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Federal Communications Commission DA 17-586
Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
Commonwealth Telephone Company LLC d/b/a
Frontier Communications, Commonwealth
Telephone Company, Frontier Communications of
Breezewood, LLC, Citizens Telecommunications
Company of West Virginia d/b/a Frontier
Communications Company of West Virginia, and
Frontier West Virginia Inc.,
Complainants,
v.
Metropolitan Edison Company,
Pennsylvania Electric Company,
West Penn Power Company d/b/a Allegheny
Power, Monongahela Power Company, and The
Potomac Edison Company,
Respondents.
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Proceeding Number 14-218
Bureau ID Number EB-14-MD-008
ORDER OF DISMISSAL
Adopted: June 19, 2017 Released: June 20, 2017
By the Acting Chief, Market Disputes Resolution Division, Enforcement Bureau:
1. On June 11, 2014, Commonwealth Telephone Company LLC d/b/a Frontier
Communications, Commonwealth Telephone Company, Frontier Communications of Breezewood, LLC,
Citizens Telecommunications Company of West Virginia d/b/a Frontier Communications Company of
West Virginia, and Frontier West Virginia Inc. (collectively, Frontier) filed a complaint1 in the captioned
proceeding against Metropolitan Edison Company, Pennsylvania Electric Company, West Penn Power
Company d/b/a Allegheny Power, Monongahela Power Company, and The Potomac Edison Company
(collectively, FirstEnergy) pursuant to Section 224 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and
Commission rules 1.1401–1.1424.2
2. On June 14, 2017, Frontier and FirstEnergy filed a Joint Motion requesting that the
1 Pole Attachment Complaint, Proceeding No. 14-218, File No. EB-14-MD-008 (filed June 11, 2014) (Complaint).
2 47 U.S.C. § 224; 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.1401-1.424.
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Complaint be dismissed with prejudice because they had settled the dispute giving rise to the Complaint.3
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 4(i), 4(j), and 224 of the Act, 47
U.S.C. §§ 154(i), 154(j), and 224, and Commission rules 0.111, 0.311, and 1.1401-1.1424, 47 C.F.R. §§
0.111, 0.311, and 1.1401-1.1424, that the Joint Motion is GRANTED and this proceeding is
DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Rosemary H. McEnery
Acting Chief, Market Disputes Resolution Division
Enforcement Bureau
3 Joint Motion to Dismiss Formal Complaint, Proceeding No. 14-218, File No. EB-14-MD-008 (filed June 15, 2017)
(Joint Motion).