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Kansas Rural Communications Service Provider Epic Touch To Purchase Louisiana Communications Providers

Kansas Rural Communications Service Provider Epic Touch To Purchase Louisiana Communications Providers

Tony Veach
Broadband, A-CAM, Broadband Deployment, Mergers & Acquisitions, Rate-of-Return, Universal Service, USF

Kansas rural communications service provider Epic Touch Co., Inc. has entered into an agreement to purchase CP-TEL Holdings, Inc., the sole direct owner of Louisiana communications service providers Campti-Pleasant Hill Telephone Co., Inc. and CP-TEL Network Services, Inc.

FCC Approves Transaction Involving Cost-Based and A-CAM Rate-of-Return Companies

FCC Approves Transaction Involving Cost-Based and A-CAM Rate-of-Return Companies

Tony Veach
Broadband, Rate-of-Return, Mergers & Acquisitions

The FCC has approved the transfer of control of ComSouth Corporation to Hargray Communications Group, Inc. The transaction involves high-cost universal service fund support provided under two different mechanisms – one fixed and one cost-based. Because the FCC found this situation raises cost shifting concerns that could unfairly increase USF support, it approved the transaction subject to a condition intended to prevent such a result.