FCC Sets December Comment Deadlines on Windstream-EarthLink Application
The FCC invited input this month on Windstream's proposed takeover of EarthLink, said a public notice in Monday's Daily Digest. Comments are due Dec. 16, replies Dec. 23, said the PN in docket 16-393. The notice cited the application as…
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saying EarthLink is authorized to offer telecom services in all 50 states, with its subsidiaries offering telecom services to small and medium-sized business, enterprise, and wholesale customers. "EarthLink’s local and longhaul fiber network spans 29,000 route miles in the Southeast, Northeast, and Southwest," said the PN. "Through one of its subsidiaries, EarthLink offers nationwide Internet access, including dial-up, DSL, and cable broadband, and related services to approximately 400,000 residential customers over a mix of leased facilities from incumbent local exchange carriers (LECs) and cable operators." Windstream senior executives recently said they were hopeful of navigating a potential "traffic jam" of deal applications at the federal and state commissions (see 1611070032).