PUBLIC NOTICE
Federal Communications Commission
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DA 09-181
Released:  February 2, 2009
NOTICE OF NON-STREAMLINED DOMESTIC SECTION 214 APPLICATION GRANTED
WC Docket No.  08-224
Pursuant to section 214 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. § 214, and 
sections 0.91, 0.291, and 63.03 of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 0.91, 0.291, and 63.03, the 
Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) approves the application of Midcontinent Communications 
(Midcontinent) and BEK Communications Cooperative (BEK) to transfer certain assets from 
Midcontinent to BEK.    
The Bureau finds, upon consideration of the record, that the proposed transfer will serve the 
public interest, convenience, and necessity, and therefore grants the requested authorization.1 Pursuant to 
section 1.103 of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 1.103, the consent granted herein is effective upon 
the release of the 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 Tracey Wilson-Parker at 202 / 418-1394, Competition 
Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau.
 
  
1 See Joint Applications of Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. and Chorus Communications, Ltd. For Authority to 
Transfer Control of Commission Licenses and Authorizations Pursuant to Sections 214 and 310(d) of the 
Communications Act and Parts 22, 63 and 90 of the Commission's Rules, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 16 
FCC Rcd 15293, 15296-99 (CCB/WTB 2001) (authorizing transfer of control involving an incumbent LEC and a 
competitive in-region provider of local exchange and exchange access services where overlap was limited and the 
transaction overall resulted in public interest benefits); Wireline Competition Bureau Grants Consent for 
Acquisition of Certain Assets of Adelphia Business Solutions by BellSouth, WC Docket No. 02-181, Public Notice, 
18 FCC Rcd 11438 (WCB 2003) (authorizing transfer of resale customers from a competitive LEC to the 
incumbent LEC where the competitive LEC was exiting the market and the transaction was in the public interest).