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                                   Before the

                       Federal Communications Commission

                             Washington, D.C. 20554


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     In the Matter of                         File No. EB-05-IH-0808      
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     Universal Telecommunications, Inc.       NAL/Acct. No. 200632080162  
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     Apparent Liability for Forfeiture        FRN No. 0010-5735-09        
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                                     ORDER

   Adopted: September 3, 2010 Released: September 3, 2010

   By the Chief, Enforcement Bureau:

    1. In this Order, based on information that Universal Telecommunications,
       Inc. ("Universal") submitted to the Enforcement Bureau ("Bureau") in
       response to a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture ("NAL"), we
       determine that no forfeiture penalty should be imposed on Universal.

    2. As explained in the NAL,  following a series of audits of
       telecommunications resellers, Bureau staff identified Universal as a
       reseller that seemingly failed to satisfy various Commission program
       requirements. On August 17, 2005, the Bureau sent a letter of inquiry
       ("LOI") to Universal requesting specific information relating to
       Universal's compliance with filing and payment requirements for
       various federal telecommunications regulatory programs. Universal did
       not respond to the LOI on the due date, nor did it respond to
       subsequent Bureau staff communications directing a response. On June
       15, 2006, the Bureau issued the Universal NAL, in which it concluded
       that Universal was a regulated telecommunications carrier subject to
       the Commission's investigative authority pursuant to sections 4(i),
       4(j), 218, and 403 the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (the
       "Act"), and was apparently liable for a forfeiture in the amount of
       $20,000 for Universal's failure to provide certain information and
       documents as directed by the Bureau.

    3. Universal filed a response to the NAL on August 2, 2006. Based upon
       that response, we conclude that as a factual matter the company is not
       a telecommunications carrier and did not hold any license, permit,
       certificate or other authorization issued by the Commission at the
       time of the apparent violation. As a result, we are precluded by
       section 503(b)(5) of the Act from imposing a forfeiture against
       Universal unless we first issue a citation notifying the company of
       the violation charged (in this case, failure to respond to a
       Commission directive). Because no such citation was issued here, we
       find that no forfeiture should be imposed.

    4. ACCORDINGLY, IT IS ORDERED THAT, pursuant to sections 4(i), 4(j), and
       503(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. S:S:
       154(i), 154(j), 503(b), the proposed forfeiture against Universal
       Telecommunications, Inc. on June 13, 2006 WILL NOT BE IMPOSED.

    5. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED THAT a copy of this ORDER shall be sent, by
       certified mail/return receipt requested to Ms. Ruth Peterson, Chief
       Executive Officer, Universal Telecommunications, Inc., 3781
       Presidential Parkway, Suite 132, Atlanta, GA 30340.

   FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

   P. Michele Ellison

   Chief

   Enforcement Bureau

   See Universal Telecommunications, Inc., Notice of Apparent Liability for
   Forfeiture and Order, 21 FCC Rcd 6579 (Enf. Bur. 2006) ("NAL" or
   "Universal NAL").

   See NAL, 21 FCC Rcd at 6579, para. 3.

   See Letter from Hillary S. DeNigro, Deputy Chief, Investigations and
   Hearings Division, Enforcement Bureau, to Ruth Peterson, Universal
   Telecommunications, Inc., and CT Corporation, Registered Agent for
   Universal Telecommunications, Inc., dated August 17, 2005 ("LOI").

   See e.g., Letter from Hillary S. DeNigro, Deputy Chief, Investigations and
   Hearings Division, Enforcement Bureau, to Ruth Peterson, Universal
   Telecommunications, Inc., dated October 21, 2005 ("October 21, 2005
   Letter"). See also Universal NAL, 21 FCC Rcd at 6570-80, paras. 3-4
   (describing Bureau staff attempts to solicit the requested information
   from Universal).

   See id.

   47 U.S.C. S:S: 154(i), 154(j), 218, 403.

   NAL Response.

   See id. at 3. Based on our review of the NAL Response, we issued a
   supplemental letter of inquiry seeking additional information regarding
   services provided by Universal. See Letter from Trent B. Harkrader, Deputy
   Chief, Investigations and Hearings Division, Enforcement Bureau, to Ruth
   Peterson, Universal Telecommunications, Inc., dated July 23, 2007.
   Universal responded on September 26, 2007. See Letter from Adrian L.
   Ferguson, Universal Telecommunications., Inc., to Vickie Robinson,
   Assistant Chief, Investigations and Hearings Division, Enforcement Bureau,
   FCC, filed Sept. 26, 2007.

   47 U.S.C. S: 503(b)(5).

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