Decision DRAFT DECISION OF ALJ WALKER (Mailed 7/20/2000)

BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

Application For Authority for AppliedTheory Corporation to Acquire Control of CRL Network Services, Inc. (U-5960-C), a California Corporation, Pursuant to Article 6 of Chapter 4 of the California Public Utilities Code

Application 00-04-015 (Filed April 4, 2000)

OPINION

1. Summary

This application seeks retroactive approval under Sections 852 and 854 of the Public Utilities Code of a transfer of control of CRL Network Services, Inc. (CRL), a non-dominant telecommunications carrier, to AppliedTheory Corporation (ATC), a Delaware corporation with headquarters in New York. While the application is unopposed, the parties were required to show cause why sanctions should not apply for their failure to seek approval in advance, as required by Sections 852 and 854 of the Code. After review of the applicants' filings, and based on the record as a whole, we grant the application.