2. Background
On June 22, 2010, Wholesale Carrier Services, Inc. (Wholesale), (a Florida corporation authorized to operate in California as a foreign corporation), filed an application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity (CPCN) to provide resold and limited facilities-based telecommunications services in the service territories of Pacific Bell Telephone d/b/a AT&T California (AT&T), Verizon California Inc. (Verizon), Citizens Telecommunications Company of California, Inc. (Citizens), and SureWest Communications (SureWest). On June 22, 2010, Wholesale also filed a motion for leave to file under seal its Exhibit 6 to the application. Notice of Application 10-06-012 appeared on the Commission's Daily Calendar on June 24, 2010.
On July 30, 2010, the assigned Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) issued Administrative Law Judge Ruling Requiring Applicant to File a Response to Information Request Within 10 Days (Ruling), to which Wholesale filed a response on August 18, 2010.1 Wholesale's principal place of business is located at 5471 North University Drive, Coral Springs, Florida 33067. Wholesale proposes to provide local exchange services utilizing unbundled network elements purchased from incumbent Local Exchange Carriers. All services provided by Wholesale will be routed solely over facilities owned by other certified carriers.
1 Wholesale requested and received authority from the assigned ALJ for an extension of time to respond to the Ruling.
