**DA 08-1911**

> **Released: August 14, 2008**

**DOMESTIC SECTION 214 APPLICATION FILED FOR THE TRANSFER OF CONTROL OF
GLOBALCOM, INC. TO FIRST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.**

**STREAMLINED Pleading Cycle Established**

**WC Docket No. 08-161**

**Comments Due: August 28, 2008**

**Reply Comments Due: September 4, 2008**

On August 6, 2008, Globalcom, Inc., (Globalcom) and First
Communications, Inc. (FCI, collectively Applicants) filed an application
pursuant to section 63.03 of the Commission's rules requesting approval
to transfer control of Globalcom to FCI.[^1] Globalcom, an Illinois
corporation, is a wholly owned subsidiary of GCI Globalcom Holdings,
Inc. (GCI), a Delaware corporation. Globalcom is authorized to provide
competitive local and/or long distance services in multiple states and
provides service primarily to small and medium sized business customers
in the Chicago, Illinois area. FCI, a Delaware corporation, provides
competitive local and/or long distance services in all states, except
Alaska, through its U.S. based operating subsidiaries, First
Communications, LLC and Xtension Services, Inc. The following U.S.-based
entities own at least 10 percent of the equity of FCI: McKinley
Communications, LLC (24.98 percent), FirstEnergy Corp. (15.60
percent),[^2] and Gores FC Holdings, LLC (13.01 percent). Gores FC
Holdings, LLC is ultimately controlled by the Gores Group, LLC and its
managing member, Alec E. Gores, a U.S. citizen.[^3] Applicants state
that, through Gores FC Holdings, LLC, FCI is affiliated with Global
Tel\*Link Corporation, a Delaware corporation that provides competitive
interstate services in multiple states, mostly to prepaid and inmate
customers. Pursuant to the terms of the proposed transaction, FCI has
created a new merger subsidiary, First Global Telecom, Inc., a Delaware
corporation that will merge with GCI, with GCI surviving. As a result,
GCI will be a wholly-owned subsidiary of FCI, and FCI will indirectly
control Globalcom.

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 the application will serve the
public interest, convenience, and necessity.[^4]

> Application Filed for the Transfer of Control of Globalcom, Inc. to
> First Communications, Inc., WC Docket No. 08-161 (filed Aug. 6, 2008).

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

The Wireline Competition Bureau finds, upon initial review, that the
transfer of control 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 August 28, 2008,** and reply comments **on or before September
4, 2008**. Unless otherwise notified by the Commission, the Applicants
may transfer control on the 31^st^ day after the date of this
notice.[^5] 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)  Jodie May, Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau,
    jodie.may@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 Jodie May at 202 / 418-0913.

**- FCC -**

[^1]: 47 C.F.R § 63.03; *see* 47 U.S.C. § 214. Applicants are also
    filing an application for transfer of control 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. Applicants filed a
    supplement to their domestic section 214 application on August 13,
    2008.

[^2]: Applicants state that McKinley Communications, LLC is owned (84
    percent) by Marbel Investments, LLC, which is owned by the following
    U.S citizens and U.S-based entity: Marshall Belden (25 percent);
    Timothy Belden (25 percent); Susan Belden (25 percent), and Kismet
    Foundation (25 percent). They further state that no shareholder owns
    or controls 10 percent or more of the equity of FirstEnergy Corp.

[^3]: Applicants state that three U.S.-based limited partnerships own 10
    percent or more of the equity of Gores FC Holdings, LLC: Gores
    Alternative Investment I, L.P. (44.1 percent), Gores Alternative
    Investments II, L.P. (20.76 percent), and Gores Co-Invest
    Partnership, L.P. (22.5 percent). In addition, Gores Capital
    Advisors, LLC, a U.S-based limited liability company, owns 10
    percent of Gores FC Holdings, LLC and is the general partner of the
    three limited partnerships.

[^4]: 47 C.F.R. § 63.03(b)(2)(i).

[^5]: Such authorization is conditioned upon receipt of any other
    necessary approvals from the Commission in connection with the
    proposed transaction.