NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY
The REGULATORY COMMISSION OF ALASKA (Commission) gives notice that on January 17, 2023, Sprint Communications Company L.P. (Sprint) and T-Mobile USA, Inc., (T-Mobile) filed an application to transfer Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (Certificate) No. 750 from Sprint to T-Mobile resulting from changes to organizational structures related to the recent merger Sprint with T-Mobile previously approved by the Commission in Docket U-18-091. Docket U-23-002 was opened to address this matter.
The applicants have filed a motion for expedited treatment, seeking final disposition in this transfer by no later than February 28, 2023. In support of their motion, Applicants contend the application will have minimal impact on its management, its rates, terms, or condition of the Telecommunication Relay Services, or its customers.
The Commission has not assessed the completeness of the application. The Commission may determine whether the application is complete after the close of the comment period. The Commission may approve or deny, in whole or in part, the application to transfer the certificate, impose condition on approval, or take other actions to protect the public interest.
You may obtain information about this application by contacting Mark P. Trinchero, Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP, 1300 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 2300, Portland, OR 97201; phone: (503)778-5318, or Anne Marie Tavella, Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP 188 West Northern Lights Blvd., Suite 1100 Anchorage, AK 99503; phone (907) 257-3985, attorneys for T-Mobile and Sprint. The complete filing is also available for inspection at the Commission's office at 701 West 8th Avenue, Suite 300, Anchorage, AK 99501; phone: (907) 276-6222, or may be viewed at the Commission's website at http://rca.alaska.gov by typing Docket No. "U-23-002" in the Find the Matter search box.
To comment on this application, please file your comments by 5:00 p.m., February 7, 2023, at the Commission's address given above or via our website at:
https://rca.alaska.gov/RCAWeb/WhatsNew/PublicNoticesComments.aspx
Please reference Docket No. U-23-002 and include a statement that you have filed a copy of the comments with applicants at the addresses given above.
Individuals or groups of people with disabilities, who require special accommodations, auxiliary aids or service, or alternative communication formats, please contact Naomi Johnston at (907) 276-6222, toll-free at (800) 390-2782, or TTY/Alaska Relay 7-1-1 or (800) 770-8937, or send a request via electronic mail to rca.mail@alaska.gov by January 31, 2023.
DATED at Anchorage, Alaska, this 23rd day of January 2023.
REGULATORY COMMISSION OF ALASKA
David Parrish
Common Carrier Section Manager