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Application of Princeton Hosted Solutions, LLC for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to Provide Competitive Local and Intrastate...
[February 24, 2012]

Application of Princeton Hosted Solutions, LLC for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to Provide Competitive Local and Intrastate...


(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Application of Princeton Hosted Solutions, LLC for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to Provide Competitive Local and Intrastate Interexchange Telecommunications Services Within State of Delaware DOVER, Del., Feb. 23 -- The Delaware Public Service Commission issued the following order: IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF PRINCETON HOSTED SOLUTIONS, LLC FOR A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY TO PROVIDE COMPETITIVE LOCAL AND INTRASTATE INTEREXCHANGE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES WITHIN STATE OF DELAWARE, AND FOR REVIEW OF A PLAN FOR PROVIDING INTRALATA TOLL DIALING PARITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL COMMUNICATION REQUIREMENTS (FILED NOVEMBER 15, 2011) PSC Docket No. 11-480 ORDER NO. 8100 AND NOW, this 23rd day of February, 2012: WHEREAS, on November 15, 2011, Princeton Hosted Solutions, LLC ("PHS") filed an application (the "Application") with the Delaware Public Service Commission (the "Commission") seeking a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity ("CPCN") to allow it to provide competitive local and competitive intrastate interexchange telecommunications services within the State of Delaware. With its Application, PHS also filed an illustrative tariff setting forth the terms and conditions of its proposed services; and WHEREAS, public notice of the Application, including a period for filing objections, was published in The News Journal and the Delaware State News newspapers on December 10, 2011, and December 14, 2011, respectively. The Commission Staff ("Staff") has not received any comments or objections to the Application. Staff reports that PHS, a New Jersey corporation, represents that it is currently authorized to provide telecommunications services in New York and New Jersey, has a conditional CPCN in Pennsylvania, and has shown that it has the financial, technical, and managerial capabilities required for a CPCN as set forth in the Commission's "Rules for the Provision of Telecommunications Services." See 26 Del. Admin. C. 4001 (the "Rules"); WHEREAS, the Commission determines that a CPCN should be granted to PHS to authorize it, as a public utility, to offer local exchange and other competitive intrastate telecommunications services under the provisions of the Commission's Rules subject to the condition that PHS completes the conditions described in the Ordering Paragraphs; NOW THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED BY THE AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF NOT FEWER THAN THREE COMMISSIONERS: 1. That pursuant to 26 Del. C. 203A and 703(3) and the Commission's "Rules for the Provision of Telecommunications Services" (26 Del. Admin. C. 4001), a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity is hereby granted to Princeton Hosted Solutions, LLC to operate as a public utility and provide local telecommunications exchange services and other competitive intrastate telecommunications services as described in the Application filed on November 15, 2011. Such Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity is effective on the date of this Order.



2. That Princeton Hosted Solutions, LLC shall provide intrastate telecommunications services in the manner required by the Commission's "Rules for the Provision of Telecommunications Services" (26 Del. Admin. C. 4001) and at all times shall comply with all applicable provisions of such Rules. Princeton Hosted Solutions, LLC shall also file all returns and pay all assessments and fees as may be required by the provisions of 26 Del. C. 114 and 115.

3. That the certificate for local exchange telecommunications services is awarded upon, and subject to, the following conditions:1 (a) That ten days prior to the effective date Princeton Hosted Solutions, LLC intends to offer and implement local exchange telecommunications services, the Company shall file with the Commission an initial tariff, with rules, regulations, terms, and conditions of services specifically adopted for Delaware; and (b) That before filing any initial tariff, Princeton Hosted Solutions, LLC either (i) shall have in place a Commission-approved interconnection agreement or (ii) shall file an "opt-in" agreement between Princeton Hosted Solutions, LLC and Verizon Delaware LLC or another certificated local exchange carrier.


4. That the provisions of 26 Del. C. 208(b) are waived, and Princeton Hosted Solutions, LLC is authorized to maintain its books and records relating to its Delaware operations outside of the State of Delaware; provided, however, and upon the condition that, Princeton Hosted Solutions, LLC shall provide to the Commission at its Dover, Delaware, office, in a timely manner and upon the written request of the Commission's Executive Director, all such books and records relating to the Company's Delaware operations as the Commission may deem reasonably necessary from time to time for review and copying. If the Commission must review the Delaware-related books and records of Princeton Hosted Solutions, LLC at a location other than at the Commission's Dover, Delaware, office, Princeton Hosted Solutions, LLC shall pay for the expenses of such review.

5. That a violation of this Order, the Commission's Rules and Regulations, or other applicable law may result in suspension or revocation of this Certificate.

6. That the Commission reserves the jurisdiction and authority to enter such further Orders in this matter as may be deemed necessary or proper.

BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION: Chair /s/ Jaymes B. Lester Commissioner /s/ Joann T. Conaway Commissioner /s/ Dallas Winslow Commissioner Commissioner ATTEST: /s/ Alisa Carrow Bentley Secretary 1 These conditions must be completed within 6 months of the date of this Order.

TNS MT93 120224-3785549 61MarlizTagarum (c) 2012 Targeted News Service

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