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(WorldCom) commenced an exchange offer (the Offer) for all the issued and outstanding stock of MCI Communications Corporation (MCI). On October 1, 1997, WorldCom also filed with the Commission a Consolidated Application for Transfer of Control of MCI Communications Corporation and Request for Special Temporary Authority (Application). Because the Offer is an unsolicited tender offer, colloquially termed a "hostile" tender offer, that is competing with the proposed acquisition of MCI by British Telecommunications plc (BT), WorldCom seeks authority from the Commission for transfer of control of MCI from MCI's current shareholders on a twostep basis. The Application, in Volumes I and II, requests that the Commission grant WorldCom Special Temporary Authority (STA) for an interim transfer of stock of MCI and its licensee subsidiaries pursuant to Section  Y"2309(f) of the Communications Act@"ġ xPm%(ԍ 47 U.S.C.  309(f).@ to an independent trustee, Professor Howard A. White of St. John's University School of Law (Trustee). In Volume II, the applicant requests that should the tender of MCI be successful the Commission approve the transfer of the tendered MCI shares to WorldCom. &X + + +%nQ U !6WingdingnQ U A6h !  Ԍ Y2In accord with the Commission's twostep approval process for tender offers,,\E zPy(ԍ See Tender Offers and Proxy Contests, Policy Statement, 59 Rad. Reg. 2d (P&F) 1536 (1986), appeal  zPC(dismissed sub. nom. Office of Communication of the United Church of Christ v. F.C.C., 826 F.2d 101 (D.C. Cir. 1987)., WorldCom has filed, as Volume II of the Application, the STA applications pertaining to the proposed transfer of shares from the shareholders of MCI to the Trustee. Under  Y0the STA, and pursuant to a voting trust agreement,SW zPX0ԍ See Application, Vol. I, Exhibit A.S the Trustee would receive and, pursuant to certain restrictions, vote MCI's shares and exercise control of the licensed facilities pending Commission action on the applications for transfer of control to WorldCom. If the Offer is successful, and if the Commission approves the transfer of control to WorldCom, the voting trust would be terminated and the tendered MCI shares would be transferred to WorldCom. If the offer is not completed, the Trustee will dispose of the tendered stock pursuant to the terms of the voting trust agreement, and the voting trust would terminate. qBy this Public Notice, we seek comment on WorldCom's request for STA to transfer MCI shares to the Trustee. We will seek comment on the second stage of the application process, i.e., the application to transfer control from the Trustee to WorldCom, in a subsequent Public Notice. qInterested parties may file objections to WorldCom's application for an STA no  Yb0later than noon on October 10, 1997 . Oppositions may be filed no later than noon on  YL0 October 15, 1997 . Replies must be filed no later than October 17, 1997 . Service copies of all pleadings should be handdelivered to all parties. Alternatively, for pleadings filed from outside the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, service on all parties should be by overnight courier. For administrative convenience, the applications listed below have been consolidated into one docket. Accordingly, for  Y0purposes of this Public Notice, new file numbers will not be assigned to the individual applications for transfer of control. All filings regarding any aspect of the proposed merger should reference the docket number assigned to this proceeding, CC Docket No. 97211.  Xg0 EX PARTE STATUS OF THIS PROCEEDING  Y<0q Because this proceeding involves broad issues of public policy and b ecause  Y%0the BT/MCI transaction&%~W zPT$0ԍ Merger of MCI Communications Corporation and British Telecommunications plc, Memorandum Opinion  zP%0and Order, GN Docket No. 96245, FCC 97302 (Sept. 24, 1997); see also MCI Communications Corporation  zP%0and British Telecommunications plc Seek FCC Consent for Proposed Transfer of Control, Public Notice, GN Docket No. 96245, DA 962079 (rel. December 10, 1996). and the related Primestar transactions<$%l W zPB(0ԍ MCI Telecommunications Corp. and PRIMESTAR LHC, Inc., File No. 106SATAL97; see also TCI"B( +))B("  zP0Satellite Entertainment, Inc. Seek FCC Consent for Proposed Transfer of Control, Public Notice, File No. 91SATTC97, Rep. No. SPB90. (rel. July 23, 1997); MCI Telecommunications, Inc. and Primestar LHC, Inc.  zP"0Seek FCC Consent for Proposed Transfer of Control, Public Notice, File No. 106SATAL97, Rep. No. SPB96. (rel. August 25, 1997).< have been treated as"% +))@ " "permit but disclose" proceedings, for consistency purposes we will treat the WorldCom Application also as permit but disclose. Should circumstances warrant, we may designate this proceeding and all interrelated proceedings as restricted.  Y0Accordingly, ex parte presentations#W zP 0ԍ An ex parte presentation is any communications (spoken or written) directed to the merits or outcome of a proceeding made to a Commissioner, a Commissioner's assistant, or other decisionmaking staff member, that, if written, is not served on other parties to the proceeding or, if oral, is made without an opportunity for all  yPz 0parties to be present. #W*f9 xr G;BZX##X\  P6G;ɒP#47 C.F.R.  1.1202. in this proceeding will be governed by the  Y0procedures set forth in Section 1.1206 of the Commission's rules,@W xP 0ԍ 47 C.F.R.  1.1206.@ that are applicable to nonrestricted proceedings.  Xa0 vLICENSES AND APPLICATIONS SUBJECT TO THE STA qThe applications for transfer of control of MCI's authorizations and licenses to the Trustee include numerous Title II and Title III authorizations, licenses, certifications, and pending applications. Listed below is a nonexhaustive list of the types of authorizations and licenses involved in this transaction. They are separated byv type of authorization or license and, within that category, by the MCI subsidiary that holds the authorization or license. Each MCI subsidiary may hold multiple authorizations or licenses of a particular type. Interested parties should refer to the transfer of control applications contained in the Application for a listing of the authorizations and licenses encompassed by the Offer. Parties should be aware that  Yd0WorldCom acknowledges in the ApplicationRd/ W zPD0ԍ See Application, Vol. I at 4, n.5.R that, because the MCI Board of Directors has not endorsed the Offer, and because MCI's management has not participated in or reviewed the license and authorization compilation contained in the Application, the Application may have to be amended to identify additional authorizations in the services noted.  X0X` hp x (#%'0*,.8135@8: