News media information 202 / 418-0500 Fax-On-Demand 202 / 418-2830 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY 202 / 418-2555 PUBLIC NOTICE ******************************************************** NOTICE ******************************************************** This document was converted from WordPerfect or Word to ASCII Text format. Content from the original version of the document such as headers, footers, footnotes, endnotes, graphics, and page numbers will not show up in this text version. All text attributes such as bold, italic, underlining, etc. from the original document will not show up in this text version. Features of the original document layout such as columns, tables, line and letter spacing, pagination, and margins will not be preserved in the text version. If you need the complete document, download the WordPerfect version or Adobe Acrobat version, if available. ***************************************************************** Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 DA 02-50 January 10, 2002 AMBIENT CORPORATION WITHDRAWS ITS APPLICATION FOR EXEMPT TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY STATUS UNDER THE PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT NSD File No: ETC 01-20 On November 20, 2001, Ambient Corporation (Ambient or Applicant), located at 1033 Beacon Street, Brookline, MA 02446, filed an application requesting a determination by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) that it is an “exempt telecommunications company” (ETC), pursuant to section 34(a)(1) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 (PUHCA),1 as amended by section 103 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (the Act).2 On December 20, 2001, the Commission released public notice of Ambient’s application, requesting that comments be filed on or before January 4, 2002.3 Ambient was deemed to be an ETC upon the Commission’s receipt of said application.4 On January 3, 2002, Applicant filed a Notice of Withdrawal.5 Pursuant to 47 CFR § 1.5006(c), ETCs may terminate their status by notifying the Commission that they do not want to remain a ETC. The rules do not provide for a comment period for ETC terminations. See 47 CFR § 1.5007. Accordingly, the Commission is hereby notified and recognizes that Ambient has terminated its ETC status. The application will be available for public inspection and copying during regular business hours at the FCC Reference Information Center, Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW, Room CY-A257, Washington, DC 20554. A copy of the application may also be purchased from the Commission’s copy contractor, Qualex International, Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW, Room CY-B402, Washington, DC, 20554, telephone 202-863-2893, facsimile 202-863-2898, or via e-mail qualexint@aol.com. 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. -FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION- 1See 15 U.S.C. §§ 79 et seq. 2See Pub. L. No. 104-104. 3See Ambient Corporation Seeks Commission Determination of “Exempt Telecommunications Company” Status Under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, As Amended by Section 103 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, NSD File No. ETC 01-20, Public Notice, DA 01-2984 (rel. December 20, 2001). 4Id. 5Under section 1.5006(c) of Commission regulations, an ETC may notify the Commission that it no longer seeks to maintain ETC status. ??