FCC Record, Volume 28, No. 14, Pages 10740 to 11616, July 23 - August 6, 2013 Page: 10,821

                                
PUBLIC NOTICE
Federal Communications Commission
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DA 13-1619
Released: July 23, 2013
DOMESTIC SECTION 214 APPLICATION FILED FOR THE ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN
ASSETS OF THE SOUTH CANAAN COMPANIES
BY LAUREL HIGHLAND TOTAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
STREAMLINED PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHED
WC Docket No. 13-183
Comments Due: August 6, 2013
Reply Comments Due: August 13, 2013
On July 16, 2013, South Canaan Telephone Company (SCTC), South Canaan Long Distance
Company (SCLD) (together, the South Canaan Companies) and Laurel Highland Total Communications,
Inc. (LHTOC) (together, Applicants) filed an application pursuant to section 63.03 of the Commission's
rules' to transfer certain assets of the South Canaan Companies to LHTOC.
The South Canaan Companies, each of which is a Pennsylvania corporation, provide
telecommunications services in northeastern Pennsylvania. SCTC, an incumbent local exchange carrier
(incumbent LEC) provides local exchange and exchange access service to subscribers (approximately
2,100 access lines) in and around the town of South Canaan, in portions of Wayne and Lackawanna
Counties. SCLD provides long distance service in the same area served by the SCTC.
LHTOC, a Pennsylvania corporation, is affiliated with two incumbent LECs, Yukon-Waltz
Telephone Company (YWTC) and Laurel Highland Telephone Company (LHTC). YWTC provides local
exchange and exchange access service to subscribe in and around the town of Yukon in Westmoreland
County in southwest Pennsylvania. YWTC operates one exchange and has approximately 650 access
lines. LHTC provides local exchange and exchange access services to subscribers (approximately 4,400
access lines) in Westmoreland and Fayette Counties, Pennsylvania. LHTC has a competitive LEC
division that provides competitive services in portions of Fayette and Westmoreland Counties that are
wholly outside the service area of YWTC, LHTC and SCTC. No shareholder owns a ten percent or
greater interest in LHTOC. Operational control of LHTOC rests with its Board of Directors and its
President and CEO.2
S47 C.F.R  63.03; see 47 U.S.C.  214. Applicants also filed an application for transfer of control associated with
authorization for international services. Any action on this domestic section 214 application is without prejudice to
Commission action on other related, pending applications.
2The following U.S. citizens comprise the Board of Directors and the President and CEO of LHTOC are as follows:
Ralph Hunter, Chairman of the Board; Morgan D. Withrow, Vice Chairman of the Board; Connie B. Beam,

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