******************************************************** NOTICE ******************************************************** This document was converted from WordPerfect 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. ***************************************************************** Before the FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20554 DA 97-2398 In the Matter of ) ) CHADWICK TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP. ) ) Application for authority, pursuant to Section 214 of ) File No. ITC-97-507-AL the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, to ) assign the Section 214 authorization of Chadwick ) Telecommunications Corp. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION, ORDER AND AUTHORIZATION Adopted: November 13, 1997 Released: November 18, 1997 By the Chief, Telecommunications Division: 1. Chadwick Telecommunications Corp. (Chadwick) and NEXTLINK Pennsylvania Merger Co. II, Inc. (NEXTLINK), pursuant to Section 214 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, submitted the above-captioned application requesting authority to assign the Section 214 authorization of Chadwick to NEXTLINK. The application was placed on public notice on September 5, 1997. No comments were received. 2. Chadwick, a Pennsylvania corporation, is authorized to provide international resale services between the United States and overseas points. NEXTLINK is a Washington corporation which does not currently hold Section 214 authority. Pursuant to a Merger Agreement between the shareholders of NEXTLINK's parent company, NEXTLINK Communications, Inc., Chadwick will be merged with and into NEXTLINK. NEXTLINK will be the surviving entity and Chadwick will cease to exist. 3. Upon consideration of the application and in view of the foregoing, we conclude that consent to the assignment of Chadwick's' Section 214 authorization to NEXTLINK will serve the public interest, convenience and necessity. 4. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that the application, File No. ITC-97- 507-AL IS GRANTED, and we consent to the assignment of Chadwick's Section 214 authorization to NEXTLINK. 5. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all terms and conditions of any Commission orders granting authority to Chadwick to provide common carrier services are now applicable to NEXTLINK. 6. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that NEXTLINK shall file annual circuit addition reports in accordance with the requirements set forth in 43.82 of the Commission's Rules and Rules for Filing of International Circuit Status Reports, CC Docket No. 93-157, Report and Order, 10 FCC Rcd 8605 (1995). 7. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that grant of this application is subject to all the conditions set forth in Section 63.21 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. 63.21. 8. This Order is issued under Section 0.261 of the Commission's Rules and is effective upon adoption. Petitions for reconsideration under Section 1.106 or applications for review under Section 1.115 of the Commission's Rules may be filed within 30 days of the date of public notice of this Order (see Section 1.4(b)(2)). FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Diane J. Cornell Chief, Telecommunications Division International Bureau