**PUBLIC NOTICE**![](media/image1.png){width="0.6541666666666667in"
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**Federal Communications Commission**

**445 12th St., S.W.**

**Washington, D.C. 20554**

**DA 00-2155**

**Released: September 22, 2000**

# COMMISSION SEEKS COMMENT ON JOINT APPLICATION FOR CONSENT TO

**TRANSFER CONTROL FILED BY ONEPOINT COMMUNICATIONS CORP.**

**AND VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS**

# CC Docket No. 00-170

###  Comments/Petitions due: October 23, 2000

###  Responses/Oppositions to Petitions due: October 31, 2000

> On September 5, 2000, OnePoint Communications Corp. (OnePoint), and
> Verizon Communications (Verizon) filed applications pursuant to
> Section 214 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. §
> 214, requesting Commission approval of the transfer of control to
> Verizon of domestic and international authorizations held by OnePoint
> and its subsidiaries to provide domestic interstate and international
> telecommunications services as a nondominant carrier. Under the terms
> of the proposed transaction, Verizon will acquire a controlling
> interest in OnePoint and its subsidiaries.
>
> OnePoint and Verizon state that the proposed transfer will serve the
> public interest, convenience, and necessity, by generating substantial
> benefits for residential consumers who live in apartment buildings.
> Specifically, OnePoint and Verizon state that the transaction provides
> funding essential to the preservation and expansion of OnePoint's core
> business: providing bundled telecommunications, video, and broadband
> Internet access to residential customers in multiple dwelling units
> (MDUs). OnePoint and Verizon also contend that their combination will
> expedite the deployment of advanced services and applications to
> residents living in MDUs by enabling them to compete with broadband
> cable providers. Finally, OnePoint and Verizon state that OnePoint's
> operations will comply with Section 271 of the Communications Act upon
> consummation of the transaction.
>
> Interested parties may file comments regarding or petitions to deny
> the application no later than October 23, 2000. Oppositions or
> responses to these comments and petitions may be filed no later than
> October 31, 2000. **All filings regarding any aspect of the proposed
> transfer of control should reference the Common Carrier Bureau docket
> assigned to this proceeding, CC Docket No. 00-170**.
>
> ***EX PARTE* STATUS OF THIS PROCEEDING**
>
> Pursuant to 47 C.F.R. § 1.200(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.
>
> Parties making oral *ex parte* presentations are reminded that
> memoranda summarizing the presentation must contain a summary of the
> substance of the presentation and not merely a listing of the subjects
> discussed. More than a one or two sentence description of the views
> and arguments presented is generally required. *See* 47 C.F.R. §
> 1.206(b)(2), as revised. Other rules pertaining to oral and written
> presentations are set forth in Section 1.206(b) as well. Interested
> parties are to file with the Commission Secretary, Magalie Roman
> Salas, 445 12^th^ Street, S.W., TW-B204, Washington, D.C. 20554, and
> serve Janice Myles, Common Carrier Bureau, 445 12^th^ Street, S.W.,
> 5-C327, Washington, D.C. 20554; James Bird, Office of General Counsel,
> 445 12^th^ Street, S.W., 8-C818, Washington, D.C. 20554; and
> International Transcription Service (ITS), 445 12^th^ Street, S.W.,
> CY-B402, Washington, D.C. 20554, (202) 857-3800, with copies of any
> written *ex parte* presentations in this proceeding in the manner
> specified above. We also require all written *ex parte* presentations
> or summaries of oral *ex parte* presentations in this proceeding to be
> served on all parties to the proceeding.

# TRANSFER OF CONTROL APPLICATIONS

> The applications for transfer of control listed below include domestic
> and international authorizations. In addition, OnePoint and Verizon
> have acknowledged that OnePoint has an interest in several pending
> license applications. Below is a non-exhaustive list of the
> authorizations and license applications involved in this transaction.
> Interested parties should refer to the transfer of control
> applications and the September 21, 2000 letter from Richard P. Kolb,
> OnePoint, to Magalie Roman Salas, Secretary, Federal Communications
> Commission, filed in CC Docket No. 00-170, for a complete listing of
> the authorizations and a description of OnePoint's pending license
> applications.

# STREAMLINED INTERNATIONAL SECTION 214 APPLICATION

> Part 63---International Service (47 C.F.R. § 63.18)
>
> The international application listed below for consent to transfer
> control to Verizon international Section 214 authority held by
> subsidiaries of OnePoint, has 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. This application is for authority under Section 214 of
> the Communications Act, 47 U.S.C. § 214, to transfer control of
> international Section 214 authority, to the extent specified below.
> This application can be removed from streamlined processing only at
> the discretion of Commission staff. The filing of comments or of
> petitions to deny will not necessarily result in the application being
> deemed ineligible for streamlined processing.
>
> Streamlined grant of this application is conditioned upon OnePoint and
> Verizon's agreement not to close the proposed transfer of control
> unless and until the Commission grants transfer of the associated
> domestic Section 214 blanket authorization. Streamlined grant would in
> no way prejudge the outcome of the pending application for transfer of
> control of domestic Section 214 authorization in CC Docket No. 00-170.

SECTION 214 APPLICATIONS

+---------------------------+--------------------+---------------------+
| > [File                   | [Authorization     | [Authorization      |
| > Number]{.underline}     | Ho                 | N                   |
|                           | lders]{.underline} | umbers]{.underline} |
+===========================+====================+=====================+
| > ITC-T/C-20000905-000515 | OnePoint           | ITC                 |
| >                         | Communications,    | -214-19970418-00216 |
| > Request for transfer of | LLC                |                     |
| > control of those        | (International)    | ITC                 |
| > portions of two Section |                    | -214-20000321-00206 |
| > 214 authorizations      | OnePoint Services, |                     |
| > allowing for the resale | LLC                | None Assigned       |
| > an unaffiliated U.S.    | (International)    |                     |
| > facilities‑based        |                    |                     |
| > carrier\'s              | OnePoint           |                     |
| > international switched  | Communications     |                     |
| > services. Request for   | Corp. (Domestic)   |                     |
| > nondominant treatment.  |                    |                     |
| >                         |                    |                     |
| > None Assigned           |                    |                     |
+---------------------------+--------------------+---------------------+
|                           |                    |                     |
+---------------------------+--------------------+---------------------+

# RELATED APPLICATIONS

# 

#  OnePoint has acknowledged that it has two pending license applications that may relate to the transfer of control of Section 214 authorizations described in this Public Notice. 

# 

#  The following license is currently held by OnePoint, but is the subject of a September 13, 2000 OnePoint application for consent to assign the license to 21^st^ Century Cable TV of Chicago, Inc. OnePoint anticipates that its transaction with 21^st^ Century Cable TV of Chicago will be consummated prior to the consummation of the proposed transaction with Verizon.

+---------------------------+--------------------+---------------------+
| > [File                   | [License           | [Call               |
| > Number]{.underline}     | Appl               | Sign]{.underline}   |
|                           | icant]{.underline} |                     |
+===========================+====================+=====================+
| > 0000218082              | OnePoint           | WPQS217             |
|                           | Communications     |                     |
|                           | Corp.              |                     |
+---------------------------+--------------------+---------------------+

> OnePoint also has a pending license application for the following new
> station license. OnePoint intends to file an application for consent
> to assign this license to 21^st^ Century Cable TV of Chicago, Inc.
> after grant of the license by the Commission, which may occur prior to
> the consummation of the proposed transaction with Verizon.

+---------------------------+--------------------+---------------------+
| > [File                   | [License           | [Call               |
| > Number]{.underline}     | Appl               | Sign]{.underline}   |
|                           | icant]{.underline} |                     |
+===========================+====================+=====================+
| > 0000168834              | OnePoint           | New Facilities      |
|                           | Communications     |                     |
|                           | Corp.              |                     |
+---------------------------+--------------------+---------------------+

> For more information, interested parties should refer to the September
> 21, 2000 letter from Richard P. Kolb, OnePoint, to Magalie Roman
> Salas, Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, filed in CC
> Docket No. 00-170.

# GENERAL INFORMATION

> 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. Final action will not be taken on the application earlier
> than 31 days following the date of this Public Notice. Interested
> parties may file pleadings as indicated above regarding the
> applications.
>
> All filings concerning any or all matters in this Public Notice should
> refer to DA 00-2155. An original and 4 copies of all pleadings, in
> accordance with Section 1.51(c) of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. §
> 1.51(c), must be flied with the Commission's Secretary, Magalie Roman
> Salas, 445 12^th^ Street, S.W., TW-B204, Washington, D.C. 20554. In
> addition, one copy of each pleading must be delivered to each of the
> following: (1) International Transcription Service, Inc. (ITS), 445
> 12^th^ Street, S.W., CY-B402, Washington, D.C. 20554, (202) 857-3800;
> (2) Office of Public Affairs, 445 12^th^ Street, S.W., Room CY-0314,
> Washington, D.C. 20554; (3) Janice Myles, Common Carrier Bureau, 445
> 12^th^ Street, S.W., 5-B145, Washington, D.C. 20554; (4) James Bird,
> Office of General Counsel, 445 12^th^ Street, S.W., 8-C818,
> Washington, D.C. 20554.
>
> In addition to filing paper comments, parties may also file comments
> using the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS). *See*
> Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 Fed. Reg.
> 24, 121 (1998). Comments filed through the ECFS can be sent as an
> electronic file via the Internet to
> <http://www.fcc.gov/e-file/ecfs.html>. Generally, only one copy of an
> electronic submission must be filed. If multiple docket or rulemaking
> numbers appear in the caption of this proceeding, however, comments
> must transmit one electronic copy of the comments to each docket or
> rulemaking number. Parties may also submit an electronic comment by
> Internet e-mail. To obtain 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.
>
> Parties are also encouraged to file a copy of all pleadings on a 3.5
> inch diskette in an IBM-compatible format using Microsoft Word 97 for
> Windows software in "read only" mode. Diskette submissions should be
> in addition to and not a substitute for, the hard copy filing
> requirement reviewed above. All diskettes should be clearly labeled
> with : (1) the party's name; (2) the name of the proceeding and docket
> number; (3) the type of filing submitted (*e.g.* comments or
> oppositions); and (4) the date of submission. The diskettes should be
> accompanied by a cover letter and filed with CeCi Stephens. Policy and
> Program Planning Division, Common Carrier Bureau, 445 12^th^ Street,
> S.W., 5-C140, Washington, D.C. 20554.
>
> Copies of the application and any subsequently filed documents in this
> matter may be obtained from International Transcription Service, Inc.
> (ITS), 445 12^th^ Street, S.W., CY-B402, Washington, D.C. 20554, (202)
> 857-3800. The applications and documents are also available for public
> inspection and copying during normal reference room hours at the
> following Commission office: Office of Public Affairs, Reference
> Operations Division, 445 12^th^ Street, S.W., CY-C314, Washington,
> D.C. 20554.
>
> For further information, contact John Adams, Policy and Program
> Planning Division, Common Carrier Bureau at (202) 418-0394 or
> Elizabeth Nightingale, Telecommunications Division, International
> Bureau at (202) 418-2352.