Hargray Prods FCC to Approve Planned Buy of CommSouth; No Comments Filed
Hargray Communications' planned takeover of CommSouth should be approved as soon as possible because it will result in "tremendous public interest benefits and produce efficiencies," said a Hargray filing posted in docket 18-52 Thursday on a meeting its representatives had…
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with Wireline Bureau staffers Monday. Although FCC rules "provide sufficient protection to guard against any potential concerns regarding allocation of shared costs, Hargray has adopted internal cost allocation procedures that go above and beyond the Commission’s rules and provide additional assurances that our allocation of shared costs will be reasonable," it said. "If the Commission nonetheless continues to have concerns about the potential for unreasonable shifting of shared costs, we expressed our willingness to work with the Commission to address these concerns. For example, we discussed the Commission’s existing controls regarding operating expenditures and capital investments as well as other potential safeguards." No comments were posted on the transaction this week (they were due Tuesday); replies are due Tuesday. CommSouth serves 3,339 local lines in Georgia and also provides long-distance services.