2. Background

In prior decisions, we have authorized the provision of competitive local exchange service (CLEC),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), formerly Roseville Telephone Company.

On March 9, 2011, GC Pivotal, LLC (Applicant), a Delaware Limited Liability Company authorized to operate in California, filed an application for a CPCN to provide resold competitive local exchange telecommunications services in the service territories of AT&T, Verizon, SureWest, and Frontier as well as interexchange services throughout the State of California.

GC Pivotal, LLC is a newly formed operating company that was formed to facilitate the ability of its indirect parent, FFN Investments, LLC (FFN), to acquire the telecommunications assets currently held by Global Capacity Group (GCG) and Global Capacity Direct, LLC (f/k/a Vanco USA Direct, LLC) (GCD) and then operate those assets. FFN is the direct 100% parent of Pivotal Global Capacity, LLC, which in turn owns 100% of GC Pivotal, LLC. Applicant, GCG and GCD have filed applications seeking approval of the Transfer of Assets of GCG and GCD to GC Pivotal, LLC with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and a number of state regulatory commissions. In addition, GC Pivotal, LLC is in the process of obtaining authorizations to provide service throughout the United States, which will allow Applicant to operate the assets. GCD and GCG were granted CPCNs to provide InterLATA and IntraLATA Telecommunication Services in Decision (D.) 05-10-019 and D.05-09-055, respectively. Applicant's principal place of business is located at 200 South Wacker Drive, Suite 1650, Chicago, Illinois 60606. Applicant's telephone number is (312) 673-2400.

¹ A 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.