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BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES CONNISSIONOF THE STATE OF HAWAIIIn the Matter of the Petition of))FRONTIER CONMtJNICATIONS OFAMERICA, INC.DOCKET NO.01-0457For Authority to TransferControl.DECISION AND ORDERFiled‘Tt’tl’fAt Z1o’clockJ141Uc?v.A19474/2002.M. t -eChief Clerk of the /nmissionATTEST: A True CopyKAREN HIGASHIic Utilities
BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONOF THE STATE OF HAWAIIIn the Matter of the Petition of))FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS OFAMERICA, INC.Docket No.01-0457Decision and Order No.19474For Authority to TransferControl.DECISION AND ORDERI.ByapetitionFRONTIER or2001,Petitioner)requests commission approval of the transfer of control of FCA toCITIZENS100COMMUNICATIONSper centstockFrontier c.(Citizens)ofFCA’s(FSTI).Hawaii akesits(HRS)§ 269-17itspurchase oftreatthe instantthrough 269-19.On June29,2001,Citizens100 per cent of FSTI’s stock.’petitionasarequestforThus,completedwe willcommissionapprovaloftheabove-described transfer of control, nunc pro tunc (or after-the-fact)A copy ofCONSUMERADVOCACYCONSUMER AFFAIRS‘Petition,the petition was served on the DIVISION OFof(Consumerat Dthe
Consumer Advocatefiled itsStatement of Positioninformingthecommission that it does not object to the approval of the lawareStateto provideofcorporationHawaiiintrastatethe State on a resale basis.2company,FSTI,whichGlobal Crossing ductcurrentlyservicesinFCA is wholly-owned by its parentinAmerica,turnInc.owned subsidiary of Global Crossing,waswholly-owned(GCNA).Ltd.GCNA isbya wholly-(GCL), which was FCA’sultimate icservicescontrollinggas,companythatprovides Additionally,CitizensLightwave,provider with authority to provideInc.,aintrastatetelecommunications services in the State.3On JuneGCL’slocalpurchasing 29,exchange100per2001,andcentCitizenscompleted therelatedoperationsofFSTI’sDecision and Order No.18582,stock,purchaseofHawaiibyinFCA’sfiled on June 5,parent.2001,inDocket No. 01-0159.3See Decision and Order No.in Docket No. 97-0045.15447,2filed on March13,1997,
)transparentPetitioner specificallyseparate inthiscustomers.willremainathe transfer of control willcontactinformation,services,or terms and conditions of its telecommunications servicesin the State, among other things.III.Upon review oftransferofcontrolthe Hawaii public utilitydescribed inthelaws and theinstant petition,wefindthat the transfer of control in this docket is under the purviewof HRS § 269-7(a).HRS §the power to examine,public ispositionandcompanies,thetodescribedinthe condition ofeachoforaccommodationitsincomeutility’sofand hotherHRSthis§269-7(a),docketweto befindthereasonabletransfer ofandintheFCA provides competitive services and is not aprovideroftelecommunicationsSince Petitioner things,or corporations.Pursuantpublic interest.dominantamong otherprovides the commission withthe manner in which the utility is operated t the transfer of control will ustomersthings,the
Consumer Advocate notedthat Citizens appearsto be financiallyfit to provide telecommunications services in the State.Based oncontrolthe above,describedinthewe concludeinstantthat thedocketshouldtransferbeofapproved,nunc pro hatfiledthetransferon November 30,of2001,controlinthisdocket, is approved, nunc pro tunc.DONE at Honolulu, Hawaii this22ndday of July,2002.PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONOF THE STATE OF HAWAII*frH. Kimura, ChairmanByDennis R. YamadaCommissioner Ja et E. Kawelo, CommissionerLIAPPROVED AS TO FORM:Ji) took KimC rnmissionCounselO1-0457.eh4
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICEI hereby certify that I have this date served a copy of theforegoingDecisionandOrderNo. 19474uponthefollowingparties, by causing a copy hereof to be mailed, postage prepaid,and properly addressed to each such party.DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRSDIVISION OF CONSUMER ADVOCACYP. 0. Box 541Honolulu, HI96809CHARLIE BORNMANAGERSTATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRSFRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS OF AMERICA, INC.9324 W. Stockton Blvd.Elk Grove, CA95758-SHARI DAWSONCONSULTANTTECHNOLOGIES MANAGEMENT,210 Park Avenue NorthWinter Park, FL32789INC.Catherine SakatoDATED:July 22, 2002
parties, by causing a copy hereof to be mailed, postage prepaid, and properly addressed to each such party. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS DIVISION OF CONSUMER ADVOCACY P. 0. Box 541 Honolulu, HI 96809 CHARLIE BORN MANAGER-STATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS FRONTIER COMMUNICAT
