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GOVE IN RE: MOMENTUM TELEC FOR AUTHORITY TO TELECOMMUNICATI WITHIN THE UNITED § INS SERVICES STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS RNMENT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS OF THE UNITED STATES Public Services Commission Docket No. 64] Order No. 25/2017 1, INC. APPLICATION ROVIDE WHEREAS, on De “Momentum”) filed an App United States Virgin Island “Commission”), and WHEREAS, on nae Examiner to preside over t ORDER cember 19, 2014, Momentum Telecom, Inc. (hereinafter lication for authority to provide telecommunications services in the s with the Virgin Islands Public Services (hereinafter “PSC” or ' 3, 2015, the Commission appointed Johann Clendenin as Hearing > proceedings in Docket 641, and WHEREAS, on May 18, 2015, Hearing Examiner, Johann Clendenin, conducted a public hearing and heard fre public at the Commission’ s Islands; and 1m Momentum, the PSC’s technical consultants and staff and the offices on both St. Thomas and St. Croix, United States Virgin WHEREAS, on M Recommendations to the C Examiner’s Report and Rec include all items and the ex WHEREAS, on De “AT&T") and CTIA Wirel Reconsideration with the C No 47/2015, dated Novem WHEREAS, on Jan Corporation supporting CTI WHEREAS, on Jan , 19, 2015, the Hearing Examiner submitted his Report and mmission, and the Commission ACCEPTED the Hearing mmendations, and the findings and conclusions therein, ‘and to ded scope of the Hearing Examiner's Report, and ember 18, 2015, both AT&T Mobility USVI Inc (hereinafter ss Association (hereinafter “CTIA”) filed a Petition for mmussion seeking the Commission's reconsideration of PSC Order +r 20, 2015. and ary 8, 2016, the Commission received a correspondence from Sprint "s Petition for Reconsideration, and » 8, 2016, the Commission received comments from Momentum on the AT&T and CTIA Petitions for Reconsideration, and PSC Order 25/2017 Docket 641: Momentum felecom, Inc. Application for authority to provide telecommunications services inthe USVT WHEREAS, on January 12, 2016, AT&T filed its Objection January 7, 2016, Agenda regarding the formal hearing of AT&T's Pe of PSC Order No 47/2015, and to the Commission’s tition for Reconsideration WHEREAS, on January 12, 2016, the Commission met in s nal session at the Commission's offices on both St. Thomas and St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands and voted to GRANT the Petitions for Reconsideration and remand the matters in Docket 641 to the Hearing Examiner for further proceedings, investigation and review, WHEREAS, on December 15, 2016, the Commission met in Commission's offices on both St. Thomas and St. Croix, United State WHEREAS, upon review and deliberation the Commission Examiner’s Report, RESCIND the pnor PSC Order No. 47/2015, affi Federal Title II and USVI Title 30 to address the Momentum applica delivery of telephone services, and approve Momentum 's Application tclecommunications services in the United States Virgin Islands with Services: and NOW THEREFORE, the Commission ORDERS that The Hearing Examiner's Report is accepted. PSC Order 47/2015 is rescinded. l 2 ” re | The Public Services Commission affirms its authority und nd regular session at the s Virgin Islands, and ted to accept the Hearing m PSC authority under on as regards to the | for authority to provide the Virgin Islands Public er Federal Title Il and USVI Tide 30 to address the Momentum application as regards to the delivery of telephone services United States Virgin Islands with the Virgin Islands Publi So Ordered. For the Commiss Date January 11, 2017 Momentum’s Application for authority to provide telecommunications services in the ¢ Services is APPROVED. on ) . Chair