PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 DA 12-1389 Released: August 23, 2012 DOCKET ESTABLISHED FOR MONITORING THE RECENT VERIZON WIRELESS TRANSACTIONS WC Docket No. 12-234 On August 22, 2012, the Commission approved with conditions the assignment of spectrum licenses to and from Verizon Wireless arising from several interrelated transactions.1 These included the assignment of AWS-1 spectrum licenses from Leap to Verizon Wireless, the assignment of AWS-1 spectrum licenses from Verizon to T-Mobile, and the assignment of AWS-1 licenses from SpectrumCo and Cox (Cable Companies) to Verizon Wireless.2 The spectrum assignment from the Cable Companies to Verizon Wireless was part of a larger transaction between Verizon Wireless and the Cable Companies (“Verizon-Cable Transaction”), which also included commercial arrangements under which: (1) Verizon Wireless and the cable operators act as sales agents of one another’s services; (2) each of the cable operators may become resellers of Verizon Wireless’s services; and (3) the parties (other than Cox), through a joint venture, may seek to develop ways to integrate wireline and wireless services (collectively, “the Commercial Agreements”).3 As part of its approval, the Commission noted that Verizon Communications Inc. and Verizon Wireless agreed to comply with a number of conditions, including the assignment of spectrum licenses to T-Mobile, build-out requirements, roaming requirements, and monitoring and reporting requirements.4 In addition, to assist in monitoring any effects the Commercial Agreements have on the marketplace and on the development of emerging product markets, the Order directed the Wireline Competition Bureau to open a docket “for the public to file complaints or petitions alleging that the parties are acting in violation of the conditions imposed by this order or engaging in anti-competitive conduct relating to this transaction that implicates the public interest or otherwise violates the Act or Commission rules.”5 By this Public Notice, we are informing the public that WC Docket No. 12-234 has been established for this purpose. Pleadings may be filed using the Commission’s Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS).6 All pleadings should reference WC Docket No. 12-234. 1 Applications of Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless and SpectrumCo LLC and Cox TMI, LLC For Consent To Assign AWS-1 Licenses; Applications of Verizon Wireless and Leap for Consent To Exchange Lower 700 MHz, AWS-1, and PCS Licenses; Applications of T-Mobile License LLC and Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless for Consent to Assign Licenses, WT Docket Nos. 12-4, 12-175, ULS File Nos. 0004942973, 0004942992, 0004952444, 0004949596, and 0004949598, Memorandum Opinion and Order and Declaratory Ruling, FCC 12-95 (2012). 2 Id. at para. 1. The term “Cable Companies” includes the remaining members of SpectrumCo LLC – Comcast Corp., Time Warner Cable, Inc., and Bright House Networks, LLC – as well as Cox Communications, Inc. 3 Id. at para. 1. 4 Id. at paras. 5, 121, 154–55, & app. D (Reporting Requirements). 5 Id. at para. 145; see also id. at paras. 154, 169. 6 See Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 FR 24121 (1998). § Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically using the Internet by accessing the ECFS: http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs2/. § Paper Filers: Parties who choose to file by paper must file an original and one copy of each filing. If more than one docket or rulemaking number appears in the caption of this proceeding, filers must submit two additional copies for each additional docket or rulemaking number. Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery, by commercial overnight courier, or by first- class or overnight U.S. Postal Service mail. All filings must be addressed to the Commission’s Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission. § All hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings for the Commission’s Secretary must be delivered to FCC Headquarters at 445 12th St., SW, Room TW-A325, Washington, DC 20554. The filing hours are 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. All hand deliveries must be held together with rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes and boxes must be disposed of before entering the building. § Commercial overnight mail (other than U.S. Postal Service Express Mail and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9300 East Hampton Drive, Capitol Heights, MD 20743. § U.S. Postal Service first-class, Express, and Priority mail must be addressed to 445 12th Street, SW, Washington DC 20554. People with Disabilities: To request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities (braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (tty). The proceeding this Notice initiates shall be treated as a “permit-but-disclose” proceeding in accordance with the Commission’s ex parte rules.7 Persons making ex parte presentations must file a copy of any written presentation or a memorandum summarizing any oral presentation within two business days after the presentation (unless a different deadline applicable to the Sunshine period applies). Persons making oral ex parte presentations are reminded that memoranda summarizing the presentation must (1) list all persons attending or otherwise participating in the meeting at which the ex parte presentation was made, and (2) summarize all data presented and arguments made during the presentation. If the presentation consisted in whole or in part of the presentation of data or arguments already reflected in the presenter’s written comments, memoranda or other filings in the proceeding, the presenter may provide citations to such data or arguments in his or her prior comments, memoranda, or other filings (specifying the relevant page and/or paragraph numbers where such data or arguments can be found) in lieu of summarizing them in the memorandum. Documents shown or given to Commission staff during ex parte meetings are deemed to be written ex parte presentations and must be filed consistent with rule 1.1206(b). In proceedings governed by rule 1.49(f) or for which the Commission has made available a method of electronic filing, written ex parte presentations and memoranda summarizing oral ex parte presentations, and all attachments thereto, must be filed through the electronic comment filing system available for that proceeding, and must be filed in their native format (e.g., .doc, .xml, .ppt, searchable .pdf). Participants in this proceeding should familiarize themselves with the Commission’s ex parte rules. For further information, contact Claude Aiken or Christopher Sova, Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, (202) 418-1580. - FCC - 7 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.1200 et seq.