**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 01-243**

> **February 1, 2001**
>
> **DT SERVICES, INC. Seeks Commission Determination of \"Exempt
> Telecommunications Company\" Status Under the Public Utility Holding
> Company Act**
>
> **NSD File No: ETC 00-53**
>
> **Pleading Cycle Established**
>
> **Comments Due: February 9, 2001** **Reply Comments Due: February 16,
> 2001**
>
> On December 22, 2000, DT Services, Inc. ("DTSI"), pursuant to section
> 34(a)(1) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935
> (\"PUHCA\"), as added by section 103 of the Telecommunications Act of
> 1996, Pub. L. No. 104-104, filed an application requesting a
> Commission determination that it is an exempt telecommunications
> company (\"ETC\").
>
> The application states that DTSI, a Virginia corporation, will be a
> wholly-owned subsidiary of Dominion Resources, Inc. ("Dominion").
> Dominion is a registered holding company under the 1935 Act.
>
> The application states that DTSI will be engaged directly or
> indirectly through one or more "affiliates" (as defined in PUCHA
> Section 2 (a)(11)(B), exclusively in the business of providing
> telecommunications services, information services, other services or
> products that are related or incidental to the provision of such
> products or services within the meaning of PUCHA Section 34(a)(1).
>
> The application states that DTSI will own, through one or more
> intervening entities, an interest in Dominion Telecom, Inc. ("DTI").
> Specifically, DTSI will initially be the sole member in a limited
> liability company (the "LLC") formed exclusively to hold and raise
> capital for DTI. Subsequently, third-party investors may make
> contributions to the LLC. However, at no time will DTSI have less than
> a ten percent membership interest in the LLC. In addition, DTSI
> employees will eventually perform management and telecommunications
> operations functions for DTI under an exclusive lease agreement.
>
> The application states that DTI, which was formerly known as VPS
> Communications, Inc. ("VPSC"), was granted ETC status as a matter of
> law, pursuant to its December 15, 1999 application for ETC status,
> File No. ETC 99-07. DTI engages directly in the business of providing
> local exchange and interexchange service. DTI is certificated by the
> State Corporation Commission of Virginia to provide local exchange and
> intrastate interexchange services in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and
> it provides interexchange services to wholesale customers. On August
> 28, 2000, VPSC notified the Commission that, pursuant to an order
> granting approval issued by the State Corporation Commission of
> Virginia, VPSC had become a direct and wholly-owned subsidiary of
> Dominion and that it had subsequently changed its name to "Dominion
> Telecom, Inc."
>
> The application states that activities described in this application
> will be conducted in accordance with the requirements of the
> Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and the applicable rules and
> regulations of the Commission. In the future, DTSI, either directly or
> through affiliates, may provide other telecommunications services and
> products as permitted pursuant to section 34(a) of the 1935 Act. Such
> activities likewise will be conducted in a manner consistent with the
> Communications Act of 1934, applicable Commission rules and
> regulations, and other applicable legal requirements.
>
> The applications states DTSI will be an "associate company," within
> the meaning of section 2(a)(10) of the 1935 Act, of the following
> electric utility operating company: Virginia Electric and Power
> Company. DTSI will conduct all activities described herein in
> conformance with section 34(b) of the 1935 Act as amended by section
> 103 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996; all other applicable
> provisions of the 1935 Act; and all other applicable laws and
> regulations.
>
> In accordance with 47 C.F.R. section 1.5004, if the Commission does
> not issue an order denying an ETC application within 60 days of
> receipt of the application, in this case by February 20, 2001, the
> application will be deemed granted as a matter of law. In accordance
> with 47 C.F.R. section 1.5003, a person applying in good faith for a
> Commission determination of ETC status is deemed to be an ETC from the
> date of receipt of the application, in this case from December 22,
> 2000, until the date of Commission action pursuant to 47 C.F.R.
> section 1.5004. In accord with 47 C.F.R. section 1.5005, the Secretary
> of the Commission is now notifying the Securities and Exchange
> Commission (SEC) that the Applicant is deemed to be an exempt
> telecommunications company. In the event that the Commission issues an
> order within 60 days of receipt of the application denying the
> application, the Secretary will so notify the SEC. Otherwise, the
> Commission will take no further action to grant this application.
>
> This proceeding is considered a \"permit but disclose\" proceeding for
> purposes of the Commission\'s *ex parte* rules. *See generally* 47
> C.F.R. sections 1.1200 ‑ 1.1206. Persons wishing to file comments,
> regarding the adequacy or accuracy of the Applicants' application
> requesting status as an ETC, must do so no later than **February 9,
> 2001**. All comments should also be served on the Applicants. Reply
> comments must be filed no later than **February 16, 2001.**
>
> Interested parties should file an original and four copies of their
> comments with the Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications
> Commission, 445 Twelfth St., SW, Room TW-A325, Washington, D.C. 20554.
> In addition, parties should send one copy to ITS, at 1231 20th Street,
> NW, Washington, D.C. 20036 and two copies to Carmell Weathers, Common
> Carrier Bureau, Network Services Division, FCC, 445 12th Street, SW,
> Room 6-A320, Washington, D.C. 20554. All filings concerning any of the
> matters referenced in this Public Notice should refer to NSD file
> number, **ETC 00-53**.
>
> The application will be available for public inspection and copying
> during regular business hours at the FCC Reference Information Center,
> Portals II, 445 12^th^ Street, SW, Room CY-A257, Washington, DC 20554.
> The application may also be purchased from the Commission's copy
> contractor, International Transcription Service, Inc. (ITS), 1231
> 20^TH^ Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036, telephone 202-857-3800,
> facsimile 202-857-3805, TTY 202-293-8810.
>
> For further information, contact Carmell Weathers, (202) 418-2325
> (voice), <cweather@fcc.gov> or Marty Schwimmer, (202) 418-2320
> (voice), [**mschwimm@fcc.gov**](mailto:mschwimm@fcc.gov), of the
> Network Services Division, Common Carrier Bureau. The TTY number is
> (202) 418-0484. You may also find more information about Exempt
> Telecommunications Companies at the NSD website:
> [**http://www.fcc.gov/ccb/nsd/documents/ETC.html**](http://www.fcc.gov/ccb/nsd/documents/ETC.html).
>
> **-FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION-**