Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless (“Verizon Wireless”) and Atlantis Holdings LLC (“Atlantis Holdings”) seek the Commission’s consent to transfer control to Verizon Wireless of Atlantis Holdings’ interests in licenses, authorizations and spectrum manager and de facto transfer leasing arrangements held by ALLTEL Corporation (“ALLTEL”), its subsidiaries and controlled partnerships, and partnerships in which ALLTEL has a minority, non-controlling general partner interest. Verizon Wireless is a general partnership in which Verizon Communications Inc. and Vodafone Group Plc, an English public limited company, indirectly hold, through wholly-owned subsidiaries, 55% and 45% of the partnership interests, respectively. Verizon Wireless and Atlantis Holdings therefore also request a declaratory ruling that the public interest would not be served by denying approval of the indirect foreign ownership in the licenses, authorizations, and spectrum manager and de facto transfer leasing arrangements at issue. See the Public Notice for more information.

9/19/08 - Day 86

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9/11/08
Federal Communications Commission’s Request for Information

7/29/08
Protective Order: Word | Acrobat

7/29/08
Protective Order Regarding Numbering Resource and Utilization Forecast (NRUF) and Local Number Portability Information.
Protective Order: Word | Acrobat

7/29/08
Numbering Resource and Utilization Forecast (NRUF) Reports and Local Number Portability Reports to be Placed Into Record.
Public Notice: Word | Acrobat

7/24/08
Order Extending Pleading Cycle: Word | Acrobat

6/25/08
Verizon Wireless and Atlantis Holdings LLC Seek Consent to Transfer Control of Licenses, Spectrum Manager and De Facto Transfer Leasing Arrangements and Authorizations.
Public Notice: Word | Acrobat

Below is a list of record documents in reverse chronological order.

9/19/08
Supplemental to Its Reply Comments of August 19, 2008, filed by T-Mobile USA Inc.

9/18/08
Notice of Ex Parte Communications, filed by Leap Wireless, Inc.

9/18/08
Notice of Ex Parte Communication, filed by Verizon and Verizon Wireless

9/17/08
Redacted Documents in Response to Request for Information, filed by Atlantis Holdings Inc., and Verizon Wireless

9/17/08
Notices of Ex Parte Communication, filed by Organization for the Promotion and Advancement of Small Telecommunications Companies (OPASTCO)
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9/10/08
Notice of Ex Parte Communication, filed by Atlantis Holdings Inc., Verizon, and Verizon Wireless

9/9/08
Notice of Ex Parte Communication, filed by Verizon Communications Inc.

9/5/08
Acknowledgments of Confidentiality, filed by Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless

9/3/08
Notice of Ex Parte Communication, filed by Atlantis Holdings, and ALLTEL Corporation

9/2/08
Acknowledgments of Confidentiality, filed by ALLTEL Corporation

8/27/08
Acknowledgments of Confidentiality, filed by MetroPCS Communications, Inc., and NTELOS Inc.

8/27/08
News Article, filed by Ritter Communications Inc, and Central Arkansas Rural Cellular Limited Partnership

8/26/08
Reply to Joint Opposition to Petition to Deny, filed by Chatham Avalon Park Community Council

8/26/08
Reply to Joint Opposition to Petitions to Deny, filed by Palmetto Mobilenet, L.P.

8/26/08
Reply Comments, filed by Leap Wireless International, Inc.

8/26/08
Reply to Joint Opposition to Petition to Deny and Comments, filed by Ad Hoc Public Interest Spectrum Coalition

8/26/08
Reply to Joint Opposition, filed by The Rural Carriers

8/26/08
Reply to Joint Opposition, filed by South Dakota Telecommunications

8/26/08
Reply to Joint Opposition to Petitions to Deny and Comments, filed by Cellular South, Inc.

8/26/08
Reply to Joint Opposition to Petitions to Deny and Comments, filed by Rural Telecommunications Group, Inc.

8/26/08
Reply Comments, filed by South Dakota Public Utilities Commission

8/26/08
Reply to Joint Opposition to Petitions to Deny and Comments, filed by Metro PCS Communications, Inc., and NTELOS Inc.

8/26/08
Reply to Joint Opposition to Petitions to Deny, filed by Rural Cellular Association

8/26/08
Acknowledgments of Confidentiality, filed by Rural Telecommunications Group, Inc.

8/26/08
Comments, filed by Institute for Policy Innovation

8/26/08
Reply, filed by North Dakota Network Co.

8/26/08
Reply to Joint Opposition, filed by Ritter Communications Inc, and Central Arkansas Rural Cellular Limited Partnership
[ 1 | 2 ]

8/25/08
Comments, filed by Communications Consumers United

8/25/08
Notice of Ex Parte Communication, filed by Atlantis Holdings LLC, and Verizon Wireless

8/25/08
Acknowledgment of Confidentiality, filed by Cellco Partnership, d/b/a Verizon Wireless

8/22/08
Comments, filed by Native American Television

8/22/08
Acknowledgments of Confidentiality, filed by Leap Wireless

8/22/08
Acknowledgments of Confidentiality, filed by MetroPCS Communications, Inc. and NTELOS Inc.

8/21/08
Comments, filed by Telecommunications for the Deaf, Inc.

8/20/08
Acknowledgment of Confidentiality, filed by Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless

8/19/08
Comments, filed by ASPIRA Association

8/19/08
Comments, filed by Ritter Communications, Inc., Arkansas Rural Cellular Limited Partnership

8/19/08
Comments, filed Organization of Rural Education

8/19/08
Redacted Copies of Reply Declaration of Dennis Carlton, Allan Shampine, Hal Sider, filed by Verizon Wireless

8/19/08
Reply Comments, filed by T-Mobile USA, Inc.

8/19/08
Joint Opposition to Petitions to Deny and Comments, filed by Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless, and Atlantis Holdings Inc.

8/19/08
Comments, filed by The Free State Foundation

8/18/08
Acknowledgments of Confidentiality, filed by Alltel Communications
[ 1 | 2 ]

8/15/08
Acknowledgments of Confidentiality, filed by Alltel Communications

8/14/08
Comments, filed by U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

8/14/08
Notice of Ex Parte Communications, filed by Alltel Communications

8/13/08
Notices of Ex Parte Communication, filed by Verizon Wireless
[ 1 | 2 ]

8/13/08
Notice of Ex Parte Communication, filed by MetroPCS Communications, Inc.

8/12/08
Letter of Comment, filed by National Emergency Number Association

8/11/08
Comments, filed by U.S. Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce

8/11/08
Petition to Dismiss or Deny, filed by Ad Hoc Public Interest Spectrum Coalition

8/11/08
Petition to Deny, filed by Cellular South, Inc.

8/11/08
Petition to Condition Transaction Approval, filed by The Rural Carriers

8/11/08
Petition to Deny, filed by Palmetto Mobilenet, L.P.

8/11/08
Petition to Condition Transaction Approval, filed by South Dakota Telecommunications Association

8/11/08
Comments, filed by Office of Attorney General, Wayne Stenehjem, North Dakota

8/11/08
Petition to Deny, filed by Rural Telecommunications Group, Inc.

8/11/08
Petition to Condition Consent or Deny Application, filed by MetroPCS Communications, Inc., and NTELOS, Inc.

8/11/08
Petition to Deny, filed by Centennial Communications Corp.

8/11/08
Comments, filed by Pacific Research Institute

8/11/08
Comments, filed by The Rural Cellular Association

8/11/08
Petition to Deny, filed by The Organization for the Promotion and Advancement of Small Telecommunications Companies and The Rural Independent Competitive Alliance

8/11/08
Comments, filed by International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

8/11/08
Joint Petition to Deny filed by Denali Spectrum, Leap Wireless Int’l, Inc., LCW Wireless, Mobi PCS, NTELOS, Inc., The Organization for the Promotion and Advancement of Small Telecommunications Companies, Revol Wireless, Rural Telecommunications Group, Inc., SpectrumCo, and SouthernLINC Wireless

8/11/08
Petition to Deny, filed by National Telecommunications Cooperative Association

8/11/08
Comments, filed by Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council

8/11/08
Petition to Deny, filed by Leap Wireless International, Inc.

8/11/08
Petition to Deny, filed by Ritter Communications and Central Arkansas Rural Cellular Limited Partnership

8/11/08
Comments, filed by National Hispanic Council on Aging

8/11/08
Comments, filed by Women Impacting Public Policy

8/10/08
Comments, filed by American GI Forum

8/8/08
Petition to Deny, filed by EMR Policy Institute

8/7/08
Comments, filed by U.S.-Mexico Chamber of Commerce

8/6/08
Notice of Ex Parte Communication, filed by Verizon

8/4/08
Notices of Ex Parte Communication, filed by Verizon and Verizon Wireless
[ 1 | 2 ]

8/4/08
Comments, filed by Nebraska Chamber of Commerce & Industry

8/4/08
Acknowledgment of Confidentiality, filed by Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless

7/31/08
Comments, filed by Hispanic Alliance for Prosperity Institute

7/31/08
Acknowledgments of Confidentiality, filed by Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless

7/31/08
Petition to Dismiss or Deny, filed by North Dakota Network Co.

7/30/08
Acknowledgments of Confidentiality, filed by MetroPCS Communications, Inc. and NTELOS

7/28/08
Comments, filed by Governor David Heinaman, State of Nebraska

7/28/08
Comments, filed by Michigan Chamber of Commerce

7/25/08
Comments, filed by Latino Coalition

7/25/08
Comments, filed by Consumers for Competitive Choice

7/25/08
Comments, filed by Dominican American National Roundtable

7/25/08
Comments, filed by National Black Chamber of Commerce

7/25/08
Comments, filed by National Indian Council on Age

7/25/08
Comments, filed by Freedom Works Foundation

7/25/08
Comments, filed by American Association of Peoples with Disabilities

7/24/08
Reply to Opposition, filed by Rural Telecommunications Group, Inc.

7/24/08
Comments, filed by U.S. Cattlemen’s Association

7/24/08
Comments in Support of RTG Motion for Extension of Time, filed by National Telecommunications Cooperative Association

7/24/08
Comments in Support of RTG Motion for Extension of Time

7/24/08
Opposition to Consumers Union, Free Press, Media Access Project, and Public Knowledge’s Request for Extension of Time, filed Atlantis Holdings and Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless

7/24/08
Erratum to Motion for Extension of Time, filed by The Rural Telecommunications Group, Inc.

7/24/08
Opposition to RTC’s Motion for Extension, filed by Atlantis Holdings and Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless

7/24/08
Response to RTC’s Motion for Extension, filed by Consumers Union, Free Press, Media Access Project, and Public Knowledge

7/23/08
Comments, filed by League of United Latin American Citizens

7/23/08
Motion for Extension of Time, filed by The Rural Telecommunications Group, Inc.

7/22/08
Letter of Comment, filed by Verizon Wireless

• Lead Application

• Public Interest Statement

• Economist Statement

• Coverage Map

• Competitor Chart

• Spectrum Aggregation

• Erin McGrath, Mobility Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau: (202) 418-2042

• Susan Singer, Spectrum Competition and Policy Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau: (202) 418-1340

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