10. Assignment of Proceeding

Timothy Alan Simon is the assigned Commissioner and Bertram D. Patrick is the assigned Administrative Law Judge in this proceeding.

1. Global is authorized by D.96-09-078 to operate as a reseller of InterLATA and IntraLATA telecommunications services in California.

2. Applicants seek authorization of the transfer of control of Global whereby GTEL Acquisition Corp. will own 100% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of GTEL Holdings, which will remain as the 100% Shareholder of Global.

3. Pub. Util. Code § 854(a) requires Commission authorization to transfer control of a public utility. Any transfer of control without Commission authorization is void under the statute.

4. Global will continue offering current services and use the same name and authority after the transfer of control.

5. Global is current on reporting and transmitting the user fees applicable to its California operations.

6. Upon completion of the transaction, Global will not change its name or its rates, terms or conditions of service as a result of the change in ultimate control.

7. Applicants contend that the transaction will be transparent to California consumers.

8. There is no opposition to this application.

1. This is a ratesetting proceeding and no hearing is necessary.

2. This application should be approved and become effective immediately because it is not adverse to the public interest.

3. Approval of this application is not a finding of value of the rights and property being transferred.

ORDER

IT IS ORDERED that:

1. Global Tel*Link Corporation (Global), GTEL Holdings, Inc. and GTEL Acquisition Corp. (jointly Applicants) are authorized, pursuant to Pub. Util. Code §§ 851-854, to implement the transfer of control as described in the application.

2. The request of Applicants to have the financial information Exhibits 1 and 2, and the Agreement and Plan of Merger Exhibit 3, filed with this application kept under seal is granted for two years from the effective date of this decision. During that period, the information shall not be made accessible or disclosed to anyone other than the Commission staff except on the further order or ruling of the Commission, the assigned Commissioner, the assigned Administrative Law Judge (ALJ), or the ALJ then designated as Law and Motion Judge.

3. If Applicants believe that further protection of the information kept under seal is needed, they may file a motion stating the justification for further withholding of the information from public inspection, or for such other relief as the Commission's rules may then provide. This motion shall be filed no later than one month before the expiration date.

4. Global shall notify the Director of the Commission's Telecommunications Division in writing of the transfer of control, as authorized herein, within 30 days of completion of the transaction.

5. Application 08-09-009 is closed.

This order is effective today.

Dated November 6, 2008, at San Francisco, California.

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