Domestic 214 Grant for Transfer of US Metro to Summit Vista
PUBLIC NOTICE
Federal Communications Commission
News Media Information 202 / 418-0500
445 12th St., S.W.Internet: http://www.fcc.gov
Washington, D.C. 20554
TTY: 1-888-835-5322
DA 13-365
March 7, 2013
DOMESTIC SECTION 214 AUTHORIZATION GRANTED
Domestic Section 214 Application Filed for the Transfer of Control
of US Metropolitan Telecom, LLC to Summit Vista Inc.WC Docket No. 12-331
On November 9, 2012, FiberCon Holdings, LLC (FiberCon), US Metropolitan Telecom, LLC(US Metro), and Summit Vista Inc. (Summit Vista) (collectively, Applicants) filed an application,
pursuant to section 63.03 of the Commission’s rules,1 to transfer control of US Metro from FiberCon to
Summit Vista.
On November 14, 2012, the Commission released a public notice accepting the application for
streamlined processing. 1 On November 29, 2012, the Department of Justice, including the Federal
Bureau of Investigation, with the concurrence of the Department of Homeland Security (collectively, the
Executive Branch Agencies), filed a letter requesting that the Commission defer action on this application
while they review potential national security, law enforcement, and public safety issues.2 In response to
the request, the Wireline Competition Bureau removed the application from streamlined review.3 On
March 4, 2013, the Executive Branch Agencies withdrew their request to defer action, stating that they
have no objection to the application.4
The Wireline Competition Bureau finds, upon consideration of the record, that grant of the
application will serve the public interest, convenience, and necessity. Upon consummation of the
transaction, the resulting entity would have a market share in the U.S. interstate interexchange market of
less than 10 percent and would provide competitive telephone exchange services or exchange access
services (if at all) exclusively in geographic areas served by a dominant local exchange carrier that is not
1 Domestic Section 214 Application Filed for the Transfer of Control of US Metropolitan Telecom, LLC from
FiberCon Holdings, LLC to Summit Vista Inc., WC Docket No. 12-331, Public Notice, DA 12-1837 (rel. Nov. 14,
2013).
2 Letter from Kristin A. Taylor, U.S. Department of Justice, to Marlene H. Dortch, FCC, WC Docket No. 12-331
(filed Nov. 29, 2012).
3 Notice of Removal of Domestic Section 214 Applications From Streamlined Treatment, WC Docket No. 12-331,
Public Notice, DA 12-1972 (rel. Dec. 6, 2012).
4 Letter from Tyrone Brown, U.S. Department of Justice, to Marlene H. Dortch, FCC, WC Docket No. 12-331 (filed
Mar. 4, 2013).
a party to the transaction. In addition, the Applicants are not dominant with respect to any domestic
service.5
Consistent with Commission precedent, the Wireline Competition Bureau accords the appropriate
level of deference to the Executive Branch Agencies’ expertise on national security and law enforcement
issues.6 Therefore, pursuant to section 214 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. §
214, and section 0.291 of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 0.291, the Wireline Competition Bureau
hereby grants the application discussed in this Public Notice.
Pursuant to section 1.103 of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 1.103, the grant is effective
upon release of this Public Notice. Petitions for reconsideration under section 1.106 or applications for
review under section 1.115 of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.106, 1.115, may be filed within 30
days of the date of this Public Notice.
For further information, please contact Dennis Johnson at (202) 418-0809, Competition Policy
Division, Wireline Competition Bureau.
5 47 C.F.R. 63.03(b)(2)(i).
6 The Commission considers national security, law enforcement, foreign policy, and trade policy concerns when
analyzing a transfer of control or assignment application in which foreign ownership is an issue. See Amendment of
the Commission’s Regulatory Policies to Allow Non-U.S. Licensed Satellites Providing Domestic and International
Service in the United States, Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd 24094, 24170-72, paras. 178-82 (1997); Rules and
Policies on Foreign Participation in the U.S. Telecommunications Market, Report and Order and Order on
Reconsideration, 12 FCC Rcd 23891, 23919-21, paras. 61-66 (1997) (Foreign Participation Order), Order on
Reconsideration, 15 FCC Rcd 18158 (2000). In assessing the public interest, the Commission considers the record
and accords the appropriate level of deference to Executive Branch expertise on national security and law
enforcement issues. See Foreign Participation Order, 12 FCC Rcd at 23919-21, paras. 61-66.
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