FCC Seeks Comment on Odyssey's Planned Buy of ExteNet Systems
The FCC teed up Odyssey Acquisition's proposed takeover of ExteNet Holdings units, with comments due Aug. 31 and replies Sept. 7, the Wireline Bureau said in a public notice Monday in docket 15-189. The ExteNet subsidiaries provide telecom services in…
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19 states and Washington, D.C., and have authorizations to provide service in 14 other states. "The ExteNet Companies design, build, own and operate distributed networks providing connectivity to distributed antenna systems and small cells for use by national and regional wireless service providers (WSPs)," the bureau said. "The ExteNet Companies are 'carrier’s carriers' providing point-to-point telecommunications services to their WSP customers over fiber optic cables and other transport media connecting remote communication nodes to hub facilities and other signal traffic aggregation points, and do not provide services directly to retail customers." Odyssey owns and operates distributed network systems and other wireless infrastructure assets, the bureau said. The parties can transfer control of the assets after 31 days unless blocked by the commission.