Order 15653 - Merger: Switched Svcs Comm. & IXC Comm. Services
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS
DIVISION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS
100 ORANGE STREET
PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND 02903
IN RE: Application of Switched Services
Communications, LLC and
IXC Communications Services, Inc.
for Approval of Merger
Docket No. D-98-23
ORDER
WHEREAS, on July 2, 1998, Switched Services Communications, LLC ("SSC") and IXC Communications Services, Inc. ("IXC") filed a joint application with the Rhode Island Division of Public Utilities and Carriers ("Division") seeking approval to merge. The application was filed in accordance with the requirements of Rhode Island General Laws, Section 39-3-24.
WHEREAS, the applicants have provided the Division with a comprehensive description of and explanation for the proposed merger.
WHEREAS, the applicants have further provided the Division with an evaluation of the public interest considerations related to the instant proposal.
WHEREAS, the Division has fully reviewed the filing, in the context of pertinent law, and finds that the proposal will not adversely affect Rhode Island ratepayers. The Division notes that SSC's current authority was conferred through Docket No. 2262(W2) and that IXC's current authority was conferred through Docket No. 2262(X2).
Accordingly it is
That the applicants' merger proposal is hereby approved. Dated and Effective at Providence, Rhode Island on July 29, 1998.
Division of Public Utilities and Carriers
Thomas F. Ahern
Administrator
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