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Federal Communications Commission   DA 17-415
Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of
AT&T Services Inc. and AT&T Corp.,
     Complainants,
v.
Great Lakes Comnet, Inc. and 
Westphalia Telephone Company,
     Defendants.
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Proceeding Number 14-222
Bureau ID Number EB-14-MD-013
ORDER OF DISMISSAL
Adopted:  May 4, 2017 Released:  May 4, 2017
By the Acting Chief, Market Disputes Resolution Division, Enforcement Bureau:
1. On October 22, 2014, AT&T Services, Inc., and AT&T Corp. (collectively, AT&T) filed 
with this Commission a formal complaint against Great Lakes Comnet, Inc. (GLC) and Westphalia 
Telephone Company (WTC) (collectively, Defendants) under Section 208 of the Communications Act of 
1934, as amended (Act), 47 U.S.C. § 208.
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2. On March 18, 2015, the Commission issued a Memorandum Opinion and Order that 
granted count I of AT&T’s Complaint.
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  Defendants filed a petition for review of the Order with the 
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (D.C. Circuit).  While the petition for 
review was pending, GLC filed a petition for bankruptcy with the Bankruptcy Court for the Western 
District of Michigan.
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  The bankruptcy court lifted the automatic stay provisions of the Bankruptcy Code 
in order to allow the petition for review to be heard.
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  The D.C. Circuit subsequently denied the petition 
for review in part and granted the petition for review in part, remanding one issue to the Commission for 
further consideration.
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Formal Complaint, Proceeding Number 12-222, Bureau ID Number EB-14-MD-013 (filed Oct. 22, 2014)
(Complaint).
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AT&T Services, Inc. and AT&T Corp. v. Great Lakes Comnet, Inc., et al., Memorandum Opinion and Order, 30 
FCC Rcd 2585 (2015) (Order).   
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See In re Great Lakes Comnet, Inc., et al., Ch. 11, Case No. 16-00290 (Bankr. W.D. Mich.).
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In re Great Lakes Comnet, Inc., et al., Ch. 11, Case No. 16-00290, Order Granting Stipulation (Bankr. W.D. Mich. 
Mar. 10, 2016).
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Great Lakes Comnet, Inc. et al. v. FCC, 823 F.3d 998 (D.C. Cir. 2016).
Federal Communications Commission   DA 17-415
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3. On May 2, 2017, the parties advised the Commission that they “reached a voluntary 
settlement of their disputes and that settlement has been approved by the Bankruptcy Court in which 
AT&T, WTC and GLC executed mutual releases.”
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  The parties agree that the proceeding before the 
Commission should be dismissed with prejudice.
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4. We are satisfied that granting the 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.
5. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to Sections 1, 4(i), 4(j), and 208 of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. §§ 151, 154(i), 154(j), and 208, and Commission 
rules 0.111, 0.311, and 1.720-1.736, 47 C.F.R. §§ 0.111, 0.311, and 1.720-1.736, that the Motion is 
GRANTED, and that this proceeding is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Rosemary H. McEnery
Acting Chief, Market Disputes Resolution Division
Enforcement Bureau
                                                          
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Joint Motion of Complainants and Defendants to Dismiss the Proceeding with Prejudice, Proceeding No. 14-222, 
Bureau ID No. EB-14-MD-013 (filed May 2, 2017) at 2 (Motion).
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