Public Notice TEL01074S

Accepted for Filing Streamlined Public Notice

International Telecommunications

2006-10-06

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PUBLIC NOTICE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 445 12th STREET S.W. WASHINGTON D.C. 20554 News media information 202-418-0500 Fax-On-Demand 202-418-2830; Internet: http://www.fcc.gov (or ftp.fcc.gov) TTY (202) 418-2555 Report No. TEL-01074S Friday October 6, 2006 STREAMLINED INTERNATIONAL APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING SECTION 214 APPLICATIONS (47 C.F.R. § 63.18); SECTION 310(B)(4) REQUESTS Unless otherwise specified, the following procedures apply to the applications listed below: The international Section 214 applications listed below have been found, upon initial review, to be acceptable for filing and subject to the streamlined processing procedures set forth in Section 63.12 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. § 63.12. These applications are for authority under Section 214 of the Communications Act, 47 U.S.C. § 214, (a) to transfer control of an authorized carrier or to assign a carrier's existing authorization; and/or (b) to become a facilities-based international common carrier; and/or (c) to become a resale-based international common carrier. Pursuant to Section 63.12 of the rules, these Section 214 applications will be granted 14 days after the date of this public notice (see 47 C.F.R. § 1.4 regarding computation of time), and the applicant may commence operations on the 15th day, unless the Commission has informed the applicant in writing, within 14 days after the date of this public notice, that the application, on further examination, has been deemed ineligible for streamlined processing. Communications between outside parties and Commission staff concerning these applications are permitted subject to the Commission's rules for "permit-but-disclose proceedings." See 47 C.F.R. § 1.1206. An application can be removed from streamlined processing only in the sound discretion of Commission staff. The filing of comments or a petition to deny will not necessarily result in an application being deemed ineligible for streamlined processing. The petitions for declaratory ruling listed below are for authority under Section 310(b)(4) of the Communications Act, 47 U.S.C. § 310(b)(4), to exceed the 25 percent foreign ownership benchmark applicable to common carrier radio licensees. The requested rulings will be granted 14 days after the date of this public notice, effective the next day, unless the application is formally opposed or the Commission has informed the applicant in writing, within 14 days of the date of this public notice, that the application, on further examination, has been deemed ineligible for streamlined processing. For this purpose, a formal opposition shall be sufficient only if it is received by the Commission and by the applicant within 14 days of the date of this public notice and its caption and text make it unmistakably clear that it is intended to be a formal opposition. Copies of all applications listed here are available for public inspection in the FCC Office of Public Affairs Reference and Information Center, located in room CY-A257 at the Portals 2 building, 445 12th Street SW, Washington DC 20554. The center can be contacted at (202) 418-0270. People with Disabilities: To request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities (braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (tty). All applications listed are subject to further consideration and review, and may be returned and/or dismissed if not found to be in accordance with the Commission's rules, regulations, and other requirements. We request that comments on any of these applications refer to the application file number shown below. Page 1 of 3

ITC-214-20060925-00442 E UNITED TELECOM INC. International Telecommunications Certificate Service(s): Global or Limited Global Resale Service Application for authority to provide service in accordance with Section 63.18(e)(2) of the rules. ITC-214-20060925-00445 E Fort Mojave Television, Inc. International Telecommunications Certificate Service(s): Global or Limited Global Resale Service Application for authority to provide service in accordance with Section 63.18(e)(2) of the rules. ITC-214-20060927-00444 E E-SKY, Inc. International Telecommunications Certificate Service(s): Global or Limited Global Facilities-Based Service, Global or Limited Global Resale Service Application for authority to provide facilities-based service in accordance with Section 63.18(e)(1) of the rules, and also to provide service in accordance with Section 63.18(e)(2) of the rules. ITC-214-20060928-00446 E Velocity The Greatest Phone Company Ever, Inc. International Telecommunications Certificate Service(s): Global or Limited Global Facilities-Based Service, Global or Limited Global Resale Service Application for authority to provide facilities-based service in accordance with Section 63.18(e)(1) of the rules, and also to provide service in accordance with Section 63.18(e)(2) of the rules. ITC-214-20061002-00448 E Star Alliance Holding Inc International Telecommunications Certificate Service(s): Global or Limited Global Facilities-Based Service, Global or Limited Global Resale Service Application for authority to provide facilities-based service in accordance with Section 63.18(e)(1) of the rules, and also to provide service in accordance with Section 63.18(e)(2) of the rules. ITC-T/C-20060911-00425 E DSLnet Communications, LLC Transfer of Control Current Licensee: DSLnet Communications, LLC FROM: DSLnet, Inc. TO: MDS Acquisition, Inc. Application for consent to transfer control of international section 214 authorizations, ITC-214-19990716-00434 and ITC-214-20001204-00708, held by DSLnet Communications, LLC (DSLnet), from DSL.net, Inc. (Parent), its sole member and managing entity, to MDS Acquisition, Inc. (MDSAI), a privately held Delaware corporation. Parent, MDSAI, and MegaPath,, Inc. (MegaPath) entered into a Purchase Agreement on August 22, 2006 (Agreement). MDSAI is a 100 percent parent company of MDSAI that was formed for the purpose of acquiring Parent and its subsidiaries. Pursuant to the Agreement, MDSAI purchased on August 28, 2006, certain convertible promissory notes (Convertible Notes) of Parent which, by their terms, will allow MDSAI, subject to regulatory and shareholder approvals, to acquire control of DSLnet through the conversion of the convertible notes into common stock of Parent. Stockholders of Parent. MDSAI will hold approximately 92.4 percent aggregate voting power in Parent. Following consummation, Parent will merge with and into MDSAI, with MDSAI emerging as the surviving entity. DSLnet will become a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of MegaPath through MDSAI. US Venture Partners holds a direct 10.5% in MegaPath, and the following two entities hold 10 percent or greater indirect interest in MegaPath: Fidelity Investors VI LP (Fidelity VI) (15%) and Fidelity Investors Management Corp. (15% indirect interest as GP of Fidelity VI). No other entity holds 10 percent or greater direct or indirect interest in MegaPath. Page 2 of 3

ITC-T/C-20060921-00439 E Germantown Long Distance Company Transfer of Control Current Licensee: Germantown Long Distance Company FROM: The Germantown Independent Telephone Company TO: MJD Ventures, Inc. Application for consent to transfer control of international section 214 authorization, ITC-214-19970113-00018, held by Germantown Long Distance Company (GLDC), from the Germantown Independent Telephone Company (GITC), to MJD Ventures, Inc. (MJD), a wholly-owned subsidiary of FairPoint Communications, Inc. (FairPoint), a Delaware corporation. Pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger (Agreement) dated September 13, 2006, FairPoint Germantown Corporation, a newly formed Ohio corporation wholly owned by MJD, will merge into GITC, with GITC emerging as the surviving corporation. Upon consummation, GITC will be indirectly owned by FairPoint through MJD, and GLDC will be a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of MJD and FairPoint. FairPoint is publicly traded corporation with the following two entities holding 10 percent or greater of the common voting stock: Thomas H. Lee Equity Fund IV, L.P. (THL Equity) (11.35 percent) and Wellington Management Company, L.L.P (Wellington) (14 percent). THL Equity Advisors, IV, LLC is general partner to THL Equity, and is controlled in turn by Thomas H. Lee Partners, LP of which Kent R. Weldon, a U.S. citizen, is Managing Director. Perry Traquina, a U.S. citizen, is the President, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner of Wellington. ITC-T/C-20060925-00443 E ETS Telephone Company Transfer of Control Current Licensee: ETS Telephone Company FROM: Jefferson Telecommunications Partners, Ltd. TO: Boston Ventures Limited Partnership VII Application for consent to transfer control of international section 214 authorization, ITC-214-19960311-00007 (formerly ITC-96-108), held by ETS Telephone Company, Inc. (ETS) from Jefferson Telecommunications Partners, Ltd. (Jefferson) to Boston Ventures Limited Partnership VII (Boston Ventures). Boston Ventures will acquire control of En-Touch Systems, Inc. (En-Touch), the parent company of ETS, from Jefferson, its majority shareholder, and thus will acquire the majority interest in ETS. Under the proposed transaction, Boston Venture will create two new Delaware corporations: En-Touch Holdings, LLC (Holdings) and its subsidiary, En-Touch Acquisition Corp. (Merger Sub). Merger Sub will merge with and into En-Touch, leaving En-Touch as the surviving corporation and as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdings. Following consummation of the transactions, Boston Ventures, the ultimate parent of ETS, will hold approximately 84 percent ownership interest in Holdings, with no other person or entity having a greater than 10 percent ownership interests in Holdings. Boston Ventures Company VII, LLC (GP) is the general partner for Boston Ventures, and has a 2% equity interest. The following managing directors control the GP and hold ten percent or greater ownership interests: Barry Baker (U.S. citizen); Anthony J. Bolland (U.K. citizen); Roy F. Coppedge (U.S. citizen); Andrew C. Davis (U.S. citizen); Elizabeth Granville-Smith (U.S. citizen); Gerald S. Hobbs (U.S. citizen); Vikrant Raina (India citizen). Pursuant to the GP's operating agreement, as non-U.S. citizens Mr. Bolland and Mr. Raina are restricted from participating in all matters relating to regulated communications enterprises and companies of the GP, and are also subject to other operational restrictions of the GP and the limited partnership in accordance with the Commission's insulation criteria. In addition, the following U.S. entities are limited partners of Boston Venture that each hold a 10 percent or greater equity interests: Hartford Life Insurance Company (Hartford Life) and Hartford Fire Insurance Company (Hartford Fire) (approximately 11% each). Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (Hartford) is the parent company of both Hartford Life and Hartford Fire and there are no ten percent or greater shareholders of Hartford. REMINDERS: Applicants must certify that neither the applicant nor any party to the application is subject to a denial of federal benefits by federal and/or state courts under authority granted in 21 U.S.C. § 862. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.2001-.2003. A current version of Section 63.09-.24 of the rules, and other related sections, is available at http://www.fcc.gov/ib/pd/pf/telecomrules.html. Page 3 of 3


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