Attachment 20161222131020-607.p

20161222131020-607.p

SUPPLEMENT

Supplement

2000-02-24

This document pretains to ITC-T/C-20000224-00123 for Transfer of Control on a International Telecommunications filing.

IBFS_ITCTC2000022400123_1385468

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READ INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY APPROVED BY OMB 3060—0589 BEFORE PROCEEDING FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION a SPECIAL USE REMITTANCE ADVICE 1 1 FCC USE ONLY 4 (1)LockBox# 358115 aseNS _—___Sh— go09a2 58/42 YQAO ¢ > ] SECTION A — PAYER INFORMATION (2) El (if paying by credit card, enter name exactly as it appears on your card) § |Q).IOIAL AMOUNTPH lars and cents) Blooston, Mordkofsky, Jackson & Dickens $ 780 .00 (4) STREET ADDRESSLINE NO. 1 > 4 2120 L Street, N.W. FEB 2 4 2000 (5) STREET ADDRESS LINE NO. 2 PMORRAL C MISBION (6) CITY (7) STATE A :Esf‘EIF’COB F Washington D .C. 20037 (9) DAYTIME TELEPHONE NUMBER (Include area code) (10) COUNTRY CODE: (if not in U.S.A.) (202) 659—0830 I SECTION B — APPLICANT INFORMATION (11) APPLICANT NAME (if paying by credit card, enter name exactly as it appears on your card) MJD Communications (12) STREET ADDRESS LINE NO. 1 521 East Morehead Street —— Suite 250 (13) STREET ADDRESS LINE NO. 2 (14) Cmy (15) STATE (16) ZIP CODE Charlotte NC 28202 (17) DAYTIME TELEPHONE NUMBER (Include area code) (18) COUNTRY CODE (if not in U.S.A.) SECTION C — PAYMENT INFORMATION (19A) FCC CALL SIGN/OTHER ID (20A)_PAYMENT TYPE CODE (PTC) (21A) QUANTITY (22A) FEE DUE FOR (PTC) IN BLOCK 20A E e" w °[ 1 |s 780 .00 (23A) FCC CODE 1 (24A) FCC CODE 2 (198) FCC CALL SIGN/OTHER ID (20B)_PAYMENT TYPE CODE (PTC) (218) QUANTITY (228) FEE DUE FOR (PTC) IN BLOCK 208 (238B) FCC CODE 1 | | | s (248) FCC CODE 2 (19C) FCC CALL SIGN/OTHER ID (20C) PAYMENT TYPE CODE (PTC) (21C) QUANTITY (22C) FEE DUE FOR (PTC) IN BLOCK 20C (23C) FCC CODE 1 l | | s (24C) FCC CopE 2 (19D) FCC CALL SIGN/OTHER ID (20D) PAYMENT TYPE CODE (PTC) (21D) QUANTITY (22D) FEE DUE FOR (PTC) IN BLOCK 20D (23D) FCC CODE 1 s I | s (240D) FCC CODE 2 (25) 26) COMPLETE THIS BLOCK ONLY IF APPLICANT NAME IN B—11 IS DIFFERENT FROM PAYER NAME IN A—2) PAYER TIN i 1113 |e lz [APPLICANT TIN |0O|1|3 |3 |7 |2 |s|2 |2 (27) CERTIFICATION STATEMENT (PRINT NAME) SECTION F — CREDIT CARD PAYMENT INFORMATION (28) MASTERCARDNISA ACCOUNT NUMBER: EXPIRATION DATE: MASTERCARD MONTH YEAR VISA I hereby authorize the FCC to charge my VISA or MASTERCARD AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE DATE forthe service(s)/authorization(s) herein described. > SEE PUBLIC BURDEN ESTIMATE ON REVERSE FCC FORM 159 JULY 1997 (REVISED)

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Before the FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS CCMM [SSION W; shington, D.C. 20554 In the Maiter of ) ) ELLTEL LON S DISTANCE CORP . ) File No. ITC— ) Applicatio n for ‘rior Sonse it to ‘[ransier ) Control o1 Exist ng Streamlined ) Internationial Setion :14 Athor zatiot ) AF PLIC ATION FOR C )NSENT TO TRANSFER DOF C ONT ¢<OL OF STR EAM LINE D IN [ER! [ATIONAL SECTIO [( 214 AUT HOR ZA] ION Ell:el Lo 1g Di stance Corf . ("El tel"), MJD Communic: tions. Inc. i "MJIL "), ar d The mis H. Lee Eq iity F ind I‘/, L.P. ("TIIL"), pursuant to Section 21« of the Cor imun cation:s Act of 1934, as a nende d, an 1 Section 6: .18 0‘ the Commission‘s Ruls, res pectfi lly re juest Comriuis:sion consent to the p opos :d transfer uf con rol of Elitel and its exi: ting { trean lined Intert ation; l Section 214 Aut 10riz; tion, as we l as E litel‘s ultimate parent compaily MJ J, fro m the existing common s ockholders of MJD to THL. Introduction Elltel resells switched internatio 1al. telecommunications services pursuan to a itreamlined International Section 214 Authorization granted by the Commission under File No. ITC—214— 19981228—00891, effective February 2, 1999. Elltel, a Delaware corporation, is a wholly—owned subsidiary of Ellensburg Telephone Company ("ETC"), a Washington corporation. In turn, ETC is a wholly—owned subsidiary of MJD Ventures, Inc. ("MJD Ventures"), Delaware corporation. Finally, MJD Ventures is a

wholly—owned subsidiary of MJD, a Del iware corporatio 1. THL and related funds presently own i0on—voting, prefe red s ock comprising & 43.3 percent equityintersst in M D. Upon rceipt of Commis ion a »prov i of t 1is ap »licati on an | applications for transfer of control of ot ier Commission ; uthor zatio is, TEL anc relat :d fur ds will convert their preferred stock into ce mmo: stock corn prisin z a 4" .2 percent y oting intertst in MJD. At that point, THL will be MJD : largest stockhol ler an 1 its 1 rincigal sou rce 0‘ futur : additional equity funding. In other woris, TF L will obta n and exercise de facto conti ol of AJD and its subsidiaries, includinz Elltel, at t ie tim s of conver iion a 1d for the furesee ible f iture thereafter. It is likely that THL‘s comm »n stc ck interest n MJ ) will grow to ex :seed the 50 0 percent de jure control bour dary at som : poit t during the next year or two. The proposed transfir of contro. of MID and its s 1bsidi aries, incluc ing E Itel, t > TH] , will serve the public interest by sllowing Ellt s to craw upon t ie fin: ncial and admini: trativ > reso irces of THL and MJD as it conti ues to rese l and market its i iterna :ional telecommu 1cations se vices in highly competitive markets. Grant of this application will serve the public inter 2st, conven ence and nc cessiy and in support thereof, the following information is submitted pt rsuan : to S »ction 63.1{. of the Commission‘s Rules: a) Names, addresses, and telephone numbers of the applicants are: Authorization Holder: Elltel Long Distance Corp. 305 North Ruby Street Ellensburg, Washington 98926 Telephone: (509) 925—1245 Facsimile: (509) 962—8540

Seller: MJD Communications Inc. 521 East Morshead St eet ( juite 250) Charlotte, Notth C:rolina 2 202 Telephone: (704)) 3—14—3150 Facsimile: (704) 344—8121 Buyer: Thomas H. Lee Equity Func IV, L.P. 75 State Street Boston, Miassachustts 021( 9 Telephone: (617) 2::7—1050 Facsimile: (617) 2:7—3514 b) The Applicants are organize | under the laws of: Elltel Long Distance Corp.: Jelaware MJD Communications, Inc.: Delaware Thomas H. Lee Equity Func IV, L.P.: Delaware Correspondence concerning the application should be addressed to: Authorization Holder and Seller: Eugene B. Johnson, Executive Vice President MJD Communications, Inc. 521 East Morehead Street (Suite 250) Charlotte, North Carolina 28202 Telephone: (704) 344—8150 Facsimile: (704) 344—8121

vith cc pies to legal counsel: Cierard J. Duffy, E iquire Elooston, Mordko ‘sky, : ackson and Dickens 2120 L Street, NV. (Suite 30 9) V/ashir gton, D.C. 20037 Teleph »ne: (202) ¢€59—0§ 30 Facsim le: (202) 81.8—5508 Euyer: Anthor y J. DiNovi Thomas H. Lee Equity Fund IV, LP. 75 State Street Boston, Massachusetts 02109 Telephne: (617) 227—1( 50 Facsimle: (617) 127—31 14 with cc pies to lega! cour sel: Nlitche 1 F. Hertz, |%squire Kirklard & Ellis 655 Fif:eenth Street, N.W. (Suite 1200) V/ashir gton, D.C. 20005 Telephone: (202) §79—5( 00 Facsimle: (202) £79—52.00 d) Elitel was granted a stres mlined International Section 214 Authorization to resell switched international telecommunications services under File No. ITC—214— 19981228—00891, effective February 12, 1999. Applicants are requesting prior Commussion consent to the transfer of control of Elitel and its existing International Section 214 Authorization from the current stockholders of MJD to THL.

CERTIFICATIONS Affiliations Ellitel, MJD and THL each certifies that it is not a foreig1i carrier, a1 1 tha it does not have an affiliation with any foreign carrier. Elltel, MJD and THL each certifies that it does not have an affiliatic 1 wit . any of the J.S. carriers whose facilities—based international services Elltel resells and propc ies tc continue t« resell. After completion of the proposed transaction, the name, citizenship ind ; incipal bus 1ess of the only entity with a ten percent (10%) or greater interest in Elltel will ( ontin ie to be: % Name/Address Owned Citizen Principal Bus ness Ellensburg Telephone Company 100% WA Tele:ommun :atio1 s 305 North Ruby Street Corp. Ellensburg, WA 98926

In tur t s name, address, citizenship anc princ pal b isiness of the only entit ; hav ig a t :n percent (10% 0o: greater interest in ETC will cor inue o be: % Name/Addre ; Owned ( itize , ‘rincipal B:isiness MJD Venture ,I c. 1090.0% 3E 7 elecommun:—cations 521 E. Moreh a« St. ( orp. Tolding Company Charlotte, NC 26 :02 MJD \ er ures is a holdiag company whic 1 ow s rur; | telephone and other telecommunic tic as interests. In turn, the name, .ddre s, cit zenship and principal b sine:s . of the only entity ha n; a ten percent (10%) or greater ntere t in 1 [JD Ventures will cont ue t be: %o Name/Addre i Owned ( itize . ‘rincipalBusiness MJD Commui :c: ions, Inc. 100.0% DE ‘‘elecommunications 521 E. Moreh ac St. corp. Holding Company Charlotte, NC 28 :02 MJD ( ar munications, nc is a holding c mpai y wh showns rural telephon and »ther telecommunic tic is interests. The names, addres es, c izen: up and principal businc sses : f the entities having a :n percent (10%) or greater vot ng in srest n MJD Communicatio: s, In will be: %o Name/Address Owned Citizen Principal Business Thomas H. Lee Equity 47.20% DE L.P. Investments Fund IV, L.P. 75 State Street Boston, MA 02109 The general partner of Thomas H. Lee Equity Fund IV, L.P. is THL Equity Advisors, IV, LLC. No single individual or entity holds a 10 percent or greater interest in THL and its affiliated funds.

% Name/Address Owned Citizen Principal Dusin(ss Kelso Investment 40.06% DELP. {nvestment: Associates V, L.P 320 Park Avenue, 2 4th F oor New York, NY 10( 22 The general partnet of K¢lso It vestm ent Associates V, L.P. s Kelso Paitners V wh ch, in turn, is owned by Messrs C eorge E. NV atelich, Frank T. Nickell, Jos ph S. Shuc hert, ‘"homi s R. ‘ Vall, IV, Michael B. Goldbeig, Frink K. Bynum, Jr., and David I. Wahrhafiig, ea sh of vhom is a U.S. citizen and a holder of les s thar a five: percint general partne ship ntere it. Elltel: (1) w II cor tinue :o ma ntain separate books 0:‘ acco int from afliliatec local exchange carriers; (2) wil cont nue not to jointly own transn ission, or sivitchiig fac lities with affiliated local exch inge carrier ;; and (3) will continue to tak s any tariffée d ser ices 1 —om a ffiliated local exchange carr ers pi rsuar : to the terris and conditions of their ger srally applic able i ariffs. Elltel will cc ntinu : to b : treated as a nonregulated af iliate for pirposes of Iccal e::change carrier accounting i nder ‘he C«¢ mmission‘s joint cost and affi iate t ansactions rules is set forth in Parts 32 and 64 of the Co mmis ion‘s Rules. Fo: gign (Concessions and Arra igem :nts Elltel, MJD and THL e; ch certifies that it has not agieed to accept spe cial concessions, directly or indirectly, from any foreign carrier or foreign administration with respect to traffic and revenue flows between the United States and any foreign country which Elitel may serve under the authority sought; and that it will not enter into such agreements in the future.

Anti—Drug Abuse Act Certification Elitel, MJD and THL each certifies that, to the best of its knowledge and belief no p irty to the application is subject to denial of federal benefits pursuant to Section 5301 of th : Anti— Drug Abuse Act of 1988, 21 U.S.C. 862. CONCLUSION In light of the foregoing, Elitel, MJD and THL respectfully submit that th : pub :c inte rest, convenience and necessity would be served by a grant of the proposed transfer 0: cont ol of Elitel and its International Section 214 Authorization from the cur—ent stockholders of MJD o THL. Respectfully submitted, ELLTEL LONG DISTANGE CORP. waezczzii——— X% By: /emeimp ts > >~1p [ x # < % ; Jisag rasstS i. JJ-@\ & \ Printed Name: 1 A Office: [‘ ; /;%S;‘J»"«ll“ & I JP 243. Date: _ /‘»’-- /ua:- O MJD COMMUNICATIONS, INC. _ zzlnn \ By: ye e F3ASL P ={oss" } * \| T J \\. Printed Name; V/Lwrp\.@ e / f—EE \ ,/ } T P 1 Ofiice(,.-l"/';"}"’Q,/fl/-_:br{ g:;.xu( § ,:“,};%«'15‘?“"75} i o j Date: Kf-'.’.'/:'/'::/cc;

THOMAS I:%EQUITY FUND IV, L.P. By: @é / %1 Printed Name: ow T ts W s bi t\](i,’ C Office: \/Mfikfl%um,\ _Puscler Date Z2 / 22)r0

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, Michael B. Adams, Jr., hereby certify that I am an attorney with the law firm of 3lcos:on, Mordkofsky, Jackson & Dickens and that a copy of the foregoing "Application for Consen: to Transfer of Control of Section 214 Authority" was served this 24th day of February, yzar 2000, by first class mail as indicated, to the persons listed below. The Honorable Mike Lowry Office of the Governor Post Office Box 40002 Olympia, WA 98504 The Honorable Madeleine Albright Secretary of State United States Department of State 2201 C Street, NW. Washington, D.C. 20520 The Honorable William S. Coher: Secretary of Defense Attention: Special Assistant for Telecommunications The Pentagon Washington, D.C. 20301 International Transcription Service 1231 20" Street, NW. Washington, D.C. 20037 i fl ( p i/' /Lahm(@ \(L‘“”g k Michael B. Adams, Jr. [


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