PUBLIC NOTICE![](media/image1.png){width="0.7in" height="0.7in"}

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

445 12th STREET, S.W.

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20554 **DA 00-1493**

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> Released: July 3, 2000
>
> TXU Communications Telecom Services Company and Fort Bend Long
> Distance Company Seek FCC Consent for Transfer of Control to TXU
> Communications Ventures Company
>
> Pleading Cycle Established

TXU Communications Telecom Services Company (TCTSC), a wholly-owned
subsidiary of TXU Energy Industries Company, and Fort Bend Long Distance
Company (FBLD), which through Fort Bend Communications Company is a
wholly-owned subsidiary of TXU Energy Industries Company, filed
applications pursuant to Section 214 of the Communications Act, 47
U.S.C. § 214, to request Commission approval to transfer control of
domestic and international authorizations held by both TCTSC and FBLD to
TXU Communications Ventures Company (TCVC). The transfers would occur by
making TCTSC and FBLD wholly-owned subsidiaries of TCVC, which would in
turn be wholly owned by Pinnacle One Partners, L.P. TXU Communications
(a wholly-owned subsidiary of TXU Energy Industries Company) and Zenith
Telecom Trust (a special purpose business trust created under the laws
of the state of Delaware) would each own half of Pinnacle One GP, the
sole general partner of the proposed Pinnacle One Partners entity. On
June 26, 2000, the applicants supplemented their applications by
identifying the investors of Zenith Telecom Trust.[^1]

# SECTION 214 APPLICATIONS

**A. Part 63 -- International Service (47 C.F.R. § 63.18)**

The following applications for consent to transfer of control of FBLD
and TCTSC to TCVC involve international Section 214 authorizations. The
applications have been assigned the following file numbers:

**[File No.]{.underline}** **[Licensee]{.underline}**

ITC-T/C-20000517-00350 Fort Bend Long Distance Co.

ITC-T/C-20000517-00349 TXU Communications Telecom Services Co.

## B. Domestic {#b.-domestic .unnumbered}

FBLD and TCTSC filed applications to transfer control of their domestic
Section 214 authorizations to TCVC.

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# II. GENERAL INFORMATION {#ii.-general-information .unnumbered}

The transfer of control requests identified herein have been found, upon
initial review, to be acceptable for filing. The Commission reserves the
right to return any application if, upon further examination, it is
determined to be defective and not in conformance with the Commission's
rules or policies.

Final action will not be taken on these applications earlier than
fourteen days following the date of this notice. Interested parties may
file comments or petitions to deny no later than **July 17, 2000**.
Oppositions to such pleadings may be filed no later than **July 24,
2000**. All filings concerning any or all of the matters referenced in
this Public Notice should refer to DA-1493, as well as the specific file
numbers of the individual applications or other matters to which the
filings pertain.

An original and four copies of all pleadings must be filed with the
Commission's Secretary, Magalie Roman Salas, 445 12^th^ Street, S.W.,
Room TW-B204, Washington, D.C. 20554, in accordance with Section 1.51(c)
of the commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. § 1.51(c). In addition, one copy of
each pleading must be delivered to each of the following locations: (1)
the Commission's duplicating contractor, International Transcription
Services, Inc. ("ITS"), 445 12^th^ Street, S.W., CY-B402, Washington,
D.C. 20554; (2) Johanna Mikes, Policy and Program Planning Division,
Common Carrier Bureau, 445 12^th^ Street, S.W., Room 5-C163, Washington,
D.C. 20554; and (3) Justin Connor, Telecommunications Division,
International Bureau, 445 12^th^ Street, S.W., Room 6-A832, Washington,
D.C. 20554.

Copies of the applications and any subsequently filed documents in this
matter may be obtained from International Transcriptions Services, Inc.
("ITS"), 445 12^th^ Street, S.W., CY-B402, Washington, D.C. 20554, (202)
314-3070. The applications and documents are available for public
inspection and copying during normal reference room hours at the
following Commission offices: Office of Public Affairs, Reference
Operating Division, 445 12^th^ Street, S.W., Room CY-C314, Washington,
D.C. 20554.

Pursuant to 47 C.F.R. §1.1200(a), which permits the Commission to adopt
modified or more stringent ex parte procedures in particular proceedings
if the public interest so requires, we announce that this proceeding
will be governed by permit-but-disclose ex parte procedures that are
applicable to non-restricted proceedings under 47 C.F.R. § 1.1206.

For further information, contact Johanna Mikes, Policy and Program
Planning Division, Common Carrier Bureau at (202) 418-1535 (Domestic) or
Justin Connor, International Bureau, Telecommunications Division at
(202) 418-1476 (International).

\- FCC -

[^1]: *See* Letter from W. Kenneth Ferree, Counsel for TXU Energy
    Industries Company and TXU Communications Ventures Company, to
    Magalie Roman Salas, Secretary, FCC (filed June 26, 2000).