently known as Impact Telecom, Inc.):

                  Name:                  Impact Acquisition LLC (“Acquisition”)
                  Address:               9000 E. Nichols Avenue, Suite 230
                                         Englewood, CO 80112
                  Citizenship:           U.S. (Delaware)
                  Principal Business:    Holding Company
                  % Interest:            100% (directly in Impact)

                  Name:                  TNCI Impact LLC (“TNCI Impact”)
                  Address:               9000 E. Nichols Avenue, Suite 230
                                         Englewood, CO 80112
                  Citizenship:           U.S. (Delaware)
                  Principal Business:    Holding Company
                  % Interest:            100% (indirectly in Impact as 100% owner of Acquisition)




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                  Name:                  Impact Telecom Holdings, Inc. (“Newco”)
                  Address:               c/o Garrison Investment Group
                                         1290 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 914
                                         New York, NY 10104
                  Citizenship:           U.S. (Delaware)
                  Principal Business:    Holding Company
                  % Interest:            10% (indirectly in Impact as 10% owner of TNCI Impact)

                         Newco will be owned by the current shareholders and warrant holders of
                         Impact, none of which will be attributed a 10% or greater ownership inter-
                         est in TNCI Impact through Newco.

                  Name:                  Garrison TNCI LLC (“Transferee”)
                  Address:               c/o Garrison Investment Group
                                         1290 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 914
                                         New York, NY 10104
                  Citizenship:           U.S. (Delaware)
                  Principal Business:    Holding Company
                  % Interest:            90% (indirectly in Impact as 90% owner of TNCI Impact)

 Current and Post-Transaction Ownership of Garrison TNCI LLC:

          The following entities hold a ten percent (10%) or greater, direct or indirect interest in
          Garrison TNCI LLC:

                  Name:                  Garrison Opportunity Fund III A LLC (“GOF-III-A”)
                  Address:               c/o Garrison Investment Group
                                         1290 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 914
                                         New York, NY 10104
                  Citizenship:           U.S.
                  Principal Business:    Investment
                  % Interest:            64.25% (directly in Transferee)

                         Name:                   Garrison Opportunity Fund III A MM LLC
                                                 (“GOF-III-A-MM”)
                         Address:                c/o Garrison Investment Group
                                                 1290 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 914
                                                 New York, NY 10104
                         Citizenship:            U.S.
                         Principal Business:     Investment
                         % Interest:             64.25% (indirectly in Transferee as managing
                                                 member of (0% equity interest in) GOF-III-A)




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                         Name:                 Garrison Opportunity Fund III A Holdings MM
                                               LLC (“GOF-III-A-Holdings”)
                         Address:              c/o Garrison Investment Group
                                               1290 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 914
                                               New York, NY 10104
                         Citizenship:          U.S.
                         Principal Business:   Investment
                         % Interest:           64.25% (indirectly in Transferee as managing
                                               member of (100% equity interest in) GOF-III-A-
                                               MM)

                  Name:                 GOF II A Series A-2 LLC
                  Address:              c/o Garrison Investment Group
                                        1290 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 914
                                        New York, NY 10104
                  Citizenship:          U.S.
                  Principal Business:   Investment
                  % Interest:           35.75% (directly in Transferee)

                         Name:                 Garrison Opportunity Fund II A LLC (“GOF-II-A”)
                         Address:              c/o Garrison Investment Group
                                               1290 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 914
                                               New York, NY 10104
                         Citizenship:          U.S.
                         Principal Business:   Investment
                         % Interest:           35.75% (indirectly in Transferee as 100% owner of
                                               (100% voting interest in) GOF II A Series A-2
                                               LLC)

                         Name:                 Garrison Opportunity Fund MM II A LLC
                                               (“GOF-MM-II-A”)
                         Address:              c/o Garrison Investment Group
                                               1350 Avenue of the Americas
                                               Suite 905
                                               New York, NY 10019
                         Citizenship:          U.S.
                         Principal Business:   Investment
                         % Interest:           35.75% (indirectly in Transferee as managing
                                               member of (0% equity interest in) GOF-II-A)




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                         Name:                  Garrison Opportunity Fund II A Holdings MM LLC
                                                (“GOF-II-A-Holdings”)
                         Address:               c/o Garrison Investment Group
                                                1350 Avenue of the Americas
                                                Suite 905
                                                New York, NY 10019
                         Citizenship:           U.S.
                         Principal Business:    Investment
                         % Interest:            35.75% (indirectly in Transferee as managing
                                                member of (100% equity interest in) GOF-MM-II-
                                                A)

                  Joseph Tansey and Steven Stuart each hold 25% of the equity and 50% of the vot-
                  ing rights in GOF-III-A-Holdings and GOF-II-A-Holdings. Mr. Tansey and Mr.
                  Stuart are U.S. citizens and can be reached at the same address as the Garrison In-
                  vestment Group.

          To the Transferee’s knowledge, no other person or entity, directly or indirectly, owns or
          controls a 10% or greater interest in Garrison TNCI through the Garrison Group.

          Transferee does not currently have any interlocking directorates with a foreign carrier. A

 subsidiary of Matrix, Vancouver Telephone Company Limited (“VTC”), is a non-dominant

 foreign carrier in Canada and will be affiliated with Transferee and TCNI OpCo upon comple-

 tion of the Transaction. Upon completion of the Transaction, Transferee and TNCI OpCo may

 interlocking directorates with VTC.

          (i)     (Answer to Question 14) Transferee certifies that it is not a foreign carrier, nor is

 Transferee currently affiliated with a foreign carrier. As a result of the Transaction, Transferee

 will become affiliated with VTC, a non-dominant foreign carrier in Canada by virtue of its Basic

 International Telecommunications Service License and Reseller Registrations.

          (j)     (Answer to Question 15) Transferee certifies that upon completion of the Trans-

 action, Transferee, Licensees and TNCI OpCo will be affiliated with a non-dominant foreign

 carrier, as described in (i) above. While Transferee does not provide telecommunications ser-




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 vices, Licensees and TNCI OpCo may provide international services to Canada, where VTC is a

 non-dominant foreign carrier.

          (k)     Transferee certifies that Canada is a Member of the World Trade Organization

 (“WTO”). VTC is not on the Commission’s List of Foreign Telecommunications Carriers that

 are Presumed to Possess Market Power in Foreign Telecommunications Markets, released on

 January 26, 2007. In addition, VTC offers services in competition with dominant foreign carriers

 and others.

          (l)     While Transferee does not provide telecommunications services, Licensees and,

 upon completion of the Transaction, TNCI OpCo may resell international switched services of

 unaffiliated U.S. carriers in order to provide telecommunications services to countries where it

 has a foreign carrier affiliation. As demonstrated above and because VTC has less than 50

 percent market share in the international transport and the local access markets on the foreign

 end of the route, Licensees and TNCI OpCo should be presumptively found to be non-dominant

 pursuant to Section 63.10(a)(3) of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 63.10(a)(3).

          (m)     Transferee, TNCI OpCo and Licensees qualify for a presumption of non-

 dominance under Section 63.10(a)(1) and (3) of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. §

 63.10(a)(1,3), because they are or will be affiliated with a non-dominant foreign carrier in a

 country that is a Member of the WTO.

          (n)     Transferee and Licensees certify that they and TNCI OpCo have not agreed to ac-

 cept 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.




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          (o)     Applicants certify that they are not 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)     Applicants respectfully submit that 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).

 Transferee qualifies for streamlined treatment under Section 63.12(c) because Transferee is not a

 foreign carrier itself and otherwise qualifies for a presumption of non-dominance under Section

 63.10(a)(3) for the reasons detailed in response to paragraphs (k), (l) and (m) above.


 V.       INFORMATION REQUIRED BY SECTION 63.04

          Pursuant to Commission Rule 63.04(b), 47 C.F.R. § 63.04(b), Applicants submit the fol-

 lowing information in support of their request for domestic Section 214 authority to transfer

 indirect control of Licensees to Transferee in order to address the requirements set forth in

 Commission Rule 63.04(a)(6)-(12):

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

          (a)(7) (i)     Licensees provides telecommunications services pursuant authorizations

 to provide competitive local exchange and/or interexchange telecommunications services in the

 District of Columbia and in every state. Licensees provide domestic and international long

 distance and facilities-based wholesale telecommunications solutions to service providers, as

 well as Hosted PBX, SIP Trunking and PRI, local phone service, toll free origination, domestic

 and international long distance and data services to commercial customers. While Licensees do

 provide local exchange services, Licensees’ primary service segment is wholesale interexchange.

 While Licensees own switching and routing equipment, their services are provided over trans-

 mission facilities of other telecommunications providers.


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                   (ii)    Transferee does not provide telecommunications services. Transferee’s

 subsidiary, TNCI OpCo. provides or is authorized to provide competitive local exchange and/or

 interexchange telecommunications services in the District of Columbia and in every state except

 Alaska. TNCI OpCo’s primary markets are in Arizona, California Colorado, Idaho, Nevada,

 Oregon, Texas, Utah and Washington. In these markets, TNIC OpCo provides a combination of

 local exchange and interexchange services using a combination of its own facilities (switches,

 routers and some last mile facilities) and transmission facilities leased from other carriers.

                   (iii)   To Transferee’s knowledge, Transferee is not affiliated with any other tel-

 ecommunications carriers.

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

 cessing 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, Transferee (and its Affili-

 ates (as defined in the Act)) will have a market share in the interstate, interexchange market of

 less than 10 percent, and 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 none of the

 Applicants (or their Affiliates) are dominant with respect to any service.

            (a)(9) Other than its section 214 authorizations described in this Application, Licensee

 does not hold any other authorizations or licenses from the Commission. Therefore, no other

 applications are being filed with the Commission with respect to this Transaction.

            (a)(10) No party is requesting special consideration because it is facing imminent business

 failure.



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          (a)(11) Not applicable.

          (a)(12) Applicants submit that the Transaction is in the public interest. The Transaction

 will bring together two enterprises that have demonstrated a long-standing commitment to

 excellence in a highly competitive marketplace. Transferee expects that the Transaction will

 enable the companies to better meet the local, national and global needs of enterprises, wholesale

 buyers, and other customers. Customers of the combined company will benefit from the exten-

 sive telecommunications experience and expertise of the combined company. The financial,

 technical, and managerial resources that Transferee and TNCI OpCo will bring to Licensees are

 expected to enhance the ability of Licensees to compete in the telecommunications market-place.

 Further, the complimentary networks and services of TNCI OpCo and Licensees will enhance

 their ability to efficiently serve their customers and offer a more competitive set of service

 offerings.

           Moreover, the Transaction will be conducted in a manner that will be transparent to Li-

 censees’ customers and any future name change or service changes will be preceded by appro-

 priate notices to customers as well as any required regulatory filings. The Transaction will not

 result in any immediate change of carrier for customers or any assignment of authorizations, and

 in no event will it result in the discontinuance, reduction, loss, or impairment of service to

 customers. Indeed, the Transaction will effectively be transparent to customers. Following

 consummation of the Transaction, Licensees will continue to provide high-quality communica-

 tions services to its customers without interruption and without immediate change in rates, terms

 or conditions. The only change immediately following closing of the Transaction from a con-

 sumer’s perspective is that Licensees’ indirect ownership will change, with Transferee being

 their ultimate owner.



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 VI.      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 indirect

 transfer of ownership and control of Matrix Telecom, Inc. and Matrix Telecom of Virginia, Inc.

 to Garrison TNCI LLC.

                                             Respectfully submitted,


                                             /s/     Brett P. Ferenchak
                                             Andrew D. Lipman
                                             Brett P. Ferenchak
                                             MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP
                                             2020 K Street, N.W.
                                             Washington, DC 20006
                                             202-373-6000 (Tel)
                                             202-373-6001 (Fax)
                                             andrew.lipman@morganlewis.com
                                             brett.ferenchak@morganlewis.com

                                              Counsel for Applicants

 Dated: November 5, 2015




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                                       EXHIBIT A

                  Current and Post-Transaction Entity Ownership Structure




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                        Current Organizational Structure of Impact and TNCI OpCo*


                                                                                        Current Impact Shareholders
               See Page 3 for Ownership of                                                 Robert Beaty (38.7%)
                      Transferee                                                          Charles Griffin (16.1%)
                                                                                           William Beaty (12.9%)
                                                                                         Jason McKesson (16.1%)
                                                                                           Doug Funsch (16.1%)
                  Garrison TNCI LLC
                      (“Transferee”)


                                                                                             Impact Telecom, Inc.
                                                                                                  (“Impact”)

                  TNCI Holdings LLC

                                                                                             Matrix Telecom, Inc.
                                                                                                   (“Matrix”)


            TNCI Operating Company LLC
                      (“TNCI OpCo”)


                                                                       Matrix Telecom of Virginia, Inc.             Vancouver Telephone
       * The entities listed herein only include those                           (“Matrix-VA”)                        Company Limited
       entities that (1) hold authorization to provide                                                                    (“VTC”)
       intrastate, interstate or international
       telecommunications services in the U.S. or
       Canada or (2) are in the chain of ownership of
       those entities. The chart excludes entities that
       do not hold authorization to provide intrastate,
       interstate or international telecommunications
       services in the U.S. or Canada.




Unless otherwise indicated all ownership percentages are 100%.


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                  Post-Closing Organizational Structure of Impact and TNCI OpCo*
                                                  See Page 3 for Ownership of                       Current Impact Shareholders
                                                         Transferee                                     and Warrant Holders



                                                      Garrison TNCI LLC                             Impact Telecom Holdings, Inc.
                                                          (“Transferee”)                                     (“Newco”)
                                                          90%                                                      10%



                                                                                TNCI Impact LLC
                                                                                  (“TNCI Impact”)




             TNCI Operating Company LLC                                                                             Impact Acquisition LLC
                        (“TNCI OpCo”)                                                                                    (“Acquisition”)


                                                                                                                      Impact Telecom LLC
                                                                                                                  (f/k/a Impact Telecom, Inc.)
                                                                                                                           (“Impact”)

       * The entities listed herein only include those
       entities that (1) hold authorization to provide
       intrastate, interstate or international
                                                                                                                      Matrix Telecom LLC
       telecommunications services in the U.S. or                                                                 (f/k/a Matrix Telecom, Inc.)
       Canada or (2) are in the chain of ownership of                                                                      (“Matrix”)
       those entities. The chart excludes entities that
       do not hold authorization to provide intrastate,
       interstate or international telecommunications
       services in the U.S. or Canada.
                                                                           Matrix Telecom of Virginia LLC                           Vancouver Telephone Company
                                                                      (f/k/a Matrix Telecom of Virginia , Inc.)                                Limited
                                                                                    (“Matrix-VA”)                                                (“VTC”)




Unless otherwise indicated all ownership percentages are 100%.


                                                                                         -2-


Current and Post-Closing Corporate Organizational Structure of Transferee


                                          Joseph Tansey                   Steven Stuart
                                       50% Vote                                   50% Vote
                              Approx. 25% Equity                                  Approx. 25% Equity



      Garrison Opportunity Fund II A
            Holdings MM LLC
   Managing Member
       100% Equity
                                                                                              Garrison Opportunity Fund III A
    Garrison Opportunity MM II A LLC
                                                                                                    Holdings MM LLC
   Managing Member                                                                                             Managing Member
          0% Equity                                                                                            100% Equity

    Garrison Opportunity Fund II A LLC                                                    Garrison Opportunity Fund III A MM LLC
   Managing Member                                                                                             Managing Member
       100% Equity                                                                                             0% Equity

         GOF II A Series A-2 LLC                                                            Garrison Opportunity Fund III A LLC

          35.75%                                                                                                64.25%



                                                          Garrison TNCI LLC
                                                             (“Transferee”)




                                                                  -3-


                  Verifications




DB1/ 84888929.8


                                           VERIFICATION


           I, Robert Beaty, state that I am President of Impact Telecom, Inc., Matrix Telecom, Inc.

  and Matrix Telecom of V irginia, Inc. (collectively, the "Company"); that I am authorized to

  make this Verification on behalf of the Company; that the foregoing filing was prepared under

  my direction and supervision; and that the contents with respect to the Company 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

 29 day of C é(}é("c          2015.




                                                  eBAAA
                                                 Robert Beaty
                                                                              Lest
                                                                              *
                                                 President
                                                 Impact Telecom, Inc.
                                                 Matrix Telecom, Inc.
                                                 Matrix Telecom of Virginia, Inc.




DB1/ 85071507.1


                                            VERIFICATION


            I,     K/) AVM     ( Afll«(             , state that I am   _( IQ[‘E[ f;filflahl U%éafof

  Garrison TNCI LLC (the "Company"); that I am authorized to make this Verification on behalf

  of the Company; that the foregoing filing was prepared under my direction and supervision; and

 that the contents with respect to the Company 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
                                                                   /\/
                               2015.
 i day of M{Nembw


                                                  Name:         _ BRIAN CHASE
                                                  Title:       CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
                                                  Garrison TNCI LLC




DBI1/ $5071522.1



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Document Modified: 2015-11-05 14:22:33

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