II. Parties to the Transaction
Americatel's current parent corporation is a Chilean corporation named Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones, S.A. (ENTEL Chile). Telecom Italia International N.V. currently holds a controlling interest in ENTEL Chile. Almendral is acquiring Telecom Italia's interest in ENTEL Chile, and with it control of Americatel.
In Decision (D.) 97-12-128, we granted Americatel a certificate of public convenience and necessity (CPCN) to be a switchless reseller1 of inter-Local Access and Transport Area (LATA) telecommunications services, and, to the extent authorized by D.94-09-065,2 intra-LATA telecommunications services offered by communication common carriers in California. Americatel is authorized to do business in California by the California Secretary of State. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted Americatel authority to provide interstate and international services and intrastate long distance services throughout the contiguous United States.
Americatel currently offers international and domestic long distance services, including dial around casual calling (1010XXX service), presubscribed 1+ calling, and prepaid calling card services. Americatel's current headquarters is 4045 NW 97th Avenue, Miami, Florida 33178, telephone (305) 717-0200.
Almendral is a publicly held corporation incorporated under the laws of the nation of Chile. It is headquartered in Santiago, Chile. Its contact information is Almendral S.A., Isidora Goyenechea 3642, Piso 4, Las Condes, Santiago, Chile, telephone 011 (562) 334-4815.
1 In the application, Americatel stated it also had limited facilities-based authority. Americatel's counsel has since corrected the record (see Appendix A to this decision) to note that Americatel is only a reseller. Our records confirm this clarification. This decision does not grant Almendral or Americatel the right to provide telecommunications service other than that already granted Americatel in D.97-12-128. 2 D.94-09-065 is generally known as our Implementation Rate Design (IRD) decision.
