Voluntary Withdrawal Letter.pdf

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YarTec Telecom, Inc.
June 14, 2006
VIA EXPRESS DELIVERY
Jean Jewell, Executive Secretary
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
472 West Washington
Boise, Idaho 83702
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Re:Voluntary Withdrawal by VarTec Telecom, Inc., Excel Telecommunications, Inc. and
VarTec Solutions, Inc. and Notice of Asset Sale Closing
Dear Ms. Jewell:
VarTec Telecom, Inc., Excel Telecommunications, Inc. and VarTec Solutions, Inc. ("VarTec
Companies ) hereby voluntarily withdraw their respective tariffs and/or operating authorities to
provide local exchange and interexchange services within Idaho. By way of background for this
request, the VarTec Companies voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on November 1 , 2004 in
the Dallas Division of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas (the
Court") consolidated under Case No. 04-81694-HDH-l1. As part of the bankruptcy process, the
VarTec Companies entered into a court-approved asset purchase agreement ("AP A") to sell
substantially all of their assets, including customers. The AP A was ultimately consummated on June
, 2006 between the VarTec Companies and Comtel Telcom Assets LP ("Comtel"), as assignee for
Comtel Investments LLC.
Due to the consummation of the AP A and the bankruptcy status, the VarTec Companies no
longer have an employee base, customers or other telecommunications operations in any jurisdiction.
The existing customers and the associated operations were transferred to Comtel which has now
stepped into the VarTec Companies ' shoes to allow for a seamless transition as far as the end-user
customers are concerned. It is important to note that the Idaho operating authority granted by the
Commission to VarTec Telecom, Inc. was transferred to Comtel through an order and renamed as
Certificate No. 0302. In addition, the Excel Telecommunications, Inc. and VarTec Solutions, Inc.
tariffs were both assumed by Comte!.
Without impacting Comtel's operating authority, customers and/or ongoing operations, the
VarTec Companies respectfully request that your office take any steps necessary to immediately
withdraw any remaining operating authority and tariffs/price lists on file for corporate entities of
VarTec Telecom, Inc., Excel Telecommunications, Inc. and VarTec Solutions, Inc. VarTec believes
that this will require the withdrawal of the certificates held by Excel Telecommunications, Inc. and
VarTec Solutions, Inc. as well as the withdrawal of the local exchange, interexchange and access
tariffs that remain on file for VarTec Telecom, Inc. Again, the certificate ofVarTec Telecom, Inc. and
tariffs of Excel Telecommunications, Inc. and VarTec Solutions, Inc. were transferred by the
Commission to Comte!. As previously referenced, Comtel is now serving the customers acquired from
the VarTec Companies.
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollron, Texas 75006
The VarTec Companies sincerely appreciate your service and assistance over the years and
now seek your prompt attention to this necessary request. Please direct any inquiries regarding the
ongoing operations of Comtel to Becky Gipson at bgipson~vartec.net or at [phone].
Acknowledgment and date of receipt of this filing are respectfully requested. Please date and file
stamp the attached copy of this correspondence and return it in the enclosed pre-addressed, postage-
prepaid envelope.
Respectfully submitted1ftJJJ~
Michael G. Hoffman
President & CEO
cc:Becky Gipson
Senior Director, Regulatory Affairs
Comtel Telcom Assets LP d/b/a Excel Telecommunications
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006