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HomeMy WebLinkAboutVoluntary Withdrawl Letter.pdf.' YarTec Telecom, Inc. June 14, 2006 VIA EXPRESS DELIVERY Jean Jewell, Executive Secretary Idaho Public Utilities Commission 472 West Washington Boise, Idaho 83702 LTf:\-I-OG - 0\ 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 (972) 478-3309. 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