NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC, d/b/a AT&T MOBILITY …S T A T E O F M I C H I G A N BEFORE THE...

S T A T E O F M I C H I G A N

BEFORE THE MICHIGAN PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

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In the matter of the application of ) NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC, d/b/a ) AT&T MOBILITY PCS, for designation as an ) eligible telecommunications carrier pursuant to ) Case No. U-15551 Section 214(e) of the Telecommunications Act ) of 1996. ) ) At the July 29, 2008 meeting of the Michigan Public Service Commission in Lansing,

Michigan.

PRESENT: Hon. Orjiakor N. Isiogu, Chairman

Hon. Monica Martinez, Commissioner Hon. Steven A. Transeth, Commissioner

OPINION AND ORDER

Findings of Fact

On April 29, 2008, New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC, d/b/a AT&T Mobility PCS (AT&T

Mobility) filed an application, pursuant to Section 214(e)(2) of the federal Communications Act of

1996, 47 USC § 214(e)(2), for designation as an eligible telecommunications carrier (ETC) for

purposes of universal service fund (USF) support.

AT&T Mobility requests that the Commission enter an order immediately designating it as an

ETC in the non-rural telephone company wire centers and rural telephone company study areas

identified on Exhibit A of its application for the purposes of receiving both High Cost and

LifeLine support. AT&T Mobility asserts that the Commission may act on its application without

the necessity of a public hearing.

U-15551

Conclusions of Law

On November 15, 2007, Dobson Communications Corporation (Dobson) became a wholly

owned subsidiary of AT&T, Inc. AT&T acquired the Federal Communications Commission

(FCC) licenses of Dobson’s subsidiaries operating in Michigan: American Cellular Corporation

(ACC) and Dobson Cellular Systems, Inc. (DCS). ACC received designation as an ETC in Case

No. U-14483 on November 10, 2005. DCS received designation as an ETC in Case No. U-14257

on September 21, 2004, and an expansion of its study area was granted in Case No. U-14482 on

November 10, 2005. AT&T now intends to merge ACC and DCS into New Cingular Wireless

PSC, LLC, d/b/a AT&T Mobility PSC.

ETC status is not considered a transferable asset that may be acquired with the purchase of

Dobson’s operating assets, and AT&T Mobility is thus applying for ETC designation throughout

the wire centers wholly contained within the service area previously served by ACC and DCS, as

well as AT&T Mobility’s current service area. In accordance with the AT&T/Dobson Merger

Order, AT&T Mobility is operating under a voluntary interim cap limiting USF support to 12

times the level of support that AT&T Mobility and Dobson were eligible to receive as competitive

ETCs for the month of June 2007.1

AT&T Mobility requests that the Commission enter an order immediately designating it as an

ETC in the non-rural telephone company wire centers and rural telephone company study areas

identified on Exhibit A to its application, which is also attached to this order.

After reviewing AT&T Mobility’s application, the Commission finds that it should be granted

because the Commission is persuaded that ETC designation for AT&T Mobility, as it is newly

1In the Matter of Application of AT&T, Inc., and Dobson Communications Corporation for

Consent to Transfer Control of Licenses and Authorizations, Docket No. 07-153, FCC 07-196 (rel. Nov. 19, 2007) (AT&T/Dobson Merger Order), ¶ 71.

U-15551

constituted, promotes the availability of universal service and is in the public interest. The

application filed by AT&T Mobility for ETC designation for purposes of receiving USF support is

granted, with the understanding that by June 1, 2009, AT&T Mobility will comply with enhanced

service requirements, as required by the FCC’s Report and Order 05-46, CC Docket 96-45, and the

Commission’s October 18, 2005 order in Case No. U-14530.

Moreover, the Commission concludes, as it did in its November 20, 2001 order in Case

No. U-13145, that it need not solicit comment on the application, which would only further delay

action on the application.

THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the application filed by New Cingular Wireless PCS,

LLC, d/b/a AT&T Mobility PCS, for designation as an eligible telecommunications carrier for

purposes of universal service fund support is granted.

The Commission reserves jurisdiction and may issue further orders as necessary.

Any party desiring to appeal this order must do so by the filing of a claim of appeal in the

Michigan Court of Appeals within 30 days of the issuance of this order, under MCL 484.2203(12).

MICHIGAN PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

________________________________________ Orjiakor N. Isiogu, Chairman

________________________________________ By its action of July 29, 2008. Monica Martinez, Commissioner ________________________________ ________________________________________ Mary Jo Kunkle, Executive Secretary Steven A. Transeth, Commissioner

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CenturyTel of Upper Michiqan, Inc. CenturyTel of Upper Michigan, Inc.

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