2. Background

In prior decisions, we have authorized the provision of competitive local exchange service,¹ by carriers meeting specified criteria, within the service territories of Pacific Bell Telephone Company dba AT&T California (AT&T), Verizon California Inc. (Verizon), Citizens Telecommunications Company of California, Inc. dba Frontier Communications of California (Frontier), and SureWest Telephone (SureWest).

On January 24, 2011, VoxBeam Telecommunications, Inc. (Applicant), a Florida corporation authorized to operate in California, filed an application for a CPCN to provide limited facilities-based and resold competitive local exchange and access telecommunications services to business customers in the service territories of AT&T, Verizon, SureWest, and Frontier as well as non-dominant interexchange services throughout the State of California. Applicant's principal place of business is located at 7450 Dr. Phillips Blvd, Suite 203, Orlando, Florida 32819. Applicant's telephone number is (407) 965-1077.

¹ A competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC) is a common carrier that is issued a certificate of public convenience and necessity (CPCN) to provide local exchange telecommunications service for a geographic area specified by such carrier.