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Federal Communications Commission DA 16-1192
Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
Commonwealth Telephone Company LLC
d/b/a Frontier Communications Commonwealth
Telephone Company and
CTSI, LLC
d/b/a Frontier Communications CTSI Company,
Complainants,
v.
UGI Utilities, Inc. – Electric Division,
Respondent.
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Proceeding Number 14-217
Bureau ID Number EB-14-MD-007
ORDER OF DISMISSAL
Adopted: October 18, 2016 Released: October 19, 2016
By the Chief, Market Disputes Resolution Division, Enforcement Bureau:
1. Commonwealth Telephone Company LLC d/b/a Frontier Communications
Commonwealth Telephone Company and CTSI, LLC d/b/a Frontier Communications CTSI Company
(collectively, Frontier) filed a complaint in the above-captioned proceeding on May 14, 20141 against
UGI Utilities, Inc. (UGI) pursuant to section 224 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended,2 and
section 1.1401 et seq. of the Commission’s rules (Complaint).3 UGI filed a response to the Complaint on
August 25, 2014, and Frontier filed a reply on September 15, 2014.4
2. On October 13, 2016, Frontier and UGI filed a joint motion seeking dismissal of the
Complaint with prejudice because they had settled all claims asserted in the Complaint (Joint Motion).5
1 Pole Attachment Complaint, Proceeding No. 14-217, Bureau ID No. EB-14-MD-007 (filed May 14, 2014).
2 47 U.S.C. § 224.
3 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.1401 -1.1424.
4 Response to Pole Attachment Complaint, Proceeding No. 14-217, Bureau ID No. EB-14-MD-007 (filed August 25,
2014); Pole Attachment Complaint Reply, Proceeding No. 14-217, Bureau ID No. EB-14-MD-007 (filed September
15, 2014).
5 Joint Motion to Dismiss Formal Complaint, Proceeding No. 14-217, Bureau ID No. EB-14-MD-007 (filed October
13, 2016).
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3. We are satisfied that granting the Joint Motion will serve the public interest by promoting
the private resolution of disputes, eliminating the need for further litigation, and conserving the resources
of the parties and this Commission.
4. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to sections 1, 4(i), 4(j), and 224 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. §§ 151, 154(i), 154(j), and 224, and Commission
rules 0.111, 0.311, and 1.1401-1.1418, 47 C.F.R. §§ 0.111, 0.311, and 1.1401-1.1418, that the Joint
Motion is GRANTED, and that this proceeding is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Christopher L. Killion
Chief, Market Disputes Resolution Division
Enforcement Bureau