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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12th  St.,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554 
 DA  01-  1534 
 June  28,  2001 

 ECP  TELECOMMUNICATIONS  HOLDINGS,  LLC  SEEKS 
 COMMISSION  DETERMINATION  OF  "EXEMPT 
 TELECOMMUNICATIONS  COMPANY"  STATUS  UNDER  THE  PUBLIC 
 UTILITY  HOLDING  COMPANY  ACT 

 NSD  File  No:  ETC  01-  12 
 Pleading  Cycle  Established 

 Comments  Due:  July  6,  2001  Reply  Comments  Due:  July  13,  2001 

 On  May  3,  2001,  ECP  Telecommunications  Holdings,  LLC  (ECP  Holdings  or  Applicant), 
 located  at  2301  Market  Street,  S8-  4,  P.  O.  Box  8699,  Philadelphia,  PA  19101-  8699,  pursuant  to 
 section  34(  a)(  1)  of  the  Public  Utility  Holding  Company  Act  of  1935  (PUHCA),  15  U.  S.  C.    79 
 et  seq.,  as  amended  by  section  103  of  the  Telecommunications  Act  of  1996  (the  1996  Act),  Pub. 
 L.  No.  104-  104,  filed  an  application  requesting  a  determination  by  the  Federal  Communications 
 Commission  (FCC  or  Commission)  that  it  is  an  exempt  telecommunications  company  (ETC). 
 On  May  18,  2001,  Applicant  filed  an  amendment  to  its  original  application,  clarifying  the  extent  of 
 its  holdings. 

 Applicant  indicates  that  it  is  a  limited  liability  company  organized  on  May  2,  2001, 
 pursuant  to  the  laws  of  the  state  of  Delaware,  and  it  is  wholly  owned  by  Exelon  Capital  Partners, 
 Inc.,  a  Delaware  corporation  located  at  2301  Market  Street,  S8-  4,  P.  O.  Box  8699,  Philadelphia, 
 PA  19101-  8699.  Exelon  Capital  Partners,  Inc.,  is  a  wholly  owned  subsidiary  of  Exelon 
 Corporation,  a  registered  holding  company  under  PUHCA. 

 ECP  Holdings  explains  that  it  is  not  a  direct  provider  of  communications,  information  or 
 other  services  to  the  public;  rather,  it  either  directly  or  indirectly  invests  in  communications 
 companies,  information  services  companies,  companies  that  provide  other  products  or  services 
 subject  to  the  Commissions  jurisdiction,  and  companies  that  provide  products  or  services  that  are 
 related  or  incidental  to  the  foregoing.  The  application  also  states  that  ECP  Holdings  exclusively, 
 as  provided  in  section  1.50029a)(  2)  of  the  Commissions  rules,  is  engaged  directly,  or  indirectly, 
 wherever  located,  through  one  or  more  affiliates,  as  defined  in  Section  2(  a)(  11)(  B)  of  PUHCA,  in 
 the  business  of  providing  telecommunications  services;  information  services;  other  services  or 
 products  subject  to  the  jurisdiction  of  the  Commission;  and/  or  products  or  services  that  are 
 related  or  incidental  to  the  provision  of  such  products  or  services  within  the  meaning  of  Section 

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 34(  a)(  1)  of  PUHCA. 
 According  to  its  application  as  amended,  Applicant  holds  either  a  direct  or  indirect  interest 
 in  and  serves  as  the  parent  company  for  the  following  entities: 

 a.  Media  Station,  Inc.,  a  corporation  organized  pursuant  to  the  laws  of  the  state  of 
 Michigan,  and  located  at  2705  South  Industrial  Highway,  Suite  100,  Ann  Arbor,  MI 
 48104.  This  corporation  provides  on-  demand  interactive  software  media  over  broadband 
 networks  to  multiple  users; 

 b.  Energy  Trading  Company,  a  corporation  organized  pursuant  to  the  laws  of  the  state  of 
 Delaware,  and  located  at  227  West  Monroe  Street,  Chicago,  IL  60606.  The  application 
 states  that  Energy  Trading  holds  an  investments  [sic]  in  Entrade,  Inc.,  as  described 
 below  in  paragraph  c; 

 c.  Entrade,  Inc.,  a  Pennsylvania  corporation  located  at  500  Central  Avenue,  Northfield,  IL 
 60093.  The  company  is  a  business-  to-  business  Internet  e-  commerce  solution  provider  of 
 asset  and  inventory  related  functions; 

 d.  Pantellos  Corporation,  a  Delaware  corporation  (no  address  given)  providing  e-  supply-chain 
 solutions  to  electric,  natural  gas  distribution,  natural  gas  pipeline,  and  other 
 businesses  in  the  energy  sector; 

 e.  Exotrope,  Inc.,  a  Delaware  corporation  located  at  150  Main  Street,  Elmira,  NY  14901, 
 developing  neural  networks  for  Internet  software  applications,  including  an  artificial 
 intelligence,  image-  recognition  program  that  identifies  and  blocks  objectionable  images  on 
 the  Internet.  Exotrope  has  also  developed  two  Internet  search  engines,  and  operates  a 
 local  Internet  service  provider  (ISP); 

 f.  Neon  Communications,  Inc.,  a  Delaware  corporation  located  2200  West  Park  Drive, 
 Westborough,  MA  01581,  that  owns  a  fiber  optic  network  linking  metropolitan  areas  in 
 the  Mid-  Atlantic  and  New  England  regions,  and  also  leases  its  fiber  optic  capacity  to  other 
 telecommunications  carriers; 

 g.  OmniChoice.  com,  Inc.,  a  Delaware  corporation  located  at  950  West  Valley  Road,  Suite 
 3104,  Wayne,  PA  19087,  that  is  an  Internet-  based  utility  services  agent  company, 
 primarily  serving  small  business  and  residential  customers; 

 h.  Permits  Now,  a  Maryland  corporation  located  at  15200  Shady  Grove  Road,  Suite  350, 
 Rockville,  MD  28050,  developing  Internet  software  enabling  the  electronic  filing  of 
 governmental  and  regulatory  permits  and  applications; 

 i.  VITTS  Network  Group  Inc.,  a  Delaware  corporation  located  at  77  Sundial  Avenue, 
 Manchester,  NH  03103,  that  is  a  packet-  based,  data  oriented,  competitive  local  exchange 
 carrier  (CLEC)  that  also  provides  network  management  services  to  commercial 
 customers; 
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 j.  Corvis  Corporation,  a  Delaware  corporation  located  at  7015  Albert  Einstein  Drive, 
 Columbia,  MD  21046,  that  designs,  manufactures,  and  markets  products  that  enable  the 
 transmission,  switching  and  management  of  communications  traffic  entirely  in  the  optical 
 domain; 

 k.  Everest  Broadband  Networks,  Inc.,  a  Delaware  corporation  located  at  One  Executive 
 Drive,  Suite  170,  Fort  Lee,  NJ  07024,  providing  a  range  of  high-  speed  Internet  access, 
 long-  distance  telephone  service,  digital  broadcast  satellite  television,  and  related 
 broadband  services  in  multi-  tenant  commercial  and  residential  buildings  and  hotels; 

 l.  Planalytics,  Inc.,  a  Pennsylvania  corporation  located  at  1325  Morris  Drive,  Suite  201, 
 Wayne,  PA  19087-  5521.  According  to  the  application,  Planalytics  is  a  supply  chain 
 planning  portal  that  utilizes  the  Internet  to  enhance  supply  chain  management  and  enable 
 its  clients  to  prospectively  address  external  factors  that  influence  customer  demand; 

 m.  SmartSynch,  Inc.,  a  Delaware  corporation  located  at  805  South  Wheatley,  Suite  220, 
 Ridgeland,  MS  39157,  providing  end-  to-  end  data  solutions  designed  to  establish  two-  way 
 connectivity  through  public  wireless  and  landline  telecommunication  networks  between 
 the  utility  and  its  electric  meters  located  at  customer  facilities;  and 

 n.  Corechange,  Inc.,  a  Delaware  corporation  located  at  260  Franklin  Street,  Suite  1890, 
 Boston,  MA  02110,  developing  e-  business  access  framework  software  for  deploying 
 portals  for  all  types,  including  corporate,  community,  marketplace  and  mobile  commerce 
 portals.  These  portals  enable  employees  of  its  clients  to  access  key  information  and 
 applications  via  telecommunications. 

 The  Application  indicates  ECP  Holdings  may  invest,  either  directly  or  indirectly,  in 
 companies  providing  other  types  of  telecommunications  services,  information  services,  or  other 
 products  or  services  that  are  permissible  under  Section  34(  a)(  1)  of  PUHCA.  ECP  Holdings  states 
 that  it  will  inform  the  Commission  of  any  subsequent  investment  involving  a  material  change  in 
 facts  that  may  affect  its  eligibility  for  ETC  status. 

 In  accordance  with  section  1.5004  of  the  Commissions  rules,  if  the  Commission  does  not 
 issue  an  order  denying  an  ETC  application  within  60  days  of  receipt  of  an  application,  in  this  case 
 July  17,  2001,  the  application  will  be  deemed  granted  as  a  matter  of  law.  47  C.  F.  R    1.  5004.  In 
 accordance  with  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 
 May  18,  2001,  until  the  date  of  Commission  action  pursuant  to  section  1.5004.  47  C.  F.  R   
 1.5003.  In  accordance  with  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  ETC.  47 
 C.  F.  R.    1.5005.  In  the  event  that  the  Commission  issues  an  order  denying  the  application  within 
 60  days  of  its  receipt,  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.    1.1200  -  1.1206.  Persons  wishing  to 
 file  comments  regarding  the  adequacy  or  accuracy  of  ECP  Telecommunications  Holdings,  LLCs 
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 application  requesting  status  as  an  ETC  must  do  so  no  later  than  July  6,  2001.  Reply  comments 
 must  be  filed  no  later  than  July  13,  2001.  All  filings  concerning  any  of  the  matters  referenced  in 
 this  Public  Notice  should  refer  to  NSD  file  number  ETC  01-  12.  All  comments  should  also  be 
 served  on  the  Applicant. 

 Interested  parties  should  file  an  original  and  four  copies  of  their  comments  with  the  Office 
 of  the  Secretary,  Federal  Communications  Commission,  445  12  th  St.,  SW,  Room  TW-  A325, 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554.  In  addition,  parties  should  send  one  copy  to  International  Transcription 
 Service,  Inc.  (ITS),  at  1231  20  th  Street,  NW,  Washington,  D.  C.  20036  and  two  copies  to  Carmell 
 Weathers,  Common  Carrier  Bureau,  Network  Services  Division,  FCC,  445  12  th  Street,  SW, 
 Room  6-  A207,  Washington,  D.  C.  20554. 

 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  Commissions  copy 
 contractor,  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 
 Jon  Minkoff,  (202)  418-  2353  (voice),  jminkoff@  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  Network  Services  Division  website: 
 http://  www.  fcc.  gov/  ccb/  nsd/  documents/  ETC.  html. 

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