FCC Record, Volume 27, No. 20, Pages 16663 to 16919, Supplement (December 2012) Page: 16,666
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implementing that provision, and One World Telecom's duty to timely respond to
Commission requests for information.
(h) "Effective Date" means the date on which the Commission releases the Adopting
Order.
(i) "One World Telecom" or the "Company" means One World Telecom, LLC, and its
predecessors-in-interest and successors-in-interest.
(j) "Information request" means an order, letter, or other document requiring that One
World Telecom provide information, documents, or both information and
documents to the Commission.
(k) "Investigation" means the investigation commenced by the Bureau regarding the
Company's compliance with Section 214 of the Act and Part 63 of the Rules3
concerning One World Telecom's obligations to obtain Commission approval
before consummating substantial assignments and transfers of domestic and
international Section 214 authority, timely notify the Commission of the
consummation ofproforma international Section 214 authority transactions, and
timely respond to the Bureau's requests for information.
(1) "Operating Procedures" means the standard, internal operating procedures and
compliance policies established by One World Telecom to implement the
Compliance Plan.
(m) "Parties" means One World Telecom and the Bureau, each of which is a "Party."
(n) "Rules" means the Commission's regulations found in Title 47 of the Code of
Federal Regulations.
(o) "Section 214 Rules" means Section 214 of the Act and other Communications Laws
governing the construction, acquisition, or operation of lines of communication,
including any Rules implementing Section 214 and any related Commission orders.
II. BACKGROUND
3. Section 214 of the Act requires telecommunications carriers to obtain a certificate of
public convenience and necessity from the Commission before constructing, acquiring, operating, or
engaging in transmission over lines of communications, and before discontinuing, reducing, or impairing
service to a community.4 In accordance with Sections 63.03 and 63.24 of the Rules, any "substantial"
transfer of control of a carrier's lines or of Section 214 authority requires application to and prior
3 47 U.S.C. 214; 47 C.F.R. Part 63.
4 See 47 U.S.C. 214(a). The Commission granted all carriers blanket authority under Section 214 to provide
domestic interstate services and to construct or operate any domestic transmission line. Implementation of Section
402(b)(2)(A) of the Telecomm. Act of 1996, Report and Order in CC Docket No. 97-1i, Second Memorandum
Opinion and Order in AAD File No. 98-43, 14 FCC Red 11364, 11365-66, para. 2 (1999) (Section 402
Implementation Order); 47 C.F.R. 63.01. This authority does not extend to the provision of international services.
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