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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

445 TWELFTH STREET, S.W.

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20554 **DA 08-1481**

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http://www.fcc.gov ftp.fcc.gov

**Released: June 25, 2008**

**VERIZON WIRELESS AND ATLANTIS HOLDINGS LLC SEEK FCC CONSENT**

**TO TRANSFER LICENSES, SPECTRUM MANAGER AND *DE FACTO* TRANSFER LEASING
ARRANGEMENTS, AND AUTHORIZATIONS, AND REQUEST A DECLARATORY RULING ON
FOREIGN OWNERSHIP**

**WT Docket No. 08-95**

**PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHED**

**Petitions to Deny Due: July 25, 2008**

**Oppositions Due: August 4, 2008**

**Replies Due: August 11, 2008**

**I. INTRODUCTION**

Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless ("Cellco") and its
wholly-owned subsidiary AirTouch Cellular ("AirTouch") (collectively,
"Verizon Wireless")[^1] and Atlantis Holdings LLC ("Atlantis Holdings")
have filed a series of applications pursuant to Sections 214 and 310(d)
of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended ("Communications
Act").[^2] In these applications, Verizon Wireless and Atlantis (the
"Applicants") seek Commission approval of the transfer of licenses,
authorizations, and spectrum manager and *de facto* transfer leasing
arrangements through the transfer of control of subsidiaries of ALLTEL
Corporation ("ALLTEL") and partnerships in which ALLTEL has either
controlling or non-controlling general partnership interests
(collectively, "ALLTEL Subsidiaries and Partnerships"). As proposed, the
transfer of control will take place as a result of a merger whereby
Abraham Merger Corporation ("Merger Sub"), a newly-formed, wholly-owned
subsidiary of AirTouch, will merge with and into ALLTEL. At closing, the
separate corporate existence of Merger Sub will cease, and ALLTEL will
continue as the surviving corporation and as a wholly-owned subsidiary
of AirTouch.

These transfer of control applications pertain to licenses for the Part
22 Cellular Radiotelephone Service, the Part 22 Paging and
Radiotelephone Service, the Part 24 Personal Communications Service, the
Part 27 700 MHz Band Service, the Part 27 700 MHz Guard Band Service,
the Part 90 Industrial/Business Pool Service, the Part 90 Private
Carrier Paging Service, the Part 90 Specialized Mobile Radio Service,
the Part 101 Common Carrier Fixed Point-to-Point Microwave Service, the
Part 101 Fixed Point-to-Point Microwave Service, the Part 101 39 GHz
Auctioned Service, the Part 101 Local Television Transmission Service,
and the Part 101 Local Multipoint Distribution Service, as well as
domestic and international Section 214 authorizations. The Applicants
also request a declaratory ruling that the public interest would not be
served by denying approval of the indirect foreign ownership in the
licenses, authorizations, and spectrum manager and *de facto* transfer
leasing arrangements held by the post-transaction ALLTEL Subsidiaries
and Partnerships.

**ii. Section 310(d) APPLICATIONS**

The following applications for consent to the transfer of licenses from
Atlantis Holdings to Verizon Wireless have been assigned the file
numbers listed below.

  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  **[File              **[Licensee]{.underline}**                            **[Lead Call
  No.]{.underline}**                                                         Sign]{.underline}**
  -------------------- ----------------------------------------------------- ---------------------
  0003463892[^3]       ALLTEL Communications, LLC                            KNKA257

  0003465442           ALLTEL Cellular Associates of Arkansas L.P.           KNKA385

  0003464389           ALLTEL Central Arkansas Cellular L.P.                 KNKN502

  0003464390           ALLTEL Communications of Arkansas RSA #12 Cellular    KNKN968
                       Limited Partnership                                   

  0003464393           ALLTEL Communications of La Crosse Limited            KNKA734
                       Partnership                                           

  0003464394           ALLTEL Communications of Michigan RSA #4 Inc.         KNKN771

  0003464395           ALLTEL Communications of Michigan RSA #6 Cellular LP  KNKQ302

  0003464396           ALLTEL Communications of Michigan RSAs, Inc.          KNKN698

  0003464400           ALLTEL Communications of Mississippi RSA #2 Inc.      KNKN623

  0003464402           ALLTEL Communications of Mississippi RSA #6 Inc.      KNKN559

  0003464403           ALLTEL Communications of Mississippi RSA #7 Inc.      KNKN619

  0003464404           ALLTEL Communications of Nebraska, Inc.               KNKA295

  0003464406           ALLTEL Communications Company of New Mexico, Inc.     KNKN216

  0003464408           ALLTEL Communications of North Arkansas Cellular      KNKN597
                       Limited Partnership                                   

  0003464409           ALLTEL Communications of North Carolina Limited       KNKA291
                       Partnership                                           

  0003464410           ALLTEL Communications of North Louisiana Cellular     KNKA380
                       Limited Partnership                                   

  0003464411           ALLTEL Communications of Ohio No. 3, Inc.             KNKN897

  0003464414           ALLTEL Communications of Pine Bluff LLC               KNKA681

  0003464415           ALLTEL Communications of Saginaw MSA LP               KNKA417

  0003464416           ALLTEL Communications of Southern Michigan Cellular   KNKA271
                       LP                                                    

  0003464417           ALLTEL Communications of Southwest Arkansas Cellular  KNKA567
                       Limited Partnership                                   

  0003464704           ALLTEL Communications of Texas Limited Partnership    KNKA422

  0003464703           ALLTEL Communications of the Southwest Limited        KNKA303
                       Partnership                                           

  0003464848           ALLTEL Communications of Virginia No. 1, LLC          KNKA511

  0003464851           ALLTEL Communications of Virginia, Inc.               KNKA500

  0003464856           ALLTEL Mobile of Louisiana, LLC                       KNKA765

  0003464996           ALLTEL Newco LLC                                      KNKA369

  0003464857           Alltel New License Sub, LLC                           WQID774

  0003465007           ALLTEL Northern Arkansas RSA LTD Partnership          KNKQ363

  0003465009           ALLTEL Ohio Limited Partnership                       KNKA248

  0003465010           ALLTEL Telelink, Inc.                                 WLT651

  0003465013           ALLTEL Wireless Holdings LLC                          WPGU712

  0003465012           ALLTEL Wireless Holdings, LLC                         KNKA227

  0003465014           ALLTEL Wireless of Alexandria, LLC                    KNKA588

  0003465015           ALLTEL Wireless of Michigan RSA #1&2, Inc.            KNKN898

  0003465101           ALLTEL Wireless of Mississippi RSA #5, LLC            KNKQ448

  0003465100           ALLTEL Wireless of North Louisiana, LLC               KNKN688

  0003465099           Appleton Oshkosh Neenah MSA LP d/b/a Alltel           KNKA425

  0003465098           Arkansas RSA #2 (Searcy County) Cellular Limited      KNKQ404
                       Partnership d/b/a Alltel                              

  0003465096           Cellular Mobile Systems of Michigan RSA #7 LP d/b/a   KNKQ319
                       ALLTEL                                                

  0003465095           Celutel of Biloxi, Inc. d/b/a ALLTEL                  KNKA782

  0003465089           Central Florida Cellular Telephone Company, Inc.      KNKA715
                       d/b/a Alltel                                          

  0003465080           Charleston/North Charleston MSA Limited Partnership   KNKA299
                       DBA ALLTEL Communications, Inc.                       

  0003465079           Eau Claire Cellular Telephone Limited Partnership     KNKA673
                       d/b/a ALLTEL                                          

  0003465077           Fayetteville MSA Limited Partnership dba ALLTEL       KNKA535

  0003465064           Georgia RSA #8 Partnership dba ALLTEL                 KNKN899

  0003465062           Great Western Cellular Holdings, L.L.C. d/b/a Alltel  WPSJ612

  0003465060           ID Holding, LLC d/b/a Alltel                          KNKN306

  0003465059           Jackson Cellular Telephone Company, Inc. d/b/a ALLTEL KNKA799

  0003465057           Las Cruces Cellular Telephone Company d/b/a Alltel    KNKA605

  0003465055           Michigan RSA #9 Limited Partnership d/b/a ALLTEL      KNKQ303

  0003465053           Midwest Wireless Communications L.L.C. d/b/a Alltel   KNKA740

  0003465051           Midwest Wireless Iowa L.L.C. d/b/a Alltel             KNKN314

  0003465047           Midwest Wireless Wisconsin L.L.C. d/b/a Alltel        KNKN396

  0003465045           Minford Cellular Telephone Company d/b/a Alltel       KNKQ325

  0003465042           Missouri RSA #15 Limited Partnership dba ALLTEL       KNKN593

  0003465041           Missouri RSA No. 2 Partnership dba ALLTEL             KNKN503

  0003465039           Missouri RSA No. 4 Partnership DBA ALLTEL             KNKN694

  0003464841           MVI Corp. d/b/a ALLTEL                                KNLG969

  0003464840           Northwest Arkansas RSA Limited Partnership d/b/a      KNKN580
                       ALLTEL                                                

  0003464839           Ohio RSA #3 Limited Partnership d/b/a ALLTEL          KNKQ312

  0003464836           Ohio RSA 2 Limited Partnership, dba ALLTEL            KNKN993

  0003464834           Ohio RSA 5 Limited Partnership d/b/a ALLTEL           KNKN942

  0003464833           Ohio RSA 6 Limited Partnership d/b/a ALLTEL           KNKN955

  0003464831           Oklahoma RSA No. 4 South Limited Partnership d/b/a    KNKQ420
                       ALLTEL                                                

  0003464828           Pascagoula Cellular Partnership d/b/a ALLTEL          KNKA802

  0003464826           Petersburg Cellular Partnership d/b/a ALLTEL          KNKA761

  0003464822           Radiofone, Inc. d/b/a ALLTEL                          KNKA352

  0003464819           RCTC Wholesale Corporation d/b/a ALLTEL               KNKA350

  0003464814           Southern Illinois RSA Partnership d/b/a ALLTEL        KNKN506

  0003464813           Switch 2000 L.L.C.                                    WPQR580

  0003464812           Texas RSA 11B Limited Partnership d/b/a ALLTEL        KNKN537

  0003464811           Texas RSA 7B2 Limited Partnership d/b/a ALLTEL        KNKN731

  0003464810           Tucson 21 Cellular Limited Partnership d/b/a ALLTEL   KNKR292

  0003464807           Tyler/Longview/Marshall MSA Limited Partnership dba   KNKA520
                       ALLTEL                                                

  0003464806           UC/PTC Wisconsin, LLC                                 KNKN360

  0003464799           Virginia Cellular LLC                                 KNKN714

  0003464796           Virginia RSA 2 Limited Partnership dba ALLTEL         KNKN912

  0003464795           Western CLEC Corporation                              WPLM339

  0003464793           Wisconsin RSA #1 Limited Partnership d/b/a ALLTEL     KNKN507

  0003464792           Wisconsin RSA #2 Limited Partnership d/b/a ALLTEL     KNKN485

  0003464790           Wisconsin RSA #6 Limited Partnership, LLP d/b/a       KNKN541
                       ALLTEL                                                

  0003464789           Wisconsin RSA #7 Limited Partnership d/b/a ALLTEL     KNKN406

  0003464788           Wisconsin RSA No. 8 Limited Partnership d/b/a ALLTEL  KNKN459

  0003464786           WWC Holding Co., Inc.                                 KNKA571

  0003464785           WWC License Holding LLC                               KNKP536

  0003464784           WWC License L.L.C.                                    KNKA573

  0003464776           WWC Texas RSA Limited Partnership                     KNKA437
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The following applications for consent to the transfer of certain *de
facto* transfer spectrum leasing authorizations from Atlantis Holdings
to Verizon Wireless have been assigned the file numbers listed below.

  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  **[File              **[Authorization Holder]{.underline}** **[Lead
  No.]{.underline}**                                          Lease]{.underline}**
  -------------------- -------------------------------------- ----------------------
  0003467660           WWC Holding Co., Inc.                  L000001001 (WPZZ711)

  0003467236           Alltel Communications, LLC             L000003395 (WPWQ957)
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The following applications for consent to the transfer of certain
spectrum manager leasing authorizations from Atlantis Holdings to
Verizon Wireless have been assigned the file numbers listed below.

  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  **[File              **[Authorization Holder]{.underline}** **[Lead
  No.]{.underline}**                                          Lease]{.underline}**
  -------------------- -------------------------------------- ----------------------
  0003471004           Pittsfield Cellular Telephone Company  L000002677 (KNLH265)

  0003471195           ALLTEL Communications, LLC             L000003393 (WPTI724)
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The following applications for consent to the *pro forma* transfer of
ALLTEL's minority, non-controlling general partnership interests from
Atlantis Holdings to Verizon Wireless have been assigned the file
numbers listed below.

  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  **[File              **[Authorization Holder]{.underline}** **[Lead Call
  No.]{.underline}**                                          Sign]{.underline}**
  -------------------- -------------------------------------- ---------------------
  0003466804           Illinois Valley Cellular RSA 2-II      KNKN582
                       Partnership                            

  0003466107           Northwest Missouri Cellular Limited    KNKN816
                       Partnership                            

  0003465523           Pittsfield Cellular Telephone Company  KNKA691
  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

**III. SECTION 214 AUTHORIZATIONS**

The following applications for consent to the transfer of control of
international Section 214 authorizations held by wholly-owned
subsidiaries of ALLTEL have been assigned the file numbers listed below.

  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  **[File                  **[Authorization             **[Authorization
  No.]{.underline}**       Holder]{.underline}**        Number]{.underline}**
  ------------------------ ---------------------------- ------------------------
  ITC-T/C-20080613-00271   Alltel Communications, LLC   ITC-214-19960404-00138

  ITC-T/C-20080613-00270   Kin Network, Inc.            ITC-214-19970219-00097

  ITC-T/C-20080613-00272   Western Wireless, LLC        ITC-214-20010427-00254
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The Applicants also have filed an application for consent to transfer
control of Kin Network, Inc.'s ("Kin Network's") domestic Section 214
authorization to Verizon Wireless in connection with the transaction
described above. The application is attached to the above-referenced
application for consent to the transfer of control of Kin Network's
international Section 214 authorization to Verizon Wireless.[^4]
Applicants do not request streamlined processing of the international or
domestic Section 214 applications because they will be reviewed as part
of a larger transaction not subject to streamlined treatment.

**IV. Petition for declaratory ruling under section 310(b)(4)**

The Applicants have filed a petition pursuant to Section 310(b)(4) of
the Communications Act for a declaratory ruling that it is in the public
interest for the ALLTEL Subsidiaries and Partnerships to have indirect
foreign ownership in excess of the 25 percent benchmark under Section
310(b)(4) of the Communications Act. Upon consummation of the proposed
transaction, the ALLTEL Subsidiaries and Partnerships will become
indirectly owned by Verizon Wireless. Verizon Wireless is a general
partnership ultimately owned by Verizon Communications Inc. ("Verizon
Communications") and Vodafone Group Plc ("Vodafone"). Verizon
Communications, a Delaware corporation, owns 55 percent of Verizon
Wireless and Vodafone, a U.K. company, owns 45 percent of Verizon
Wireless through numerous intermediate subsidiaries which are organized
under the laws of the United States and other World Trade Organization
(WTO) Member countries. Applicants request a declaratory ruling allowing
Vodafone to hold an indirect ownership interest of up to 65.1 percent in
the ALLTEL Subsidiaries and Partnerships, each of which will become
indirectly owned by Verizon Wireless. This petition for declaratory
ruling under Section 310(b)(4) of the Communications Act has been
assigned File No. ISP-PDR-20080613-00012.

**V. *EX PARTE* STATUS OF THIS PROCEEDING**

Pursuant to Section 1.1200(a) of the Commission's rules,[^5] the
Commission may 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
Section 1.1206 of the Commission's rules.[^6]

Parties making oral *ex parte* presentations are directed to the
Commission's statement reemphasizing the public's responsibility in
permit-but-disclose proceedings and are reminded that memoranda
summarizing the presentation must contain the presentation's substance
and not merely list the subjects discussed.[^7] More than a one- or
two-sentence description of the views and arguments presented is
generally required.[^8] Other rules pertaining to oral and written
presentations are set forth in Section 1.1206(b) as well.[^9] We urge
parties to use the Electronic Comment Filing System ("ECFS") to file *ex
parte* submissions.[^10]

**VI. GENERAL INFORMATION**

The transfer of control applications referenced 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 on these
applications will not be taken earlier than thirty-one days following
the date of this Public Notice.[^11]

Interested parties must file petitions to deny no later than July 25,
2008. Persons and entities that file petitions to deny become parties to
the proceeding. They may participate fully in the proceeding, including
seeking access to any confidential information that may be filed under a
protective order, seeking reconsideration of decisions, and filing
appeals of a final decision to the courts. Oppositions to such pleadings
must be filed no later than August 4, 2008. Replies to such pleadings
must be filed no later than August 11, 2008. All filings concerning
matters referenced in this Public Notice should refer to DA 08-1481 and
WT Docket No. 08-95, as well as the specific file numbers of the
individual applications or other matters to which the filings pertain.

Under the Commission's current procedures for the submission of filings
and other documents,[^12] submissions in this matter may be filed
electronically (*i.e.*, though ECFS) or by hand delivery to the
Commission's Massachusetts Avenue location.

-   **If filed by ECFS**,[^13] comments shall be sent as an electronic
    file via the Internet to http://www.fcc.gov/e-file/ecfs.html. In
    completing the transmittal screen, commenters should include their
    full name, Postal Service mailing address, and the applicable docket
    number. Parties may also submit an electronic comment by Internet
    e-mail. To get filing instructions for e-mail comments, commenters
    should send an e-mail to ecfs@fcc.gov, and should include the
    following words in the body of the message, "get form \<your e-mail
    address\>." A sample form and directions will be sent in reply.

-   **If filed by paper**, the original and four copies of each filing
    must be filed by hand or messenger delivery, by commercial overnight
    courier, or by first-class or overnight U.S. Postal Service mail
    (although we continue to experience delays in receiving U.S. Postal
    Service mail). The Commission's contractor, Natek, Inc., will
    receive hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings for the
    Commission's Secretary at 236 Massachusetts Avenue, N.E., Suite 110,
    Washington, D.C. 20002. The filing hours at this location are 8:00
    a.m. to 7:00 p.m. All hand deliveries must be held together with
    rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes must be disposed of before
    entering the building. Commercial overnight mail (other than U.S.
    Postal Service Express Mail and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9300
    East Hampton Drive, Capitol Heights, MD 20743. U.S. Postal Service
    first-class mail, Express Mail, and Priority Mail should be
    addressed to 445 12th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20554. All
    filings must be addressed to the Commission's Secretary, Office of
    the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission.

One copy of each pleading must be delivered electronically, by e-mail or
facsimile, or if delivered as paper copy, by hand or messenger delivery,
by commercial overnight courier, or by first-class or overnight U.S.
Postal Service mail (according to the procedures set forth above for
paper filings), to: (1) the Commission's duplicating contractor, Best
Copy and Printing, Inc., at FCC@BCPIWEB.COM or (202) 488-5563
(facsimile); (2) Erin McGrath, Mobility Division, Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau, at erin.mcgrath@fcc.gov or (202) 418-7447
(facsimile); (3) Susan Singer, Spectrum and Competition Policy Division,
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, at susan.singer@fcc.gov or (202)
418-7447 (facsimile); (4) Linda Ray, Broadband Division, at
linda.ray@fcc.gov or (202) 418-8188 (facsimile); (5) David Krech, Policy
Division, International Bureau, at david.krech@fcc.gov or (202) 418-2824
(facsimile); (6) Jodie May, Competition Policy Division, Wireline
Competition Bureau, at jodie.may@fcc.gov or (202) 418-1413 (facsimile);
and (7) Jim Bird, Office of General Counsel, at jim.bird@fcc.gov or
(202) 418-2822 (facsimile).

Copies of the applications and any subsequently-filed documents in this
matter may be obtained from Best Copy and Printing, Inc. in person at
445 12th Street, S.W., Room CY-B402, Washington, D.C. 20554, via
telephone at (202) 488-5300, via facsimile at (202) 488-5563, or via
e-mail at FCC@BCPIWEB.COM. The applications and any associated documents
are also available for public inspection and copying during normal
reference room hours at the following Commission office: FCC Reference
Information Center, 445 12th Street, S.W., Room CY-A257, Washington,
D.C. 20554. In addition, applications filed under Parts 22, 24, 27, and
101 of the Commission's rules are available electronically through ULS,
which may be accessed on the Commission's Internet website. Finally, the
international Section 214 applications also are available electronically
through the Commission's IBFS, which may be accessed on the Commission's
Internet website. Additional information regarding the transaction will
be available on the FCC's Office of General Counsel's website,
http://www.fcc.gov/ogc, which will contain a fully indexed, unofficial
listing and electronic copies of all materials in this docket. 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, contact Erin McGrath, Mobility Division,
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, at (202) 418-2042, or Susan Singer,
Spectrum Competition and Policy Division, Wireless Telecommunications
Bureau, at (202) 418-1340.

**-FCC-**

[^1]: Cellco is a general partnership in which Verizon Communications
    Inc. and Vodafone Group Plc, an English public limited company,
    indirectly hold, through wholly-owned subsidiaries, 55% and 45% of
    the partnership interests, respectively. Cellco holds a 100%
    indirect interest in AirTouch.

[^2]: 47 U.S.C. §§ 214, 310(d).

[^3]: ULS File No. 0003463892 has been designated the lead application
    for the wireless radio services, and all pleadings and other
    submissions filed in this matter that pertain generally to the
    transaction and not to a particular application will be available
    through this file number in ULS at http://wireless.fcc.gov/uls/.

[^4]: *See* Kin Network, Inc. International Section 214 Application, FCC
    File No. ITC-T/C-20080613-00270.

[^5]: 47 C.F.R. § 1.1200(a).

[^6]: *Id.* § 1.1206.

[^7]: *See* Commission Emphasizes the Public's Responsibilities in
    Permit-But-Disclose Proceedings, *Public Notice*, 15 FCC Rcd 19945
    (2000).

[^8]: *See* 47 C.F.R. § 1.1206(b)(2).

[^9]: *Id.* § 1.1206(b).

[^10]: *See* discussion *infra* Part VI.

[^11]: *See* 47 U.S.C. § 309(b).

[^12]: *See* Implementation of Interim Electronic Filing Procedures for
    Certain Commission Filings, *Order*, 16 FCC Rcd 21483 (2001); *see
    also* FCC Announces a New Filing Location for Paper Documents and a
    New Fax Number for General Correspondence, *Public Notice*, 16 FCC
    Rcd 22165 (2001); Reminder: Filing Locations for Paper Documents and
    Instructions for Mailing Electronic Media, *Public Notice*, 18 FCC
    Rcd 16705 (2003).

[^13]: *See* Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings,
    GC Docket No. 97-113, *Report and Order*, 13 FCC Rcd 11322 (1998).