> **DA 08-2074**
>
> **Released: September 10, 2008**

**DOMESTIC SECTION 214 APPLICATION FILED FOR THE TRANSFER OF CONTROL
OF**

**ORBIS1, L.L.C. D/B/A COSTREET COMMUNICATIONS TO**

**CEQUEL COMMUNICATIONS ACCESS SERVICES, LLC**

**STREAMLINED Pleading Cycle Established**

**WC Docket No. 08-192**

**Comments Due: September 24, 2008**

**Reply Comments Due: October 1, 2008**

On August 28, 2008, Michael Pollock and Ardeshir Zarei, Orbis1, L.L.C.
d/b/a CoStreet Communications (CoStreet), and Cequel Communications
Access Services, LLC (Cequel, collectively, Applicants) filed an
application pursuant to section 63.03 of the Commission's rules to
transfer control of CoStreet to Cequel.[^1] CoStreet, a Louisiana
limited liability company, provides competitive, wholesale
telecommunications services in the southeastern U.S.[^2] Applicants
state that Mr. Pollock and Mr. Zarei, both U.S. citizens, own,
respectively, 65 percent and 35 percent of the membership interests in
CoStreet.

Applicants state that Cequel Communications Holdings, LLC (Cequel
Communications) indirectly holds 100 percent of the equity of Cequel and
directs and controls the company. Cebridge Connections Holdings, LLC
(Cebridge Holdings) owns 25.6 percent of the equity of Cequel
Communications. Applicants further state that Quadrangle Capital
Partners II LP (Quadrangle), a private investment company, owns 49.96
percent of Cebridge Holdings, which equates to an indirect 12.79 percent
equity interest in Cequel Communications, and OCM CCH, Inc. (OCM), also
a private investment company, owns 16.48 equity percent of Cequal
Communications. Applicants state that no other entity owns 10 percent or
more of the equity of Cequel Communications, and that each 10 percent or
greater interest holder in Quadrangle or OCM holds, as a result of its
ownership interest in Quadrangle or OCM, less than 10 percent of the
equity of Cequel. All of the Cequel owners and entities are U.S. based.
Cequel does not provide telecommunications service, but Applicants state
that Cequel Communications owns and controls entities that provide
competitive telecommunications services in several states.[^3] Pursuant
to the terms of the proposed transaction, Cequel will acquire 100
percent of the membership interests of CoStreet. 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]

> Domestic Section 214 Application Filed for the Transfer of Control of
> Orbis1, L.L.C. d/b/a CoStreet Communications to Cequel Communications
> Access Services, LLC, WC Docket No. 08-192 (filed Aug. 28, 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 September 24, 2008,** and reply comments **on or before
October 1, 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 e-Rulemaking 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 e-Rulemaking
    Portal, 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, e-mail 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;

2)  Myrva Charles, Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition
    Bureau, myrva.charles@fcc.gov;

3)  Jodie May, Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau,
    jodie.may@fcc.gov;

4)  David Krech, Policy Division, International Bureau,
    david.krech@fcc.gov; and

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; e-mail: fcc@bcpiweb.com; url: 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 Myrva Charles at 202 / 418-1506
or Jodie May at 202 / 418-0913.

-- FCC --

[^1]: 47 C.F.R § 63.03; *see* 47 U.S.C. § 214. Applicants filed a
    supplement to their domestic section 214 application on September 2,
    2008.

[^2]: Applicants state that CoStreet provides services in Alabama,
    Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana,
    Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania,
    Puerto Rico, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Washington, D.C.

[^3]: These entities are: Arkansas (TCA Communications, LLC), California
    (Cebridge Telecom CA, LLC), Louisiana (Cebridge Telecom LA, LLC);
    Missouri (Cebridge Telecom MO, LLC); North Carolina (Cebridge
    Telecom NC, LLC); Oklahoma (Cebridge Telecom OK, LLC); Texas
    (Cebridge Telecom TX, LP); and West Virginia (Cebridge Telecom WV,
    LLC). Applicants state that Cequel is not affiliated with any other
    entities that provide telecommunications services.

[^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.