II. Description of the Applicant

Broadwing is a wholly owned subsidiary of Broadwing Communications Inc., which, in turn, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Broadwing Inc. Broadwing Inc., a publicly traded company, owns 100 percent of Broadwing Communications of Delaware, Inc. Broadwing has provided a copy of its certified Articles of Incorporation and a copy of its Certificate of Good Standing from the State of California evidencing Broadwing's foreign corporation qualification status.

Broadwing is authorized by the Federal Communications Commission to provide interstate and international telecommunications services. Broadwing currently offers interstate, international, and in some states, intrastate telecommunications services, including, without limitation, private line services, advanced high-speed packet switched data services and point-to-point broadcast quality video transmission services. Broadwing operates extensive fiber optic networks in the United States including California, where Broadwing maintains points of presence (POPs) in Hayward, San Francisco, Fresno, Bakersfield, Palmdale and Los Angeles.