**DA 08-2053**

> **Released: September 5, 2008**

**DOMESTIC SECTION 214 APPLICATION FILED FOR THE TRANSFER OF CERTAIN
ASSETS OF BROADWING COMMUNICATIONS, LLC TO TELECOM MANAGEMENT, INC.,
D/B/A PIONEER TELEPHONE**

**STREAMLINED Pleading Cycle Established**

**WC Docket No. 08-189**

**Comments Due: September 19, 2008**

**Reply Comments Due: September 26, 2008**

On September 3, 2008, Broadwing Communications, LLC (Broadwing) and
Telecom Management, Inc. d/b/a Pioneer Telephone (Pioneer)
(collectively, Applicants) filed an application, pursuant to section
63.03 of the Commission's rules, for consent to transfer Broadwing's
residential and small and medium enterprise (SME) customer bases to
Pioneer.[^1] Broadwing, a Delaware limited-liability company, provides
interexchange services nationwide and is an indirect, wholly-owned
subsidiary of Level 3 Communications, LLC. Pioneer, a Maine corporation,
offers interexchange services in every state except Alaska and Hawaii.
Pioneer is wholly owned by Susan Bouchard, a U.S. citizen. The
Applicants state that no other person or entity holds a 10 percent or
greater interest in Pioneer, and that Pioneer has no subsidiaries.
Broadwing has entered into agreements with Pioneer for an asset-based
transaction whereby Pioneer will acquire Broadwing's residential and SME
customer bases, but no network facilities. Broadwing will continue (as a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Level 3) to provide telecommunications
services to other corporate customers. Applicants assert that the
proposed transaction is entitled to presumptive streamlined treatment
under section 63.03(b)(2)(i) of the Commission's rules and that a grant
of this application will serve the public interest, convenience, and
necessity.[^2]

> Application Filed for the Transfer of Certain Assets of Broadwing
> Communications, LLC to Telecom Management, Inc. d/b/a Pioneer
> Telephone, WC Docket No. 08-189 (filed Sept. 3, 2008).

**[GENERAL INFORMATION]{.underline}**

The Wireline Competition Bureau finds, upon initial review, that the
acquisition of assets identified herein is acceptable for filing as a
streamlined application. The Commission reserves the right to return any
transfer of control application if, upon further examination, it is
determined to be defective and not in conformance with the Commission's
rules and policies. Pursuant to section 63.03(a) of the Commission's
rules, 47 C.F.R. § 63.03(a), interested parties may file comments **on
or before September 19, 2008,** and reply comments **on or before
September 26, 2008**. Unless otherwise notified by the Commission, the
Applicants may transfer control on the 31^st^ day after the date of this
notice.[^3] Comments must be filed electronically using (1) the
Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS) or (2) the Federal
Government's eRulemaking Portal. *See* 47 C.F.R. § 63.03(a) ("All
comments on streamlined applications shall be filed
electronically . . . ."); *Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking
Proceedings*, 63 FR 24121 (1998).

-   Comments may be filed electronically using the Internet by accessing
    the ECFS, <http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/>, or the Federal eRulemaking
    Portal, [http://www.regulations.gov](http://www.regulations.gov/).
    Filers should follow the instructions provided on the website for
    submitting comments.

-   For ECFS filers, if multiple docket or rulemaking numbers appear in
    the caption of this proceeding, filers must transmit one electronic
    copy of the comments for each docket or rulemaking number referenced
    in the caption. In completing the transmittal screen, filers should
    include their full name, U.S. Postal Service mailing address, and
    the applicable docket or rulemaking number. Parties may also submit
    an electronic comment by Internet e-mail. To get filing
    instructions, filers should send an e-mail to <ecfs@fcc.gov>, and
    include the following words in the body of the message, "get form."
    A sample form and directions will be sent in response.

**In addition, email one copy of each pleading to each of the
following**:

1)  The Commission's duplicating contractor, Best Copy and Printing,
    Inc., <fcc@bcpiweb.com>; phone: 202 / 488-5300; fax: 202 / 488-5563;

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1)  Tracey Wilson-Parker, Competition Policy Division, Wireline
    Competition Bureau, <tracey.wilson-parker@fcc.gov>;

2)  Kimberly Jackson, Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition
    Bureau, <kimberly.jackson@fcc.gov>;

3)  David Krech, International Bureau, Policy Division, International
    Bureau, <david.krech@fcc.gov>;

> 5\) Jim Bird, Office of General Counsel, <jim.bird@fcc.gov>.

Filings and comments are available for public inspection and copying
during regular business hours at the FCC Reference Information Center,
Portals II, 445 12th Street, S.W., Room CY-A257, Washington, D.C. 20554.
They may also be purchased from the Commission's duplicating contractor,
Best Copy and Printing, Inc., Portals II, 445 12th Street, S.W., Room
CY-B402, Washington, D.C. 20554; telephone: 202 / 488-5300; fax:
202 / 488-5563; email: <fcc@bcpiweb.com>; url:
[www.bcpiweb.com](http://www.bcpiweb.com/).

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).

For further information, please contact Tracey Wilson-Parker at
202 / 418-1394 or Kimberly Jackson at 202 / 418-7393.

**- FCC -**

[^1]: 47 C.F.R. § 63.03; see 47 U.S.C. § 214. Applicants are also filing
    an application for transfer of certain assets associated with
    authorization for international services. Any action on this
    domestic section 214 application is without prejudice to Commission
    action on other related, pending applications.

[^2]: 47 C.F.R. § 63.03(b)(2)(i).

[^3]: Such authorization is conditioned upon receipt of any other
    necessary approvals from the Commission in connection with the
    proposed transaction.